Members' Webinar 21 January - Finding the Evidence: Database Searching and Other Information Sources

This webinar will introduce the best places to find evidence to support your day to day practice and research projects.  

Learning objectives:  

1. find out what resources are out there to support everyday practice and research projects. Which should be used in different situations   
2. learn about point of care tools and explore BMJ Best Practice 
3. learn how to effectively and efficiently search databases of medical literature 
4. learn about Open Access research and how it can be accessed 
5. find out about and download useful apps. 

Topics to be covered: 

• levels of evidence – what to search and when  
• point of care tools – BMJ Best Practice 
• Open Access Research 
• useful apps 
• how to find what you want in healthcare research databases, such as Medline and PsychINFO, including Boolean searching, search tips, limiting your results and exporting.  
  • how to search the databases and journals provided by the NHS 
  • how to search the databases and journals provided by the RCPsych.

Questions can either be submitted using the Q&A function during the webinar, or you can email them in advance to leah.charlton@rcpsych.ac.uk.

You can find out more about past and upcoming webinars and catch up on demand with any you have missed on our website.