New from CPD Online

CPD Online is an e-learning resource provided by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The website contains a range of learning modules and podcasts that provide a flexible, interactive way of keeping up to date with progress in mental health. College members may use CPD Online for up to 25 CPD points in the UK. Access to the modules is through annual subscription, but we offer a series of free trial modules. For more information, visit the CPD Online website: www.psychiatrycpd.org

Recent modules

Module How to conduct literature searches

This module covers sourcing relevant, up-to-date articles in databases and on the internet. This includes the use of PubMed (the freely available medical literature database) and Google Scholar, as well as other free resources, such as NHS Evidence and the Cochrane Library. Databases incorporate a number of features to help you get the best possible results from your search. Google Scholar is also widely used for literature searching, but does not give you guidance on what terms to use to get the best results. Therefore, it is better to have some idea of how articles are indexed in databases such as PubMed in order to get the most from Google Scholar and other databases. In this module, we will look at identifying the medical subject headings (MeSH) assigned to articles in the PubMed database, and then at building a search strategy that can be used in Google Scholar or other databases. CPD credits: 1

News

e-Module series Psychiatry for the modern physician

RCPsych's e-learning team and clinicians from the Faculty of Liaison Psychiatry have been working with the Royal College of Physicians to develop Psychiatry for the modern physician, a series of six e-modules aimed at consultant physicians who would like to learn more about common psychiatric problems that often present in general medicine. These modules provide important clinical communication skills and facts when assessing and managing patients who might have a mental disorder. They are now available to subscribing members of the Royal College of Physicians and have each been accredited for 1 external CPD credit; please share with physicians you work with to promote best practice in mental health.