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Fall Showcase Nov. 18 - 19: Workshops plus health policy forum on end-of-life care
Posted on November 2, 2009
The Library's Fall Showcase, November 18 - 19, offers a forum on end-of-life care plus an eclectic lineup of workshops on:
- Creating effective posters
- Health and human rights
- Reaxys database
- Sci-Finder
- Social media for scholars
- Web publishing
Here is the lineup:
Wednesday, November 18
9:30 - 11 a.m.
Working with the New Sci-Finder
Location: Library Administration Conference Room, E3.314E
Host: J.R. Falck, UT Southwestern
Trainer: Marie Sparks, Sci-Finder
12 noon - 1 p.m.
End-of-Life Care in the Real World: A Forum on U.S. Health Care Policy
Location: St. Paul Auditorium
Registration not necessary.
Lunch provided for first 100 participants (come early if you want lunch).
Topics and Speakers:
What do people want in the last year of life and what do they usually get?
Major deficiencies of treatment and care in America.
Robert Fine, Baylor Health Care System
Racial differences in end-of-life care: Identifying barriers and opportunities for improvement.
Ramona Rhodes, UT Southwestern
Host: Raul Caetano, UT Southwestern
Co-sponsors: UT Southwestern Library, UT School of Public Health/Dallas Regional Campus, UT Southwestern School of Health Professions, UT Southwestern Department of Clinical Sciences/Division of Ethics and Public Policy, UT Southwestern Department of Family & Community Medicine/Division of Community Medicine, DFW Area Health Education Center, American Medical Women's Association, American Medical Student Association, Parkland Department of Pastoral Care, UT Southwestern Department of Internal Medicine/Section of Geriatrics.
Lunch sponsor: DFW Area Health Education Center
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Social Media Resources for Researchers and Clinicians
Location: Library classroom, E2.310A
Trainer: Tracey Minzenmayer, Library
3 - 4 p.m.
Creating an Effective Research Poster
Location: Library classroom, E2.310A
Trainer: Claudia DeShay, Library
Thursday, November 19
9 - 11 a.m.
Using Reaxys
Location: Library classroom, E2.310A
Trainer: Dr. Lee Smith, Reaxys
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Perspectives on Health and Human Rights
Location: Library Administrative Conference Room, E3.314E
Host: David Markham, UT Southwestern
Speaker: Patti Pagels, UT Southwestern
1 - 4 p.m.
Web Publishing 101
Location: Library classroom, E2.310A
Trainers: Joseph Tan & Cameron Kainerstorfer, Library
To register for a workshop, click on the class name above or go to the Library Class Registration page.
For more information, contact: John Fullinwider by email or phone (214) 648-3801.
