Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: Familiarity with the principles of evidence-based health care
Cost: $385 (nonmember, $435)
Attendance Maximum: 24

Instructor(s): Karen Knight, medical education librarian, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, and David Slawson, B. Lewis Barnet Jr. professor, Family Medicine, University of Virginia-Charlottesville

Offered: Saturday, May 20, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Come together under the umbrella of information mastery to find and incorporate the best information based on the "Usefulness of Medical Information Equation." Stress evaluating information for a balance between three concepts: validity, relevance and the time it takes to find an answer. Learn new skills that are necessary to provide the right information, at the right time, and for the situation. Analyze clinical information needs, learn new skills, and investigate new tools and resources.