Critical appraisal for healthcare librarians: an interactive workshop
Presented by: the Support Unit for Research Evidence, Cardiff University
Where: National Collaborating Centre for Cancer, 2nd Floor, Park House, Greyfriars Road, Cardiff CF10 3AF
When: Thursday, 13th November, 2008; 10.00am coffee/tea/registration; 10.30-3.30 programme (including lunch)
Registration price: £70 members of HLGW; £100 non-members
Please contact Katrina Dalziel, k.dalziel@swan.ac.uk, to register for the day.
Healthcare librarians are in the frontline when it comes to the translation of evidence into medical practice. They are responsible both for identifying best available evidence through the application of search and appraisal skills and for developing those skills in healthcare professionals.
This workshop has been designed enhance existing appraisal skills and to look at how to facilitate the use of critical appraisal in a range of clinical settings. The format will be highly interactive, with a mix of presentations, group work and discussions.
By the end of the course participants will:
- have a clear understanding of the following types of research:
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- systematic reviews
- randomised controlled trials ;
- to be familiar with the appraisal process for each type;
- understand the fundamentals of statistics* necessary for critical appraisal;
- be able to facilitate the development of critical appraisal skills in others.
Who should attend: Library and information staff working in a health setting or anyone involved with teaching critical appraisal skills.
Workshop attendees will be required to do around 3 hours of pre-work.
Web 2.0 Technologies Friday 2nd May 2008
The first 2008 study day hosted by HLG Wales was held at Swansea University on Friday 2nd May 2008.
Programme
10.00 Registration & coffee
10.25 Welcome from Lori Havard, Chair HLG Wales
10.30 Rebecca Mogg – Cardiff University
Podcasting & hands–on experience using free Audacity software
12.00 Lunch
12.45 AGM
13.00 Heather Gardner – Primary Care Current Awareness Service
Combating Information Overload: current awareness using web 2.0 resources
14.00 Jane Perry – Powys Local Health Board
Blogging & hands-on experience creating a blog
16.00 Discussion & Close
Comments on the day
“Very enjoyable & very useful – have a number of useful sites to follow up”
“An excellent enlightening day, plus of course, the networking”
“Another excellent study day, thank you”
E-Learning for Healthcare Librarians and Information Professionals - 2nd November 2007
Librarians and Information Professionals in healthcare are now involved in the purchasing, promotion and user training of e-learning resources. Some of us are actually creating these resources for our varied user groups.
To better inform ourselves on what e-learning is and how we can use it effectively, HLG Wales will be holding a study day on 2nd November at the RCN in Cardiff on the theme of e-learning in all sectors related to healthcare.
Programme
10.00 - 10.20 Registration and coffee/tea
10.20 - 10.30 Welcome and Housekeeping
10.30 - 12.30 Speakers (including Chris Hall, Paul Schanzer, Angela Perrett and Adrienne Willcox)
12.30 - 13.30 lunch
13.30 - 15.30 Workshop: Planning and Storyboarding for E-learning module
15.30 - 16.00 HLG Wales update
Comments on the day
“Great day – very useful. The workshop was fun & also very useful.”
“An interesting day, good to meet with other Librarians.”
“Very informative – learned lots of stuff I didn’t know before. Professional event, very impressive.”
Share the health: Making the most of our collaborative potential study day - 1st May 2007
The first study day to be hosted by HLG Wales was held at the Caer Beris Manor Hotel, Builth Wells on Tuesday 1st May 2007.
Programme
10.00am Registration
10.30am Welcome from Lori Havard, Chair HLG Wales
10.45am Making library partnerships a positive experience.
Dr Angela Jones-Evans, Enlli Associates
12.15pm ATLIS: Access to Libraries in Swansea Bay a working partnership
Sara Marsh, Deputy Librarian, Swansea University
Library
12.45pm Discussion
1.00pm Lunch
2.00pm Practical marketing for libraries
Chris Hillier, Director, 12th Man Ltd.
2.45pm Workshop - coffee/tea/biscuits
3.30pm Marketing Virtual Services
Sue Thomas, Librarian, Health Promotion Library
4.00pm Close
Comments on the day
“Excellent speakers. Could do with a whole day for each”
“Excellent day – well done HLG Wales. Even though I’m from the North perhaps an event in Cardiff might draw more people – I did enjoy the small group size though! Didn’t realise there were so many diverse health groups in Wales. We can build on this. Usually my mind wanders after 20 mins for each session but not today!”
“Excellent day –standard set for future events”
HLG Wales: Conference 2006
The HLG Wales conference and official launch was held on Friday 30th June 2006 at the Marine Hotel in Aberystwyth.
Click on the title to download the powerpoint presentation from the session.
Programme
10.00 - Introduction - Lori Havard, Swansea University, Chair
10.20 - "Don't Shoot the Messenger!" A2K round up and future - Roger Richards, Welsh Assembly Government
11.00 - Tea
11.30 - Reform, choice and wellbeing: implications of health service change on the roles of 21st century knowledge workers - Ann Brice, Head of Knowledge and Information Services, Public Health Resource Unit, Oxford
12:15 - Mentoring - Sue Mace, CILIP Wales
13.00 - Lunch
14.00 - CyMAL - Alison Tyler, Libraries Development Advisor, CyMAL, WAG
14.30 - Breakout groups: "Your HLG Wales, your visions, your needs, your wants"
15.15 Tea
16.00 Close
Updated: 26 September 2008