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Oct 8, 2024

Oct 8, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Both databases are multidisciplinary and allow you to measure scholarly impact. This hands-on session will show you: • How to quickly find the articles you need for you research or systematic review in each database. • How to track an article’s cited and citing references in each database. • How to find journal ‘Impact Factors’ using the Journal Citation Reports of Web of Science. • How to determine an author’s h-index. • How to identify a researcher and her/his publication track with S...

Oct 9, 2024

Oct 9, 2024

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

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The role of a patent examiner with Primary Patent Examiner Dung Ulsh who is an expert in the field of drug delivery medical devices, followed by a Q&A session with regards to what happens after filling a patent application with Regional Director of the Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Outreach Office, Derris Banks.

Oct 10, 2024

Oct 10, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Do you want to maximize your time spent searching for funding opportunities or potential project collaborators? Join us to learn how Pivot can save you time and effort in identifying the right funding opportunities for your research lines as well as identifying collaborators with the relevant expertise. Register here.

Oct 10, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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The session will offer a framework for conducting a quality health sciences literature review for scholarly projects or publication. Learn tips about how to identify sources, use appropriate search techniques, organize results, and synthesize the body of literature to successfully prepare a review. Key differences in search methodology for reviews in the health sciences will be described, with examples provided. Although introductory material regarding systematic and scoping reviews will be ...

Oct 15, 2024

Oct 15, 2024

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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This class will provide a framework for developing a literature search for a systematic review. Topics will include the following: standards and criteria to consider, establishing a plan, registering a protocol, developing a research question, determining where to search, identifying search terms, reporting search strategies, and managing references. PLEASE NOTE Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the ...

Oct 16, 2024

Oct 16, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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This hands-on session will help you improve your searching through best practices for basic and advanced searching and show you features for saving or exporting citations. The session will also help you understand medical subject headings (MeSH) and how they improve your search as well as the benefits of a MyNCBI account. PLEASE NOTE: Advance registration is required to participate on Zoom. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.

Oct 22, 2024

Oct 22, 2024

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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EndNote Basic is a web-based citation management software that is freely available to all UI affiliates. It allows you to import, organize and format citations for papers, articles, etc. EndNote Basic is not the same as the desktop software, Endnote. PLEASE NOTE Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.

Oct 23, 2024

Oct 23, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the fifth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss using the MyCap mobile app for data collection. We will cover features such as: • Creating participants • Creating tasks and schedules • Active tasks and their unique data output • Direct messages and announcements • And more This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training, you will have a basic understanding of the MyCap mobile app for REDCap. Register by clicking the virtual event l...

Oct 24, 2024

Oct 24, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the sixth and final step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we won’t use REDCap at all. Instead, we will cover ways to view and manage your exported REDCap data in Microsoft Excel and Sublime Text such as: • Populating data from one Excel sheet to another with VLOOKUP • Seeing specific data with column sorting and filtering • Ensuring data is cohesive by creating tables • Looking at how data relates to other data by creating pivot tables • Transforming unusable dat...

Oct 29, 2024

Oct 29, 2024

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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This class will focus on tips and techniques for carrying out a successful literature search in support of a systematic review. Topics will include techniques for developing search strategies, deciding which databases to search and how to seek out grey literature for a given topic. There will also be discussion on selecting journals for hand searching, documenting search strategies, and saving and organizing references. We suggest that “Nuts and Bolts of a Systematic Review” be taken before...

Nov 6, 2024

Nov 6, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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This hands-on session will help you improve your searching through best practices for basic and advanced searching and show you features for saving or exporting citations. The session will also help you understand medical subject headings (MeSH) and how they improve your search as well as the benefits of a MyNCBI account. PLEASE NOTE: Advance registration is required for Zoom classes. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.

Nov 7, 2024

Nov 7, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather together your references in one place, organize them, and then insert them into papers and format them in a style of your choosing. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class will be hands-on, and there will be time for questions at the end. Please Note: Advance registration is required for Zoom classes. Virtual registrants will be emailed the Zoom link...

Nov 13, 2024

Nov 13, 2024

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Please note: this is an in-person meeting. Zoom option will not be available for this session. With questions, please contact vpr-rdo@uiowa.edu. Do you want to maximize your time spent searching for funding opportunities or potential project collaborators? Join us to learn how Pivot can save you time and effort in identifying the right funding opportunities for your research lines as well as identifying collaborators with the relevant expertise. Register here.

Nov 14, 2024

Nov 14, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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For those already using Endnote, this class teaches you to maximize the tool. You’ll learn about the Endnote options for sharing so that you can collaborate effectively. From exporting and importing to syncing and sharing, this class will help you manage your information seamlessly on the desktop, on the web, and on mobile device. PLEASE NOTE Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.

Nov 20, 2024

Nov 20, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the fifth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss using the MyCap mobile app for data collection. We will cover features such as: • Creating participants • Creating tasks and schedules • Active tasks and their unique data output • Direct messages and announcements • And more This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training, you will have a basic understanding of the MyCap mobile app for REDCap. Register by clicking the virtual event l...

Nov 20, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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There are an overwhelming number of health sciences journals, but how do you know which ones are best to target for submitting your work? This session will provide a demonstration of tools to use to create a list of appropriate journals to consider. Resources to help you evaluate the quality of health sciences journals will be reviewed. Time for guided practice using the resources will also be provided.   PLEASE NOTE Advance registration is required for Zoom classes, though walk-ins are w...

Nov 21, 2024

Nov 21, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the sixth and final step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we won’t use REDCap at all. Instead, we will cover ways to view and manage your exported REDCap data in Microsoft Excel and Sublime Text such as: • Populating data from one Excel sheet to another with VLOOKUP • Seeing specific data with column sorting and filtering • Ensuring data is cohesive by creating tables • Looking at how data relates to other data by creating pivot tables • Transforming unusable dat...

Nov 21, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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What is ORCID? Why would you want one? This session will discuss ORCID, how researchers can benefit from having one, and how ORCID connects with other information systems. This will also be a hands-on workshop where everyone will have the chance to create their own ORCID and learn the most efficient ways to populate their profile with their publications. PLEASE NOTE Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before ...

Dec 5, 2024

Dec 5, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather together your references in one place, organize them, and then insert them into papers and format them in a style of your choosing. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class will be hands-on, and there will be time for questions at the end. Please Note: Advance registration is required for Zoom classes. Virtual registrants will be emailed the Zoom link...

Dec 10, 2024

Dec 10, 2024

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Do you want to maximize your time spent searching for funding opportunities or potential project collaborators? Join us to learn how Pivot can save you time and effort in identifying the right funding opportunities for your research lines as well as identifying collaborators with the relevant expertise. Register here.

Dec 11, 2024

Dec 11, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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This hands-on session will help you improve your searching through best practices for basic and advanced searching and show you features for saving or exporting citations. The session will also help you understand medical subject headings (MeSH) and how they improve your search as well as the benefits of a MyNCBI account. PLEASE NOTE: Advance registration is required for Zoom classes. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.

Dec 12, 2024

Dec 12, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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EMBASE is a biomedical and pharmaceutical database containing bibliographic records with abstracts. Although there is overlap with records from PubMed, there are also many unique records. This hands-on session will show you how to conduct basic searches using EMBASE’s quick search box, how to conduct searches using EMTREE subject headings, and how to use subheadings for drug and disease topics. PLEASE NOTE Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be...

Dec 18, 2024

Dec 18, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the fifth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss using the MyCap mobile app for data collection. We will cover features such as: • Creating participants • Creating tasks and schedules • Active tasks and their unique data output • Direct messages and announcements • And more This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training, you will have a basic understanding of the MyCap mobile app for REDCap. Register by clicking the virtual event l...

Dec 19, 2024

Dec 19, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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This is the sixth and final step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we won’t use REDCap at all. Instead, we will cover ways to view and manage your exported REDCap data in Microsoft Excel and Sublime Text such as: • Populating data from one Excel sheet to another with VLOOKUP • Seeing specific data with column sorting and filtering • Ensuring data is cohesive by creating tables • Looking at how data relates to other data by creating pivot tables • Transforming unusable dat...