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Lecture – Literature Search for DNB Students KEM Hospital – Jan 24, 2013

Lecture – Literature Search for DNB Students KEM Hospital – Jan 24, 2013

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KEM Hospital is an institution that describes Vasumathi Sriganesh as "She does not work here, but she is one of us"!For several years, she has been invited to deliver lectures on literature searching and has conducted full workshops too. On Jan 24, she delivered a lecture for about 35 DNB students from the Maharashtra State.We hope the learning they had the work they do for their thesis becomes easier!
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Literature Search lecture at an IJO Workshop – Jan 5, 2013

Literature Search lecture at an IJO Workshop – Jan 5, 2013

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The Indian Journal of Ophthalmology conducts a workshop on Research Methodology and Medical Writing, usually twice a year. This year the first was conducted at the JJ Hospital Mumbai on Jan 5, 2013 Vasumathi is a regular speaker at this event (has been doing it for the last many years!). She delivered the lecture to about 150 participants. Those who have attended the program more than once tell her "we always learn at least one new tip from your lectures"!
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The Cochrane Library and ERMED

The Cochrane Library and ERMED

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1. The Cochrane Library has six databases. Many tend to think that the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and the Cochrane Library are the same. In addition to Systmatic Reviews, the Library has five other databases - DARE - which has abstracts of "Other systematic reviews", CENTRAL - the database of clinical trials, COCHRANE METHODOLOGY REGISTER - the database of "Methods Studies", HTAD - for Technnology Assessments, and the NHSEED - for Economic Evaluations. Each of them is a resource for Evidence of different levels. 2. ERMED - an initiative by the National Medical Library - New Delhi. ERMED - an acronym…
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