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Dear Colleagues, We would like to circulate information about the following training course at York Health Economics Consortium which still has places available to book: *Understanding Searching Techniques: From Pragmatic Searches to Searches to Inform HTA and Systematic Reviews* (16th April, final booking date *9th April*). Find out more here www.yhec.co.uk/training/understanding-searching-techniques/ This course provides an introduction to search development for project managers, research commissioners and new searchers, who are seeking a better understanding of how searches are constructed and adapted to meet the needs of various types of projects. *Course Trainers* Julie Glanville (YHEC Associate Director) and Mick Arber (YHEC Information Specialist). The trainers are experienced information specialists, trainers and researchers. Their extensive experience lies in conducting literature searches to inform evidence syntheses such as health technology assessments and systematic reviews. *By the end of the training day, participants will:* - Understand how a search is constructed conceptually; - Understand how search strategies are developed and how this is shaped by the research context; - Understand the purpose of subject headings, textwords, Boolean operators, and truncation; - Be aware of the issues of sensitivity and precision and their role in different types of searches; - Be able to critique a strategy and appreciate key tradeoffs which have been made. *Who should attend?* - Project managers, research commissioners and researchers commissioning standalone literature searches or searches which form the basis of larger projects, who need to understand how to describe the search which is needed and to assess whether searches provided are fit for purpose; - Researchers requiring a better understanding of how to specify searches and to brief information specialists to conduct searches; - Searchers new to the field of evidence synthesis and the specific search approaches required. This course is £225 (plus £45 VAT) and can be booked directly through the link above or by emailing [log in to unmask] Kind regards, Julie Glanville *To remove your email from this list, please reply with "unsubscribe".*