Training to support evidence based practice

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The Knowledge and Library Services runs training sessions which are freely available on request to all Barts Health NHS Trust staff and students on placement. These sessions aim to help users learn more about finding information to support evidence based practice.

Are you interested in learning about Critical Appraisal, Reference Management, Literature Searching, Accessing journal articles, Dynamed or Cochrane? Then contact us without further delay. You may request for a session tailored specifically to your professional group or a one-to-one session. The session can be delivered in your workplace or in a training area at a time to suit you.

                  Feel free to contact the Library if require assistance in any other area.

                                                 email: library.enquiry@bartshealth.nhs.uk 

Pop up Library

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There will be a stand for a Pop up Library at the Newham University Hospital Restaurant on the first floor, Zone 4. The stand will be available on Wednesdays in April i.e. on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th between 12 and 2pm.

Drop in and speak to a Librarian who will be there to help with

• Literature searches
• Training
• Finding information resources
• Athens registration 
• Library registration
• Dynamed
• Renewal or returning of Library materials, and more

It is absolutely free and there is no appointment needed. Just drop by. Complete an evaluation form about your experience at the Pop up Library for a chance to win a travel mug.

UpToDate training sessions Monday 31 March

Are you currently using UpToDate to inform patient care decisions? Have you heard of UpToDate, but have never used it? Would you like to find out how you can use UpToDate more effectively?

UpToDate is a clinical decision support resource providing point of care access to the latest evidence in a wide range of medical specialties.

An expert UpToDate trainer will be leading three training sessions on Monday 31 March 2014. The training will take place at Whitechapel Library, Queen Mary, University of London, on the Royal London Hospital site. Sessions will run for about 30 minutes at 10am, 11am and 12 noon

Join a session on the day or guarantee a place by emailing: angharad.roberts@bartshealth.nhs.uk.

BMJ Learning via Athens

All Barts Health NHS Trust staff and students on placement have access to BMJ Learning via Athens.

BMJ Learning is an independent online learning service designed to support doctors, nurses, paramedics, GPs, midwives, students and other healthcare practitioners with their personal development, learning, and continuing medical education (CME) needs.

It offers hundreds of short, interactive e-learning modules which cover a range of clinical and non-clinical topics to help you stay up to date with your educational needs, whether they be for training, practice, appraisal, revalidation or exam preparation purposes. There are over 70 specialty areas available to browse.

You can also select content tailored to your profession in 10 languages (You can change your language settings at the top right of the page to view the translated modules).

How do I access it?

You will need NHS Athens username and password to access BMJ Learning. Go to the help guide if you need help obtaining an NHS Athens account. Go to the BMJ Learning homepage once you have your NHS Athens account.

Click on the link the "Sign in" on the top right hand side of the page and select "Athens users sign in here" from the drop down.

                          This opens the Athens authentication page.

Enter your NHS Athens details and login. You will be prompted to register if it is your first time logging on to BMJ Learning via Athens. Click on the "Register now" button at the bottom of the page.

You will be led through the registration steps of creating your BMJ Learning account where you can give details about yourself and your profession.

You will only need to go through this process once. Once your account is set up, you can use BMJ Learning from computers with internet access anywhere.

When next you login, use the "Athens users sign in here" option from the "sign in" drop down at the top right hand corner of the home page (Your NHS Athens account and BMJ Learning account would have been linked together during your registration).

Once registered and logged in, you can set up weekly personalised updates on modules relevant to you by signing up for email alerts from BMJ Learning on your home page. You can also access your BMJ portfolio, recommended modules and the most popular modules from your home page.

You can browse also browse all modules by specialty or search.

If you have any problems do not hesitate to contact your local NHS Library.

Knowledge and Library Services                                       Knowledge and Library Services
Newham University Hospital                                             Whipps Cross University Hospital
020 7363 8016                                                                020 8535 6973 

Training to support evidence based practice

The Knowledge and Library Services at Barts Health NHS Trust runs training sessions which are freely available on request to all Barts Health NHS Trust staff and students on placement. These sessions aim to help users learn more about finding information to support evidence based practice.

You may request for a session tailored specifically to your professional group or a one-to-one session by simply contacting the Library at your preferred site. The session can be delivered in your workplace or in a training area at a time to suit you.

We currently run sessions on the following:

Literature Searching (requires an NHS Athens username and password)

Learn to search for journal articles for patient care, research and study using quality health literature databases, including Medline, CINAHL and EMBASE. It covers search preparation, how to perform in-depth literature searches and access to full articles.

Critical Appraisal (requires reading a supplied research paper prior to the session)
Learn the pros, cons and principles of Critical Appraisal. Learn the different levels of evidence and differences between quantitative and qualitative research. Find out about appraisal tools available to help you critically appraise a research paper.

Searching UpToDate effectively (requires an NHS Athens username and password)
Learn about the clinical topics and specialities of UpToDate and how to search its content to answer clinical questions quickly and easily at the point of care. 

Making the most of Athens and the Library
Learn about the resources and facilities the Library has and how to use them. This is a quick course that will save you time as you use the Library. Join the library, learn how to find and borrow books, use the Library Catalogue, set up an Athens account and access full articles quickly.

Discovering The Cochrane Library
Learn how to use The Cochrane Library and its six databases to search for systematic reviews and current clinical trials. Find out about the levels of evidence and where Cochrane reviews fit in.

NHS Evidence
Learn how to find quality evaluated health information from NICE by searching NHS Evidence. Learn how to browse the A-Z Topics and medicines, find guidelines, information and uncertainties on treatments, patients' information and NICE pathways.

Health Information on the Internet
Learn about the variety of databases available for locating and downloading quality health information. It identifies those that are freely accessible and those that require an NHS Athens username and password. It also covers searching and accessing the content of these databases. 

Searching the Trip database
Learn how to search multiple evidence-based medicine resources on the Trip database for quick answers to clinical questions.

The power to Google
Learn how to use tips and tricks to find quality healthcare information on the internet effectively and solve everyday problems. Find out how to focus Google searches for better quality results and locate different types of content such as Books, Images, News etc.

                  Feel free to contact the Library if you want training on some other topic.

email: library.enquiry@bartshealth.nhs.uk

                                                NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
                                                        02073638016 Ext. 8016

WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

02085356973 Ext. 5311

BARTS AND THE LONDON

        02073638016 OR 02085356973           
                                          

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Finding the Evidence in March and April 2013

Want to know how to find journal articles on your particular topic of interest? Then join one of these sessions and learn to search databases and access full text journal articles.

The session will teach you how to:
-   Plan your search strategy
-   Understand how to carry out a subject search
-   Combine search terms
-   Apply date or other limits to the search
-   View, save or print results
-   Access any available full text

Sessions can also be organized at a time to suit you or your group.

NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Monday 18 March 2013 2 - 3:30pm

  Friday 12 April 2013 2:30 - 4pm

These events will be held in the Cyber Room. Book on ESR or contact the library on x8016 or at library.newham@bartshealth.nhs.uk

WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Monday 4 March 2013 10:30 - 12:30pm

Contact the library on x5311 or at library.whippsx@bartshealth.nhs.uk  
 
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Two opportunities to get online training for UpToDate

 

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If you are already a user of UpToDate or want to learn more about this great resource then why not sign up for a free online training session?

Explore the Powerful Features of UpToDate, on Tuesday, February 26:

To register, click on the time that works best for you: 

11:00am ET(-5 GMT) 

 

9:00pm ET (-5 GMT)

Learn tips that will save you time when conducting searches. In Explore the Powerful Features of UpToDate, they will cover essential components such as “What’s New” & Practice Changing UpDates, the Drug Interactions Database, Medical Calculators, Patient Information Resources, and more.   

UpToDate is linked from your Intranet and available offsite using a Barts Health NHS Athens username and password.

Critical Appraisal in March and April 2013

Do you want to be able to assess the relevance of a research paper with confidence? Then join one of these sessions to learn what to look for when conducting a Critical Appraisal.

The aims of the sessions are:
-   Understanding the principles of quantitaive and qualitative appraisal
-   Awareness of critical appraisal tools
-   Practice appraising a research paper (This element involves reading through a research paper which will be supplied prior to the session).

Sessions can also be organized at a time to suit your group.

  
NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Thursday 7  March 2013, 11 - 1pm

Thursday 25 April 2013, 9 - 11am

These events will be held in the Cyber Room. Book on ESR or contact the library on x8016 or at library.newham@bartshealth.nhs.uk

WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Wednesday March 13 2013, 2 - 4pm

Contact the library on x5311 or at library.whippsx@bartshealth.nhs.uk

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Making the Most of Athens and the Library Training Session

Would you like to know more about the various resources available to you through the Library? Then join a session and find out what the Library offers and how to obtain an Athens username and password.

The session aims to:
-   make candidates aware of the services the library offers
-   enable candidates to use the library catalogue and understand how to find books
-   Make candidates aware of the various resources available using an NHS Athens account
-   Show candidates how to obtain an Athens username and password

Newham University Hospital

Tuesday 29 January 2013 12 - 1:30pm

Friday 8 February 2013 9 - 10:30am

These events will be held in the Cyber Room. Book on ESR or contact the library on x8016 or at library.newham@bartshealth.nhs.uk

Whipps Cross University Hospital

Wednesday 06 February 2013 2 - 4pm

Contact the library on x5311 or at library.whippsx@bartshealth.nhs.uk

                                                                                                         

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Health Information on the Internet Training Session

Would you like to know more about the coverage and content of the core healthcare databases available to you? Then join a hands-on training session and learn how to locate health information.


This session will teach you:
-   When to choose databases such as Cochrane and Trip
-   How to access the databases
-   The coverage and content of the healthcare databases
-   How to use search techniques

Newham University Hospital

Monday 21 January 2013 10 - 12pm

Tuesday 26 February 2013 3 - 5pm

These events will be held in the Cyber Room. Book on ESR or contact the library on x8016 or at library.newham@bartshealth.nhs.uk

Whipps Cross University Hospital 

Monday 28 January 2013 10:30 - 12:30pm

Contact the library on x5311 or at library.whippsx@bartshealth.nhs.uk   

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Searching the Healthcare Databases Training Session

Is finding evidence to support your study or practice a problem? Then join a hands-on training session and learn how to search the healthcare databases.

The session will teach you how to:
-   Plan your search strategy
-   Understand how to carry out a subject search
-   Combine search terms
-   Apply date or other limits to the search
-   View, save or print results
-   Access any available full text


Sessions can also be organized at a time to suit you or your group.

NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Wednesday 9 January 2013 11:30 - 1pm

Tuesday 19 February 2013 9:30 - 11am

These events will be held in the Cyber Room. Book on ESR or contact the library on x8016 or at library.newham@bartshealth.nhs.uk

WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Wednesday 16th January 2013 2 - 4pm

Monday 11th February 2013 10.:30 - 12:30pm

Contact the library on x5311 or at library.whippsx@bartshealth.nhs.uk

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Critical Appraisal Training Session

Do you need to know what to look for when conducting a Critical Appraisal? Then join one of these sessions to assess the relevance of a published article.

The aims of the sessions are:
-   Understanding the principles of quantitaive and qualitative appraisal
-   Awareness of critical appraisal tools
-   Practice appraising a research paper (This element involves reading through a research paper which will be supplied prior to the session).

Sessions can also be organized at a time to suit your group.

  NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Tuesday 15 January 2013 10 - 12pm

Wednesday 13 February 2013 2 - 4pm

These events will be held in the Cyber Room. Book on ESR or contact the library on x8016 or at library.newham@bartshealth.nhs.uk

WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Wednesday 27 February 2013 2 - 4pm

Contact the library on x5311 or at library.whippsx@bartshealth.nhs.uk
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