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What online tutorials are available?

Advice and training for literature searching and critical appraisal is available to NHS staff through Microsoft Teams.

Please email: cornwall.library@nhs.net for more information or to book a session.

University of Exeter online tutorials

There are University of Exeter help guides and tutorials on how to use resources available on the UEMS Library & Research Skills webpage.

Topics covered include:

• How to use the library catalogue (University of Exeter)
• How to reference
• The Literature search process
• Critical appraisal for medical and health sciences

Other online tutorials

Cochrane Library search tips

A collection of tips and demonstrations on using the Cochrane Library.

• Cochrane Library Search tour
• Understanding search error messages (download)
• View a PowerPoint demonstration online
• Download the PowerPoint outlining search features
• FAQs (Where can I find?) for Cochrane website change

Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)

CASP is part of Better Value Healthcare, a training organisation led by Professor Sir Muir Gray, and based in Oxford. The programme has developed workshops and tools for critical appraisal covering a wide range of research. It has also developed finding the evidence workshops, interactive and e-learning resources.

NHS E-Learning Repository

The E-Learning Repository is an extensible ‘search and discover platform’ to support the discovery and sharing of e-learning objects and learning resources. Register for access.

PubMed tutorial

The tutorial covers the following:

• Understand PubMed’s scope and content.
• Understand how the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) are used to describe and retrieve citations.
• Build a search using MeSH and PubMed search tools.
• Manage your results and save records of interest.
• Save your search strategies.
• Link to or order full-text articles.
• Link to related resources.

Royal College of Psychiatrists CPD Online

CPD Online from the Royal College of Psychiatrists is an e-learning resource for mental health professionals. Members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists can use CPD Online to complete up to half of their annual CPD requirements.