CHANGE OF DATES: EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE WORKSHOP (2-4 SEPTEMBER 2014)

Once Again, the Directorate of Library Services at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in collaboration with Information and Training Center for Africa (ITOCA) and Elsevier Foundation are organizing a workshop on Evidence Based Practice and Critical Appraisal from 2-4 September 2014.

VENUE: Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

COURSE STRUCTURE

The workshop will be conducted over three days (2-4 September 2014). The workshop will comprise lectures delivered in a classroom setting, hands-on exercises, group work and individual practical work delivered both physically and through video conference facilities 

CONTENT

This three-day workshop will introduce you to evidence based practice and critical appraisal techniques and equip you with skills in using web 2.0 tools to enhance and improve evidence based health care, collaborative work and knowledge sharing within your organization and with stakeholders, and increase the level of innovation within your organisation.

FUNDING AND FINANCE

This course is supported and funded by Elsevier Foundation. The sponsorship for successful applicants will cover the cost of registration, light refreshments and lunches for each participant. A small allowance to cover the accommodation costs shall be given to participants from outside Dar es salaam.

PARTICIPATION

The course is open to researchers, lecturers, library and information professionals, health care professionals, and graduate students from institutions involved in medical and health sciences. Specifically, participants are expected to come from relevant government ministries, Non-Governmental Organizations, universities and faculties of medical and health sciences. The language of instruction is English. No basic computer and internet modules will be covered during the workshop.

Please fill in the form and let your immediate supervisor sign the form to confirm that your organization authorizes you to attend the Evidence based Practice Workshop- 2-4 September 2014. Click here to access the form

Please return the application to the email address below by 22nd August, 2014

- Bernard Ernest - 0753559063

Also copy to: Semeni Mshana, 0717722168,

Email: librarymuhas@gmail.com, 

The Workshop Coordinator will be happy to answer any questions about the workshop or participant attendance. 

Research publications patterns at MUHAS

Scientometrics and bibliometric studies that show publication patterns at MUHAS are now available at the library website
Click here to access the studies

New dissertation titles acquired at the MUHAS library

S/N		TITLE	AUTHOR	YEAR
1		Assessment of HIV/ AIDS workplace policies and programme interventions in commercial farms	Matimbwi,Tulanoga Josephat	2013
2		Profile of patients and outcome of minimally invasive treatment of urinary tract stones at apollo	Athumani, Nuru Seif	2013
3		Factors contributing to sleep deprivation and nursing strategies to facilitate sleep	Gebretensaye,Tigistu Gebreyohannis	2013
4		The role of financial and non-financial incentives on health wokers motivation in the context of primary	Daudi, Kasululu Boniface	2013
5		Knowledge, attitude and practice of safe infact feeding options among HIV infected	Mkenda, Dalfina	2013
6		Predictors of poor glycemic control in type2 diabetic patients attending public hospitals	Mwera,Emmanuel Charles	2013
7		Child physical abuse: prevalence, risk factors and risk taking behaviour among secondary school	Kyesi,Furaha p.	2013
8		Incidence of facility based deliveries and their predictors among HIV positive and HIV negative	Nyamhagatta, Mukome	2013
9		Assessing malaria case management among children under five years of age attending health facilities	Kambarage, Makuri Imori	2013
10		Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization among intensive care unit (ICU) patients	Geofrey,Alfred	2013
11		Prevalence and risk factors for low back pain among truck drivers in Dar-es-salaam	Yikobela, Pharles Joseph	2013
12		Shotr term of patients with tibial plateau fractures treated at Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute	John, Frank	2013
13		Factors affecting implementation of isoniazid preventive therapy in HIV/AIDS clinicasl in Dar-es-salaam	Ngombo, Amina Mohamed	2013
14		Quality of life among people who inject drugs attending methadone clinical in Dar-es-salaam	Ubuguyu, Omary	2013
15		Determine factors influencing labolatory diagnosis of malaria in Lindi Region Hospitals,	Clemence, Malibiche Theophil	2013
16		Prevalence of middle ear effusion among children with adenoid	Bukanu, Faustine M.C	2013
17		Health realated quality of life in children aged 2-18years with	Shija, Kesy Charles	2013
18		Utilization of cost sharing fund and its association of factors in	Dugange, Festo John	2013
19		The renal sonographic finding in HIV/AIDS adult partient with protein	Kishaluli, Silas Napegwa	2013
20		Prevalence of stess and assossiated factors among nurses working in	Mkinga Salama Mohamed	2013
21		Treatment modalities and outcomes of patients with pituitary	Mungisha, Clement	2013
22		Perceptions towards the roles of examption scheme in utilization of	Eliapeanda, Adam	2013
23		Utilization of immunization data in District health planning in the	Mwamwile, May Alexander	2013
24		Profile of trochanteric fractures at Moi: treatment and short term	Kenyunko,Karama Mankaga	2013
25		Knowledge sexual behaviours pregnancy experiences and HIV preven	Rweyemamu, Irene Kokushubile	2013
26		Factors affecting mental health practice in Dar es salaam and Dodoma	Mashauri, Paul Magesa	2013

Free Microsoft books

Microsoft has been making free e-books available for some time. The post below gives details of 130 new texts/guides to Windows, Office, Access, Sharepoint, server technology, SQL etc. The website below also lists 100 earlier published texts. This is an extremely useful source for general Microsoft users, students and for IT and systems staff. Click here to access the e-books

The First & Second MUHAS Scientific Conference: Program and Book of abstracts are now available online

The First & Second MUHAS Scientific Conference: Program and Book of abstracts are now available at the MUHAS Institutional repository.

A WORKSHOP ON SEARCH TECHNIQUES (Using PUBMED) AND ONLINE RESOURCES

ON MONDAY, 16^th JUNE. 2014.

TARGET GROUP: ALL POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

TIME: 02:00 – 05:00PM

DATE: 16^thJUNE. 2014

VENUE: MUHAS LIBRARY ICT LAB. 2^NDFLOOR.

You can register your name at the Special reserve, room no. 14

OR Secretary’s office room no. 7. Library building ground floor.

For more details, Contact:Benard E. Sengo, Mobile: 0753 559063 and Kesia Rad, Mobile: 0752 044896.

Email: librarymuhas@gmail.com
OR
Visit: http://library.muhas.ac.tz

A WORKSHOP ON SEARCH TECHNIQUES (Using PUBMED) AND ONLINE RESOURCES.

ON WEDNESDAY, 18^th JUNE. 2014.

TARGET GROUP: ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

TIME: 02:00 – 05:00PM

DATE: 18^thJUNE. 2014

VENUE: MUHAS LIBRARY ICT LAB. 2^NDFLOOR.

You can register your name at the Special reserve, room no. 14

OR Secretary’s office room no. 7. Library building ground floor.

For more details, Contact:Benard E. Sengo, Mobile: 0753 559063 and Kesia Rad, Mobile: 0752 044896.

Email: librarymuhas@gmail.com
OR
Visit: http://library.muhas.ac.tz