HSL Autumn 2024 Workshops

Check out the HSL's Autumn 2024 workshop lineup!

The Health Sciences Library (HSL) librarians hold educational workshops each semester, geared towards The Ohio State University and Wexner Medical Center clinicians, researchers, faculty, staff and learners. Note that individuals outside of the health sciences are welcome to register, but please be aware that the content of the workshops may be more health sciences-focused.

If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in an event, please let us know. Requests made by one week prior to the workshop date will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made within the one-week timeframe.

Follow the links below to register for individual workshops. Seating is limited and registration is required, except where noted.

Thursday, September 12, 2024, 12:30 – 1:15 p.m. EDT — Introduction to the Health Sciences Library

Join us for an introduction to the Health Sciences Library (HSL).  Located in Prior Hall, the HSL supports health sciences students, faculty, and staff from the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Optometry, and Public Health, as well as the clinical and administrative staff of the Wexner Medical Center. This workshop will provide an overview of the library and its spaces, resources, and services.

Thursday, September 19, 2024, 4 – 5 p.m. EDT — Basic PubMed 

Join us for an introduction to searching in PubMed. This database is one of the top resources to find articles for almost any health science topic, and the workshop will provide an overview of how to best search this system.

Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 10 – 11 a.m. EDT — "Ask Me Anything" – PubMed & HSL

Do you have any questions about PubMed or the Health Sciences Library and the services they provide? Feel free to drop into this informal Zoom meeting and talk with one of the Health Sciences Librarians. You are more than welcome to stay for the whole hour, or log in, ask your questions, and then log off.

Monday, September 30, 2024, Noon – 1 p.m. EDT — Introduction to Data Extraction in Covidence

Join us for an Introduction to Data Extraction in Covidence.  Covidence is a systematic review screening tool used to streamline the process of screening, reviewing, analyzing, synthesizing and disseminating data you collect from reviewed articles. 

Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 10 – 11 a.m. EDT — Basic Search Strategy Development

Join us for an introduction to the process of developing a search strategy.  There are several basic principles to keep in mind when creating a search strategy, regardless of what database you are using, and this workshop will provide you with the general skills needed to apply these principles in a variety of scenarios.

Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 10 – 11 a.m. EDT — "Ask Me Anything"– Lit Searching & Covidence

Do you have any questions about basic literature searching or Covidence? Feel free to drop into this informal Zoom meeting and talk with one of the Health Sciences Librarians. You are more than welcome to stay for the whole hour, or log in, ask your questions, and then log off.

Thursday, November 7, 2024, 3 – 4:30 p.m. EST — Advanced PubMed

Join us for an advanced session on searching in PubMed. This database is one of the top resources to search for almost any health science topic, and the workshop will provide a deeper look at how the database is structured and strategies to refine and optimize your searches.

Thursday, December 12, 2024, Noon – 1 p.m. EST — Vendor Workshop: Introduction to BoardVitals

Join us for an introduction to BoardVitals! It is a powerful exam review tool with access to review questions and practice tests for USMLE Step 1, 2, and 3 and shelf exams for seven medical specialties targeted for use during clerkship rotations.

 REGISTER for Intro to BoardVitals