The Library Service offers information skills training set out below. We are happy to tailor any training to your needs and can arrange training at a time and place suitable for you. Please contact us to discuss how we can help.
There are also e-learning modules focusing on information skills at e-Learning for Healthcare for help accessing the site please use our e-Learning for Healthcare guide.
Searching for Evidence
Struggling to find journal articles or evidence for a report/QI project/paper you are working on?
This session covers how to find journal articles on databases such as Medline, CINAHL or Embase.
Topics covered include:
- Structuring a clear and focused clinical question (using PICO)
- MeSH headings
- Saving and exporting searches and results
- Applying Limits
- Accessing full text journals online
This can be booked as a group or on a one-to-one basis and usually takes about an hour, depending on your needs.
We don’t schedule particular sessions so if you would like to book a place either for yourself or as a group please contact the library on the details overleaf.
Further help:
E-Learning for Healthcare How to search the literature effectively
Introduction to Critical Appraisal
This session introduces the concept of critical appraisal and the basic structure of how to complete an appraisal.
Topics covered include:
- What is critical appraisal?
- Why bother with critical appraisal
- What do you need to know to appraise an article?
All sessions are being run online via Teams on the dates below. If you would like to book a place either for yourself or as a group please contact the library on the details overleaf. This session cannot be run on a one-to-one basis.
To find out more or book a place please contact the library at swbh.library@nhs.net or call 0121 507 3587.
Tuesday 22nd July 2.00pm—4.00pm
Monday 11th August 10.30am—12.30pm
Friday 19th September 2.30pm—4.30pm
Wednesday 8th October 9.30am—11.30am
Thursday 13th November 1.30pm—3.30pm
Tuesday 2nd December 9.00am—11.00am
Further help:
E-Learning for Healthcare Critically Appraising the Evidence Base
Bite-sized critical appraisal videos produced by Barts Health NHS Trust
Communicating with Patients
In this session we develop an awareness of health literacy, introduce tools to help with the delivery of patient information and look at the trust Patient Information Leaflet process.
Topics covered include:
- Levels of health literacy
- Tools and techniques to combat low health literacy
- Trust Patient Information Leaflet Procedure
All sessions are being run online via Teams on the dates below. If you would like to book a place either for yourself or as a group please contact the library on the details overleaf. This session cannot be run on a one-to-one basis.
To find out more or book a place please contact the library at swbh.library@nhs.net or call 0121 507 3587.
Thursday 10th July 10.00am—11.00am
Tuesday 19th August 3.00pm—4.00pm
Wednesday 10th September 9.30am—10.30am
Friday 31st October 2.30pm—3.30pm
Monday 24th November 9.30am—10.30am
Thursday 18th December 2.00pm—3.00pm
Writing for Publication
This session introduces the basics of writing for publication, helping you plan your writing and identifying the best place to get your work published.
Topics covered include:
- Why publish?
- Formulate a plan
- Finding where to publish
- Referencing
Wednesday 16th July 11.00am—12.00pm
Thursday 7th August 1.30pm—2.30pm
Monday 29th September 11.00am—12.00pm
Tuesday 21st October 2.00pm—3.00pm
Friday 7th November 10.00am—11.00am
Wednesday 10th December 3.30pm—4.30pm
If you can’t attend any of the sessions we would be happy to arrange separate time for you and your team.