Information Skills for Health

 A message from nhse regarding the impact of the US gov shutdown on pubmed and medline: -------------- If you have visited a US government funded website in the past few days, you may have noticed a warning like this: "Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted. The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit  cc.nih.gov . Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at  opm.gov ." What does this mean for NHS users? If you subscribe to auto-alerts from PubMed or Medline (from either of our commercial suppliers, Ovid or EBSCO), you may notice that you don’t receive any new records for a couple of weeks. If the shut-down lasts for longer than anticipate...

This latest evidence update from the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) highlights 3 promising NIHR projects, based on information from clinical care. The research points to new ways to identify people at risk of heart and circulation problems. New QRISK4 tool predicts 10 year cardiovascular risk AI-enabled ECG for cardiovascular disease risk prediction Personalised cardiovascular risk prediction with cardiac CT For more details read this update online .

 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 “Clinical Trials” Publication Type limit for these records added to Ovid Embase.

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

 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 ...

 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.

 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