Training Sessions

All Stockport based staff and students, including those who were previously employed by Tameside and Glossop, are entitled to attend our training sessions for FREE. There are courses in June and July but non in August. They start again in September and are all delivered in Pinewood House. They are all hands on sessions. Please ring 419 4690 to book a place.
Link to the dates
Here is a list of the sessions

BITE SIZE OPTION: Internet for Beginners (1 hour)
AIM:To gain awareness of the range of Internet sites which contain quality health information and to feel confident navigating these sites

BITE SIZED OPTION: Literature Searching (1 hour)
AIM: To introduce the clinical databases and learn how to conduct a quick but effective search.

BITE SIZED OPTION: Accessing Full Text Articles (1 hour)
AIM: To be able to access the full text of a journal article from a known reference

IN DEPTH Literature Searching (3 hours)
AIM: To provide a comprehensive overview of the NHS clinical databases and to be able to search these effectively using advanced techniques

The Best Evidence Based Resources (3 hours)
AIM: To understand the purpose and explore the use of prime sources of evidence based information

Using PubMed Effectively (2 1/2 hours)
AIM: To provide an introduction to using PubMed for finding journal articles, including the full text of articles where available