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Healthcare Database Searching

13/08/19

Bedfordshire Hospitals Library and Knowledge Service

COMET Room 3A

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Learn how to find accurate and reliable information via 9 Healthcare Databases including CINAHL and MEDLINE. We will discuss formulating a clinical question using search frameworks, which medical database to use for your search and how to input your search with the correct combinations (AND/OR) to receive the most useful results. With plenty of practical time to practice searching with the library team. Laptops will be provided but feel free to bring your own smartphone, laptop or tablet.

Learn how to: *Formulate a clinical question using search frameworks *Choose which healthcare database to use for your search *How to use the correct combinations (AND/OR) to receive the most useful results *How to input, export and save your search in Heathcare Databases Advanced Search (HDAS) *How to obtain full text of relevant articles

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Course Materials:
Advanced Literature Searching with HDAS - sending version.pptx Download