Location: Building 5, Level 5 (turn right when you come out of the lifts), Clinical Training Centre - Conference Rooms 1 & 2

NOTE: All sessions are offered at both northside and southside locations for all CHS staff. You are welcome to attend sessions at either location, based on the date that suits you. Free parking is available for CHS staff at both locations, use your ID card for staff level entry.

Thinking about doing a systematic review and don’t know where to start? If so, this session is for you.   

This workshop is relevant to CHS staff wanting to undertake a quantitative or qualitative systematic review of health research evidence with a view to publish the findings.   

This introductory workshop will cover:   

• the purpose and definition of a systematic review  

• the steps involved in conducting a quality systematic review  

• principles of developing your protocol, searching for and screening studies, assessing study quality, data extraction, analysis, and interpretation of results  

• key requirements when writing your systematic review and factors that will maximise your publication success.  

This workshop is a collaboration between the CHS Library and Office of Research and Education.  It will be facilitated by a librarian with expertise in systematic literature searching and Rosalyn Stanton, a clinician, researcher and educator. 

Bringing your own laptop is highly desirable.    

This is a hands-on session, where you will explore the importance of databases to access reliable and peer reviewed sources to inform your research project. 

You will have the opportunity to conduct your own search with the support of our librarians.

By the end of this session, you will feel confident in:

• knowing how to locate the databases available on the CHS Library & Multimedia website
• understanding evidence-based practice and the use of models like PICO for research
• understanding what a Boolean search is and why we use them in database searches
• refreshing your knowledge of search term and keyword creation and use in database searching
• knowing what a search filter is and how to use these to tailor your search being familiar with Advanced Search options
• using systematic search methods to ensure you find exactly what you need
• knowing how to find your way around a database record and retrieve an item conducting your own searches

This is a hands-on session. 

During this session, we cover the definition of grey literature and its role in your work/research/information seeking.  

Learn to find grey literature using specific Google and Google Scholar search techniques to save you time.  

Time permitting, you may also start your own searching with librarian support. 

After today’s session, participants will: 

• define and understand the difference between published and grey literature 

• know the different types of grey literature available 

• be able to search for grey literature confidently using Google, Google Scholar, and other recommended grey literature sites.