EBM%20Bitesize:%20Finding%20the%20Evidence%20activities

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EBM BitesizeFinding the Evidence activities

• Caroline De Brún

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Aims and Objectives

• To demonstrate different activities that can be
  used to liven up a searching skills session.

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1. Going shopping

• Imagine you have just won a million pounds and
  you want to buy a nice, new car.
• How do you choose one?

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2. Search-off

1. Work through the first step of EBP.
2. Allocate sources of evidence to participants.
3. Give them 10 minutes to find the evidence.
4. Compare experiences.

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Top Tips

1. Collect scenarios
2. Keep participants away from computers
3. Dont assume step 1 of the EBP process
4. Store all your links on a social bookmarking site
5. Be prepared for technology failures
6. Allow time for experience-sharing
7. Remind people about online help and libraries

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Useful resources

• Teaching EBM wikihttp//tebm-libs.wikispaces.com/
  
• Wetpaint EBM Librarian wikihttp//ebmlibrarian.we
  tpaint.com
• Teaching on the Run series by Medical Journal of
  Australiahttp//annietv600.wordpress.com/2006/04/
  17/teaching-on-the-run-tips-a-series-from-the-medi
  cal-journal-of-australia/
• Create your own EBM sitehttp//www.ebmpyramid.org
  /home.php
• Exploring the evidence basehttp//clinicallibrari
  an.wordpress.com/2008/08/
• Evidence-based nursing resources useful for all
  disciplineshttp//muhc.ebn.mcgill.ca/EBN_tools.ht
  m

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Any questions?

• Mrs Caroline De Brún MA DipLIS MCLIP
• Librarian
• NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
• caroline.debrun_at_institute.nhs.uk
• http//www.institute.nhs.uk/alert/