Training sessions

AI sessions 

We are pleased to announce some new AI training sessions.

Introduction to AI

Pick up some tips and develop your critical appraisal skills at our critical appraisal sessions.

These can be delivered one-to-one or as a group, such as supporting a session at your journal club.

We can either help you appraise a particular paper or highlight some useful resources, such as the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme.

Email Kerry Seelhoff (Clinical Librarian) at: esth.libraryepsom@nhs.net to find out more.

We now provide digital literacy training via the  NHS Digital Learning Solutions platform.

All staff at Epsom and St Helier can register for an account and use the training modules available.

These include Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

If you are interested in attending mediated training sessions please use the MS Forms booking form.

• Learn about the significance of health literacy
• Gain proficiency in employing various straightforward techniques such asTeachBack, chunk and check, utilising visuals, and plain language to enhance communication and ensure comprehension with others
• Following each segment, you'll have the opportunity to draft an action plan detailing how you'll implement these techniques in your work.

This training is offered on an ad-hoc basis contact the team at: esth.hirsonlibrary@nhs.net if you are interested in arranging a training session.

•  Learn to search for journal article abstracts/citations using quality healthcare databases, incl. Medline, BNI (British Nursing Index), CINAHL, PsycINFO, or HMIC (Health Management Information Consortium
• Find out how to access over 2,000 full-text journals
• Good for evidence-based practice, research, audit, or guideline writing
• Databases for all disciplines including medical, nursing, psychology and the therapies
• Requires some internet experience
• Duration: 60 minutes for the online sessions and 90 minutes for the face to face sessions.

To book, please go to the MS Forms booking link. 

The most recent training guides are available below;

• Ovid Training Guide: Embase, Emcare, Medline and Social Policy & Practice 2024
• Ebsco Training Guide: Cinahl and Medline 2024
• PubMed Training Guide 2024

The current  Lunch & Learn timetable is now available.

Please use the MS Forms link to book a place or email  Kerry.Seelhoff@nhs.net to book your place. 

Topics covered: 

Academic writing tips

New: AI: using AI assistants as searching tools 

Accessing electronic resources

Critical appraisal tips

Evidence searching tips

Find Articles Fast

How to spot misinformation

Reflective writing tips

Foundation Level Excel training

Book a space on Foundation Level Excel training. The four courses cover:

• How to get started
• Entering data
• Sorting, Filtering and Formatting Data
• Working with Chart, Formulas and Functions

There are face to face and online sessions available. To book, go to the MS Forms booking link and choose your preferred date(s).

MS PowerPoint

Book a space on Foundation Level PowerPoint training. The three courses cover:

• Getting started and Adding content
• Adding content to slides
• Delivering a presentation

There are face to face and online sessions available. To book, go to the MS Forms booking link and choose your preferred date(s).

MS Word

Book a space on Foundation Level word training. The three courses cover:

• Getting started With MS Word
• Formatting documents
• Collaborating

There are face to face and online sessions available. To book, go to the MS Forms booking link and choose your preferred date(s).

Searching the Cochrane Library

• Learn how use the Cochrane Library, a collection of evidence-based databases

• Search for systematic reviews and current clinical trials

• Good for clinical effectiveness research

• Not ideal for information searching novices;

• Duration: 60 minutes.

Download the Cochrane Training Guide