Training sessions being held this month

There's no such thing as a free lunch, but there IS such a thing as a free training session! So come along and learn something new, or refresh your memory if it's been a while since you used the library's resources.
And best of all, it won't cost you a bean!

Bite Sized Option: ATHENS It’s all Greek to me!

Tuesday 05 Oct 9 - 10am

Bite Sized Option: Accessing Full Text Articles
Tuesday 12 Oct 4 - 5pm

In-Depth Literature Searching

Monday 18 Oct 1.30 - 4.30pm

Bite Sized Option: Electronic Books

Friday 22 Oct 12 - 1pm

Bite Sized Option: Literature Searching

Wednesday 27 Oct 4 - 5pm

Please phone the library on 0161 419 4690 to book your place on a course.

Annual Evidence Updates to be published in October

Annual Evidence Updates highlight the best current evidence for selected healthcare topics. They consist of good quality information from a search of the literature over 12 months, plus user-friendly summaries by relevant experts. Here are the topics due out this month:

Heart failure (NHS Evidence-cardiovascular)
Topics in this update will include diagnosis, pharmacology, organisation of care, devices, rehabilitation, palliative care and psychology.
View it here from the 4th Oct: http://www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular/

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for depression (NHS Evidence-complementary and alternative medicine)
Evidence on specific therapies such as acupuncture, diet and nutrition, herbal medicine, massage, meditation and mindfulness, and yoga.
View it here from the 4th Oct: http://www.library.nhs.uk/cam/

Depression (NHS Evidence-mental health)
Topics in this update will include neuropsychology; diagnosis and risk factors; pharmacological treatments including SSRIs, SNRIs and TCAs; psychosocial treatments including CBT and CCBT; other treatments including electroconvulsive therapy and transcranial magnetic stimulation; genetics; co-morbidity and dual diagnosis.
View it here from the 4th Oct: http://www.library.nhs.uk/mentalhealth/

Breast cancer (NHS Evidence-cancer)
View it here from the 11th Oct: http://www.library.nhs.uk/cancer/

Ethnicity (NHS Evidence-ethnicity and health)
Topics to be covered in this update will include breast cancer, refugee health, black and minority ethnic carers, end of life care and childhood heart risk factors.
View it here from the 18th Oct: http://www.library.nhs.uk/ethnicity/

Service reconfiguration (NHS Evidence-health management)
Evidence about several aspects of service reconfiguration, including those that affect several clinical specialisms.
View it here from the 25th Oct: http://www.library.nhs.uk/healthmanagement/

Two quality sources of patient information

Healthtalkonline and Youth Healthtalk are evidence-based collections of patient experiences, discussing themes such as reactions to diagnosis, effect on work or social life, treatment options or side-effects. Youth Healthtalk focuses on young people's concerns about health and illness.

Both websites are produced by the charity Database of Individual Patient Experience (DIPEx) and use rigorous and systematic research methods to collect and analyse interviews with people in the UK from all ethnic groups. These accounts, in video, audio or written format, ensure that a full range of patients' perspectives are presented.

You can encourage patients and their families to visit these websites to help them make informed decisions about a particular condition or illness, treatment options and support.

Healthtalkonline is available here: http://www.healthtalkonline.org/

You can access Youth Healthtalk here: http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/

Emerald Healthcare Management Resources

The library has arranged a free trial of Emerald Management First, an online collection of journals and books covering topics such as HR, leadership, change management, strategy and finance.

Staff working for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust can log in with their NHS Athens account to access the full text content. This free trial is available from now until the 22nd October so make the most of this opportunity! Staff working for NHS Stockport should contact the library on 0161 419 4690 for more information.

Access the collection here before October 22nd: http://first.emeraldinsight.com/.

Child and Maternal Health Observatory

The national Child and Maternal Health Observatory ('ChiMat') supports commissioners, managers and other stakeholders who work within maternal and children's health.

Resources include a database of publications, policies and guidance, a range of key information sources and online toolkits.

The website produces a weekly Knowledge Update with news, events, reports and research, to help inform decision-making for high-quality, cost-effective services.

Take a look at the resources available from the ChiMat website here: http://www.chimat.org.uk/default.aspx

The ChiMat Knowledge Update can be downloaded here: http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?QN=CHMK9#ChiMat

SEPTEMBER 2010

Due to technical difficulties, no photo this time! James will be back next month...

Annual Evidence Updates for September

After a summer break, the schedule for Annual Evidence Updates (AEUs) is up and running again. AEUs are produced by NHS Evidence's Specialist Collections, and consist of good-quality evidence selected from the research published on a particular topic over a 12 month period. They also often include user-friendly summaries written by relevant experts and links to guidelines and other information.

Here is a list of the Annual Evidence Updates due to be published this month. Visit the websites on the day of publication and see the information available. If there is an update in your area, you won't have to do a literature search because the Specialist Collections will have done all the hard work for you!

6th Sept: Gastrointestinal symptoms in supportive and palliative care (NHS Evidence - supportive and palliative care)

6th Sept: Epilepsy (NHS Evidence - neurological conditions)

13th Sept: Alzheimer's disease and dementia (NHS Evidence - later life)

13th Sept: Eczema (NHS Evidence - skin disorders)

13th Sept: Diabetic retinopathy (NHS Evidence – diabetes)

20th Sept: Osteoarthritis (NHS Evidence - trauma and orthopaedics)

20th Sept: Surgical aspects of faecal incontinence (NHS Evidence - surgery, anaesthesia, perioperative and critical care)

27th Sept: Antenatal and pregnancy care (NHS Evidence - women's health)

27th Sept: Amblyopia (NHS Evidence - eyes and vision)

School Mental Health - free access for 2010

The publishers of School Mental Health have made the articles in this journal freely available for 2010.

School Mental Health publishes the latest research related to prevention, education, and treatment practices that target the emotional and behavioral health of children in the education system.

You can access the full text of the articles here, until the end of the year: http://www.springerlink.com/content/1866-2625