Classes
The Hawaii Medical Library is pleased to offer a variety of classes for its affiliated users. Our classes are designed to meet the needs of The Queen's Medical Center's staff and employees. Unless requested, all classes are held in the Library's conference room. Specialized classes may be developed for affiliated users at their request, as time permits.
All classes are being offered as one-on-one sessions and free of charge to affiliated users of the library.
Beyond Medline
This hands-on workshop provides participants with an opportunity to fully utilize the features available in MDConsult, ScienceDirect, and clinical decision support tools.
Available by appointment, please contact the Library.
Digital Library @ HML: Finding Answers
This workshop provides participants with an overview of Hawaii Medical Library's most popular databases, electronic books, electronic journals, and the other resources available through the Library's web site.
Available by appointment, please contact the Library.
DynaMed
This hands-on workshop covers searching DynaMed, a clinical reference evidence-based tool.
Available by appointment, please contact the Library.
Ebsco 2.0 for CINAHL Plus and More
This hands-on workshop covers searching the new Ebsco 2.0 interface. This applies to all the Ebsco databases including CINAHL Plus, Alt HealthWatch, Health Source: Consumer Edition, Business Source Premier, and Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection.
Registration for hands-on seats is limited to 10 participants. All classes unless requested otherwise are held in the Library's conference room.
Class dates and times
| August 7 (Thursday) 8:00 - 9:00 am |
| August 14 (Thursday) 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
| August 20 (Wednesday) 4:00 - 5:00 pm |
| August 26 (Tuesday) 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
| September 11 (Thursday) 8:00 - 9:00 am |
| September 15 (Monday) 4:00 - 5:00 pm |
| September 18 (Thursday) 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
| September 26 (Friday) 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
Additional sessions or house calls for individuals and departments are available by appointment, please contact the Library.
Finding the Evidence
This class will cover evidence-based medicine (EBM) principles and EBM resources available through the Library.
Available by appointment, please contact the Library.
Finding the Evidence, Part 2
This class will cover additional evidence-based medicine (EBM) principles, research tools and search techniques. Participants will learn about databases such as Cochrane Library and how to use special filters developed to find evidence-based medicine citations in Medline.
Available by appointment, please contact the Library.
Getting to Know the Redesigned Digital Library
This short class will cover how to navigate within HML's newly redesigned digital library. The focus will be on our newest features.
Available by appointment, please contact the Library.
Introduction to CINAHL Plus
This hands-on workshop covers searching CINAHL Plus, a nursing and allied health database, using the EBSCOhost interface.
Available by appointment, please contact the Library.
Medline: Searching with OvidSP
This hands-on workshop will teach participants to search Medline using the OvidSP interface. During this 60-minute workshop, participants will learn how to construct a search strategy and locate journal articles on a particular topic. Techniques for narrowing and broadening results and use of Medical Subject Headings for more effective searching will be covered. Participants will also learn how to access the complete text of selected core biomedical journals using OvidSP.
Available by appointment, please contact the Library.
Medline: Advanced Searching with OvidSP
This workshop covers additional search features of the OvidSP interface. A hands-on portion will give participants an opportunity to explore these features and to practice using them.
Available by appointment, please contact the Library.
OvidSP: A New Way to Search for Information
This brief workshop covers the new features now available with the OvidSP interface. A hands-on portion will give participants an opportunity to explore these features and to practice using them.
Available by appointment, please contact the Library.
PubMed: Searching for Professionals
This workshop will introduce participants to searching Medline using the National Library of Medicine's PubMed interface. During this workshop, participants will also learn how to print and save selected citations. Search features such as Limits and Related Articles will be covered as well. This workshop will provide the skills necessary to use the free PubMed version of Medline from any Internet connection.
Available by appointment, please contact the Library.
PubMed: Advanced Searching for Professionals
This workshop covers additional search features of the PubMed interface. Hands-on searching will give participants an opportunity to explore these features and practice using them.
Available by appointment, please contact the Library.