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Thursday 18 February 2010

New evidence-based medical resource, Dynamed, available until end April 2010

Source: Integrated Library Service
In a nutshell: The Integrated Library Service has a trial of Dynamed available until the 30th April 2010. Dynamed is a medical information database designed for use at the point of care. It provides high-end, evidence based information from respected publications, associations, and contributing clinicians. DynaMed is updated daily, giving physicians, clinicians and medical students easy access to nearly 3,000 evidence-based clinical summaries.


For more information about the trial please contact Eileen Hume, Head of Trust Integrated Library Service (Eileen.hume@nhs.net).

How do I access Dynamed?
If you have an NHS Athens username and password, Dynamed at http://search.ebscohost.com/ and select the link to ‘Athens login’.

Alternatively, enter the following login details:
User Id: ns124966
Password: password

You may want to use the Dynamed User Guide to help you navigate the site.

Where can I give feedback about Dynamed?
Please submit a Library Suggestion Form to give any feedback about Dynamed.

Further resources
If you would like to find out more about the range of health information resources and library services available to enhance your clinical and business decision-making please visit the Integrated Library Service webpages at www.whnt.nhs.uk/library.

Further dissemination: If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please direct them to the LEAF bulletins web page.

Monday 15 February 2010

University of Chester two-day conference announced

Source: University of Chester
For fulltext link here
Conference flyer
In a nutshell: A two day conference at the University of Chester has been announced for 22nd-23rd March 2010, titled Preparing for Change: Delivering Healthcare, Transatlantic and UK Perspectives.
Some important notes: For details of the full programme, booking & payment information please contact:

Barbara Holliday, Administrator
Faculty of Health & Social Care
University of Chester, Westminster Building
Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 4BJ
Tel: 01244 511117
Fax: 01244 381090
Email: b.holliday@chester.ac.uk
Further dissemination: If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please direct them to the LEAF bulletins web page.

Friday 5 February 2010

The changing regulatory and governance environment for health research across the UK: a guide for researchers

Source: UK Clinical Research Collaboration
For fulltext link here

Date of publication: Nov 2009
In a nutshell: This booklet provides an overview of initiatives that have been put in place to streamline the regulatory and governance (R&G) environment. It describes how the clinical research landscape has been dramatically transformed in recent years with the introduction of a range of measures intended to reduce bureaucracy, support world class research and ultimately benefit patients.
Length of publication: 20 pages
Further dissemination: If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please direct them to the LEAF bulletins web page.