Aintree Library Christmas Opening Hours

Aintree Library will be closed from Saturday 22nd December 2007 - Tuesday 1st January 2008 inclusive and will re-open at 8.30am on Wednesday 2nd January 2008.

The Library staff wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

BMJ Topic Collections

The BMJ Topic Collections bring together articles published in the BMJ since 1998 under specific topic headings. A useful resource if you are researching a new topic or just want to keep up-to-date with new articles published in the BMJ in your specialty. Both clinical and non-clinical (statistics, ethics, law) are covered including the following:

CLINICAL
Anaesthesia
Cardiovascular Medicine
Chronic diseases
Complementary Medicine
Critical Care / Intensive Care
Dentistry and Oral Medicine
Dermatology
Drugs
Emergency Medicine
Endocrinology
Evidence Based Practice
Gastroenterology
General Practice/Family Practice/Primary Care
Genetics
Geriatric Medicine
Global health
Haematology ( including blood transfusion)
Imaging Techniques
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Interactive case reports
Men's health
Molecular Medicine
Neurology
Nutrition and Metabolism
Occupational Health
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Paediatrics
Palliative Medicine
Pathology
Prison Medicine
Psychiatry
Rehabilitation Medicine
Renal Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Rheumatology
Sexual Medicine
Sports and Exercise Medicine
Surgery
Travel medicine
Women's Health

NON-CLINICAL
Academic medicine
Basic sciences
Communication
Culture
Epidemiology
Ethics
Health Economics
Health Policy
History
Journalology
Management
Medical Careers
Medical Education
Medical informatics
Medicine and the law (incl forensic medicine)
Nursing
Patients
Psychology
Public Health
Religion / Spirituality
Sociology
Statistics and Research Methods

New NLH Specialist Library - Stroke

Stroke Specialist Library

The Stroke Specialist Library was launched at the UK Stroke Forum in December to coincide with the publication of the Department of Health's National Stroke Strategy. Stroke is the third commonest cause of death and biggest single cause of disability in the UK.

The Stroke Specialist Library team has drawn on the expertise of a steering group comprising representatives from a wide range of stakeholders including the Department of Health, Stroke Association, British Association of Stroke Physicians, UK Stroke Nurses' Forum and NHS Institute, together with colleagues from the Neurological Conditions and Later Life Specialist Libraries, to produce a detailed collection development strategy to bring together key, high quality resources that will help NHS staff and patients work together to improve care, complementing the new Stroke Strategy.

The Stroke Specialist Library is being developed to provide high quality, evidence-based information on all of aspects of Stroke. This site is aimed at health professionals with an interest in Stroke. Using the traditional NLH hub approach with information divided into Guidance & Pathways, Evidence, Reference, Education/CPD and Patient Information the Library offers information on the following topics.

NHS Athens, electronic journals, literature searching and critical appraisal workshops 2008

New dates for 2008 workshops at Aintree Library are now available:

Introduction to Critical Appraisal and Study Designs NEW FOR 2008
Introduction to critical appraisal and the key features of common types of study designs. Learn how to identify the research methodology and locate appropriate critical appraisal tools
Friday 8th February 2008 10.00am – 12.00pm

Introduction to Systematic Reviews/Meta-analysis Critical Appraisal Workshop
Learn about systematic review sources, how to interpret forest plots and how to appraise a Systematic Review/Meta-analysis using a practical example and checklists
Monday 17th March 2008 9.30am - 3.00pm

Introduction to Randomised Controlled Trials (RCT) Critical Appraisal Workshop
Introduction to RCT sources and how to evaluate an RCT research article using a practical example and checklists
Wednesday 5th March 2008 9.30am – 3.00pm

Introduction to Qualitative Critical Appraisal
Introduction to the appraisal of qualitative research using a worked example
Thursday 21st February 2008 10.00am - 12.00pm

Introduction to The Cochrane Library
Beginners guide to searching The Cochrane Library, including the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and the Central Register of Controlled Clinical Trials
Tuesday 26th February 2008 10.00 – 12.00pm

Introduction to Evidence Based Resources NEW FOR 2008
Learn about some of the most useful information resources to support evidence based practice including systematic reviews and guidelines
Wednesday 23rd April 2008 10.00am – 12.00pm

Introduction to NHS Athens and Ejournals
Register for an NHS Athens account and learn how to access electronic journals from work or home
Wednesday 6th February 2008 10.00am – 11.00am
Thursday 13th March 2008 1.00pm – 2.00pm

Library Inductions and Refreshers
Available upon request

MEDLINE
Please note that the National Library for Health (NLH) have purchased a new version of MEDLINE. This new version is due to replace the current access via the NLH Dialog DataStar on 1st April 2008. Therefore there will be no further MEDLINE workshops until after 1st April 2008. In the meantime you can book a one-to-one session on MEDLINE with Michelle. Further details and training dates for the new version of MEDLINE will be made available in Feb/Mar 2008.

All workshops support the NHS Knowledge Skills Framework (KSF), Evidence Based Practice and CPD. Staff employed by University Hospital Aintree, The Walton Centre or Sefton PCT staff can attend.

All workshops are held in the IT Suite in the Library, Clinical Science Centre, University Hospital Aintree. For more information or to book a place contact Michelle Maden, Clinical Information Specialist on 0151 529 6418 or email madenm@edgehill.ac.uk