Experiences at the school of Medicine in Bamako

by Abda Anne

Retrieving medical information on the internet

Experience 1

Settings

Target audience Residents doctors in Gyn/Obst

Duration 12 hours : (3x4 hours)

Participation Voluntary

Evaluation No evaluation

1st session : objectives

By the end of the session you will Understand how internet function Know the different types of information on the internet Know who are the creators of the internet content Be aware of issues related information quality

2nd session : objectives

At the end of this session you will Know different criteria to evaluate health information Understand better the different steps in a information

retrieval process Know how to search some search tools

3rd session : objectives

At the end of this session you will Have a better understanding of directory Be able to query a search engine Be abe to search a bibliographic database Have a better knowledge about MeSH Know how to use boolean operators

Information retrieval process

Linear approch before, while (during), after searching

Project approach Conception, planification, execution, evaluation

Tasks: Understanding the needs, choosing the right tools,

searching, evaluating, selecting, using the information

Exercise #7

Choose a topic for your research and answer the following question

What type of information are you looking for ? For what audience are looking it for ? What this information will be used for ? What are the geographic regions you're interested in ? In which language ? How old this information should be ?

Exercise #2

Visit the following website http://www.cesarienne.net/

Please answer the following questions : Who is the author ? For what public is meant for ? What type of content is it ? When was is created and updated ? Who sponsored the creation of the document ? How good is its presentation : structure & form ?

Experience #2

Settings

Target audience Last year students

Duration 4 hours Part of general course on Research Methodology (DPH)

Participation Mandatory

Evaluation No evaluation

Content

Searching pubmed Using hinari Citing medical litterature (Vancouver style)