WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS And to the module HECS 1004 Information for Study and Research

1. School of Healthcare FACULTY OF MEDICINE & HEALTH DrDavid Clarke Module Manager • WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS • And to the module • HECS 1004 • Information for Study and Research • The module is completed by • Audiologists, Midwives, Nurses, Clinical Physiologists (Cardiology) and Radiographers

2. What does the module focus on? Information Literacy Meaning: the ability to find information, determine its credibility and relevance and communicate that information effectively to others. The research process Meaning: a systematic approach to gathering information for the purpose of answering questions and solving problems in the pursuit of new knowledge (Blaxter, 1996) And WHY? To study effectively To use all the resources and information sources available To begin to develop critical ability (a graduate) The NHS should be providing healthcare based on evidence of its effectiveness This is the business of every healthcare professional School of Healthcare FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH

3. School of Healthcare FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH • Does research evidence matter to consumers of health services?- 3 headlines • Eating dark chocolate can help prevent diabetes reported the Daily Mail (22 March 2005). A small study in healthy volunteers provided evidence that dark chocolate can have a beneficial effect on the way the body handles glucose • Half of probiotic products available don't do what they say they do, reported eight newspapers (8 August 2006). • Deaths from cervical cancer could be reduced by three quarters if 12 year old girls received a vaccine, reported five newspapers (4 September 2006). David Clarke University of Leeds

4. School of Healthcare FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH • What issues are topical in your professional areas • May 2006- Screening newborn babies for hearing defects is effective pilot finds………….(BMJ, 2006; 332:1176 (20 May) • Taking iron supplements during pregnancy may be harmful for non-anaemic women, reported four newspapers (31 May 2007). The newspapers accurately summarised the main findings of a generally well-conducted randomised controlled trial, although some reports included findings not derived from the study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2007;114(6):684-8. • Children as young as eight years old should be given statins, reported four newspapers (7 August 2007). The newspapers generally report results from a well-conducted randomised controlled trial accurately, although the authors stated that the optimal age for statin initiation is not known and further research is needed.Cirrculation 2007;116(6):664-8. • Ultrasound assessment of foetal 'nuchal thickness' (accumulation of fluid at the back of the neck) as a preliminary screening test for chromosome abnormalities is not supported by scientific data. As a result, pregnant women may be unnecessarily referred for invasive tests that carry a risk of miscarriage, leading to the loss of up to 3200 normal babies a year. Ultrasound 2007;15(3):177-184. David Clarke University of Leeds

5. School of Healthcare FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH • Is any of the headline evidence credible? • Do people really turn up in hospitals or at their GPs with research results from the Internet? • Will you be expected to know the answers? • Where and how can you find out the facts? David Clarke University of Leeds

6. School of Healthcare FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH • At a practical level the module will help you to • Use the Library • Find and use online resources • Not to believe all that you read • Prepare for and write assignments • Present information to others • Win friends and influence people • And- most importantly – learn where and how can you find out the facts which in time will influence healthcare practice? David Clarke University of Leeds

7. School of Healthcare FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH • So what will you/we do in the module? • Learn how to use the library electronically (on and off campus) • Learn about and how to use the National Library for Health • @ http://www.library.nhs.uk • Learn how to search for information and review it • Learn how to make good use of computers e.g. to access online learning materials, word process reports/assignments, send email and attachments • Develop skills for all modules on your programme David Clarke University of Leeds

8. School of Healthcare FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH • AND • Learn about research and evidence based practice • Work in small groups using web based discussion rooms Bodington VLE to communicate with each other • Present your reviews of web site information using PowerPoint • Have fun (honest) • (and with any luck) show your friends/colleagues/kids a thing or two about searching and using the web! David Clarke University of Leeds

9. School of Healthcare FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH • How do you access HECS 1004 Materials • Go to the Portal • Click on the My Module Tab • Click on Information for Study and research • Check for announcements • Note the reading list • Click on the featured link David Clarke University of Leeds

10. This is the module floor in the Bodington VLE You should see Resources room Assignment submission box Group Project room (1) School of Healthcare FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH David Clarke University of Leeds

11. School of Healthcare FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH • IT Elements in the Bodington VLE • Week by week guidance on work required- this is compulsory coursework • Lecture Notes • Links to web based resources e.g. IL Skills audit,Health and Safety Quiz, Library Catalogue, Databases David Clarke University of Leeds

12. School of Healthcare FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH • Module Structure- taught content • Weeks 1-6 • Key lecture 1305-1355 • IT cluster work 1405-1555 or 1605-1755 • Tutorials in Week 2 and 6 • Week 7 • Complete online group activity in Bodington VLE Group Room • Week 8 Group presentations (same groups) • Week 9 Lecture 1305-1355 (all groups) • Week 9 Tutorials (Radiography and Audiology) • Week 9 or 10 Tutorials (Nursing, Midwifery and Clinical Physiology-Cardiology) David Clarke University of Leeds

13. School of Healthcare FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH • Module Structure- assessment • Weeks 1 • Health and Safety Quiz (online) 5% • Week 7 • Group web site review 15% • Week 8 • Group presentations (same groups) 15% • Week 9 • Referencing exercise (online) 5% • Week 17 (14.01.2008) • 1500 word assignment (A literature review) 60% • YOU MUST PASS BOTH ELEMENTS (IT AND Assignment) David Clarke University of Leeds

14. School of Healthcare FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH • Allocation of teaching staff • Radiography (includes Cert HE students) • Jill Henderson, Paul Arnold, Cardiology • Rhona Riley • Audiology • Ted Killan • Nursing (Adult) • David Clarke, Ian Grigor and Susie Pease • Nursing (Child) • Melanie Robbins, Mandy Stoner Midwifery • Fiona Kaye, Leslie Daniels David Clarke University of Leeds

15. School of Healthcare FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH • The importance of academic supervision • Key to success in the module as a whole but particularly in the written assignment • Use tutorials in week 2,6 and 9/10 • Meet additionally on a group or individual basis or email questions/draft work (in good time!) • YOU MUST • Read, read, read and read • Especially the module handbook, and the information in the Bodington Resources room and module floor. • Not listen to rumours about what is required!!! David Clarke University of Leeds

16. School of Healthcare FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH • Where to now? • Audiologists, Children’s Nurses and Midwives to the Fourman Clusters Room 8.49 Worsley Medical Building1400 to 1600 – Follow Ted • Adult Nurses to Room 2:30 Baines Wing Main Cluster 1400 to 1600 • Follow Ian • Radiographers and Clinical Physiologists (Cardiology)to coffee/tea break/library etc and then at 1600 to Room 2:30 Baines Wing Main Cluster David Clarke University of Leeds

17. School of Healthcare FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH • First tasks? • -Logging on to Bodington via the Portal • -Completing the IL skills Audit (no conversing during the test) • -Checking what is coming up week by week • -Completing the health and Safety Quiz David Clarke University of Leeds