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 Trainers 3
1964 – MEDLINE - a database of citations to biomedical journal articles. 4 Revised 2013/03 PubMed for Trainers
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How to Search PubMed Revised 2013/03 PubMed for Trainers 8 aids drugs breast feeding
Composing Your Search Be specific Use no punctuation (e.g., no quotation marks) Use no operators (e.g., AND) Use no tags Capitalization is unimportant Revised 2012/09 9 PubMed for Trainers 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) Revised 2013/03 PubMed for Trainers 14
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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 experience using My NCBI Revised 2013/03 PubMed for Trainers 19
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 Comparative OR Effective 23 Revised February 2013
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Revised 2013/03 PubMed for Trainers 25 PubMed Health provides 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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For more information… Revised 2013/03 PubMed for Trainers 29 List of other classes taught by the National Training Center, NLM Tutorials and recordings about PubMed, My NCBI and more Comparative Effectiveness Research “Understanding Comparative Effectiveness Research: Part 1: The Controversies and the Challenges,” MLA News, January, (MLA pw required) PubMed Health