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There are opportunities for professional development everywhere. Learning is not just about attending courses, it is about how we improve what we do, based on all that we experience.
Learning can be accessed in many ways, below are some of our training courses and recommendations to develop your skills. To book a course you must join the Illingworth Library.
During the current pandemic, all training sessions are conducted virtually
Course
A focus on the principles of evidence based medicine and the process of developing a research question, recognising types of evidence and study designs.
Duration: 1 hour
To book, use the Book a Librarian form and choose a date and time which suits you.
Guides
See our documents and forms page for the following useful guides:
Resources
To search for library resources for Evidence based medicine, search the library catalogue or the Resources via OpenAthens Training Guide – view this resource as a video via YouTube.
Alternative course format
Preparing your search (Evidence Based Medicine part 1) (PDF) <open in Adobe Reader to view presenter comments
Useful Links
Centre for Evidence Based Medicine
BMJ Best practice EBM tools
Course
Find out more about the range of electronic resources available and how to access full text articles.
Duration: 1 hour
To book, use the Book a Librarian form and choose a date and time which suits you.
Guides
See our documents and forms page for the following useful guides:
Registering for OpenAthens guide
Alternative course format
Registering for OpenAthens: video or PDF <open in Adobe Reader to view presenter comments
Resources via OpenAthens: video or PDF <open in Adobe Reader to view presenter comments
How to get the full text of articles: video or PDF <open in Adobe Reader to view presenter comments
Useful Links
Finding & Requesting Information
Course
Learn to plan your search; construct a search strategy using keywords and subject terms; combine searches; apply limits; view and download results; save searches and create alerts
Duration: 1.5 hours
To book, use the Book a Librarian form and choose a date and time which suits you.
Guides
See our documents and forms page for the following useful guides:
Literature request form (docx)
Resources
To search for library resources for Evidence based medicine, search the library catalogue
Alternative course format
Doing a literature search (Evidence Based Medicine part 2): PDF with exercises <open in Adobe Reader to view presenter comments
Useful Links
Literature Searching courses from e-LfH
Course
Designed to give you the skills to critically evaluate research papers and interpret their findings.
Duration: 3.5 hours
To book, use the Book a Librarian form and choose a date and time which suits you.
Guides
See our documents and forms page for the following useful guides:
What is critical appraisal? – Bandolier
Resources
To search for library resources for Critical Appraisal search the library catalogue
Useful Links
For extra information on critical appraisal visit any of the links below:
Critical Skills Appraisal Programme
University of Glasgow EBP checklists
Course
An introduction to the use of Reference Management Software.
Duration: 1 hr
To book, use the Book a Librarian form and choose a date and time which suits you
Alternative course format
Mendeley in a nutshell: video or PDF <open in Adobe Reader to view presenter comments
Useful Links
Further resources can be found at the Mendeley website.
Writing & Referencing
Course
An introduction to keeping up to date with recent evidence in healthcare.
Duration: 1 hour
To book, use the Book a Librarian form and choose a date and time which suits you.
Alternative course format
Current Awareness: video, PDF <open in Adobe Reader to view presenter comments
Useful Links
Current Awareness Service for Health
Knowledge for Healthcare Current Awareness
Keeping up to date – eprompt and epromptXtra
Arrange a free one to one or group session with a library professional to give you tailored support on a wide range of topics including:
Don’t be afraid to ask us about anything we will help if we can.
We offer appointments Monday to Friday between 10am and 5pm virtually or face to face, at our desks or yours.
Request a session via the form or pick up a paper form in the library. We will respond to your request within two working days.
Alternative course format
Please open PDFs in Adobe Reader to view presenter comments
Preparing your search (Evidence Based Medicine part 1) (PDF)
Doing a literature search (Evidence Based Medicine part 2): (PDF)
How to get the full text of articles: PDF
Mendeley in a nutshell: video or PDF
Social Media for Professional Development PDF
Current Awareness PDF
Journal Club is a great CPD opportunity where you can discuss a range of current topics with colleagues.
Open to all health professionals it’s a fun, informal way of learning to criticise papers and gather evidence to change practice.
Guides
For more information visit the journal club webpage where you will find the Journal club handbook or visit our documents and forms to see all our useful guides.
Resources
Visit the journal club webpage to see previous presentations.
Useful Links
For more information and help on using CASP the critical appraisal skills programme visit the CASP webpage.
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