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Literature Searching

Explore how to efficiently search medical literature to fulfill information requests from multiple sources.

Overview

This module provides medical affairs professionals the tools they need to efficiently search for medical literature, enabling them to fulfill information requests from customers, external healthcare professionals, and internal colleagues. It includes current resources and the latest search strategies compiled by industry experts. This practical and useful information can be immediately applied to your daily work in medical affairs.

This module takes an average of 2 hours to complete.

This eLearning module can be purchased individually or as part of the Medical Communications eLearning Program (eight modules).

Featured topics

    • Assessing a Medical Inquiry
    • Developing a Search Strategy
    • Literature databases
    • Search Tips
    • Refining Search Results
    • Other Considerations (e.g., Copyright Laws)

Who should attend?

  • This program is designed for professionals involved in:

    • Medical affairs
    • Medical communications
    • Medical information
    • Medical writing
    • Field-based medical affairs support (i.e., Medical Science Liaison)
    • Medical call center environment
    • Regulatory affairs
    • Clinical research
    • Professional education, training, and development
    • Document management/eSubmissions

      Learning objectives

      • Upon completion of this module, learners should be able to:

        • Analyze a request for medical information
        • Develop a strategy to address a medical inquiry successfully.
        • Recognize the five main databases used for literature searching and their area of focus.
        • Determine if search results are valuable and relevant to the question.
        • Utilize relevant copyright considerations when providing results.

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