High level searching of medical and health related resources is a key skill for NHS Wales Librarians. In this session, Katrina Hall and Nia Morris explore the work being done to improve literature searching skills and services to ensure standardisation and quality across the organisation, and the resulting formation of a small team of expert searchers supporting the work of Health Education & Improvement Wales.
Leading a library review and developing a strategic plan through evidence and...Anne Murphy
Murphy, McMahon, Peakin. 6 June 2017. parallel paper, leadership 3. ICML/EAHIL 2017
Introduction
Tallaght Hospital is a teaching Hospital of Trinity College, Dublin and within this structure, the Library plays a vital role in maintaining that status. When the Library faced a period of fiscal uncertainty and potential closure due to a loss of clarity with regards to its role within the organisation, the Hospital Executive commissioned a review of the service to be led by the Head Librarian and terms of reference were agreed.
Objective
The objective was to review the service and make recommendations about its future development, and to utilise a strategic framework to guide this development, highlighting the Library as a service which is essential to the standing of the Hospital.
Methods
A Library Review Group was established, composed of a broad and representative cross-section of stakeholders. The values underpinning the review were evidence and engagement. Bryson’s Strategic Change Cycle was adopted as the strategic framework to structure the review process. The Group took a multi-faceted approach to gathering the evidence, using benchmarking, stakeholder feedback and a comprehensive literature review. The Group used the opportunity afforded by the review to engage a diverse range of hospital staff who voiced their requirement for the development and expansion of library services. Contemporary best practice was considered as was the strategic context outlined in Tallaght Hospital’s Clinical Service Strategy 2016-2018 and Trinity Health Ireland’s strategic objectives.
Results
The Library Review Group completed its work in July 2016 with the submission of its report and recommendations to the Executive. The Report and Library Service Strategy outlines how the Hospital can build on the quality of its existing Library service. At the time of writing in October 2016, a meeting with the CEO is scheduled and it is anticipated that the report recommendations will be adopted and resourced by the Hospital.
Conclusion
The strategic planning involved in leading a review such as this showcases the variety of approaches that can be taken and by analysing this process, a framework can be considered for similar projects. This type of strategic management requires librarians to fully embrace leadership roles as they look to guide their own service and integrate themselves into the healthcare environment.
Abstract written 19th October 2016
ACRL Value Update 2014, Annual Las Vegasmbowlesterry
An update on the work of the Value of Academic Libraries committee, presented at a Sunday afternoon forum at ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas by Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Melissa Bowles-Terry.
Evidence based commissioning - now and moving forwardAnne Gray
Presentation at Health Libraries Group conference, Scarborough September 2016, looking at the research behind evidence based commissioning - the evidence used, how it is found and how it is used - and a case study of a Commissioning Librarian.
Leading a library review and developing a strategic plan through evidence and...Anne Murphy
Murphy, McMahon, Peakin. 6 June 2017. parallel paper, leadership 3. ICML/EAHIL 2017
Introduction
Tallaght Hospital is a teaching Hospital of Trinity College, Dublin and within this structure, the Library plays a vital role in maintaining that status. When the Library faced a period of fiscal uncertainty and potential closure due to a loss of clarity with regards to its role within the organisation, the Hospital Executive commissioned a review of the service to be led by the Head Librarian and terms of reference were agreed.
Objective
The objective was to review the service and make recommendations about its future development, and to utilise a strategic framework to guide this development, highlighting the Library as a service which is essential to the standing of the Hospital.
Methods
A Library Review Group was established, composed of a broad and representative cross-section of stakeholders. The values underpinning the review were evidence and engagement. Bryson’s Strategic Change Cycle was adopted as the strategic framework to structure the review process. The Group took a multi-faceted approach to gathering the evidence, using benchmarking, stakeholder feedback and a comprehensive literature review. The Group used the opportunity afforded by the review to engage a diverse range of hospital staff who voiced their requirement for the development and expansion of library services. Contemporary best practice was considered as was the strategic context outlined in Tallaght Hospital’s Clinical Service Strategy 2016-2018 and Trinity Health Ireland’s strategic objectives.
Results
The Library Review Group completed its work in July 2016 with the submission of its report and recommendations to the Executive. The Report and Library Service Strategy outlines how the Hospital can build on the quality of its existing Library service. At the time of writing in October 2016, a meeting with the CEO is scheduled and it is anticipated that the report recommendations will be adopted and resourced by the Hospital.
Conclusion
The strategic planning involved in leading a review such as this showcases the variety of approaches that can be taken and by analysing this process, a framework can be considered for similar projects. This type of strategic management requires librarians to fully embrace leadership roles as they look to guide their own service and integrate themselves into the healthcare environment.
Abstract written 19th October 2016
ACRL Value Update 2014, Annual Las Vegasmbowlesterry
An update on the work of the Value of Academic Libraries committee, presented at a Sunday afternoon forum at ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas by Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Melissa Bowles-Terry.
Evidence based commissioning - now and moving forwardAnne Gray
Presentation at Health Libraries Group conference, Scarborough September 2016, looking at the research behind evidence based commissioning - the evidence used, how it is found and how it is used - and a case study of a Commissioning Librarian.
2013 National Network of Libraries of Medicine: New England Region NAHSL UpdateElaine Martin
UMass Medical School's Library Director Elaine Martin presents the National Network of Libraries of Medicine: New England Region's 2013 update at NAHSL. The presentation features new developments and initiatives, such as eScience, public health outreach, knowledge management services, technology improvements, and focused community outreach projects. The presentation also features funding sources.
Building confidence to mobilise knowledge in the health sectorAlison Day
A rolling slide show for a market place stall at the UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum event on the 7th and 8th March 2018 describing the work of Health Education England NHS Library and Knowledge Services in devising a training programme to build the confidence of librarians to use a range of knowledge sharing tools and techniques.
Presentation from the Entrepreneurial Librarian Conference, October 17, 2014. Wake Forest University. Amanda Binder, UNC Charlotte and Lareese Hall, MIT libraries.
Our place in an organisation that cares for the natural resources of WalesCILIP
Natural Resources Wales has embedded sustainable principles in all its work. In this session Kester Savage and Joanne Hindes explain how library and information services fit into the wider sustainability goals of the organisation and the challenges faced in putting sustainability in front and centre of their work.
Working Together evolving library value: initial findingsSAGE Publishing
‘Working together: evolving value for academic libraries’ is a six-month research project investigating the value of academic libraries for teaching and research staff. SAGE commissioned LISU to undertake the research in December 2011. Now halfway through the project, two UK case studies are complete, and those in US and Scandinavia are underway.
Some initial results have been compiled into a short presentation to coincide with the UKSG conference.
By Jennifer Chapin, Programme Manager, AuthorAID at INASP.
1 March 2017- 15:00 CET
--The webinar was held as part of ASIRA (Access to Scientific Information Resources in Agriculture) Online Course for Low-Income Countries--
This webinar will provide an overview of the AuthorAID website and programme of support, including the online courses in research writing, mentoring support and resources. The impact of the AuthorAID programme and the lessons learnt in low income countries will also be covered.
About Jennifer Chapin
Jennifer coordinates the communication of research at INASP, managing the AuthorAID programme to support the capacity of researchers in developing countries. Joining INASP in 2016, Jennifer spent the previous four years at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in London, a role which included developing research best practice and quality assurance, supporting the development of actuarial research with 300 researchers worldwide. Holding an MA in Education and International Development, she previously worked in education strategy for the Royal College of Physicians of Canada and, since 2010, has also acted as director of a gender equality in education programme in Togo through a Canada-Togo partnership.
lecture presented by Fe Angela M. Verzosa at PLAI-Southern Tagalog Region Librarians Council Seminar-workshop on the theme, “Research in Librarianship : Capacity Building to Strengthen Research Culture”, held 7 October 2015, El Grande Residencia Hotel and Resort, Brgy. San Carlos, Lipa City
Librarians, palliative care specialists, web technicians, marketing experts and others work together to provide information on palliative care. The librarians' role includes development of search filters.
Well-being and impact have become very familiar terms in recent times. Since 2015 many public bodies in Wales have a duty under the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act to carry out sustainable development. This is about improving the way that we can achieve our economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being. Dr Owain Rhys Roberts presents how this has been considered and applied at The National Library of Wales and gives participants the opportunity to reflect and consider how this can be applied to their own context.
Many of the stories and case studies shared at this conference highlight just how important the art of collaboration is to ensuring successful projects and initiatives. In this workshop, Mystery Beck explores the art of collaboration, addressing the key questions we need to consider in order to collaborate effectively.
2013 National Network of Libraries of Medicine: New England Region NAHSL UpdateElaine Martin
UMass Medical School's Library Director Elaine Martin presents the National Network of Libraries of Medicine: New England Region's 2013 update at NAHSL. The presentation features new developments and initiatives, such as eScience, public health outreach, knowledge management services, technology improvements, and focused community outreach projects. The presentation also features funding sources.
Building confidence to mobilise knowledge in the health sectorAlison Day
A rolling slide show for a market place stall at the UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum event on the 7th and 8th March 2018 describing the work of Health Education England NHS Library and Knowledge Services in devising a training programme to build the confidence of librarians to use a range of knowledge sharing tools and techniques.
Presentation from the Entrepreneurial Librarian Conference, October 17, 2014. Wake Forest University. Amanda Binder, UNC Charlotte and Lareese Hall, MIT libraries.
Our place in an organisation that cares for the natural resources of WalesCILIP
Natural Resources Wales has embedded sustainable principles in all its work. In this session Kester Savage and Joanne Hindes explain how library and information services fit into the wider sustainability goals of the organisation and the challenges faced in putting sustainability in front and centre of their work.
Working Together evolving library value: initial findingsSAGE Publishing
‘Working together: evolving value for academic libraries’ is a six-month research project investigating the value of academic libraries for teaching and research staff. SAGE commissioned LISU to undertake the research in December 2011. Now halfway through the project, two UK case studies are complete, and those in US and Scandinavia are underway.
Some initial results have been compiled into a short presentation to coincide with the UKSG conference.
By Jennifer Chapin, Programme Manager, AuthorAID at INASP.
1 March 2017- 15:00 CET
--The webinar was held as part of ASIRA (Access to Scientific Information Resources in Agriculture) Online Course for Low-Income Countries--
This webinar will provide an overview of the AuthorAID website and programme of support, including the online courses in research writing, mentoring support and resources. The impact of the AuthorAID programme and the lessons learnt in low income countries will also be covered.
About Jennifer Chapin
Jennifer coordinates the communication of research at INASP, managing the AuthorAID programme to support the capacity of researchers in developing countries. Joining INASP in 2016, Jennifer spent the previous four years at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in London, a role which included developing research best practice and quality assurance, supporting the development of actuarial research with 300 researchers worldwide. Holding an MA in Education and International Development, she previously worked in education strategy for the Royal College of Physicians of Canada and, since 2010, has also acted as director of a gender equality in education programme in Togo through a Canada-Togo partnership.
lecture presented by Fe Angela M. Verzosa at PLAI-Southern Tagalog Region Librarians Council Seminar-workshop on the theme, “Research in Librarianship : Capacity Building to Strengthen Research Culture”, held 7 October 2015, El Grande Residencia Hotel and Resort, Brgy. San Carlos, Lipa City
Librarians, palliative care specialists, web technicians, marketing experts and others work together to provide information on palliative care. The librarians' role includes development of search filters.
Well-being and impact have become very familiar terms in recent times. Since 2015 many public bodies in Wales have a duty under the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act to carry out sustainable development. This is about improving the way that we can achieve our economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being. Dr Owain Rhys Roberts presents how this has been considered and applied at The National Library of Wales and gives participants the opportunity to reflect and consider how this can be applied to their own context.
Many of the stories and case studies shared at this conference highlight just how important the art of collaboration is to ensuring successful projects and initiatives. In this workshop, Mystery Beck explores the art of collaboration, addressing the key questions we need to consider in order to collaborate effectively.
Towards a green Library: the British library’s response to climate changeCILIP
The British Library has been working towards a brighter climate future for over a decade. In this session Blerina Hashani describes the Library’s journey towards decarbonisation and their role as a founding partner of the Green Libraries Partnership.
In Scotland over 30 environmental, heritage and cultural organisations have collaborated to create Climate Beacon hubs. In this session Kathleen Milne from Western Isles Libraries shares the story of their role in engaging communities to consider the impact of climate challenges.
Opening the Doors: Scotland moving Forward in collaborationCILIP
The University of Glasgow, one of the oldest and largest university libraries in Europe, holds an extensive range of unique and internationally significant collections. Martina McChrystal describes the Scottish funding landscape that enables cross sectoral library collaboration, the hybrid service innovations that her colleagues at Glasgow have implemented and explores some recent Scotland-wide collaborative projects they have participated in.
Making an impact by optimising space: How to keep track of print material in ...CILIP
Christine Brennan presents Marjan Baas-Harmsma's paper: The three campus libraries at Bangor University are merging into a single library. Much of the print stock is being relegated to an offsite storage unit to deal with space issues, preserve unique items and safeguard collections of special interest. Instead of using a conventional classification system, Bangor University uses Caia software and solutions, a modern storage solution that promises 100% discoverability and optimisation of available space.
Looking to improve your library’s sustainable environmental practices? In this opening address, CILIP President Kate Robinson explores the central role that librarians and information professionals play in helping their organisations and users work towards a more sustainable society. Kate shares highlights of CILIP’s sustainability initiatives including the new Green Libraries Partnership.
Celebrating the story of where higher education began in WalesCILIP
St David’s College, Lampeter was established in 1822. As part of the bicentenary celebrations the Special Collections and Archives embarked on several sustainable and collaborative projects to both highlight the collections, as well as explore further those individuals and groups who played key parts in the narrative of the Institution. Alison Harding will explore these projects and the partnerships developed through this work.
Reinventing online services to bridge the digital divideCILIP
Ian Rennie and Ceri Powell: During lockdown the Library and Learning Technology Service at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai established a library technology team to support both learners and staff. The team created a bilingual study skills site, online subject guides and coordinated a project to supply over a thousand devices to students to facilitate learning from home. The initiative won silver in the Welsh Library Team of the Year Awards in 2021.
The prostate is an exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system
It is a walnut-sized gland that forms part of the male reproductive system and is located in front of the rectum and just below the urinary bladder
Function is to store and secrete a clear, slightly alkaline fluid that constitutes 10-30% of the volume of the seminal fluid that along with the spermatozoa, constitutes semen
A healthy human prostate measures (4cm-vertical, by 3cm-horizontal, 2cm ant-post ).
It surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder. It has anterior, median, posterior and two lateral lobes
It’s work is regulated by androgens which are responsible for male sex characteristics
Generalised disease of the prostate due to hormonal derangement which leads to non malignant enlargement of the gland (increase in the number of epithelial cells and stromal tissue)to cause compression of the urethra leading to symptoms (LUTS
Ethanol (CH3CH2OH), or beverage alcohol, is a two-carbon alcohol
that is rapidly distributed in the body and brain. Ethanol alters many
neurochemical systems and has rewarding and addictive properties. It
is the oldest recreational drug and likely contributes to more morbidity,
mortality, and public health costs than all illicit drugs combined. The
5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(DSM-5) integrates alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence into a single
disorder called alcohol use disorder (AUD), with mild, moderate,
and severe subclassifications (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).
In the DSM-5, all types of substance abuse and dependence have been
combined into a single substance use disorder (SUD) on a continuum
from mild to severe. A diagnosis of AUD requires that at least two of
the 11 DSM-5 behaviors be present within a 12-month period (mild
AUD: 2–3 criteria; moderate AUD: 4–5 criteria; severe AUD: 6–11 criteria).
The four main behavioral effects of AUD are impaired control over
drinking, negative social consequences, risky use, and altered physiological
effects (tolerance, withdrawal). This chapter presents an overview
of the prevalence and harmful consequences of AUD in the U.S.,
the systemic nature of the disease, neurocircuitry and stages of AUD,
comorbidities, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, genetic risk factors, and
pharmacotherapies for AUD.
- Video recording of this lecture in English language: https://youtu.be/lK81BzxMqdo
- Video recording of this lecture in Arabic language: https://youtu.be/Ve4P0COk9OI
- Link to download the book free: https://nephrotube.blogspot.com/p/nephrotube-nephrology-books.html
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Pulmonary Thromboembolism - etilogy, types, medical- Surgical and nursing man...VarunMahajani
Disruption of blood supply to lung alveoli due to blockage of one or more pulmonary blood vessels is called as Pulmonary thromboembolism. In this presentation we will discuss its causes, types and its management in depth.
Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
These lecture slides, by Dr Sidra Arshad, offer a quick overview of physiological basis of a normal electrocardiogram.
Learning objectives:
1. Define an electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrocardiography
2. Describe how dipoles generated by the heart produce the waveforms of the ECG
3. Describe the components of a normal electrocardiogram of a typical bipolar leads (limb II)
4. Differentiate between intervals and segments
5. Enlist some common indications for obtaining an ECG
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 11, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 9, Human Physiology - From Cells to Systems, Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
3. Chapter 29, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
4. Electrocardiogram, StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549803/
5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
6. ECG Basics, http://www.nataliescasebook.com/tag/e-c-g-basics
Prix Galien International 2024 Forum ProgramLevi Shapiro
June 20, 2024, Prix Galien International and Jerusalem Ethics Forum in ROME. Detailed agenda including panels:
- ADVANCES IN CARDIOLOGY: A NEW PARADIGM IS COMING
- WOMEN’S HEALTH: FERTILITY PRESERVATION
- WHAT’S NEW IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS,
ONCOLOGICAL AND INFLAMMATORY SKIN DISEASES?
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ETHICS
- GENE THERAPY
- BEYOND BORDERS: GLOBAL INITIATIVES FOR DEMOCRATIZING LIFE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROMOTING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
- ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN LIFE SCIENCES
- Prix Galien International Awards Ceremony
Report Back from SGO 2024: What’s the Latest in Cervical Cancer?bkling
Are you curious about what’s new in cervical cancer research or unsure what the findings mean? Join Dr. Emily Ko, a gynecologic oncologist at Penn Medicine, to learn about the latest updates from the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2024 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer. Dr. Ko will discuss what the research presented at the conference means for you and answer your questions about the new developments.
micro teaching on communication m.sc nursing.pdfAnurag Sharma
Microteaching is a unique model of practice teaching. It is a viable instrument for the. desired change in the teaching behavior or the behavior potential which, in specified types of real. classroom situations, tends to facilitate the achievement of specified types of objectives.
1. AR Y SAFLE : AR-LEIN
ONSITE : ONLINE
High Level Search Skills
2. NHS Wales Library and Knowledge Service
• Shared catalogue/Resource Discovery Tool, NHS Wales LibrarySearch
includes the national online resources of the NHS Wales e-Library.
• A resource sharing agreement - Libraries can request books and
journal articles from any of the other libraries within the partnership.
• A forum for members to share knowledge, develop library staff and
network.
3. 25 staffed health libraries within NHS
Wales each managed by a
Professional Librarian.
6. Approach to issue
• Literature search guide
• Training
• Literature searching group
7. “This document is intended to reduce variation in practice
and the time taken to perform literature searches and to ensure
uniformity and quality across searches conducted by the
NHS Wales Library & Knowledge Service.”
9. Literature Searching Skills
• Consistency
• Health Education England (HEE)’s Quality and
Improvement Outcomes Framework:
“All NHS decision making is underpinned by high quality
evidence and knowledge mobilised by skilled library
and knowledge specialists”.
10. Literature Searching Skills Group
• Provides support and a forum to discuss various aspects of literature
searching process.
To date:
• PRISMA-S guidance for literature search reporting in systematic
reviews & PRESS checklist practice guideline.
• Challenging searches.
Future sessions:
• Measuring outcomes and impact of searches, Artificial Intelligence.
11. Expert Searchers Group
• To assist in carrying out the literature searches for staff based at
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW).
• HEIW is a Special Health Authority within NHS Wales and sits
alongside Health Boards and Trusts. It has a leading role in the
education and training of the healthcare workforce in Wales.
• Team collaboration - experienced health librarians working together
to find high quality evidence based information.
Bore Da Pawb – Good morning everyone. We would like to thank CILIP Cymru Wales for giving us this opportunity to speak to you today.
Let’s first explain who we are and what we do!
NHS Wales Library and Knowledge Service is a partnership between NHS Wales and Cardiff University health libraries. We provide a library service to NHS staff in Wales as well as students on placement, to support their patient care, education, training and research information needs.
The partnership supports a Resource Discovery Tool which is NHS Wales LibrarySearch, and is hosted by Cardiff University.
LibrarySearch also includes the national online resources of the NHS Wales e-Library.
A resource sharing agreement is in place, and health Libraries can request books and journal articles from any of the other libraries within the partnership.
The parternship is also a forum for members to share knowledge and ideas, it also aims to develop the skills of library staff and to enable networking through an annual conference and meetings. As members, we are committed to improving the standards of Health Libraries through accreditation and guidelines.
There are 25 health libraries within NHS Wales each managed by a professional librarian and in most cases, supported by library assistants.
Investigative survey in [WHEN WAS THAT DONE?] on training needs identified a need for training in literature searching, particularly from relatively new staff but also more experienced staff, not confident to call themselves expert searchers. So all members keen to develop search skills and collaborate where possible.
With broadening of types of searches being requested by users of NHS wales L&KS – not just clinical searches, e.g. Teaching session /presentation, Audit, Preparation of a business case
Patient information: creating information resources for patients or searches to help inform service change and planning e.g. ‘What is a community?
Encourage collaboration – searching often done in isolation, able to collaborate with more experienced colleagues, someone else in NHSWLKS may have done a similar search previously
From this survey the group had a broader discussion around consistency of service across NHS Wales in reference to all the different kind of searches L&KS staff may be asked to complete and of course there is no qualification. Most members trained ‘on the job’ by experienced predecessors. Receive training from suppliers on how database products work and some offer certification e.g. Scopus Certification Program for Librarians but there in no recognised ‘searching’ qualification
Plan to introduce some guidance for approach to and presentation of searches also important to note that searching is an art not a science and we don’t want to produce searching by rote but guidance for staff on how different types of search may be approached, and a move towards standardisation of presentation including disclaimer.
New to NHS Wales and/or newly qualified staff/staff taking on Masters qualification – may be considering professional registration, relevant for PKSB and professional development
Succession planning – when experienced searchers move on to other roles/organisations or retire has that knowledge been transferred – a knowledge management issue! Sustainability – continue to develop search skills among the workforce, planning for training when new members of staff join the service.
CPD – searchers are always learning – even if you know your techniques well, there is always something new to learn or try – others colleagues may be more expert in using a certain resource or carrying out a certain type of search e.g. for a systematic review.
Looking at this from a workforce planning angle we need to help staff develop and sustain their literature search skills, preparing new staff by using the experience existing across the membership and giving some guidance on literature searching for different requests.
Some of the questions searchers ask themselves are;
Where to look?
How long should I be spending on this?
When should I stop?
Quality Improvement – project to give guidance to standardise approach to searching and presentation of search results?
The document is based on the London Kent, Surrey and Sussex Regional Searching Guidance, produced by the Regional Searching Protocol Working Group, 2nd edition, April 2021 https://sites.google.com/site/healthliteraturesearchers/Home/search-guidance
The NHS Wales Library Service would like to thank all those involved and especially Adam Tocock for permission to adapt the original.
Adapted by Working group lead by…
Generic advice and more specific guidance for searches for
Care of a specific patient
Service change, guidelines, or policies
Teaching session /presentation
Audit
Preparation of a business case
Patient information: creating information resources for patients
General updating /Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Quality Improvement (QI) project
Research support
Searching to support a paper to be submitted for publication
Searching to support systematic reviews
The NHSWLKS Training group & Events group have been instrumental in arranging;
Specialist Unit for Review Evidence (SURE) training on Critical Appraisal arranged for May 2022 – CA being a vital component of the whole literature search process, better understanding, train and advise our users better.
Resources training – arrange with resources suppliers e.g. OVID Romper search training or in tandem with NHS Wales e-library where appropriate
Buddy up – four eyes always being better than two when looking at a search strategy! Working in pairs allows discussion and sharing of tasks
Journal club – looking at articles on searching but also other topics, the experience of a journal club helps us to understand how journal clubs function how the might generate ideas for literature searching
There had been discussions between members of the NHS Wales Library and Knowledge Service around the standardisation and consistency of literature searching skills.
We have had new librarians appointed to posts within the health libraries and we felt that a more common approach to literature searching would be beneficial for all.
In line with CILIP’S PKSB an investigative survey for NHS Wales health library staff was carried out last year. The results of the survey indicated that staff would welcome training sessions in both basic and advanced literature searching as well as in critical appraisal skills.
Another incentive in terms of ensuring standardisation and quality in literature searching, was the adoption of Health Education England (HEE)’s Quality and Improvement Outcomes Framework that sets the standards for Healthcare Library and Knowledge Services, replacing the former Library Quality Assurance Framework (LQAF). One of the six Quality and Improvement Outcomes is: …..
To support the need to standardise literature searching skills of our members a Literature Searching Skills Group was formed last autumn.
The group’s remit is to provide a forum for discussing various aspects of literature searching processes including
peer reviewing,
measuring the impact of searches within our Health Boards.
To date we have had a session to discuss and learn more about the use of the standard PRISMA-S guidance for literature search reporting in systematic reviews as well the PRESS checklist practice guideline for the peer review of electronic literature search strategies for librarians and other information specialists who perform literature searches for Systematic Reviews.
Our latest group meeting was on the subject of Challenging Searches. A presentation was given by one of the group members, describing how one library team worked collaboratively, to carry out a complex search. This team effect ensured that the work of carrying out the literature searching across a range of resources could be done in a robust but timely manner.
We also hope to invite guest speakers to future meetings.
Another development has been the setting up of an Expert Searchers Group.
The aim of the group is to assist in finding evidence based information for researchers based at the Health Education Improvement Wales. HEIW is a Special Health Authority within NHS Wales and sits alongside Health Boards and Trusts. It has a leading role in the education and training of the healthcare workforce in Wales.
To date 12 literature searches have been carried out by the group, (5 of which have had two or more people working on the search).
Some of the topics requested include: simulation in education and training, nurse staffing issues and quality frameworks for healthcare education.
The impact of these searches on the research carried out is yet to be collated