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TriNetX Basic Training
Thursday, September 28, 2023 9:00am to 10:00am
Virtual
This training will provide an in-depth look at TriNetX and show you how to use the tool. We will go through building a study, searching for a specific population, and finally what information you can gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research.
After this training you will have a thorough understanding of how to use TriNetX and what the process is to get data extracted for research studies.
Register by clicking virtual event link...

Hardin Open Workshops - Systematic Reviews, Part 2: Literature Searching (In-Person & Zoom)
Monday, October 2, 2023 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Hardin Library for Health Sciences
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...

Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Basic - Online Version (Zoom)
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual
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.

Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)
Monday, October 9, 2023 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual
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.
Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes...

Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)
Monday, October 9, 2023 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual
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.
REDCap Basic Training
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual
This is the first step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will build a new REDCap project scratch and cover basic features such as:
Building forms with proper field types and validation
Assigning user permissions
Ensuring your project works properly by testing with real world application
Making mid-study modifications safely after having started data collection in production
This training is optionally hands on, so you can build your own REDCap project along with the...
TriNetX Basic Training
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Virtual
This training will provide an in-depth look at TriNetX and show you how to use the tool. We will go through building a study, searching for a specific population, and finally what information you can gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research.
After this training you will have a thorough understanding of how to use TriNetX and what the process is to get data extracted for research studies.
Register by clicking virtual event link...

Hardin Open Workshops: EMBASE (Zoom)
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Virtual
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...
REDCap Intermediate Training
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual
This is the second step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover basic and intermediate features such as:
Project backup and overview with data dictionary, codebook, pdf, and xml
Outputting data automatically with calculated fields
Collecting the same data points multiple times with longitudinal and one-to-many data collection
Standardizing your data to industry standards with ontologies and the REDCap Instrument Library
And more
This training is a demo and not...
REDCap Advanced Training
Thursday, October 12, 2023 10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual
This is the third step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover advanced features such as:
Ways to customize your data entry experience with action tags and form display logic
Making your forms more dynamic and personalized with context aware smart variables
Sending automated, conditional email alerts
And more
This training is a demo and not hands on. After this training, you will have an advanced understanding of REDCap.
Register by clicking virtual event link...

BMindful Holy Days: Birth of Bab (Bahá'í)
Monday, October 16, 2023 (all day)
University of Iowa Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
BMindful is an initiative that seeks to meet the needs of diverse communities by providing event and conference planners with the dates of holy days of major religious faiths for five years into the future. By providing these dates in advance, BMindful seeks to help planners avoid those dates when scheduling events.
BMindful does not include all religious holy days. It focuses on three major holy days for each faith—days when faith members may choose not to go to work or send their children to...

BMindful Holy Days: Birth of Bahá'u'lláh (Bahá'í)
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 (all day)
University of Iowa Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
BMindful is an initiative that seeks to meet the needs of diverse communities by providing event and conference planners with the dates of holy days of major religious faiths for five years into the future. By providing these dates in advance, BMindful seeks to help planners avoid those dates when scheduling events.
BMindful does not include all religious holy days. It focuses on three major holy days for each faith—days when faith members may choose not to go to work or send their children to...
REDCap Surveys Training
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual
This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover survey configuration and distribution such as:
Allowing potential participants to self-initiate participation in your study with public surveys
Manually and automatically sending surveys
Administering electronic consent (e-consent) forms
Controlling survey access with conditional logic and survey login
And more
This training is a demo and not hands on. After this training, you will have a basic...
REDCap Data Quality Training
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual
This is the fifth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss ways to manage and view data such as:
Importing data from csv.
Ensuring data is high quality by executing data quality rules, creating data missingness codes, and opening data queries.
Viewing data with reports, dashboards, and charts.
Creating and exporting reports for data analysis.
And more
This training is a demo and not hands on. After this training, you will have the tools to ensure your REDCap...
REDCap MyCap Training
Thursday, October 19, 2023 10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual
This is the seventh and final 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 understand of the MyCap mobile app for REDCap.
Register by clicking virtual event link...

BMindful Holy Days: Dussehra (Hinduism)
Monday, October 23, 2023 (all day)
University of Iowa Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
BMindful is an initiative that seeks to meet the needs of diverse communities by providing event and conference planners with the dates of holy days of major religious faiths for five years into the future. By providing these dates in advance, BMindful seeks to help planners avoid those dates when scheduling events.
BMindful does not include all religious holy days. It focuses on three major holy days for each faith—days when faith members may choose not to go to work or send their children to...

Demarginalizing Race, Class, and Gender in International Education in the Post-COVID World
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 3:30pm to 5:00pm
University Capitol Centre
In the post-COVID world, there is a continuing and growing need to make sure American students going abroad include people of color, those from poorer backgrounds, and all genders. Similarly, diversity is needed at the other end as well in terms of the variety of people that our students encounter when abroad.
TriNetX Basic Training
Thursday, October 26, 2023 9:00am to 10:00am
Virtual
This training will provide an in-depth look at TriNetX and show you how to use the tool. We will go through building a study, searching for a specific population, and finally what information you can gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research.
After this training you will have a thorough understanding of how to use TriNetX and what the process is to get data extracted for research studies.
Register by clicking virtual event link...

Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (Zoom)
Thursday, October 26, 2023 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
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:
Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.

Global Alumni Spotlight Series features global nursing leader Dr. Karen Bjøro
Monday, October 30, 2023 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
Join International Programs for a conversation with University of Iowa alumna Dr. Karen Bjøro (PhD gerontological nursing ‘08), a leader in global nursing and health policy, as part of our Global Alumni Spotlight Series.
REDCap Basic Training
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual
This is the first step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will build a new REDCap project scratch and cover basic features such as:
Building forms with proper field types and validation
Assigning user permissions
Ensuring your project works properly by testing with real world application
Making mid-study modifications safely after having started data collection in production
This training is optionally hands on, so you can build your own REDCap project along with the...

Hardin Open Workshops: Conducting a Health Sciences Literature Review (In-Person and Zoom)
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Hardin Library for Health Sciences
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...

Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 9:30am to 10:30am
Virtual
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.
Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes...
REDCap Intermediate Training
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual
This is the second step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover basic and intermediate features such as:
Project backup and overview with data dictionary, codebook, pdf, and xml
Outputting data automatically with calculated fields
Collecting the same data points multiple times with longitudinal and one-to-many data collection
Standardizing your data to industry standards with ontologies and the REDCap Instrument Library
And more
This training is a demo and not...
REDCap Advanced Training
Thursday, November 9, 2023 10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual
This is the third step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover advanced features such as:
Ways to customize your data entry experience with action tags and form display logic
Making your forms more dynamic and personalized with context aware smart variables
Sending automated, conditional email alerts
And more
This training is a demo and not hands on. After this training, you will have an advanced understanding of REDCap.
Register by clicking virtual event link...
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