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Ovid Platform & Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) training

Ovid Platform & Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) training

The Health Sciences Libraries Group is holding an in-person CPD event on Ovid Platform & Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP). This event will be held on Tuesday 28th October 2025 at the Health Research Board.

This is an LAI CPD credited event and is open to all LAI members. Non-LAI members are welcome to join a waiting list by contacting contacthslg@gmail.com.

Morning session: Introduction to your resources and literature searching on the Ovid Platform, Rani Southern-Darbar, Senior Customer Success Consultant, Wolters Kluwer.

Afternoon session: How to critically appraise a Randomised Controlled Trial using The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme, Miriam Williams, Library & Information Service, Tallaght University Hospital

Register here through Eventbrite.

HSLG members can apply for funds to cover the registration fee and/or travel expenses for this event. See more here HSLG Bursaries – Health Sciences Libraries Group

How to Peer Review Search Strategies

How to Peer Review Search Strategies

Run over 2 evenings on 5th & 9th June, this online course presented by Julie Glanville & Carol Lefebvre provides a comprehensive guide to peer reviewing search strategies, essential for improving the quality and accuracy of research findings across multiple disciplines.

Participants will gain skills in evaluating and optimising search methodologies, leading to more robust and credible research outcomes.

This course will cover topics and learning objectives such as:

  • Understanding the purpose of the peer review process
  • The PRESS Checklist
  • Identifying common pitfalls and challenges in search strategy structure
  • Learning how to check the search terms within search strategies

For more information click here

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Developing strategic foresight and quality reviews: insight from the HRB

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On 1st October the HSLG committee were delighted to welcome academic & health librarians for an in person CPD event in the Health Research Board. Brian Galvin spoke about managing uncertainty through strategic foresight, and Ailish Farragher, Caitriona Lee and Louise Farragher gave a number of presentations on improving search strategy development and reporting for better evidence.

Foresight is an approach to planning and policymaking that attempts to manage uncertainty. It does that this by using a variety of tools to identify possible threats and opportunities in the medium or long-term. This is not prediction but an attempt to develop an information resource that helps with decision making in the present. Engaging in foresight work develops anticipatory capacity and enables a more active role in supporting policy making and mobilising joint action.

Improving search strategy development and reporting for better evidence – The IS team discussed how you can improve your search strategy development and reporting, ensuring your contribution to the review is to a high standard

  • using PRESS peer review of search strategies to improve your search strategy and choice of search resources
  • using available guidance for searching for systematic reviews, scoping reviews and rapid reviews (Cochrane, JBI etc)
  • using established quality assessment tools (AMSTAR, JBI for Systematic Reviews) to guide search decisions
  • using reporting standards (PRISMA-S) to guide search decisions and reporting

Guidance on terminology, application, and reporting of citation searching: using the TARCiS statement, and tools that can help.

Below are slides from these presentations:

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Document versions of the presentations:

Quality Assessment Search Strategies (PDF)

TARCiS (Powerpoint)

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HSLG 2016, meet the presenters #1

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Anne Madden headshot (2)Anne Madden: Building value into a core skill

Anne is Assistant Librarian in St. Vincent’s University Hospital with responsibilities for providing training to a range of staff and students on expert searching, health literacy, critical appraisal etc. She also provides an alerting service, and a bi-monthly evidence bulletin, and is founder and contributor to “HEAR” (Health Evidence Awareness Report). Anne is the HSLG CPD Officer and assists the National Cancer Control Programme as expert searcher.

Abstract

A standard role for health librarians is to deliver training to staff and/or students in their organisation. In a hospital setting, librarians deliver training to healthcare professionals in different disciplines – nursing, medical, physiotherapy, pharmacology, occupational health – to name but a few. Conflicting demands on limited staff time can mean that training offered by the library can be poorly attended and/or shortened to the extent that it is virtually pointless. To address this, Anne is investigating what is required to deliver courses that will qualify for CME/CPD points from the relevant national bodies – RCPI, NMBI etc – thus increasing the attractiveness and take-up of the service.
This presentation examines the investigation process and lessons learned, including critically assessing the content and quality of training delivered to hospital staff, adapting delivery methods and timings to meet user requirements, challenges arising from the physical and electronic environment, adapting content to suit accrediting body criteria, tracking what works or doesn’t work, and identifying any gaps in our own skill sets required to deliver clinically relevant training.