1. PubMed Searching, EBM Searching: Revision GEMP 2 Dr Glenda Myers & Staff 9 th October 2007

2. http://www.pubmed.gov?holding=izawitlib_fft http://www.pubmed.gov?holding=izawitlib_fft Single Term Search http://www.pubmed.gov?holding=izawitlib_fft

3. Find Term on MeSH

4. Click on Selected Link: PubMed – Major Topic or Clinical Queries

5. PubMed Major Topic

6. Apply Limits

7. Limit Options

9. Limit Options: SubSets

10. Limit Options

11. Limited Results

12. Open Abstract

13. Click on WHSL Icon

14. Open Full Text Article

15. Full Text Article

16. Scroll Down to Article Content (Past the Abstract)

17. Find Answers to Questions in Text ► What is the most common potential cause of blindness after cataract surgery?

18. PubMed - Clinical Queries

19. Select Category; Select Scope & Go

20. Apply Limits and Proceed as in Previous Search Strategy

21. PubMed: Building a Search Strategy Eclampsia AND Epidural Anaesthetic

22. Select Term; Send to Search Box with AND

24. Find MeSH Term for 2 nd Subject

25. Decide on Best Term to Use; Select; Send to Search Box with AND

26. Search PubMed

27. Results; Apply Limits, etc.

28. EBM Searching: Resources ► PubMed  Systematic Reviews (Cochrane Database/Library)  Clinical Queries  Systematic Reviews ► Cochrane Library (Under Databases) ► BMJ Clinical Evidence (Under Databases) ► E-Textbooks  STAT!Ref (Under Databases) ► ACP PIER (Physician’s Information & Education Resource) ► MDConsult  Limit to Cochrane ► Web Based Resources  Nettingthe Evidence; SUMSearch; TRIP

29. PubMed: Systematic Reviews

31. Apply Appropriate Limits

32. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

35. Scroll to Bottom of Screen for Full Text Article (Next)

36. Navigate to Full Text on Left of Screen

37. PubMed Clinical Queries: Systematic Reviews

39. Copy + Paste MeSH Term (Ctrl C; Ctrl V)

40. Results: Apply Limits; Etc.

41. Find Cochrane DSR if Applicable

42. Cochrane Library

43. “C”

44. Search by Term

45. Find Appropriate Review

46. BMJ Clinical Evidence

47. “B”

48. Search by Subject Term; Conditions; Sections; Full Review List

49. Sections: Pregnancy and Childbirth

51. Key Points

52. Benefits/Harms

54. Interventions; Etc.

55. About this Condition: Etiology; Prognosis; Outcomes; Etc.

56. STAT!Ref: ACP’s PIER “S”

59. Search for Evidence by Disease

60. Browse by Organ; Screening & Prevention; Etc.

61. Searching by Disease: Trigeminal Neuralgia

63. Levels of Evidence

65. Logoff when Done!

66. MDConsult “M”

68. Log In With MDConsult User Name and Password

70. Searching for CDSR

72. Select Abstract

73. Find PMID Number: Copy (Ctrl C)

74. Paste (Ctrl V) PMID in PubMed Search Bar

75. Logoff MDConsult!!!!

76. Web Based Resources ► NettingtheEvidence  http://www.shef.ac.uk/scharr/ir/netting/ http://www.shef.ac.uk/scharr/ir/netting/ ► SUMSearch  http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/ http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/ ► TRIP  http://www.tripdatabase.com/index.html http://www.tripdatabase.com/index.html

77. Good Luck!