Skip to main content

Health Library Training Programme: Resource of the week #25

What is it?
The Health Library Training Programme is a schedule of face-to-face training courses, designed to help you to develop your information skills. It is issued every 3 months.

Key Features
The courses available include
  • Health Library Induction Plus – where you can get an introduction to the library facilities, services and resources as well as an overview of some of the most important online healthcare resources.
  • Literature Searching using databases – this course is provided in 2 versions, one covering NHS-based databases and one covering Keele-subscribed databases. You’ll learn how to create a search strategy and apply it to specialist healthcare databases.
  • Evidence-based Databases – this is another course available as either an NHS or Keele version. Here you’ll learn about secondary evidence-based resources such as the Cochrane Library along with others.
  • Critical Appraisal for Beginners – start developing your critical appraisal skills and practice appraising a research paper. You can book on the course to appraise either a qualitative paper or a randomised controlled trial.
  • RefWorks – this course is available to Keele students to help them to get to grips with Refworks, the Keele-subscribed reference manager software.
All our courses are delivered by qualified librarians. They include plenty of opportunity to practice your skills.

How can it help you?
Our training programme will help you to develop your information skills, so helping you to find the right information you need for your assignments, dissertations, research or work more effectively.

How to access it?
You can find a list of our training courses and dates available on our website and on leaflets at the library. You can book online or get in touch with our training team.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Hot Topic! Meningitis

 As the BBC reports on the tragic meningitis outbreak in Kent , here are some resources that might help you to understand this condition more. Check these resources for an overview, key points, diagnosis, treatment options, follow-up and more. [You will need your NHS OpenAthens username to access these resources] BMJ Best Practice – Overview of Meningitis , Bacterial meningitis in adults Clinical Key (available to UHNM only) – Bacterial Meningitis in Adults , Bacterial Meningitis in Children Clinical Knowledge Summaries – Meningitis - bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease Oxford Medicine Online – Chapter 52 Meningitis in Oxford Clinical Guidelines: Newly Qualified Doctor (2023) Patient Information MenACWY vaccine [BMJ Best Practice] Bacterial meningitis in adults [BMJ Best Practice] Bacterial Infection of the Lining of the Brain and Spinal Cord (Bacterial Meningitis) in Children: What to Know [Clinical Key] Clinical Calculators -  Bacterial Meningitis Scor...

Hot Topic! Obesity

  World Obesity Federation says half a billion children will be overweight and calls on governments to act to create healthier environments – a startling headline in the Guardian this month. Learn more about how obesity affects patients. Check these resources for an overview, key points, diagnosis, treatment options, follow-up and more. [You will need your NHS OpenAthens username to access these resources] BMJ Best Practice – Obesity in Adults ; Obesity in Children Clinical Key (available to UHNM only) – Obesity in Adults, Lifestyle Modifications in Management ; Obesity in Pregnancy ; Obesity: pharmacologic management Clinical Knowledge Summaries – Obesity Cochrane Library systematic reviews – Intermittent fasting for adults with overweight or obesity ; What are the effects of adding digital interventions to usual care for managing obesity in children and adolescents? Oxford Medicine Online – Preparing for weight loss surgery : therapist guide (Apple, Robin F. (Robin Faye); ...

Hot Topic! Sleep Apnoea

 The BBC reports A woman who has suffered with sleep apnoea for a decade is finally able to breathe and sleep again thanks to a new implant . What do you know about sleep apnoea? Check these resources for an overview, key points, diagnosis, treatment options, follow-up and more. [You will need your NHS OpenAthens username to access these resources] BMJ Best Practice – Obstructive sleep apnoea in adults Clinical Key (available to UHNM only) – Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children and Adolescents Clinical Knowledge Summaries – Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome Oxford Medicine Online – Oxford Handbook of Sleep Medicine Patient Information Sleep apnoea in adults (obstructive) [BMJ Best Practice] Breathing Problems While Sleeping (Sleep Apnea): What to Know [Clinical Key] Clinical Calculators Enhanced STOP-Bang screening questionnaire for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults [Clinical Key] Selected articles from our journal collection Hypoglossal nerve stimulation explantati...