MEDLINE/PubMed Based on the PubMed for Trainers course, U.S.
National Library of Medicine (NLM) and NLM Training Center Jane
Bridges, ML, AHIP Associate Director, Mercer Savannah Library Anna
Krampl, MSLS, AHIP Reference Librarian, Mercer Medical Library,
Macon
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Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Define: MeSH headings MeSH Major Topics MeSH Subheadings Manipulate
the Results display Customize My NCBI Access PubMed Health Explain
the Clinical Effectiveness database Revised 2013/03 PubMed for
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1964 MEDLINE - a database of citations to biomedical journal
articles. 4 Revised 2013/03 PubMed for Trainers
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PubMed http://www.pubmed.gov/ 6 Revised 2013/03 PubMed for
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drugs breast feeding
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Composing Your Search Be specific Use no punctuation (e.g., no
quotation marks) Use no operators (e.g., AND) Use no tags
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Aids drugs breast feeding
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Customizing PubMed Using My NCBI My NCBI allows you to: Save
records (Collections, My Bibliography) Save searches (Saved
Searches) Customize your results (Filters, My NCBI Preferences)
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Summary Search PubMed by entering the main concepts of your
search without punctuation. Your terms will automatically map to
MeSH. The full text article may be linked from the PubMed record
using an icon in the abstract display. Explore related citations
and related information from the right column of your search
results and the abstract display. Customize your PubMed search
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Comparative Effectiveness Research Revised 2013/03 PubMed for
Trainers 20 Comparative effectiveness research is the conduct and
synthesis of research comparing the benefits and harms of different
interventions and strategies to prevent, diagnose, treat and
monitor health conditions in "real world" settings. Its purpose is
to improve health outcomes by developing and disseminating
evidence-based information to patients, clinicians, and other
decision-makers, about which interventions are most effective for
which patients under specific circumstances.
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RCTs PubMed CER Searches Conceptual Structure Outcomes ALL of
the Above Systematic Reviews Cohort Administrative Data/Registries/
EHRs Health Disparities Simulations Modeling Comparative OR
Effective Costs & Cost Analysis Outcomes About CER AND OR
Clinical Studies Observational Studies Systematic Reviews
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/cer/CER_search_strategies.html
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/cer/cerqueries.html Revised February
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information for consumers and clinicians on prevention and
treatment of diseases and conditions. It specializes in reviews of
clinical effectiveness research, with easy-to-read summaries for
consumers as well as full technical reports. It finds answers to
the question What works? in medical and health care. PubMed
Health
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List of other classes taught by the National Training Center, NLM
www.nnlm.gov/training/schedule/ Tutorials and recordings about
PubMed, My NCBI and more http://nnlm.gov/ntc/tutorials-recordings/
Comparative Effectiveness Research
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/cer/cerqueries.html Understanding
Comparative Effectiveness Research: Part 1: The Controversies and
the Challenges, MLA News, January, 2012
http://www.mlanet.org/members/mla_news/2012jan_12/http://www.mlanet.org/members/mla_news/2012jan_12/
(MLA pw required) PubMed Health
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/
