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 Make informed, confident clinical decisions with support from Clinical Key. Clinical Key is a clinical search engine giving you access to a wide range of full-text, evidence-based, up-to-date information. Clinical Key is provided by the Library Service for staff at UHNM. Point of Care Use the smart search engine to quickly access clinical overviews, NICE guidelines and BNF / BNFc to deliver point of care diagnosis, treatment and after care for your patients. Download the mobile app so that you have quick answers to clinical questions to support ward rounds and case meetings. Professional Development Take advantage of the advanced features to continue your professional development. Use Clinical Key to: Search the latest published research Save and share articles Set up alerts on key journals Create presentations Earn CME credit How to Access Clinical Key is available to UHMN staff, via NHS OpenAthens login Go to Clinical Key Log in with you NHS OpenAthens username A...

Dynamed is an evidence-based, clinical reference tool. It can help you to make quick, evidence-based decisions. It is available to our UHNM users via your openathens username. Follow these easy steps to make sure that you can use it effectively to find the evidence you need: 1. What can Dynamed do for you? Check out this overview . 2. Get access quick – learn how to access Dynamed . 3. Complete your first search and check the results page. 4. Navigate your way around the topic page to find the evidence you need . 5. Learn how to save content and share with colleagues . 6. Make sure you stay up-to-date; create alerts and check for practice-changing updates . 7. Get Dynamed on the go – find out how to the Dynamed app . For an overview of all the functionality within Dynamed, check out our etutorial Using Dynamed.

Are you frustrated with searching the Internet? Can you find the right evidence at the right time to support patient care? Are you struggling to get access to full-text articles? Do you know how to appraise the research you find? We can help you to develop your skills so that you can find the evidence to support decision-making and patient care. Our courses include opportunities to: Get help finding the right information via the Internet Learn how to conduct a literature search and use our databases to get information quickly Find high-level good quality systematic reviews and evidence summaries using the Cochrane Library and similar resources Start to develop your critical appraisal skills Get to grips with Refworks (Keele only) Our courses are free, provide lots of hands-on opportunities and are usually completed in 1 to 2 hours. Why not book online now , or contact our training team .

UHNM staff can now use Clinical Key to find the answer to clinical queries: Clinical Specialist Search Engine SmartSearch to find answers quickly Access ebooks Full-text ejournals Evidence-based topics Images & Videos Access : Via NHS Athens username Login : Via the Healthcare Resources page Specialist Flyers : We have a range of specialist flyers detailing specialist content. Please contact Cheryl, the eResources Librarian if you would like a specialist flyer for your department [c.kent@keele.ac.uk] Flyers available: Anaesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynaecology Cardiology Oncology Dermatology Ophthalmology Diabetes / Endocrinology Orthopaedics Emergency Medicine Otolaryngology Gastroenterology Paediatrics Geriatric Medicine Pathology Haematology Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Infectious Diseases Psychiatry Internal Me...

NHS organisations in England now have trial access to the premium version of the TRIP (turning research into practice) database for one year. It is only available on the NHS network via IP address access. The TRIP database allows you to search for high quality clinical research evidence. The premium edition will give you access to: Over 100,000 extra systematic reviews than the free version Millions of extra free full-text articles Easily search over 175,000 ongoing clinical trials Access to a massive database of medical images Access to tens of thousands of clinical videos Access TRIP database (no login required but you must be on an NHS networked computer) Read more about TRIP

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Dynamed is an evidence-based, clinical reference tool providing you with the most up-to-date information on a wide range of diseases and conditions. A simple and easy to use search tool helps you to find clinical summaries and guidelines as well as the latest practice-changing research. Use Dynamed to support you during clinics, ward rounds and case discussions. Available via NHS Athens for UHNM users only. Access Dynamed from our Healthcare Resources page or try our Using Dynamed etutorial to find out more.

There is another chance for you to come along to the CEC foyer to find out more about the Library services and resources available within the NHS. We will have a display and a librarian will be on-hand to chat to on Monday 8th June 1-4 pm. Whether you are a student preparing for your first NHS professional post , going on placement or work for our NHS partners , come along to browse our display and learn how we can support patient care and your professional development: NHS Athens and online resources NHS Outreach Service for community-based users Support for Evidence-based decision making

Here is a pretty thorough overview of Dynamed from the Ebsco video channel: Dynamed WebEx presented by Brian Alper , including: clinical examples how evidence is selected viewing updates signing up for alerts Dynamed is available to our UHNM users via NHS Athens . The Dynamed mobile app is also available. You can get more help on using Dynamed by trying our Using Dynamed etutorial .

We’ve developed a new training course just for Keele students . Learn how to find high-level, good quality evidence from the Cochrane Library and the Joanna Briggs Institute database. Book yourself on a session by getting in touch with Mariet or Rachael or book online .

Our new course Cochrane Library and Others will help you to find high-level, good quality evidence such as systematic reviews and evidence summaries. Learn how to search: Cochrane Library Trip database (Turning Research into Practice) CKS (Clinical knowledge Summaries) Book yourself on a session by getting in touch with Mariet or Rachael or book online .

The Centre for Evidence Based Medicine offers a range of courses and tutorials to help clinicians to develop the skills to practice evidence-based medicine. It also makes available a range of tools, presentations and publications to support practitioners and the teaching of EBM. You can find a number of tools to help you with the step-by-step process: Using PICO to help you to develop a clinical question Where to look for evidence Critical Appraisal tools and worksheets Application of the results to your own situation CEBM also have a youtube channel .which includes videos of presentations and tutorials. Check out this PICO video . We also have a number of etutorials to get you started with the basics.

The TRIP database is a search tool that will help you to find good quality research evidence. It can help you to find synopses, systematic reviews, guidelines and key primary research as it searches across a wide range of healthcare specific resources; You can also find information such as images, videos, patient information and more. The search engine is freely available on the Internet. Type your keywords in to the search box for a simple search or use the advanced search options for more complicated searching. Screen-shot of an example search in TRIP There is also an option to perform a PICO search, Don’t know what PICO is? Find out in our PICO etutorial . There are a number of videos to help you to get to grips with TRIP, and you can follow their Facebook page   for more information on new features and releases.

Get up-to-date evaluated and validated evidence-based guidance for a wide range of conditions and diseases from DynaMed . Designed to use at point of care and updated daily. DynaMed is available for UHNS staff, accessible via your NHS Athens username and password. See our Healthcare Resources page for links and more information , including guides, video demonstrations and how to get the smart phone app. Use the simple search box to find information on a range of conditions and diseases

The Map of Medicine has been updated to include pathways for new conditions as well as updates to a range of existing conditions: Anaemia Cough in children Cough in adults Crystal arthropathy Pelvic organ prolapse Hip pain Map of Medicine provides access to a variety of condition-specific evidence-based care maps. For more details see this bulletin

Dynamed is now available to UHNS Athens users. DynaMed provides clinically-organized summaries for nearly 3,000 disease and condition topics, incorporating over 800 drug topics.  DynaMed editors monitor the content of over 500 medical journals, using a 7-step methodology for selecting and critically appraising each selected article. DynaMed is updated daily and is available via mobile devices. You can access Dynamed from our Health Information Resources page. Help is available to get you started.

The Trip Database has been recently updated to included additional functionality:   Easily identify new content for particular searches and or over 25 broad clinical areas (e.g. cardiology, oncology).  See the Trip blog for more details Refining the search by clinical area.  For more details see the Trip blog The Trip Database allows you to search across a range of high quality healthcare evidence.

The Map of Medicine has been updated to include new functionality to: See local care maps Bookmark your favourite care maps Change your default view Search within each care map Print a single care point Map of Medicine provides access to a variety of condition-specific evidence-based care maps. For more details see this bulletin

The Trip Database is a high quality database which supports clinicians in evidence based research. New features have recently been added as part of the latest upgrade including an e-portfolio to assist reflective learning, links to BMJ's doc2doc forum , better linking to medical images and faster searching. Further information on the latest update is available here .

Due to the recent global outbreak of Swine Influenza, EBSCO Publishing and the DynaMed Editors have made DynaMed’s information about Swine Influenza free to health care providers and institutions throughout the world. The DynaMed topic on Swine Influenza consolidates information from multiple sources for health care providers to stay current with recommendations for monitoring, diagnosing, and treating patients with flu-like illnesses during this outbreak. DynaMed Editors will continue to monitor information and update this topic as needed throughout this global crisis. Additional DynaMed clinical evidence summaries can be accessed through the DynaMed link under the Clinical Knowledge Summaries . DynaMed is normally a subscribed resource (American bias), which has been made freely available in the UK only when linking through the Clinical Knowledge Summaries. Additional evaluated information is being added to the Intute website, please click here to view the latest articles and podc...