What’s new with Trip

Trip’s new database site is now live.  It new includes a new look, new features and some powerful new tools (including a PICO search interface).

Try out the new site at http://www.tripdatabase.com

Or watch a screencast highlighting new features at

Screenr – jrbtrip: What’s new with Trip.

Free Online training in using CINAHL Database

As part of the contract with the NHS, EBSCO Publishing is offering free online basic and advanced training sessions to NHS England users through the HDAS interface on NHS Evidence.  These sessions are open to anyone within NHS England.

CINAHL® with Full Text is the world’s most comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 610 journals indexed in CINAHL. With full-text coverage dating back to 1981, CINAHL with Full Text is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health literature. 

This database also provides indexing for more than 3,000 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. The database contains more than 2.3 million records. Subject coverage includes: nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. In addition, this database offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters.

Session outline

By the end of these sessions you will know more about the scope of CINAHL with full-text, when to use CINAHL with full-text and will have seen how to:

 

Basic sessions

• Perform keyword and subject headings searches
• Use specific field codes to refine a search
• Use truncation to search for words with multiple endings
• Combine searches to focus your search
• Apply limits to refine your results e.g. publication dates, age, gender etc.
• Manage your results including number of articles to display and sort

 

Advanced sessions

• Re-run saved searches across the databases
• Search across multiple databases
• Remove duplicate search results
• Search for authors and journal titles
• Change the results’ page and export options
• Create search alerts to keep up-to-date

 

Training sessions will last up to 1 hour.  There will be opportunity to ask questions throughout and at the end of the session.  Your trainer for these sessions will be Richard Crookes [rcrookes@ebsco.com], previously a healthcare librarian in NHS England, now a Training Specialist for EBSCO in the UK and Ireland.

 

Session Dates and Booking information

You will need a PC with internet access to take part in the session and either a telephone or headphones to listen to the audio.  The available sessions are listed below.  Please click on the date of your choice and you will be directed to a self registration page.

 

Basic	Advanced
Tuesday 2nd October 10.00am Thursday 1st November 2.00pm	Thursday 20th September 10.00am Tuesday 16th October 2.00pm Wednesday 14th November 10.00am

You will be registered automatically.  If you haven’t received your confirmation after 2 hours please check your junk / spam email folder.  If you have any questions please get in touch with Richard at the email address above.

Problem with the save function on NHS Databases

There is currently a problem with the NHS Databases’ save function.

When trying to save a set of search results as a document the databases crash and will no longer work.

The problem has been reported and a fix is being worked on.

In the meantime, to work around this issue, please proceed as follows:

1. Email your search results to yourself
2. Open the document from your email
3. Save the document to your computer

NHS Evidence

The NHS Evidence portal, for information such as guidance and reports, has been recently updated. Improvements to the search function have been made, and new features introduced – the Accreditation Scheme and My Evidence.

The Accreditation scheme aims to identify organisations who have reached the highest standards in producing guidance, publications by these organisations are then awarded an accreditation mark- making them easily identifiable in search results.

“My Evidence” allows you to create your own space on NHS Evidence, saving searches and receiving personalised updates on new publications.

To find out more see: about My Evidence

Uptodate now available for St George’s

The library now has access to Uptodate, a well-referenced US produced online textbook that is updated several times a year.

To access Uptodate, go to the library website www.sgul.ac.uk/library. Select Databases A-Z and then Uptodate and input your terms into the search box. You should NOT  need to input any passwords or usernames – Just go straight to Search box and input your search terms

Access is whilst on the St George’s site only We are interested in your feedback to using Uptodate. Please email jkirby@sgul.ac.uk with any comments you have.

Trial of Global Health Database

Global Health Database is a comprehensive public health resource, including core public health journals not indexed by other major medical databases.

Journals covered include:

Health Promotion international, Health Policy and Planning, European Journal of Public Health and Journal of Public health.

Subjects covered include:

Infectious Diseases; Toxicology; Epidemiology & Public Health; Physiology; Geriatrics; Behavioral Science; Alternative Medicine; Food Science & Technology; Nutrition & Dietetics; Evidence-Based Medicine; Microbiology; Nutrition/Diet Therapy; Occupational & Environmental Medicine; Women’s Health; Immunology

To access:

Go to Athens

Log into “MyAthens” to the left of the screen with your NHS Athens password.

Once you’ve logged in, on the right hand side of the screen you should see a section called “recent resources” and under this heading a link entitled “Ovid online” should be visible, click on this link. On the next page click “continue” and then select the “Global Health” link.  This should then take you through to the database.

The trial is running now until the end of June

World class commissioning information

A new online information service designed to support the ongoing development of world class commissioning in the NHS has been launched  by The King’s Fund.The new service will provide a unique resource for health professionals and others with an interest in commissioning – it will showcase all the latest news and guidance on commissioning with the best evidence and examples of good practice and policy.
It will aim to be the first port of call for those involved in commissioning and well-being. The site offers high quality information and timely guides on the various types of commissioning and brings together work on commissioning processes, competencies such as collaborative working or engaging the public, as well as advice on developing knowledge and skills. The collection will be available from the Commissioning Specialist Library run by The King’s Fund on behalf of the National Library of Health.

Database Discovery: Map of Medicine

In the second of a series of posts we look at lesser known health database, Map of Medicine.

What is it and how can it help?

The Map of Medicine is more than a simple health-care database. It’s an online tool that visually organizes over 370 clinical pathways based on best evidence and best practice. Created for health professionals, by health professionals, the Map of Medicine can save you time re-inventing guidance and searching for the latest evidence to deliver on treatment targets and health-care planning. Pathways in the Map focus on the patient journey and stretch across all aspects of health or social care to facilitate co-ordination between the different sectors. The Map can be edited to reflect local practices and sign-post users to local services, e.g. giving details of how to refer for investigations and contact details local services and support groups.

What’s the topic coverage?
Over 370 pathways cover broad areas such as A&E, Medicine, Mental Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oncology and Palliative Care, Paediatrics and Surgery.

How do I access it?
In London access is Athens password protected via the following 3 routes (you need to register with the site the first time you login):
1. Direct at http://london.mapofmedicine.com (Click on Login via Athens)
2. Click on the link to Map of Medicine on the Library’s EBH databases page
3. Login to My Athens with your Athens password and select Map of Medicine from the Local Resources tab.

How can I search Map of Medicine?
Enter a search term in the search box to find relevant pathways (Use “speech marks” to find phrases). Or use the Browse pathways A-Z list to find pathways under the broad topic headings. You can add a clinical presentation filter to further refine the search results.

How can I get more help?
Click here for a Quick Reference Guide to get you started or
contact Karen John-Pierre for more information about localizing the Map of Medicine.

Cochrane Library Issue 4, 2008

The latest update to the Cochrane Library is now available including 84 new Cochrane systematic reviews, 130 updated reviews, 134 new protocols and 5 updated protocals. Selected new reviews include St. John’s wort relieves symptoms of major depression, Formoterol for asthma: evidence of serious adverse effects, Belt and braces approach may prevent DVT, Early Breast cancer: LHRH agonists show considerable promise and Contracting pelvic floor muscles prevents urine leakage before and after pregnancy.

Issue 4 also introduces a new type of review- the Diagnostic Test Accuracy Review. These are full-text systematic reviews of studies that assess the accuracy of diagnostic tests for given conditions in a specific patient group. You can see the first such review on Galactomannan detection for invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromized patients in this issue, as well as protocols for on-going work in this area.

One of the more popular features on the Cochrane website is the two minute podcasts on popular Cochrane Reviews. The publisher, Wiley has received positive feedback on the podcasts, which can be downloaded onto MP3 players and listened to on the way to work. Podcasts can be found here: http://cochrane.org/podcasts/ or click on the Podcasts icon on the Cochrane Homepage.

UpToDate trial now closed

St. George’s extended trial to the UpToDate clinical topic review database has now closed, and the service no longer available on either the Trust or University networks.

We are awaiting the results of an evaluation of the service from UpToDate. In the meantime, if you have any comments about UpToDate, please contact
Karen John-Pierrre on kjohn@sgul.ac.uk.