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Two New Pharmaceutical Seminars Offered

Two new half-day seminars are available from Dialog: Pharmaceutical Science Searching and Pharmaceutical Business Searching.

The three-hour Pharmaceutical Science Seminar provides an in-depth look at the techniques used to conduct searches of the scientific pharmaceutical literature. Strategies for creating comprehensive searches of drugs and drug categories are illustrated and tables of information regarding appropriate databases for these searches are included, as well as formulas for often- executed and useful pharmaceutical searches. Applications include:

• Identifying drug names, CAS^® Registry Numbers and synonyms for drugs, and/or other molecular entities



• Locating pre-clinical, clinical, and post-marketing information



• Locating information on drug therapy, clinical trials, dosage/administration, toxicity, drug interactions, comparison studies, pharmacology, and pharmaceutics
• Obtaining patents for pharmaceutical compounds

The three-hour Pharmaceutical Business Seminar includes an overview of the drug development pipeline and a look at the techniques used to conduct searches of the drug development databases. The seminar also includes the following applications:

• Building competitive intelligence profiles and strategies for monitoring new drug developments by therapeutic class, by status in the pipeline, and by company



• Using databases to create company and industry profiles



• Locating information on regulatory milestones



• Tracking industry news



• Using patent information to complete a competitive profile and determine extension and expiration dates for pharmaceutical compounds.

These seminars are designed for advanced Dialog searchers who have already taken the courses: Developing Dialog Searching Expertise: Intermediate or Introduction to Searching Dialog for the Life Sciences Professional.

Each seminar includes practice exercises to reinforce the concepts and techniques learned in the seminar. These seminars are a must for those users who need to conduct searches in the pharmaceutical databases. And, don't forget—you can now take these courses at no cost in the U.S. Call 1-800-3DIALOG (334-2564) in the U.S. to sign up at a location near you.

Other Courses

Dialog offers several courses for those searchers interested in the technology area.

For the Novice. The following free online courses are three hours in length and are available using either the DialogWeb or Dialog Classic interface. Sign up at the training web site at http://support.dialog.com/oc/.

• Introduction to Searching Dialog for the Engineering Professional



• Introduction to Searching Dialog for the Life Sciences Professional



• Introduction to Searching Dialog for the Patent Researcher

For the Experienced Searcher. The following instructor-led courses are offered at locations throughout the world. Check the training web site at http://support.dialog.com/training/.

• Biomedical Information Seminar, a full-day workshop covering the major databases and techniques in the biomedical area.



• Engineering Information and Techniques, a half-day session discussing the technical files and applications on Dialog.



• The Business of Science, a half-day seminar illustrating uses of the technical files for business purposes.



• Chemical Information Seminar, a full-day session identifying key databases and techniques to search chemical literature.

You may also want to attend some of the Dialog Applications Briefings. These two-hour sessions are offered on topics, such as Biotechnology, Computer Software, the Environment, the Business and Science of Food, Medical and Health Devices, and Aerospace and Defense.

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