Tutorials and Guides
Online tutorials and guides are available to help you get started in your research. For personalised training please complete our
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Ovid Online Training
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Whether you're a first-time Ovid customer or an experienced user, Ovid's training and help options can make using Ovid products smooth and efficient. Ovid offers novice, intermediate, and advanced workshops to help you and your organization get the most out of your Ovid experience. |
| Introduction to Ovid |
| Designed for novice users or experienced users who may need a refresher on Ovid. This course will highlight the features and functionality of the Ovid interface. It will review the various search modes that are available on Ovid and how to work with the results from those searches (i.e. printing, emailing and exporting the records). Available in other languages
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My Projects
It is recommended that you take the "Introduction to Ovid" class prior to the classes listed in this section. This course introduces and demonstrates the My Projects functionality in Ovid a dedicated work area to store, organize, and manage research projects and documents, including citations, full text, images, URLs, and more. |
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Basic search
Covers all aspects of Basic Search Mode. A series of examples are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Basic Search function (this is not just for beginners but also for more advanced users). Natural Language, Related Terms and Relevancy are just a few of the search strategies that are discussed in detail during this session. |
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Advanced search
Building a search, overview of searching with subject headings, Explode/Focus, keyword searching, combining and using limits, results options and how to save your search. |
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Introduction to command line searching
This course includes a detailed explanation of Boolean and positional operators, truncation and wildcards, the use of brackets, as well as the most popular quick search commands. |
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Creating AutoAlerts and eTocs
Learn how to create, configure, edit, and delete a current awareness search, known as an AutoAlert, from an Ovid search strategy. Autoalerts can be configured to automatically deliver the latest search results via email, RSS feed, and/or directly into My Projects at time intervals of your choice. |
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UpToDate
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UpToDate provides in-depth, evidence-based clinical content and analysis in over 22 clinical
specialties, delivered in easy-to-search and easy-to-read formats. |
User guide
Learn about the many features of UpToDate including how to search and accumulate CME/CE/CDP credits. |
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Access and registration
If you wish to access UpToDate from a NSW Health computer, you must first go to the CIAP site and from
there, click the link to UpToDate. If you are not on a NSW Health Computer, you must first log into CIAP.
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Demonstration videos
Learn to register for your own account, accrue CME points, link mobile devices to UpToDate Anywhere, utilise UpToDate’s drug database. Discover how to check for drug interactions, where to find patient information, how to utilise more than 140 clinical calculators
and how to find and download images from UpToDate Anywhere. |
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