Target Audience:

Aimed at all all healthcare staff (nurses, midwives, AHPs, scientific and technical, etc) who work at or affiliated with Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust ONLY. 

Purpose:

In this 90 minutes session, your Knowledge and Library Specialist will guide you through the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub and other essential online resources (see below). You'll learn how to navigate these tools efficiently and use them to find high quality evidence-based articles, ebooks, databases, guidelines etc to support your work in patient care, service improvements, teaching, clinical audit or CPD. Whether you're a newly qualified or a seasoned professional, this course is designed for staff looking to enhance their research abilities. Don't miss out on this valuable opportunity – register now!

IMPORTANT: An OpenAthens login will be necessary to access these resources. To register for an account go to: https://openathens.nice.org.uk/ We recommend registering at least two days prior to the workshop.

Contents:

• Planning and designing an effective search strategy
• Effective use of search techniques e.g. phrase searching, truncation 
• Searching for healthcare literature using the NHS Knowledge  and Library Hub platform
• Identifying specialist resources e.g. TRIP Pro database, MAG Online Library, Royal Marsden Manual Online,  BrowZine Journal, Oxford Medicine Online, Kortex, etc.
• Locating, accessing or requesting full text articles from the library services 

Format: Online via MS Team

Duration: 90 minutes