Systematic review proving a challenge? Pubmed not giving you the papers you are sure should be available? References and papers getting out of control?   If you’re a postgraduate at Cambridge University training and support is available at scheduled sessions, and on a one-to-one basis. Times and dates for the scheduled sessions are available here – login with RAVEN […]

So the first week of the clinical course comes to an end – what are some top tips for our new students? Try these for size….. What’s up doc? The essential guide to studying medicine at university – The Independent The Sepsis Six “Oscar Caught A FLU”- Survive Sepsis Anaesthesia for the medical student – TraumaGasDoc blog ‘appy […]

Today’s the first day of the new clinical course – 161 bright young things, just 3 years away from becoming doctors. Welcome!

This month in Eyes on Evidence : Prognosis of common mental health disorders in young people A prospective, longitudinal cohort study in Australia suggests that depression and anxiety in young adults frequently begin in adolescence. Mental health disorders in adolescents may persist into young adulthood, although a proportion of cases (especially those of brief duration) can […]

Wednesday 10th update: Carpet laying is progressing well – but we appreciate it doesn’t make for good study conditions. Please bear with us – it should be completed on Friday 12th.     Monday 8th – Friday 12th September 2014 We’re getting a new carpet in the Reading Room and Book Collection – goodbye sad […]

The medical library now has a subscription to BMJ Case Reports. BMJ Case Reports provide peer-reviewed collection of cases in all disciplines so that healthcare professionals, researchers and others can easily find clinically important information on common and rare conditions.  Access is from 2008 to date. To access BMJ Case Reports either click on BMJ Case […]

Notification from the Open Access Project Team at the University Library As you may be aware, HEFCE have recently announced a new policy for open access in relation to future research assessments. This policy will run in parallel with other funder open access policies including RCUK, Wellcome Trust and others. To be eligible for the […]

The Medical Library will be closed on Monday 25th August 2014. Normal opening hours will resume at 8:00am Tuesday 26th August.

Subscribe to an email alert to Eyes On Evidence – the easy way to keep up to date. August edition is now available Integrated disease management programmes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease A Cochrane review shows that multicomponent and multidisciplinary integrated disease management programmes for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are associated with better […]

This month in Eyes on Evidence bulletin covers interesting new evidence. It includes an explanation about what it means for current practice. Available as a PDF Antipyretic therapy for children with fever A Cochrane review finds that giving paracetamol and ibuprofen together or one agent after the other is more effective at eliminating fever in […]