Information Skills for Health

When you have retrieved a number of articles from your literature search, how do you assess the quality of the evidence described? The Health Library now runs 2 introductory and complementary training sessions on the skills that you will need to undertake the Critical Appraisal of healthcare research articles: Critical Appraisal of Qualitative Research Critical Appraisal of a Randomised Controlled Trial These sessions take the form of practical workshops, reading an article and assessing it using the CASP tool for Critical Appraisal. Book on a course via our online booking form or contact a member of our training team .

Missed out on an introduction to the Health Library? Need a refresher on the resources we offer and how to access them? Then the Health Library Induction Plus course is for you. Find out how the library can help you: Library resources for Keele users and NHS staff Facilities you can use at the Health Library Specialist Services to support your studies and work And the Plus part? We’ll also give you an overview of how to find good quality, reliable resources on the Internet. Book on a course via our online booking form or contact a member of our training team .

Swaiman’s Pediatric Neurology: Principles and Practice, 6e, has been temporarily removed from all ClinicalKey products due to a drug dosage error. Posted: 11 Sep 2017 02:49 PM PDT Alert : A dosage error has been found and is being corrected in  Swaiman’s Pediatric Neurology: Principles and Practice , 6 th  edition. There was a drug dosage error in Chapter 56, Table 56-1, under the entry for the drug Methylphenidate. The entry under “Total daily dose” for Methylphenidate should read “1 – 2 mg/kg.” The title will be reposted to ClinicalKey products upon correction of the dosage error. Books Books Added – CK Global Abernathy’s Surgical Secrets  (Harken, Alden) 7th ed; ISBN: 9780323478731; Package/Collection: Surgery Essentials; New edition (replaces 9780323057110);  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2. 0-C20150066795 Breast: Comprehensive Management of Benign and Malignant Diseases, The (Bland, Kirby) 5th ed; ISBN: 97803233...

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Nursing staff at SSoTP can now access the Royal Marsden Manual online via their NHS Athens username. To access… Login You can start by going to the Health Library home page and clicking the Quick Links option Healthcare Resources . Here you will find links to all the NHS-based resources. Page down to the Royal Marsden section and click the link. Alternatively you can search for Royal Marsden Manual via a search engine and go directly to the website . You now need to log in to the Royal Marsden by clicking the login link at the top right. Screen-shot of the Royal Marsden home page Select the “OpenAthens” option from the log in pop-up screen. Screen-shot of the login page Enter your NHS Athens username / password and click the “Sign in” button to login. Screen-shot of the athens login page Once you are logged in you can view the full-text. To register for an Athens username please see our Athens page .