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Clinical trials to be added to Ovid Embase

 From NHSe: Clinical Trials from clinicaltrials.gov, will soon be added to Ovid Embase. Elsevier is planning on delivering clinical trials content starting the week of 5 May 2025, and Ovid will load the records as they arrive in batches of 20,000 records a day or 100,000 per week. Elsevier expects to deliver the last set of back files in the week of 16 June 2025. There will be a new ā€œClinical Trialsā€ Publication Type limit for these records added to Ovid Embase.

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Evidence Updates

The following updates from NIHR Evidence are now available: Summaries (published since 13 February 2025): What impact does hearing loss have on dementia risk? Children in deprived areas are most at risk of avoidable poisoning by medicines COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy reduces risks to mother and baby Which drugs are best for migraine attacks? Adult social care: how to improve support for people at risk through homelessness, learning disabilities or dementia Vaping is linked with breathing issues in young people Culturally-adapted therapy improved postnatal depression in British South Asian women Hospital at home and virtual wards: What works? Population-level policies on risk factors for dementia could reduce costs

Big Update from Trip: Be Among the First to Test Our New Clinical Q&A Tool

 Here is some news from the TRIP database team: -------------------- Automatic Q&A system:  We’re putting the spotlight on our automatic Q&A system - and for good reason! We’ve made major strides recently, including  Automated Q&A – more milestones ,  Automated Reviews – internal testing , and  Automated Q&A – ready for beta testing . In short the system allows you to  ask a clinical question and get a fully-referenced, evidence-based answer in just 10–30 seconds . Want to test it out?:  We’d love your feedback. If you're interested in testing the system, simply reply to this email [jon.brassey@tripdatabase.com]. It's already performing brilliantly - your insights can help make it even better. Stay Ahead with the Latest Evidence : Discover the most recent, personalised evidence curated just for you by Trip —  click here  to explore! User Survey : The survey is now closed, and we're thrilled with the responses. A big thank you ...

2025 Royal Marsden Manual training schedule

 Wiley will be delivering Royal Marsden Manual training in 2025. Dates available include: 16 April 2025, 11:30am to 12pm, Basic Level 12 May 2025, 11:30am to 12pm, Advanced Level 17 June 2025, 11:30am to 12pm, Basic Level 23 July 2025, 11:30am to 12pm, Advanced Level 14 August 2025, 11:30am to 12pm, Basic Level 8 September 2025, 11:30am to 12pm, Advanced Level 28 October 2025, 11:30am to 12pm, Basic Level 12 November 2025, 11:30am to 12pm, Advanced Level 4 December 2025   11:30am to 12pm, Basic Level Basic sessions will cover searching the platform. Advanced sessions will cover personalisation and customisation with local Trust guidelines. Training will be delivered by Wiley trainers. The 30-minute drop-in sessions are aimed at Library staff and NHS nursing staff; whoever needs training. Dates are listed on Wiley's  Go ToWebinar  platform. Select a date and register.

NHS OpenAthens - the essential username to access NHS resources

 All NHS staff can register for an NHS OpenAthens username. This gives you access to a wealth of resources, providing you with evidence to make the best clinical decisions and deliver the best patient care. Key Evidence With a single username / password you can access a wide variety of healthcare focused, good quality, online information sources including: ebooks, journals, articles, clinical summaries, databases and clinical tools. Your Account Register for your account online via the online form . Make sure to use your work-based details so that your request is approved automatically. Check our NHS OpenAthens web page for more help on keeping your account up-to-date, including resetting your password. More help For more information and help about NHS OpenAthens: Go to our NHS OpenAthens help page for step-by-step instructions and support Complete our quiz NHS OpenAthens - what's fact or fake   Contact your NHS OpenAthens admin if you need any help with your account

BMJ Best Practice gives you evidence to support clinical decisions at point of care

  BMJ Best Practice is a key tool to help you make confident, clinical decisions and provide best care to your patients. Key Evidence BMJ Best Practice has a user-friendly design, making it easy for you to access evidence-based information on a wide range of clinical conditions and diseases. Content includes recommendations, guidelines and best practice covering background, diagnosis, treatments, prognosis, clinical calculators and more. Some conditions have co-morbidities linked. Patient information leaflets help you support your patients. Content is regularly updated and always referenced. Get Access  BMJ Best Practice is available to all NHS staff. Log in with your NHS OpenAthens username to access all the full-text content and features. Link to BMJ Best Practice, along with other NHS resources, via our NHS resources web page . You can also access BMJ Best Practice on the go, via your mobile device. Go to our help page for instructions on downloading the app. More help Fo...

Sign-up to KnowledgeShare to get personalised evidence updates to your inbox

 Sign-up to KnowledgeShare to get regular, personalised evidence updates straight to your inbox. Save time, save effort and stay up-to-date. Key Evidence We can set your KnoweldgeShare profile to focus on your interests. This can include clinical conditions as well as non-clinical topics such as leadership, quality improvement, patient safety, education and research and many more. You'll then get content matching your profile via email. You can also sign-up to receive the table of contents (ToCs) from your favourite journals straight to your inbox. All managed for you in one place by us. Content will include links to our subscribed resources and access options, saving you the effort of finding the full-text. Get Access Complete our Knowledgeshare request forms to let us know what evidence you would like to receive: Request KnowledgeShare Evidence Updates (simple form) Request KnowledgeShare journal table of contents (ToCs) updates More help See our Current Awareness page for more...