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Cinahl training from Ebsco for June 2023

 Ebsco are offering online training in using Cinahl, the main nursing database. Click on the link associated with each course to book.

Searching CINAHL Databases – Basic level searching (60 mins)

This session will introduce basic searching concepts on CINAHL, the most widely used and respected research tool for nurses, students and allied health professionals. In this session we will look at keyword (free text) searching, refining search results, viewing, printing & emailing results.•       Tuesday, 6th June @ 10.00am https://calendly.com/rcrookes/searching-cinahl-basic-level?month=2023-06&date=2023-06-06

Searching CINAHL Databases – Advanced level searching (60 mins)

This session will introduce more advanced search concepts on CINAHL. In this session we will look at Subject Searching, combining search results, saving and re-running saved searches, creating, and sharing custom folders.•       Thursday, 29th June @ 10.00am https://calendly.com/rcrookes/searching-cinahl-databases-advanced-level?month=2023-06&date=2023-06-29

Creating Alerts in CINAHL and MEDLINE (45 mins)

This session will demonstrate how to keep current with the healthcare literature using search and publications alerts on the EBSCOhost interface.•       Tuesday, 27th June @ 10.00am https://calendly.com/rcrookes/creating-search-alerts-in-cinahl-medline?month=2023-06&date=2023-06-27

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