PubMed Basics – develop your search strategy for clinical questions
PubMed is the world's most important bibliographic database for medicine and biomedicine. It is maintained by the National Library of Medicine (USA). We will use examples to show you how to build a search strategy and how to use this database to find literature efficiently. Feel free to bring your own clinical question!
Medical research. (Illustration: Storyset)
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Content
- Simple and advanced search in PubMed
- Clinical questions within PICO
- Combinations of individual concepts in the search history
- Sensitivity versus specificity of a search
- What are Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)?
- Practice on your own topic
Learning targets
At the end of the course, you are able to
- describe your clinical question within the PICO model,
- develop a search strategy,
- apply MeSH terms to your PubMed search.
Target audience
- Bachelor students
- Master students
- Doctoral students
- Scientific staff
- Technical and administration staff
- Scientifically interested individuals
Accessibility
Access to and participation in our courses will be barrier-free. Please contact us in advance at +41 44 632 21 35 or at so that we can optimally meet your needs.