Integrating Evidence into PracticeParamedics

Annette O’Brien 5444 7452/7451ParamedicsLa Trobe University Librarya.obrien@latrobe.edu.au

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At the end of this session…

• Able to identify useful library resources for conducting research and know how to access them

• Acquire techniques for efficiently using these resources

• Recognize the importance of a well developed research question

• Develop a PICO template.

Databases

Accessing Health Sciences’ Databases• On Campus –

– Library Web Page http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/• A-Z Databases/Journals

– Health Sciences» Paramedics

• Off Campus – authentication as a LaTrobe university student required: University username and password

Evidence-Based Practice in Health Sciences Library Guide http://latrobe.libguides.com/ebp

Locate a journal article

• Boyle, M., Koritsas, S., Coles, J., & Stanley, J. (2007). A pilot study of workplace violence towards paramedics. Emergency Medicine Journal, 24(11), 760-763. doi: 10.1136/emj.2007.046789

Journal not held at La Trobe?

• If the article is important for your research, and you have time to wait for it to come – register for, and submit an Document Delivery request via the library home page.

https://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/document-delivery/

Why can’t I just google?

• Lib guide http://latrobe.libguides.com/google

• Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N39mnu1Pkgw&feature=player_embedded

PICO

• Before you begin your search, you will need to develop a clear search strategy. PICO will help you to create a concept map to base your search on in your selected databases.

• Population; Intervention; Comparative Intervention (optional); Outcomes

• http://latrobe.libguides.com/healthdatabases

Sample PICO Question

“Does out of hospital defibrillation improve the survival rate of heart attack victims?”

PICO Example of question

P I C O

Heart attackOr cardiac arrest

Out of hospital defibrillation

No defibrillation Greater chance of survival

Ventricular fibrillation

ROSC

OHCA

Library Webpage

ProQuest Central

ProQuest Central is the largest aggregated full-text database in the market today totaling more than 13970 titles - with over 10910 titles in full-text.http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/

CINAHL

CINAHL®, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, is the most comprehensive resource for nursing and allied health literature.

Includes nursing and allied health articles from worldwide, scientific literature presented for the needs of health professionals.http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/

Medline (OVID)Medline is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's bibliographic database that contains over 18 million references to journal articles in life sciences focussing on biomedicine.

A useful feature of Medline is that the records are indexed with medical subject headings making it a great database to use for complex research questions.http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/

Clinical Evidence

Clinical Evidence is a continually updated international source of available evidence on the effects of common clinical interventions.

It summarises the current state of knowledge and uncertainty about the prevention and treatment of clinical conditions, based on searches and the appraisal of literature.

http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/

The Cochrane Library

National access to the Cochrane Library is funded by the Australian Government.

The Cochrane Library brings together research which looks at the effectiveness of different health care treatments and interventions.

http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/

Google Scholar

• Save preferences.

Increasing and decreasing your results

For more hits:

• Broaden your question• Find more search terms

e.g.. Feet and diabetes• Search longer time span

For less hits:

• Narrow your question• Use specific terms• Use database “limits”• Search shorter time span

Questions?

Thank you and Good Luck!

Annette O’Brien (Nettie)

For any research questions you can contact me directly on

a.obrien@latrobe.edu.au or 5444 7452 or 5444 7451

OR

Come and see us at the library research desk

OR• Chat hours are 11:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday during semester -

Chat online with a librarian to answer any of your research questions. http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/chat/

You can still ask a Librarian a question outside of these hours. You will receive a response via email.