Searching the Healthcare Databases (HDAS)

Support your professional practice by learning how to search the Healthcare Databases for journal articles on your topic of interest. Join this session and save yourself time.

Wednesday 24th October 2012

2-3pm

Learn how to:
-  Plan your search strategy
-  Understand how to carry out a subject search
-  Combine search terms
-  Apply limits to your search
-  View, save or print results
-  Access any available full text

Book your place on ESR or contact the library on x8016 or library.newham@bartshealth.nhs.uk

We can also organize a session at a time to suit you or your group.

There are similar training opportunities available at Whipps Cross University Hospital. Contact library.whippsx@bartshealth.nhs.uk

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Finding the evidence: searching the healthcare databases

Do you need to know how to search healthcare databases for journal articles to support your work or study? Join us and invest 90 minutes of your time learning how to find journal articles on your topic of interest.

Monday 17th September 2012
11 - 12.30pm

The session will teach you how to:

-Plan your search strategy
-Understand how to carry out a subject search
-Combine search terms
-Apply limits to your search
-View, save or print results
-Access any available full text

 Contact the library at library@newhamhealth.nhs.uk or on x8016 or book your place on ESR.

We can also organize a session at a time to suit you or your group.

There are similar training opportunities available at Whipps Cross University Hospital 
Contact library.whippsx@bartshealth.nhs.uk.

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Finding the evidence: using the healthcare databases

Let us help you navigate the redesigned NHS Evidence Healthcare Databases. Learn to search healthcare databases systematically and save yourself time when looking for access to full text journal articles on your topic of interest.

Thursday 9th August 11 - 12.30pm

Monday 20th August 9.30 - 11am

The session will teach you 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

Contact the Library on x8016 to book your place.

We can also organise a session at a time to suit you or your group.

There are similar training opportunities available at
Whipps Cross University Hospital.

Contact library.whippsx@bartshealth.nhs.uk

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Finding the Evidence: using the healthcare databases

Work, study and life is often a juggling act but knowing how to search the healthcare databases can help save you time by enabling you to find journal articles on your topic of interest.

Why not join us for a one hour hands-on session?

Friday 18 November 14.00
Monday 21 November 17.15
Tuesday 29 November 14.00
Wednesday 07 December 10.00
Monday 12 December 14.00
Tuesday 20 December 14.00

By the end of a session you will be able 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

Book for a session on ESR or contact the library on x8016 for advice.

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Finding the Evidence: searching the Healthcare databases

Our November dates for learning how to search the Heathcare databases are:


Thursday 10 November 10.00-11.00
Friday 18 November 14.00-15.00
Monday 21 November 17.15-18.15
Tuesday 29 November 14.00-15.00

Register for a place on ESR or contact the Library on x8016 for advice.

By the end of the session participants will be able to:
- Plan their search stretegy
- Understand how to carry out both keyword and subject searches
-Combine search terms
-Apply limits to their search
-View, save and print their results
Access any available full text

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Finding the Evidence : using the healthcare databases

Join one of our hands-on sessions and find out how to search the healthcare databases (Medline, CINAHL etc) for journal articles on specific topics.

By the end of the session you should be able to:
- Plan your search strategy
- Carry out a subject search
- Combine search terms
- Apply limits to your search
- View, save or print your results
- Access any available full text

Tues 4 October 14.00
Wed 12 October 10.00
Fri 21 October 14.00
Mon 24 October 17.15

All sessions last for one hour.
Book on ESR or contact the library on x8016 for advice.

Or we can organise a session to suit you or your group.

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Finding the Evidence: using the Healthcare Databases

Join us for a 1 hour hands-on session


Support your professional practice by learning how to search the Healthcare Databases for journal articles.

By the end of the session you should be able to:

- Plan your search strategy
- Carry out a subject search
- Combine search terms
- Apply limits to your search
- View, save or print your results
- Access any available full text

Thursday 01 September - 10.00
Friday 09 September 14.00
Monday 12 September - 17.15
Tuesday 20 September - 14.00
Wednesday 28 September - 08.45

Book on ESR or call the library on x8016 for advice

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Training Dates: July / August 2011

Support your professional practice by learning how to search the Healthcare Databases for journal articles.

Join us for a 1 hour hands-on session and learn how to:
- Plan your search strategy
- Carry out a subject search
- Combine search terms
- Apply limits to your search
- View, save or print your results
- Access any available full text

July / August dates:
Tues 5 July - 14.00
Wed 13 July - 10.00
Mon 18 July - 17.15
Thurs 28 July - 10.30
Fri 5 Aug - 14.00
Tue 9 Aug - 14.00
Wed 24 Aug - 10.00

We can also organise a session at a time to suit you or your group.

Book on ESR or call x8016 for advice.

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NHS Evidence changes go live

The NHS Evidence sites have a new look to go with changes to content and functionality.

To access electronic Journals or search the databases (Medline, CINAHL etc) you now need to click Journals and Databases. You can always access them via NewhamCat or the old http://www.library.nhs.uk/ link will continue to redirect you. Please note NHS Evidence has a separate login system that does not work with NHS Athens. Generally if you always look for where it says Athens Login you should be alright.

New on NHS Evidence are NICE Pathways and A-Z Topics.

NICE Pathways offers a visual approach to NICE Guidance not dissimilar to the (no longer available) Map of Medicine. They describe themselves as "a network of NICE information. For example, the diet pathway links up with the physical activity pathway; the COPD pathway links up with the smoking pathway. Over time, all of NICE's guidance, quality standards and related tools will be added to this network of information. For the first time you do not need to understand how NICE classifies different types of guidance to view everything NICE has said on a particular topic."

A - Z Topics offer a concertina style presentation to offer rapid access to materials in NHS Evidence. There are sections on medicines, patient information, guidance and a general introduction (currently drawn from Clinical Knowledge Summaries).

There will be new versions of the KLS leaflets on accessing electronic resources with the revised look soon. You can always contact us with any questions related to NHS Evidence or finding information.

Training Dates May / June 2011

Do you want to know the best way to find evidence-based journal articles?


Invest just 1 hour of your time and you can learn to:
-Plan your search strategy
-Carry out a subject search
-Combine search terms
-Apply limits to yor search
-View, save or print your results
-Access any available fulltext

May / June dates:
Wed 25 May - 09.00
Tues 31 May - 14.30
Thurs 09 June - 10.00
Fri 17 June - 14.00
Mon 20 June - 17.15
Wed 29 June - 09.30

Book on ESR or call the Library on 8016 for advice

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Training Dates for April 2011

Want to find journal articles on your topic of interest?
And to know if you have full text access?

Dates for April
Wed 06 April - 09.30
Tues 12 April - 14.00
Mon 18 April - 17.15

By the end of a one hour session participants will be able to:
-Plan their search strategy
-Understand how to carry out a subject search
-Combine search terms
-Apply limits to their search
-View, save and print their results
-Access any available full text

Book on ESR or contact the Library on x8016 for advice

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Sneak peak at the new NHS Evidence

A new version of the NHS Evidence site is just around the corner.

Take a look at some of the new features

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Training Dates - March 2011

Do you want to know how to search for journal articles on a specific topic?

Book a one hour training session and learn how to:
-Plan your search
-Choose your database
-Carry out keyword and subject searching
-Apply limits
-View, save and print results
-Access any available full text

Thurs 03 March at 10.00
Fri 11 March at 14.00
Wed 16 March at 09.00
Mon 21 March at 17.15
Thurs 31 March at 13.30

Book on ESR or contact the Library (x8016) for advice

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Training dates for February 2011

We have four dates for our training sessions this month:


Finding the Evidence: searching the healthcare databases
Thursday 03 Feb at 14.00
Wednesday 09 Feb at 09.00
Tuesday 15 Feb at 14.00
Wednesday 23 Feb at 10.00

By the end of the session you will be able to
-Plan your search strategy
-Understand how to carry out a subject search
-Combine search terms
-Apply limits to your search
-View, save and print your results
-Access any available full text

Sessions are hands on and last for one hour. Book on ESR or contact the libray for advice.

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Finding the Evidence: using the Healthcare Databases

New Year - New Skill
or refresh an old one!

Invest just ONE HOUR of your time and learn a skill that will enable you to search for journal articles on the topic of your choice

Dates for January 2011:
Wed 12 Jan: 10.00-11.00
Tues 18 Jan: 14.00-15.00
Mon 24 Jan: 17.15-18.15

By the end of training participants will be able to:
- Plan their search strategy
- Understand how to carry out a subject search
- Combine search terms
- Apply limits to their search
- View, save and print their results
- Access any available full text

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Training - December 2010

Finding the Evidence: searching the healthcare databases
Invest one hour of your time learning how to search for journal references / full text articles specific to your area of interest

Dates for December:
Thursday 2 December 09.30-10.30
Monday 6 December 17.15-18.15
Wednesday 15 December 10.00-11.00

Book on ESR or contact the Library on x8016 for advice


Information Advice Session
For quick information needs enquiries we are holding our drop in session:
Monday 13 December
Call into the Cyber Room anytime between 14.00 and 16.00

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Finding the Evidence: searching the healthcare databases

Training Dates
November 2010

Do you want to learn how to search the healthcare databases for journal articles on your topic of interest? Save yourself time by investing 1 hour to learn a skill that can underpin your evidence-based healthcare practice.

Thurs 4 Nov - 09.30
Fri 12 Nov - 14.00
Wed 17 Nov - 10.00
Tues 23 Nov - 14.00

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Finding the Evidence: searching the healthcare databases

During the 1 hour training session you will learn how to:

Plan your search strategy
Carry out a subject search
Combine search terms
Apply search limits
View, save and print your results
Access any available full text

Dates for October 2010 are:
Wednesday 20 October 09.00
Friday 29 October 14.00

Enrol on ESR or contact the Library on x8016 for advice.
Or we can organise a session at a time that suits you or your group.

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September 2010 Training Dates

Hands up if you want to learn how to search the healthcare databases to save yourself time when looking for journal articles on your topic of interest.

At the end of our 1 hour training session you will be able to:

• Plan a search strategy
• Understand how to carry out a subject search
• Combine search terms
• Apply limits to your search
• View, save and print your results
• Access any available full text

Book on ESR or contact the Library on x8016 for advice on signing up for training on any of the the following dates:

• Friday 3 September 14.00
• Wednesday 8 September 09.30
• Friday 24 September 10.30
• Monday 27 September 17.15

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August 2010 Training Dates

Invest an hour of your time in a small group to learn how to search the healthcare databases for journal articles to support your work or study.

Thursday 12 August 10.00
Tuesday 17 August 14.30
Wednesday 25 August 09.00

Using Medline, CINAHL etc you will also learn how to save your searches, download a subset of results and access full text.

Enrol on any of the above training dates on ESR or call the Library on x8016 for advice.

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