Health Information on the Internet

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Health Information on the Internet

• Sabelo Mapasure
• SCHT
• Library Knowledge Services Manager
• library_at_shropcom.nhs.uk

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Objectives

• Know what freely available resources the Health
  Information Resources website offers including
  guidelines, systematic reviews, e-journals
  and patient information
• Know how to look for evidence using the NHS
  Evidence and Cochrane Library
• Use other health subject sites such as Pubget,
  Bandolier etc.

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NHS Evidence Health Information formerly National
Library for Health

• A gateway to information for healthcare staff
• Contains specialist collections that act as
  subject gateways for specific areas Ended
• Contains a number of databases, e-journals,
  e-books and other information resources
• Many resources are protected by Athens
• www.library.nhs.uk

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Athens accounts

• Some resources require an NHS Athens account
• With an Athens account you can access resources
  from any PC
• You can register online (using an NHS PC is best)

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Key NHS Evidence Health Information Resources

• Specialist collections No longer updated
• Cochrane Library
• Evidence Summaries
• NHS Evidence
• Patient information NHS Choices
• My Journals
• ZETOC

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NHS Evidence Health Information Resources

• Links to local library services
• Favourite useful links
• RSS and Newsfeeds reader (My Update)
• www.library.nhs.uk/mylibrary

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NHS Evidence

• Run by National Institute for Health and Clinical
  Excellence (NICE)
• Search engine for clinical and non-clinical
  resources
• Primary research accessible with an Athens
  password
• www.evidence.nhs.uk

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TRIP Database

• Searches a number of sites to find evidence-based
  resources such as systematic reviews, evidence
  synopses and guidelines
• www.tripdatabase.com

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Pubget

• Pubget is a search engine that works like Google
  Scholar and brings PDFs on your search. Instead
  of providing a results list of citations, Pubget
  provides the results list with immediate access
  to the article
• http//pubget.com/

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Map of Medicine

• Online clinical knowledge resource which outlines
  primary and secondary care pathways in a visual
  format
• Login via ATHENS at www.athens.nhs.uk

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Evaluating Information

• Authority who wrote the page? Who does the site
  belong to?
• Audience who is site aimed at? What does it aim
  to do?
• Accuracy is the content based on factual
  evidence or is it opinion?
• Currency how up to date is the information?

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FinallyThank you for attending!

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• Sabelo Mapasure
• SCHT Library and Knowledge Services
• library_at_shropcom.nhs.uk