DynaMed is a clinical reference tool created by physicians for physicians and other health care professionals for use at the point-of-care. With clinically-organised summaries, DynaMed balances the latest content and resources with validity, relevance and convenience. DynaMed editors monitor the content of over 500 medical journals on a daily basis and each article is evaluated for clinical relevance and scientific validity. Read EBSCO's Quick Start Guide to DynaMed. 

If you wish to undertake training on this or any other topic, please consult our Information Skills Training Timetable.

The DynaMed 'Get CME option' provides a convenient means for obtaining Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits.
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Accessing DynaMed
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• To access DynaMed from within Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, you can use the link to DynaMed from the intranet (the Hub)
• To access DynaMed from outside the Trust you will need an NHS Athens account. You can then access DynaMed here: select OpenAthens login and enter your NHS Athens user name and password. 
• DynaMed is also available as a mobile app, compatible with devices such as Android, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Read EBSCO's guide to downloading the DynaMed Plus app.

Athens users: login here:

Please read the guide to using DynaMed on mobile and other devices and don't hesitate to contact us if you need any assistance.

View a DynaMed Basic Searching Tutorial and download a DynaMed Best Practice Guide.

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Searching

To perform a basic search in DynaMed, enter your search term. Click the search button or press the enter key. 

DynaMed displays a result list. The topics in the result list are ordered by relevance, based on the term you entered. 
Hover over a DynaMed title to view the topic. The results list allows you to preview the sections/subsections of a topic and navigate directly to a section from the result list. Use the plus icon to expand a section in the column on the right. You can access a section directly by clicking the section heading:

Once you have accessed a topic page, you can search for text within that topic using the Search within text tool at the top right corer of the tool bar. You can then jump to each incidence of that chosen text. The first instance of the term is highlighted in green.  Additional instances are highlighted in yellow:

Updates

DynaMed is updated daily. You can view the most recent updates to topics by clicking Recent Updates in the top toolbar. The list includes the updated topic, an explanation of the update reason, and the date the topic was updated. The most recent update will display at the top and they are arranged in reverse chronological order:

You can also limit recent updates by Category, using the Limit by Category drop-down box above the updates list:

You can keep up to date by creating topic alerts in DynaMed. This will enable you to receive notification when a DynaMed topic has been updated.

For further information on how to search and browse DynaMed, use the online help facility (accessible when logged into DynaMed).
You can also download an abridged version of EBSCOhost's DynaMed User Guide.

Please remember, if you wish to undertake training on this or any other topic, please consult our Information Skills Training Timetable.

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