Clinical Key Toolkit for April 2023

What's happening on Clinical Key this April?

Clinical Key is available to UHNM staff, via NHS OpenAthens login.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month

It's #IBSAwarenessMonth. The more we work together to raise awareness for IBS, the greater our ability to impact positive outcomes, such as additional research, increased educational opportunities, and improved patient care. Check out Clinical Key to read more about diagnosis, complications and symptoms etc.

Stress Awareness Month

doctor talking to a patient in a consulting room

It's #StressAwarenessMonth. Join our free Elsevier’s Mental and Behavioral Healthcare Hub, where you can access clinical resources to help your patients. You’ll also find resources to support your own resilience as you care for patients in challenging environments.

April 2nd – Autism Awareness Day

This day is #AutismAwareness Day. To measure the success of our societies, we should examine how well those with different abilities, including persons with autism, are integrated as full and valued members. A good starting point is the Autism Clinical Overview on Clinical Key.

April 7^th – World Health Day

The topic of #WorldHealthDay in 2023 is Health for All and it will be a special one, as the World Health Organization will observe its 75th anniversary. At Elsevier Health, our goal is to improve outcomes for the benefit of every patient; therefore we invite you to visit Clinical Overviews, available on Clinical Key.

April 11^th – World Parkinson’s Awareness Day

carer helping an elderly person with a walking stick

#Parkinson’s is different for everyone; different symptoms, different experiences. Treating patients with Parkinson’s can be challenging but you have a great tool to support you. Check out Clinical Key to get more information on diagnosis, symptoms etc.

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Complete our online tutorial Getting Started with Clinical Key to learn more about how Clinical Key can help you.

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Login to Library Search – step-by-step instructions for NHS staff

Library Search is a discovery tool, allowing you to find items within the library collections. You can search Library Search without logging in to view books and ebooks available in our collections. By logging in to your library account on Library Search you can access a range of additional functionality, such as: Viewing details of your library account Submitting a request to hold a book for you Adding items to your e-bookshelf Saving searches Note that for NHS users logging in to Library Search does not give you access to full-text items. As an NHS member of staff you access online resources using your NHS OpenAthens username. Anatomy of a Library Card First let’s take a quick look at the most important components of your library card. Your library card and library card number give you access to print resources as well as library services. They confirm that you are a member of the library. Your name : this will be printed on your card, so you’ll know it’s yours! H

Need help with your literature search?

Do you need to answer a question? When you need an answer to a healthcare question you need to find out what information already exists about it ; s o that you have the background information and latest research . Whether it is for an assignment, dissertation, research, audit or other w ork you need to complete a literature search to get the latest information and best evidenc e to answer your question . Complete a literature search plan How do you start your literature search? Star t with a plan. Make a literature search plan to help you to focus your search, be systematic and keep a record in case you want to repeat it. How can the Health Library help you? Information Skills etutorials Develop your information searching skills by completing our short , enga ging etutorials . Read presentations, complete quizzes and watch videos to learn the essential skills to finding information efficiently and effectively. Start off with our Introduction to Literature Search

CASP Checklist – complete online and download

You can now complete the CASP (Critical Appraisal Skills Programme) checklist online, then download and save it. Use the CASP checklists to help you to critically appraise different published research studies. You can now complete the form online, then download and save to your computer. Great for keeping a record of your critical appraisals and to add to your CPD or skills portfolio. screen-shot of an edited CASP checklist

Information Skills for Health

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