University Hospitals of Leicester Clinical Librarian Service Blog
Friday 19 December 2014
Recently published evidence updates
The following Evidence Updates have been published this month, detailing the latest evidence and literature.
Wednesday 17 December 2014
Health Librarian Workshop: Make your library service visible and essential to users
A workshop for health librarians on taking your services to your customers, with practical strategies and a chance to share good practice with colleagues.
If I Google your library service what will I find? Can I tweet an enquiry? Are you proactively sending me the information I need to do my job, be it as a clinician or a manager?
If these questions are playing on your mind then we can help find solutions. We are running a workshop for Health Librarians on 23rd of April 2015 on making your service visible and essential to your users.
Registration from 9
10.00 Welcome Sarah Sutton. Clinical Librarian, University Hospitals of Leicester. Short introduction on being loud and proud about your service.
10.15 Workshop on websites led by Stuart Glover. Library Services Manager, University Hospitals of Leicester.
11.15 Break
11.45 Social Media workshop lead by Kieran Lamb. Senior Manager Evidence Services, North West CSU.
1.00 Lunch
2.00 Current Awareness Bulletins/Evidence Updates, presentations and workshops led by Steph Bradley. Primary Care Librarian, North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals of Leicester Clinical Librarian Service.
3.50 Final comments and farewells.
To secure your place, please complete the form available on our website.
Health Education East Midlands (HEEM) is kindly sponsoring 15 places on this course for health library staff, including colleagues from public health departments, working in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire & Northamptonshire. This means that the full cost of the course will be met by HEEM (excluding travel expenses). Allocation of the sponsored places will be on a first come first served basis. To request a HEEM place, please complete the form above and select the option to apply for a HEEM place.
If I Google your library service what will I find? Can I tweet an enquiry? Are you proactively sending me the information I need to do my job, be it as a clinician or a manager?
If these questions are playing on your mind then we can help find solutions. We are running a workshop for Health Librarians on 23rd of April 2015 on making your service visible and essential to your users.
Registration from 9
10.00 Welcome Sarah Sutton. Clinical Librarian, University Hospitals of Leicester. Short introduction on being loud and proud about your service.
10.15 Workshop on websites led by Stuart Glover. Library Services Manager, University Hospitals of Leicester.
11.15 Break
11.45 Social Media workshop lead by Kieran Lamb. Senior Manager Evidence Services, North West CSU.
1.00 Lunch
2.00 Current Awareness Bulletins/Evidence Updates, presentations and workshops led by Steph Bradley. Primary Care Librarian, North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals of Leicester Clinical Librarian Service.
3.50 Final comments and farewells.
To secure your place, please complete the form available on our website.
Health Education East Midlands (HEEM) is kindly sponsoring 15 places on this course for health library staff, including colleagues from public health departments, working in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire & Northamptonshire. This means that the full cost of the course will be met by HEEM (excluding travel expenses). Allocation of the sponsored places will be on a first come first served basis. To request a HEEM place, please complete the form above and select the option to apply for a HEEM place.
Monday 15 December 2014
NICE Evidence Search is changing
NICE Evidence Search BETA site
NICE Evidence Search is changing, to better integrate the service with the NICE website and link it more closely to key NICE guidance and Pathways. NICE Evidence Search BETA is now available so that users can preview and feedback on the new site.
NICE Evidence Search is changing, to better integrate the service with the NICE website and link it more closely to key NICE guidance and Pathways. NICE Evidence Search BETA is now available so that users can preview and feedback on the new site.
http://beta.evidence.nhs.uk/
Monday 8 December 2014
Literature search tips - 'edit' and 'find' option
This week's literature search tip comes from our Clinical Librarian, Louise Hull:
When I have a long list of abstracts to look through in HDAS I find it useful to use the ‘edit’ then ‘find’ option for a keyword, which then highlights the word, so when you are scanning the abstracts you can easily focus and read the bits that are most relevant to be able to see if it’s relevant or useful.
We hope you like today's tip! Stay tuned for more and please do share or pop your thoughts in the comments field below.
Happy literature searching!
UHL Clinical Librarian Service
Tuesday 2 December 2014
EAHIL-EBSCO Scholarships for the 2015 EAHIL Workshop
EAHIL-EBSCO
Scholarships for the 2015 EAHIL Workshop
Deadline for applications: Friday 16 January 2015
Dear Colleagues,
The EAHIL Executive Board is pleased to announce the availability of EAHIL-EBSCO Scholarships to be awarded to worthy individuals to attend the EAHIL Workshop in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 10-12 June 2015. The scholarships, which are partly sponsored by the generous support of EBSCO, will each be 500 euros maximum. The Board hopes to award a minimum of six scholarships, but reserves the right not to award the full number of scholarships if there are insufficient applications of the required standard.
The Board will welcome applications from all those who are eligible (see below for further details on eligibility), including those who are newly registered as members. If you wish to register as an EAHIL member you may do so via this link: https://fd8.formdesk.com/EAHIL/membership.
The Aims of the Scholarship Programme are:
The EAHIL Executive Board will notify successful applicants not later than 2 February 2015.
(NB The timetable for Workshop registration will be: Registrations open: 9 February 2015. Deadline for early registration: 16 March 2015. Last day of registration: 30 April 2015.)
If you have any queries about the application process please address them to either Suzanne Bakker, EAHIL Secretariat Supervisor eahil-secr@list.ecompass.nl or Peter Morgan, EAHIL Past President pbm2@cam.ac.ukÂ
Kind regards,
Peter
--
Peter Morgan
EAHIL Past President
(retired) Head of Medical & Science Libraries
Cambridge University Library
Cambridge
UK
pbm2@cam.ac.uk
The EAHIL Executive Board will notify successful applicants not later than 2 February 2015.
(NB The timetable for Workshop registration will be: Registrations open: 9 February 2015. Deadline for early registration: 16 March 2015. Last day of registration: 30 April 2015.)
If you have any queries about the application process please address them to either Suzanne Bakker, EAHIL Secretariat Supervisor eahil-secr@list.ecompass.nl or Peter Morgan, EAHIL Past President pbm2@cam.ac.ukÂ
Deadline for applications: Friday 16 January 2015
Dear Colleagues,
The EAHIL Executive Board is pleased to announce the availability of EAHIL-EBSCO Scholarships to be awarded to worthy individuals to attend the EAHIL Workshop in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 10-12 June 2015. The scholarships, which are partly sponsored by the generous support of EBSCO, will each be 500 euros maximum. The Board hopes to award a minimum of six scholarships, but reserves the right not to award the full number of scholarships if there are insufficient applications of the required standard.
The Board will welcome applications from all those who are eligible (see below for further details on eligibility), including those who are newly registered as members. If you wish to register as an EAHIL member you may do so via this link: https://fd8.formdesk.com/EAHIL/membership.
The Aims of the Scholarship Programme are:
- To
support EAHIL members in the early stages of their careers by encouraging
them to attend EAHIL meetings
- To
support EAHIL members who for economic or political reasons may have
difficulty in attending
- To
maintain a high and relevant quality of presentations/CECs at conferences
and workshops
For
2015 please note that the Board, with these Aims in mind, has revised the
criteria for eligibility. Scholarship applicants are required to observe all
of the following conditions, and the Board will not consider any application
that fails to comply with them.
(a) Applicants must be citizens of one of the member states of the Council of Europe http://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/47-members-states
(b) Applicants must already be registered on the EAHIL Membership Database as an individual Full Member of EAHIL at the time of submitting their application.
(c) Applicants must not previously have received a scholarship or registration award from EAHIL.
(d) Scholarships are not awarded to members from the country hosting the conference or workshop.
(e) Applications must be made only on the official online application form. They must comply with all requirements regarding length of application. Supplementary material sent in addition to the application form will not be accepted.
(f) Successful applicants will not be eligible for any concurrent fee waiver offered to specified participants at the conference.
All applications will be considered in confidence. They will be judged on the merits of the case submitted by each applicant. In assessing each application the Board will be particularly keen to support those members who are still getting established in their professional careers, and will take into account a number of criteria, including:
(a) Applicants must be citizens of one of the member states of the Council of Europe http://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/47-members-states
(b) Applicants must already be registered on the EAHIL Membership Database as an individual Full Member of EAHIL at the time of submitting their application.
(c) Applicants must not previously have received a scholarship or registration award from EAHIL.
(d) Scholarships are not awarded to members from the country hosting the conference or workshop.
(e) Applications must be made only on the official online application form. They must comply with all requirements regarding length of application. Supplementary material sent in addition to the application form will not be accepted.
(f) Successful applicants will not be eligible for any concurrent fee waiver offered to specified participants at the conference.
All applications will be considered in confidence. They will be judged on the merits of the case submitted by each applicant. In assessing each application the Board will be particularly keen to support those members who are still getting established in their professional careers, and will take into account a number of criteria, including:
- The
applicant's number of years working in health information
- Will
this be the applicant's first attendance at an EAHIL conference/workshop?
- How
does the applicant intend to contribute to the Edinburgh Workshop
- How
does the applicant expect to benefit from attending the Edinburgh
Workshop?
The EAHIL Executive Board will notify successful applicants not later than 2 February 2015.
(NB The timetable for Workshop registration will be: Registrations open: 9 February 2015. Deadline for early registration: 16 March 2015. Last day of registration: 30 April 2015.)
If you have any queries about the application process please address them to either Suzanne Bakker, EAHIL Secretariat Supervisor eahil-secr@list.ecompass.nl or Peter Morgan, EAHIL Past President pbm2@cam.ac.ukÂ
Kind regards,
Peter
--
Peter Morgan
EAHIL Past President
(retired) Head of Medical & Science Libraries
Cambridge University Library
Cambridge
UK
pbm2@cam.ac.uk
The EAHIL Executive Board will notify successful applicants not later than 2 February 2015.
(NB The timetable for Workshop registration will be: Registrations open: 9 February 2015. Deadline for early registration: 16 March 2015. Last day of registration: 30 April 2015.)
If you have any queries about the application process please address them to either Suzanne Bakker, EAHIL Secretariat Supervisor eahil-secr@list.ecompass.nl or Peter Morgan, EAHIL Past President pbm2@cam.ac.ukÂ
Monday 1 December 2014
Literature search tips - ADJ
As any clinical librarian will know, there is a wealth of literature search methods out there. With this in mind, we have decided to start a new blog series sharing top search tips, which we hope will help!
Today's tip comes from one of our Clinical Librarians, Sarah Sutton and the focus is on using the "adj" connector in HDAS and Ovid.
Today's tip comes from one of our Clinical Librarians, Sarah Sutton and the focus is on using the "adj" connector in HDAS and Ovid.
If you use adj and put a number next to it, then it will search for the two words you put either side of adj in any order. So, diabet* adj3 ketoacid* would pull “diabetics who suffered from ketoacidosis” in an abstract or title and also “ketoacidotic attacks in diabetes”. Of course it wouldn’t pull DKA!
We hope you like today's tip! Stay tuned for more and please do share or pop your thoughts in the comments field below.
Happy literature searching!
UHL Clinical Librarian Service
Wednesday 26 November 2014
Recently published Evidence Updates
The following Evidence Updates have been published this month, detailing the latest evidence and literature.
Breast Cancer
Colorectal Surgery
Corporate Nursing
Emergency Medicine
Family Planning
Infection Control
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Older People's Health
Palliative Care
Respiratory Medicine
Vascular Surgery
Breast Cancer
Colorectal Surgery
Corporate Nursing
Emergency Medicine
Family Planning
Infection Control
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Older People's Health
Palliative Care
Respiratory Medicine
Vascular Surgery
Tuesday 11 November 2014
Publication of the Week
The UHL Clinical Librarian Service are now highlighting a 'Publication of the Week'. We feature an important or interesting recent publication each week on our website that is of relevance to the health service. Links to previous publications can also be found on our webpage.
UHL Clinical Librarian Service Publication of the Week
This week we have chosen a report from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, looking at how the NHS can achieve better value in care and cost through ensuring that resources in clinical care are used appropriately and unnecessary interventions which do not add value for patients are avoided.
Protecting resources, promoting value: a doctor's guide to cutting waste in clinical care
UHL Clinical Librarian Service Publication of the Week
This week we have chosen a report from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, looking at how the NHS can achieve better value in care and cost through ensuring that resources in clinical care are used appropriately and unnecessary interventions which do not add value for patients are avoided.
Protecting resources, promoting value: a doctor's guide to cutting waste in clinical care
Wednesday 5 November 2014
EAHIL + ICAHIS + ICLC 2015 Workshop is calling for your input!
The International Programme Committee for the joint EAHIL + ICAHIS + ICLC 2015 Workshop is calling for your input!
The aim of the survey is to gather your views on topics that are being considered by the IPC.
The IPC will draw on your feedback to select topics and design the Workshop.
The theme of the Workshop is 'Research-Minded: understanding, supporting, conducting research'.
The primary aim of the Workshop is to equip participants with greater understanding of, and practical skills in, research approaches and methods.
Here is where you will find the survey: https://www.survey.ed.ac.uk/eahil-icahis-iclc-2015
In case it is handy to read before or alongside the survey, here is a PDF containing all of the topics: http://www.docs.is.ed.ac.uk/mvm/EAHIL+ICAHIS+ICLC_workshop_consultation.pdf
The consultation survey closes on 13 November 2014 at 23:50 GMT.
Remember to save the dates for the Workshop: 10-12 June 2015.
The aim of the survey is to gather your views on topics that are being considered by the IPC.
The IPC will draw on your feedback to select topics and design the Workshop.
The theme of the Workshop is 'Research-Minded: understanding, supporting, conducting research'.
The primary aim of the Workshop is to equip participants with greater understanding of, and practical skills in, research approaches and methods.
Here is where you will find the survey: https://www.survey.ed.ac.uk/eahil-icahis-iclc-2015
In case it is handy to read before or alongside the survey, here is a PDF containing all of the topics: http://www.docs.is.ed.ac.uk/mvm/EAHIL+ICAHIS+ICLC_workshop_consultation.pdf
The consultation survey closes on 13 November 2014 at 23:50 GMT.
Remember to save the dates for the Workshop: 10-12 June 2015.
We hope to see you in Edinburgh, Scotland, next year!
Monday 3 November 2014
EAHIL + ICAHIS + ICLC 2015 Workshop
The International Programme Committee for the joint EAHIL
+ ICAHIS + ICLC 2015 Workshop is calling for your input!
The aim of the survey is to gather your views on topics
that are being considered by the IPC.
The IPC will draw on your feedback to select topics and
design the Workshop.
The theme of the Workshop is 'Research-Minded:
understanding, supporting, conducting research'.
The primary aim of the Workshop is to equip participants
with greater understanding of, and practical skills in, research approaches and
methods.
Here is where you will find the survey: https://www.survey.ed.ac.uk/eahil-icahis-iclc-2015
In case it is handy to read before or alongside the
survey, here is a PDF containing all of the topics: http://www.docs.is.ed.ac.uk/mvm/EAHIL+ICAHIS+ICLC_workshop_consultation.pdf
The consultation survey closes on 13 November 2014 at
23:50 GMT.
Remember to save the dates for the Workshop: 10-12 June
2015.
We hope to see you in Edinburgh, Scotland, next year!
Friday 6 June 2014
May Current Awareness Bulletins
Head over to our newly designed website to see the latest current awareness bulletins, which were published in May. They include:
Want to know when the latest bulletin is published? Follow us on Twitter @UHLCL to keep up-to-date.
- Cardiac Surgery *this is a brand new bulletin, which we are producing in collaboration with the Cardiac Surgery team*
- Corporate Nursing
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Planning
- Infection Control
- Neonatal
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Older People's Health
- Vascular Surgery
Want to know when the latest bulletin is published? Follow us on Twitter @UHLCL to keep up-to-date.
New website design!
The UHL Library Services website has just had a make-over, including a brand new layout for the Clinical Librarian section! Head over here to take a look and meet the Clinical Librarian team! And don't forget, you can now follow the UHL Clinical Librarian team on Twitter for updates on the latest medical current awareness bulletins, as well as articles and news on clinical librarianship. Head over to our Twitter page to say hi!
Friday 9 May 2014
April Current Awareness Bulletins
Head over to our website to see the latest current awareness bulletins, which were published in April. They include:
- Anaesthesia & Critical Care
- Cancer & Haematology
- Cardiology
- Children's Health
- Clinical Genetics
- Colorectal Surgery
- Diabetes
- Emergency
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Musculoskeletal
- Pain
- Palliative Care
- Patient Safety & Risk
- Renal
- Respiratory
- Rheumatology
- Urology
Want to know when the latest bulletin is published? Follow us on Twitter @UHLCL to keep up-to-date.
Tuesday 6 May 2014
Starting a clinical informationist service
A recent article has been published, which looks at establishing a new clinical informationist role in an academic health sciences centre. The abstract is available to read here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24735263.
Friday 2 May 2014
Diabetes Current Awareness Bulletin feature
The Leicestershire Diabetes website has featured our latest Diabetes Current Awareness Bulletin, which you can view here: http://www.leicestershirediabetes.org.uk/881.html
To view more current awareness bulletins, head to our website to see the latest evidence in a range of topics: http://www.uhl-library.nhs.uk/cl_currentawareness.html
To view more current awareness bulletins, head to our website to see the latest evidence in a range of topics: http://www.uhl-library.nhs.uk/cl_currentawareness.html
Monday 31 March 2014
We're now on Twitter!
We have now joined the world of Twitter, where we'll be tweeting about the latest news at the University Hospitals of Leicester Clinical Librarian Service, including links to recently published current awareness bulletins. Follow us @UHLCL to keep up to date.
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