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Current awareness newsletter freely available on the internet. Provides high quality, relevant and recent information to health care professionals and consumers.

Collaboration of Irish Health Librarians Joanne Callinan, Librarian, Milford Care Centre, Limerick Marie Carrigan, Librarian, St. Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network Bernadette Colley, Librarian, Temple Street University Hospital Isabelle Delaunois, Librarian, University Hospital Limerick Catherine Dillon, Librarian, HSE Louise Galligan, Irish Cancer Society Grace Hillis, Librarian, St. Vincent’s, Navan Road Aoife Lawton, Librarian, Dr. Steevens (HSE) Anne Madden, Librarian, St. Vincent’s University Hospital Margaret Morgan, Librarian, Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar Caroline Rowan, Librarian, St. Michael’s Hospital Niamh O’Sullivan, Librarian, Irish Blood Transfusion

Evidence Based Practice is “the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of the individual patient. It means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research.” (Sackett D, 1996) “Information specialists can assume a key role in providing health professionals with high quality information to support evidence based practice” (Wilkinson, 2008)

“Cuddling kittens can kill you, warn scientists” Horton, H. The Telegraph, 19th September, 2016.

Gregory A. The Mirror, 15 June, 2015. Agency, The Telegraph, 24 December, 2015. Thistlethwaite, F. Express, 23rd June, 2015.

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All issues available from open repository http://www.lenus.ie/hse/ Topic Publication Date Ovarian Cancer March 2015 Bowel Cancer April 2015 Mental Health June 2015 Heart Health September 2015 Breast Cancer October 2015 Prostate Cancer November 2015 Getting Active/Eating Healthily January 2016 Palliative/End of life care March 2016 Skin Cancer June 2016 Medical Resources September 2016 Diabetes November 2016 All issues available from open repository http://www.lenus.ie/hse/

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“HEAR is an excellent reference for me with lots of very useful information and articles” Aideen Murphy, Cancer Information Services Nurse, Irish Cancer Society. “ “Well done to all the librarians involved. A great initiative”. Jim Maguire, Lecturer Mental Health Nursing, Athlone, IT “Can I just compliment you on the excellent report for ovarian cancer” Sharon O’Toole. Dept. Obs & Gyn. Histopathology. St. James’s Hospital. “This is a brilliant initiative!I would like to see it spread throughout the HSE and posted on the HSE site.” Patricia Gibbons, HSE National Quality Improvement Division. “We are very interested in linking your work to our website” Juliette Casey, Trustee, Emer Casey Foundation

HEARS OPEN FOR QUESTIONS?? Marie Carrigan, B.A. M.L.I.S St. Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network, Dublin Email: marie.carrigan@slh.ie