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Visit this page to add the trainings to your calendar, or access a Webex link for a training in session (you must be on the VA network, either through VPN/Citrix or onsite, to access.) If you are experiencing problems joining a meeting in session, please contact the Library Network Office.

APIC Text of Infection Control
Date: Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 1pm eastern
Audience: Infection Control and Clinical Staff
Description: The APIC Text of Infection Control is a comprehensive reference for infection prevention and control. The text covers infection control program elements, best practices, and prevention measures for specific patient populations.
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Ovid Clinical Edge
Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 1pm eastern
Audience: Clinical and Research Staff
Description: Ovid Clinical Edge is a clinical, evidence-based tool that combines content from UpToDate, MedLine, and Ovid Journals. It can be used to quickly access journal content, research evidence-based guidelines, and find e-books with full-text links.
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VisualDX
Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 1pm eastern
Audience: Clinical Staff
Description: VisualDX is a visual-based differential diagnosis tool designed for the point of care. Users can search by disease or quickly build a differential based on chief complaint, medication, travel finding, or other symptoms. VisualDX includes more than 46,000 images, over 3,300 diseases, and includes differential diagnosis tools across the medical spectrum beyond those that can be captured by images.
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OneSOURCE
Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 1pm eastern
Audience: Surgical Technologists & Sterile Processing Staff
Description: This resource offers manufacturers’ instructions for processing of surgical instruments and devices. The database includes surgical instruments and equipment IFUs, tissue and implants IFUs, biomedical service manuals and documentation, facilities maintenance service manuals, and dental IFUs and DSD/MSDS sheets for reusable dental instruments, equipment, and consumables.
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Desktop Library Website and Table of Contents Alerts via BrowZine
Date: Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 1pm eastern
Audience: All VA Staff
Description: Learn about the features of the Desktop Library website, how to set up Table of Contents Alerts via BrowZine, and how to access library resources 24 x 7!.
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Use the links below to access recordings of training webinars. Links with an asterisk are external links to a resource provided by a vendor.

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