MHIKNET: Self Directed Learning
Information Tools
Before embarking on self-directed learning, familiarizing yourself with some fundamental information principles will serve you well. For more in depth information about these topics, see the MHIKNET training resources below.
MHIKNET Education Recordings
MHIKNET offers regular education sessions in-person and via webinar. See recordings of recent webinars below. If you would like a copy of the slides or handout for this presentation, please contact us for copies.
- CADTH, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (recorded February 13, 2019)
- Choosing Wisely Manitoba (recorded September 10, 2020)
- Consumer Health Resources (recorded July 22, 2020)
- Critical Appraisal: The Basics (recorded February 12, 2020)
- Data stories - Using data visualization and effective PowerPoints to tell your research story (recorded March 18, 2021)
- Everything You Need to Know About UpToDate (recorded November 4, 2020)
- Googling for Good Evidence (recorded March 10, 2023)
- Keeping Current (recorded October 16, 2019)
- Hands on With Maps (recorded April 11, 2019)
- Healthcare Apps (recorded August 23, 2018)
- Introduction to GIS in the Health Sciences (recorded October 22, 2018)
- Introduction to MHIKNET and UpToDate (recorded November 18, 2022)
- Introduction to Searching for Online Government Information (recorded August 28, 2019)
- Maximizing Evidence Based Practice in your Healthcare Practice (recorded March 11, 2019)
- Open Educational Resources (recorded October 7, 2020)
- Perils of Predatory Publishing (recorded March 17, 2020)
- Preprints 101 (recorded April 13, 2021)
- Pubmed (recorded February 16, 2021)
- Reference Management (recorded March 2018)
- Searching for Health Information (recorded February 24, 2023)
- Searching for Indigenous Health Information (recorded April 28, 2023)
- Searching for Images (recorded August 24, 2021)
- Social Media in your Healthcare Practice (recorded January 23, 2019)
You may also be interested in the following online course by the U.S. National Library of Medicine:
- Finding and Using Health Statistics (announced April 3, 2019)
Choosing Wisely
Choosing Wisely is a campaign to help clinicians and patients engage in conversations about unnecessary tests and treatments, and make smart and effective care choices. These lists bring together Choosing Wisely recommendations and related journal articles.
Self-Directed Learning Resources
MHIKNET prepares Self-Directed Learning documents for each of the Continuing Professional Development events hosted by Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba. These resources include lists of books, articles, guidelines, and web resources related to each month's topic.