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Skills Training

We offer information skills sessions and journal clubs that help develop your understanding of clinical research, as well as how to find and critically appraise existing research. 

These workshops can be tailored to individuals, clinical teams, departments, or research groups.

All sessions are currently delivered remotely via Webex or Microsoft Teams. Our current sessions cover: 

  • Critical Appraisal - How to Read a Paper
  • Critical Appraisal - Understanding Statistics
  • Finding the Evidence - Effective Searching 
  • Effective Use of Google
  • Writing Systematic Reviews
  • Progressing your Assignment or Dissertation

To enquire about any of these sessions, please contact us using the information to the right.

Who to contact

Mark Kerr  |  Clinical Librarian

Based at William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, and also covers Kent and Canterbury Hospital and South Kent Coast CCGs (Deal, Dover, Folkestone).

Jonathan Baker  |  Clinical Librarian

Based at Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate, and also covers Thanet CCG area.