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This course is for anyone who would like to know more about
Health Resources on the Internet. The course will focus on
various resources related to nursing, medicine and
health management.
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•The course will take the form of a presentation that you can work
through at your own pace.
•The course will take about 30 minutes to complete.
•You will be prompted to complete tasks that will help you gain a better
knowledge of the resources available. There will also be optional tasks
and it is up to you whether you feel you want to or need to complete
them.
• If you have any questions about this course or any issues accessing
the course please contact the library on 01253 303831 or by email to
[email protected]
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The Library’s webpage
can be accessed either
from a link on the
Trust’s Intranet page
Or by going directly to :
www.bfwh.nhs.uk/departments/library
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The main
menu to
access the
various
resources
and library
services is
on the left
of the
main
page.
Library news,
links to our
newsletters and
information
about new
resources or
trials of new
resources can
be found on the
homepage.
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The library catalogue can be viewed online from the
link on the Library’s webpage
From here you can check whether the
library stocks a particular book and
whether it is available. You can also
request a PIN number from the library
to then reserve books and see your
personal library account.
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Optional Task:
Take a moment to have a look at the Library Catalogue online.
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Task
Click here to go to the Library’s
webpage
(If you do not wish to do this now, click to continue with the
course)
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Information about some of the services offered by the Library can be found
on our webpage including:
Forms to
request articles
or suggest
books for
purchase
Literature
Searching
Service
Information
Skills Training
Current
Awareness
Service
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Optional:
Click on the
dots to find
out more,
otherwise
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continue.
There are also links to several resources from the Library webpage for
example:
E-Journals
E-Books
Databases
You will need an NHS Athens
username and password to
access many of these
resources!
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Useful
Links
If you do not have an NHS Athens username and password you
should register now.
To register for an Athens password click here.
Complete the form and you will then receive an email with further
instructions about how to set your password and activate the
account.
You will need your Athens username and password to access many
of our online resources including the e-journals, e-books,
databases and other resources such as the Royal Marsden online
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There are a number of important resources available via links on the
Trust’s intranet, including the BNF and the BNF for Children,
UpToDate and the Royal Marsden online.
Links to these
resources can be
found here in the A-Z
list on the main page
of the Intranet.
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Please note that
some resources are
only available when
you are using a PC on
the Trust network.
What is
UpToDate?
UpToDate is an
electronic
resource
offering
evidence-based
medical
information. It
is comprised of
original topic
reviews that are
continually
updated and
designed to
answer clinical
questions.
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YOU WILL NEED
YOUR NHS
ATHENS
PASSWORD TO
ACCESS THIS
RESOURCE
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to view this
resource
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British National Formulary & British National Formulary for Children
The BNF provides UK healthcare professionals with
authoritative and practical information on the selection
and clinical use of medicines in a clear, concise and
accessible manner.
Click to view the BNF or BNFC
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You will need either an Athens
account or your smart card to
access this resource.
Click here to view the map
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Map of Medicine is a
collection of evidencebased, practiceinformed care maps
which connect all the
knowledge and
services around a
clinical condition.
The Library’s online newsletter brings together health related news from a
number of sources on a variety of topics including general health, health
management and specialties such as cardiology, midwifery, diabetes,
child to
health
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up to date…
The newsletter is updated regularly and has been created to help you
keep up to date with health related news stories.
The newsletter can be accessed by going to
http://bfwlibrary.wordpress.com
TASK: Spend some time looking at the newsletter and see if you can spot
how many specialty newsletters are available and on which subjects.
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We will now take a look at some resources that are generally
available on the internet from any PC.
Remember that some of these resources will require an NHS
Athens username and password to access.
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There are several important resources
available through NHS Evidence including
the A-Z list of e-journals, e-books,
databases and also resources such as the
A-Z topics which brings together
information on a large number of health
topics. The NICE pathways are also
available here.
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DATABASES INCLUDE…
MEDLINE is a vast source of medical information, covering
the whole field of medicine including dentistry, veterinary
medicine
and
medical
psychology.
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HMIC
PsycINFO
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Library Service.
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Once you have your Athens password you will have access to
hundreds of online journals.
You can access them either by going to the library webpage
and clicking on the A-Z List, or by going to :
www.evidence.nhs.uk
and clicking on the journals link. Remember, you will need to
sign in with your Athens username and password to be able to
access full text articles and see the complete list of journals
available.
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Your Athens password will also give you access to a large
collection of e-books including many of the Oxford
Handbooks.
To access these e-books go to www.evidence.nhs.uk and click
on the ‘journals and databases’ link, and then the ‘e-books’ link.
You will need to log in with your Athens username and password
to access these books.
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A-Z Topics include general information, information about
treatments, guidance and some patient information.
There are several topic areas now available.
When you click on a topic it will look like this…
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Firstly choose a topic area that is relevant to you, for example asthma,
heart failure, diabetic foot. Your task is to use NHS Evidence to see
what information is available. Click here to go to NHS Evidence when
you are ready to complete the tasks below.
TASK 1:
Go to the databases and
perform a basic search on a
topic of your choice.
TASK 2:
Go the journals list and select a
journal of your choice, find a full
text article and open it.
TASK 3:
Go to the e-books and view any
e-book, take note of the options
for viewing and browsing the
content.
TASK 4:
Look at the A-Z topics, choose
one to explore further and take
note of the way the information
is presented.
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You should now feel more confident in using the NHS
Evidence resources.
The library also offers further courses on NHS
Evidence, Searching the Databases and Accessing the
E-Journals & E-Books which will go into more detail
and help develop your knowledge of the resource.
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There are a number of useful websites that are freely available, we will
now look at some of these in more detail…
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The TRIP
Database is a
clinical search
engine designed
to allow clinicians
to quickly find
answers to their
clinical questions
using the best
available
evidence.
Registration is
free.
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Subject specific gateways provide access to reliable
and up-to-date web resources for a particular subject
area.
Examples include:
OT SEEKER – Occupational therapy
PEDro - Physiotherapy
Optional task: Click on the buttons to
view the websites.
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ADVANTAGES:
•The results will be more relevant overall
•The information will be of a higher quality
•Less time will be wasted looking through irrelevant results
DISADVANTAGES:
•Smaller information base may not be able to satisfy a specific query
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Department of Health
www.dh.gov.uk
Optional task: spend some time familiarising yourself with
the Department of Health website.
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Health related issues are constantly in the media.
TASK: See what is in the news today… look at the following
websites and compare how the same stories are portrayed.
Click on each website in turn.
BBC NEWS/ HEALTH
NHS CHOICES: Behind
the Headlines
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Although we do not recommend that you rely solely on Google to
find the information you need, there are still some very useful
aspects to this search engine.
You can limit your Google searches by using the following options:
Google Scholar
Google Advanced Search
Images
Videos
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Whenever you use the Internet to find information please
bear in mind the following:
Authority: who authored the site? What type of
organisation/ individual owns the site?
Objectivity: how accurate is the information? Does the site
mention editorial policy?
Currency: is there information about when the site was last
updated?
Validity: what level is the information targeted at? Is the
information in keeping with current research?
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Congratulations, you have now completed this
introductory course, we hope that you have found it
useful.
Click here for your certificate
Enter your name and the date of your course.
You can either print this certificate or save it by
clicking ‘file’ and then ‘save as’.
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding
this course please contact the library by emailing
[email protected]
Thank you.
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