KCJJ"本课程是一门科学方法课，旨在培养学生掌握卫生信息检索的技能和各类信息的评价方法。通过本课程学习，使学生熟悉国外生物信息检索的基本原理和基本知识；熟悉MEDLINE，Cochrane，EMBASE等著名常用生物医学数据库及Google的信息检索和评价工具的特点和使用方法， 提高研究生利用国外卫生信息进行相关的研究。该课程主要由三大部分内容组成：第一部分：介绍信息检索的基本概念；介绍MEDLINE，Cochrane 和EMBASE等著名生物医学数据库；目的：理解信息检索的基本概念，了解国外相关的著名生物医学数据库。第二部分：介绍生物信息检索的原理和医学主题词表Mesh，阐述生物信息检索关键问题的发现，检索的策略。在MEDLINE，Cochrane，EMBASE等著名生物医学数据库及Google检索信息。目的：掌握上述数据库的各种检索方法和策略的使用；了解医学主题词表Mesh的基本原理。第三部分：信息的分类（SR类信息，RCT类信息，NRCT类信息，Cohort类信息，CCS类信息，BAS类信息等）；不同类别信息的评价。目的：理解不同类别卫生信息，理解诊断、伤害、治疗、病因、预后，卫生经济，医院信息化等卫生信息的评价方法。 卫生信息检索是一门实践性较强的学科，该课程教学中，在加强理论教学的同时，同时注重学生实习过程中的实际操作，为方便学生学习和研究国外卫生信息检索的方法和评价，本课程充分开发和培养学生的创造性思维。通过讲义和所附相关国外权威的研究文章，帮助学生自主学习：结合医学卫生相关问题，学生自行探究和自行收集，整理相关卫生信息,在教师指导下，选取相关研究的最佳信息"

"The course is a methodological science, whose aim is to develop students’ skills and ability to search and appraise health information in major overseas biomedical database. The course will also make students understand the basic principles, concepts, methods of health information retrieval and critical appraisal, which facilitate students’ health related researches.The course include three main sections:In the first section, the basic concepts of health information retrieval and major overseas databases (Medline, Cochrane and Embase) will be described to make students understand the basic concepts of health information retrieval and major overseas databases. In the second section, the principles, key resource and focused questions for health information will be explained and Mesh will be described to make students capable to find source, formulate search strategies and conduct successful searches.In the third section, key study designs (SR, RCT, NRCT, COHORT, CCS, BAS and etc.) will be described; key aspects of critical appraisal will be defined; and critical appraisal checklist will be selected to critique and appraise the health information. The aim is to develop students’ capability to use appraisal tools to select best health information.Considering the characteristics of the course, the practical exercise will be focused besides learning basic concepts. The research essays and reports are attached in teaching materials to facilitate students self-study and self -research in order to develop their creativity"