Lecture

1. Robin Featherstone, MLIS Liaison Librarian (Medicine) McGill University Life Sciences Library How to Conduct a Systematic Search

5. From: Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG, The PRISMA Group (2009). Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta- Analyses: The PRISMA Statement. PLoS Med 6(6): e1000097. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed1000097 Flow of Information Through the Different Phases of a Systematic Review

8. Develop a PICO or Research Question

10. Relevancy Retrieval (# of search results) Broad Questions Narrow Questions High = lots of articles Low = very few articles High = directly relevant articles Low = mostly irrelevant articles How questions influence search results

12. Select Sources/Databases

14. Match the Question to the Source(s) 1. What is the optimum withdrawal time during colonoscopy to screen for adenomas and polyps? A. MEDLINE 2. What are proven methods for integrating simulators into endoscopy training? B. PsycINFO 3. When should patients presenting with febrile neutropenia to the Emergency Department be administered antibiotics? C. Inspec 4. Which injection method is the most effective for administering lidocaine? D. EMBASE 5. Which factors improve quality of life for patients post mastectomy? E. SCOPUS 6. What is the analgesic efficacy for antipsychotic agents for chronic pain? F. Cochrane Library

15. Develop a Search Strategy

18. What is MeSH?

20. Which Subject Heading Explodes? A. Bird Diseases B. Neutropenia

22. Concept #1 Concept #2 Concept #3 Subject Headings Text Words Blank worksheets: http://www.slideshare.net/featherr/search-strategy-worksheet Ovid Medline Strategy AND AND OR exp Fluid Therapy/ Delirium/ exp Terminal Care/ OR Palliative Care/ exp Terminally Ill/ OR OR OR

24. Ovid Search Commands for Text Word Searching Operator Command Example * Find alternate endings hosp* [will find hospital, hospitals, hospitalist, hospice, hospices, etc.] .tw. Search for this term in the Title and Abstract fields anxiety.tw. adj Search for one term within x number of terms from another patient adj3 anxiety [will find patient within three words of anxiety] AND Find articles where both terms appear smoking AND cessation OR Find articles where either term appears smoking OR tobacco () Control order of operations – commands within brackets run first (smok* OR tobacco).tw.

25. Concept #1 Concept #2 Concept #3 Subject Headings Text Words Ovid Search Strategy AND AND OR exp Fluid Therapy/ Delirium/ exp Terminal Care/ OR Palliative Care/ exp Terminally Ill/ OR hydrat*.tw. deliri*.tw. (terminal* adj4 patient*).tw. OR fluid*.tw. palliative.tw. OR water.tw. end of life.tw.

27. BREAK – 10 mins

28. Run the search

30. How to Search Search #2 = Search #3 = Search #4 = Search #5 = #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 Search #1 = Concept 1 Search #6 = Search #7 = Search #8 = Search #9 = Concept 2 Search #10 = #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9 Search #11 = #5 AND #10 Results

31. Concept #1 Concept #2 Concept #3 Subject Headings Text Words Demo AND AND OR exp Fluid Therapy/ Delirium/ exp Terminal Care/ OR Palliative Care/ exp Terminally Ill/ OR hydrat*.tw. deliri*.tw. (terminal* adj4 patient*).tw. OR fluid*.tw. palliative.tw. OR water.tw. end of life.tw.

32. Applying practical screening criteria

36. Export References to a Citation Manager Download from: http://mcgill.e-academy.com/ Available to McGill students, faculty, staff.

38. Next steps

41. From: Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG, The PRISMA Group (2009). Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta- Analyses: The PRISMA Statement. PLoS Med 6(6): e1000097. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed1000097 Next steps

43. Where to go for Help Robin Featherstone Liaison Librarian (Medicine) Life Sciences Library, McGill University 514-398-4475 ext. 09844# [email_address] Martin Morris Bibliothécaire Médical / Medical Librarian Hôpital Royal Victoria Hospital 514-934-1934 ext. 35292 [email_address] Tara Landry Bibliothécaire médicale / Medical Librarian Montreal General Hospital 514-934-1934 ext. 43057 [email_address]

44. Resources Systematic review guidelines: Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions http://www.cochrane-handbook.org/ PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) http://www.prisma-statement.org/statement.htm Systematic Reviews: CRD’s Guidance for Undertaking Reviews in Health Care http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/SysRev/!SSL!/WebHelp/SysRev3.htm IOM (Institute of Medicine). Finding what works in health care: standards for systematic reviews http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2011/Finding-What-Works-in-Health-Care-Standards-for-Systematic-Reviews.aspx Searching for grey literature: CADTH (Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health). Grey Matters: a practical search tool for evidence-based medicine http://cadth.ca/resources/grey-matters Citation management: Getting help with EndNote http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-using/endnote/help/

45. Robin Featherstone, MLIS Liaison Librarian (Medicine) [email_address] Questions Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/featherr