Session Schedule

Session 1:  June 10th

Session 2: June 17th

Session 3: June 24th

Session 4: July 1st

Session 5: July 8th

Session 1: June 10th

Slides from Session 1 (PDF)

Study Design Pathfinder (PDF)

Clinical Study Types Flow Chart (PDF)

• Introductions
• Course overview
  • Pre-Test in Microsoft Teams channel
• Introduction to the Library
  • Be sure to always start your research on this guide (see the Home tab) or the Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. Library homepage!
• The research process, flow of scientific information, & the information life-cycle
  • Video clip (first 11 min.) Clinical Information Research
• Types of information & where to look for it
• Assignment 1 – "Health in the Headlines" - due 6/15 in our Teams Assignments tab 
  Find a news story that reports on a medical study or health-related research.
  1. List the title of the article, date, author(s), and where you found it (Yahoo News, Augusta Chronicle, etc.). Be sure to include a link to the article (you'll need this next week!).
  2. What interested you about the headline that made you choose it?
  3. Read the article and summarize it in a few sentences: Tell us the "who, what, when, where, & why".
  4. Upload your document in the Assignment 1 space on our Teams channel by midnight on Wednesday June 15th.

Session 2: June 17th

Session 2 slides (PDF)

• Recap Session 1
• Review Pre-test
• Evidence-Based Practice
  • Super handy Study Design Pathfinder (PDF)
• Health Information on the Web
• Discuss Assignment 1
  • Finding the study behind the headline (see links below)
• Assignment 2 - "From health in the headlines to the original study: How do they compare?" - due 6/22 in Teams Assignments tab.

1. Use PubMed to find the the study reported on in your health news article.
    
2. Include the study's article citation in AMA or APA format.
    
3. Answer the following questions in a few sentences: (Hint: Revisit the questions under #3 on page 3 of "How to read a research article" below to guide your response.): 

• Did the news article make it easy or difficult to find the actual study? Describe how you got to the full text of the study (not just the abstract/summary).
• What kind of study was it? What question were researchers they trying to answer, and what were their results (briefly)?
• Is the news report an accurate representation of the study? What did the news writer do well? What could be improved upon in their report?

Here are a couple of the databases we will be looking at to find medical and health research:

PubMed is a search interface comprising citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

• Tips For Using NLM's PubMed (PDF) - A handout with basic searching tips for PubMed

CINHAL Plus with Full Text is the premier database for nursing and allied health, including nursing, biomedicine, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines.

Other links for Session 2:

MedlinePlus.gov is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Their mission is to present high-quality, relevant health and wellness information that is trusted, easy to understand, and free of advertising, in both English and Spanish. Anywhere, anytime, on any device—for free.

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research has published a great handout on reading and understanding an academic journal article.

Session 3: June 24th

Session 3 slides (PDF)

• Search like a pro:
  • Ask: Develop your research question
  • Plan: Your search strategy
  • Search: Where?
    • Library Databases!
  • Search: How?
    • Handy search tips & tricks
• Assignment 3 - due 6/29: Worksheet (attached .doc): Identifying keywords related to a health condition
• • Write down the name of the condition we give you.
  • Using PubMed, find:
    • Scientific and common name, alternate spellings, synonyms, acronyms, abbreviations, MeSH terms, etc.
  • Plan your search: what else will you need to know or look up?

Video: Choosing and Using Keywords

Quick Guide for Resources

PubMed is a search interface comprising citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

• Tips For Using NLM's PubMed (PDF) - A handout with basic searching tips for PubMed

CINHAL Plus with Full Text is the premier database for nursing and allied health.

Session 4: July 1st

•References, citations and APA 7th ed. formatting
Resources for APA 7th edition:
Augusta University APA 7th LibGuide
Augusta University APA video tutorial
American Psychological Association (APA) web site

Session 5: July 8th

Congratulations on making it through the course! Your hard work has paid off. Today you will make your 5 minute presentations to the class, and then we will see how much you have learned from this course with a Post-Test.