Training courses

The library service provides a range of training opportunities that will help you:

• Find authoritative healthcare research effectively and efficiently to support patient care, service improvement, research and professional development.

• Critically read research papers in order to evaluate and understand the evidence

• Improve your study and presentation skills

• Discover and evaluate online information sources with ease

Groups or one-to-one

Most sessions can be taught in groups or on a one-to-one basis, and adapted to your own requirements. On completion of each session you will receive a certificate of attendance to include in your portfolio of evidence or personal development plan.

Sessions tailored to your profession

Our sessions can be made specific to particular professional groups, for example managers, nurses, doctors, health professionals or administrative staff. Contact us for details.

Courses

Click on a link below to find the course that will help you:

• Find information

  What sort of information do you want to find?
  
  I want to find general information on a topic:
  Getting to grips with Google
  Introduction to finding information
  
  I want to find answers to specific clinical questions:
  Answering a clinical question 
  
  I want to do a comprehensive search for original research:
  Literature searching
  
  I want to find patient information leaflets:
  Patient information on the internet
  
  I want to find information on health promotion / public health:
  Internet resources for health promotion / public health
  
• Understand the evidence
  How to read a paper
  Evidence-based practice (One-day workshop)
  

• Study and present

  Referencing and using EndNote 
  Introduction to interactive whiteboards 
  Using a computer - a complete beginner's guide 
  
• Use the library to its full potential
  Library induction

Note: RSCH = Royal Sussex County Hospital.  PRH = Princess Royal Hospital.

KSF Dimensions

Application of the knowledge and skills acquired on our courses help staff to meet the following KSF dimensions: : HWB1 (levels 1,2,3), HWB4 (levels 2,3,4), HWB5 (levels 2,3,4), HWB7 (levels 2,3,4), HWB8 (level 4), IK2 (levels 2,3,4), IK3 (levels 1,3,4), G2 (levels 1,3,4), Core 1, Core 4 (levels 2,3). Interactive Whiteboard Workshop only: Core 1, G1 (level 2).