Training

Introduction to searching health databases such as Medline, Embase, Cinahl, AMED, PsychINFO, HMIC and The Cochrane Library.
You will learn how to:
• identify and access relevant databases
• formulate a search question using methods such as PICO
• carry out an advanced search using Boolean logic, thesaurus mapping and other advanced techniques
• save and export results
• access journal articles ​

Two hour group session

This is a two hour group provides an overview of critical appraisal techniques. Some pre-session reading of a journal article is required. This will be critically appraised in a group discussion in the second half of the session.

You will learn how to:
• identify different study designs used in research
• locate various critical appraisal checklist tools
• critically appraise a clinical trial and a systematic review
• interpret statistics commonly found in research articles such as P values, meta analysis, odds ratios, confidence intervals, forest plots diagrams​

One hour individual (or small group) session

A one to one session on critical appraisal with a librarian

You will learn how to:
• identify different study designs used in research
• use a critical appraisal checklist tool to critically appraise a clinical trial or systematic review
• understand where to look for statistics commonly found in research articles and what they mean

If you would like to analyse a specific paper, please inform the librarian and send a copy at least two days in advance of your session.

A one hour session which provides an introduction to getting published.
You will learn about:

• The benefits of getting published
• How to choose a journal
• The publication process
• The writing process

Writing for Publication for NMAHPs

A one hour session covering the following, specific to nurses, midwives and AHP staff

• The benefits of getting published
• How to choose a journal
• The publication process
• The writing process

A one hour session looking at

• Identifying different essay types
• Understanding essay questions
• Writing in a formal style

​A quick session to introduce you to how to search both the basic and advanced search features in the Cochrane Library.