A May 20-21conference, “Personal Electronic Health Records From Biomedical Research to People’s Health,” will convene many of the nation’s top experts from industry, science and government to explore how Personal Electronic Health Records (PEHRs) can be adopted most quickly and efficiently to improve the nation’s health and cut costs. Sponsored by the Friends of the…
A public meeting to gather input on updated regulations expanding clinical trial registration and results reporting through NLM’s ClinicalTrials.gov system has been slated for April 20. It will take place in the Masur Auditorium, on the NIH Campus, and will also be available via the NIH Videocast Web site. Results from clinical trials provide important…
To ensure that its holdings of journals, indexes, and other serials are as complete as possible, the National Library of Medicine is requesting libraries to donate print volumes they no longer wish to retain to the NLM collection. Libraries using DOCLINE can go to the NLM Journal Donation Program Web site for the list of volumes…
The National Library of Medicine will invest more than $84 million in basic and applied biomedical informatics as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The ARRA aims to jumpstart stagnant sections of the economy and create new jobs by addressing long-standing challenges. The NLM funds are part of the $10.4 billion…
Communication between doctor and patient is often problematic. To help bridge the gap, the National Library of Medicine has developed an online tutorial, Understanding Medical Words, which can be found on the MedlinePlus Web site. The tutorial presents interactive quizzes to help users understand medical terms. Flash Player (free) is needed to view the programs.…
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