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I hope you will not mind me posting this but I thought some of you may be interested in the following: The National Prescribing Centre brings Information Mastery to a UK audience for the first time UK readers of leading medical and pharmaceutical journals will be familiar with POEMS – Patient Oriented Evidence that Matters. For the first time in the UK, two of the founders of InfoPOEMs, Profs David Slawson and Allen Shaughnessy, are running two of their internationally acclaimed Information Mastery courses. These are organised in association with the National Prescribing Centre (NPC) and will be held on the 17/18th March 2005 in Warwick and 21/22nd March 2005 in Cheshire. These streamlined, two-day courses are aimed at any healthcare professional who: * Struggles to keep up to date with the plethora of published evidence and information * Would like to be able to quickly assess whether information is valid and relevant * Needs help to quickly find answers to help them care for their patients in the most effective way * Wants to develop their understanding of the principles of evidence-based medicine * Would like to learn more about using handheld decision support tools. Attendees will have ample opportunity for interactive discussion in large and small groups, and will gain experience and skill in understanding the basics of critical appraisal. Complete teaching materials, including slides and detailed notes, will be provided and attendees are encouraged to share this with colleagues after the course. The feedback from Information Mastery courses held in the USA has been remarkable: ‘‘This is the one conference that has totally changed my way of thinking about the way I practise medicine” Further information and a copy of the registration form can be obtained electronically, under the events and latest news section on the NPC websites at www.npc.nhs.uk or www.npc.co.uk. Link to registration form: http://www.npc.co.uk/pdf/Information%20Mastery%20Registration%20Form.pdf Link to learning outcomes: http://www.npc.co.uk/pdf/Aims%20&%20Learning%20outcomes.pdf Thanks again Jonathan Underhill MRPharmS Assistant Director, Education and Development National Prescribing Centre The Infirmary 70 Pembroke Place Liverpool L69 3GF email: [log in to unmask] website: www.npc.co.uk