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Retrieving medical information on the internet. Experiences at the school of Medicine in Bamako by Abda Anne. Experience 1. Settings. Target audience Residents doctors in Gyn/Obst Duration 12 hours : (3x4 hours) Participation Voluntary Evaluation No evaluation. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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)