MEDLINE on EBSCOhost Webinars

MEDLINE on EBSCOhost Webinars - June 2023

Training is available from Ebsco on using Medline. Click on the links below to book:

Systematic Searching in MEDLINE on EBSCOhost (60 mins)

This session will introduce advanced search concepts for searching MEDLINE. In this session we will look at developing a complex search strategy, incorporating wildcards and proximity search operators, running freetext and MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) searches, and applying available filters to focus search results.• Wednesday, 14th June @ 12.00pm https://calendly.com/rcrookes/systematic-searching-medline?month=2023-06&date=2023-06-14

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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ePub ahead of Print

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