What can we help with?

We can provide tailored training sessions to suit your needs. We offer 1-2-1 and group sessions, in the library or anywhere across the 3 sites, or via MS Teams.  We can improve your knowledge and skill with a range of resources and skills.

We can provide the following sessions – they can can be deliver in person or on MS teams.  The session time can be adjusted to meet your requirements.

Introduction to Knowledge & Library Services
An overview of the libraries, resources and services available.  Ideal for a new starter, colleague who hasn’t used library services before or at a team meeting.  30 mins.

Introduction to eResources
Find out how to sign up to NHS OpenAthens and most effectively use products such as Dynamed, BMJ Best Practice, the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub, Anatomy TV, Royal Marsden Manual, TRiPdatabase,  & other evidence sources.  This can be anything from a quick tour around what’s available, to a comprehensive session covering all of the best evidence sources and how to use them effectively. We can tailor the session to exactly what you need.
45-60 mins

Finding fulltext journal articles
Finding fulltext journal articles can be frustrating with different providers, login screens and paywalls.  We help you navigate the best way of accessing full text journal articles to help you make the most of what is available.
30 minutes

Using Clinical Decision Support Tools
A short session helping you to get the most out of BMJ Best Practice and DynaMed.
45 mins

Evidence Searching
Learn the basic skills to effectively and efficiently search databases such as Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane and Pubmed.  Sessions normally takes 1.5-2 hours and can be tailored to your needs.

 Critical Appraisal Skills

Learn to assess the quality of the evidence you find to judge whether it’s worth taking notice of or has flaws you should know about.

These are normally 3 hour group sessions and can either be arranged specifically for a department or team.

Alternatively, if you just have some questions about critical appraisal concepts like RCTs, blinding, systematic reviews, or anything else please feel free to get in touch.

We also have a page of critical appraisal resources to help you get you started.

Referencing

We can help you understand why referencing evidence that you refer to is important, the main points of systems like Harvard and APA referencing, and easy ways to organise references and citations.

E-learning

There are several elearning for health modules on literature searching, critical appraisal and health literacy

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