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Drug naming standard for electronic health records enhanced 09/06/2017 04:18 PM EDT Data contributed by Medi-Span improves utility of drug vocabulary produced by NIH. The RxNorm standard clinical drug vocabulary produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) now contains more accurate and complete connections between National Drug Codes (NDCs), Generic Product Identifiers (GPIs), and standard names of medications recommended for use in electronic health records (EHRs). Two new videos on YouTube: SRA RunSelector & NCBI Hackathons 09/06/2017 01:41 PM EDT We've uploaded recordings from two recent NCBI Minute webinars on the NCBI YouTube channel. The first, "Using the SRA RunSelector to Find NGS Datasets", shows you how to filter the SRA database using metadata details from submitted datasets.   The … Continue reading → NLM Technical Bulletin, Sep-Oct 2017, NNLM Webinar: Five Clinical Questions You Can Answer Using the NCBI Databases 09/06/2017 12:48 PM EDT On September 20, 2017, the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) staff will present the Webinar, "Five Clinical Questions You Can Answer Using the NCBI Databases." NLM Technical Bulletin, Sep-Oct 2017, September 2017 US Edition of SNOMED CT Release Available 09/06/2017 12:48 PM EDT The September 2017 SNOMED CT United States (US) Edition is now available for download by UMLS licensees from the UMLS Terminology Services (UTS). You, Too, Can Be a Rockstar Medical Librarian 09/06/2017 11:30 AM EDT Ready to take the stage? NLM will be featuring more rock star medical librarians during National Medical Librarians Month in October. We're giving top billing to medical librarians at hospitals, universities, and other organizations. You can be a solo act or, if you'd prefer to profile your team, you can be a band. Check out previous… NLM to Host Viral Networks: An Advanced Workshop in Digital Humanities and Medical History 09/06/2017 08:15 AM EDT On January 29-30, 2018, NLM will host Viral Networks: An Advanced Workshop in Digital Humanities and Medical History, bringing together scholars from various fields of medical history whose innovative research shows promise through the use of methods, tools, and data from the digital humanities. The event will be supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) through a grant to Virginia Tech, and is a collaborative outcome of NLM's ongoing partnership with the NEH.   This service is provided to you at no charge by the NLM Office Of Communication and Public Liaison. This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: U.S. National Library of Medicine · 8600 Rockville Pike · Bethesda, MD 20894