Library classes
The Library offers 3 classes. Classes are taught in the
Education Computer Labs. For your convenience, we can also meet
with you individually for one-on-one training, or we can meet with your
department at your departmental meetings and teach just the resources
that you would like to review with your staff.
Physicians
Internet training for members of the medical staff on the databases and resources on the Medical Library website is available, 1 to 3 hours of CME has been approved by the Education Library Committee. For your convenience, we can meet with you at your office.Objectives
- Understand the purpose and mission of the Medical Library and Patient Education website
- Understand the strengths and limitations of different databases and need for access to multiple databases to search for the best evidence.
- Review search strategies of individual databases and requirements for concurrent user limitations, network access requirements and passwords.
- Be able to apply and put into practice the demonstrated search strategy of efficiently navigating electronic clinical resources.
- Be able to utilize additional Medical Library services such as TACOS, book purchasing, literature search requests and full textbook or journal services electronically.
Employees
Library Class Level I
- Search operators (AND, OR, Not)
- Searching PubMed Medline
- Searching BadgerLink Cinahl
- Searching Medline, Cinahl and journals in OVID
- Retrieving and printing PMIs Patient Medication Instruction handouts from Clinical Pharmacology
- Email the Library via “Email Library" on the Library’s website and reviewing passwords
Library Class Level II
- Ordering articles in PubMed Medline
- Ordering articles in Badgerlink Cinahl
- Ordering articles in OVID
- Retrieving information from UpToDate
- Reviewing MD Consult
- Reviewing online access to books and journals
- Reviewing Patient Education resources from Aspirus and from MD
Consult
Library Class Level III (ebm class)
- Demonstrate ability to search Medline/PubMed with EBM Clinical Search Queries
- Demonstrate ability search BadgerLink with EBP limits (CINAHL, Medline)
- Demonstrate ability to search Ovid with EBM limits
- Demonstrate ability to search Cochrane Medline/PubMed, Cochrane, Ovid and Cochrane direct
- Demonstrate ability to search TRIP (EBP search engine)
- Demonstrate ability to access the National Guideline Clearinghouse
- Quick review on UpToDate, MD Consult and Library e-books and e-journals if needed
