Are you a health-sciences librarian who would like to know more about the ClinicalTrials.gov database, or do you know a healthcare provider or a researcher who might be interested? The National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region is offering a self-paced online course, “ClinicalTrials.gov: Results Reporting, Unique Evidence & the Role of Medical Librarians”, that gives an overview of the database’s content and the best search strategies for navigating its more than 163,000 study records and 11,000 studies. The course is worth 4 CE credits from the Medical Library Association and consists of three modules, stretched over three weeks (January 18 to February 5). The first module provides background on not just ClinicalTrials.gov and its scope, but what a clinical trial is in the first place. Module 2 goes into greater depth regarding retrieving and analyzing search results. The third, and final, module will give health-science librarians the tools for educating others about searching ClinicalTrials.gov, and also for making researchers more aware of the rules for submitting papers to the database.
For more information on the course, and to register, go here. (Make sure to click on the offering for the Greater Midwest Region.) You may also contact Holly Ann Burt, at gmr4u@uic.edu or haburt@uic.edu.