On demand training via LATTE
Explore recordings from the research skills training program on the library LATTE page. Recorded webinars are frequently refreshed, so you can re-watch, pause and learn at your own pace. Access topics such as:
Learn how to navigate the Cochrane library to find high quality evidence.
Write a clear and concise manuscript to improve your chance of journal publication.
Learn how to publish open access and be aware of your rights as an author.
Special webinar on how to prepare a lightning talk
For all those turning projects into short lightning talks, register now for guidance on crafting compelling presentations that get to the point, engage an audience and inspire action. If you cannot attend live, register to access the recording.
Striking Ideas: The Power of Lightning Talks
12:00 - 12:30pm, Thu Jun 26, 2025
Keeping Up to Date with HIMSS
All Monash Health employees now have access to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) for updates on healthcare technology. Enhance your expertise in health tech by creating an account, which will allow you to access HIMSS Learning for professional development. Follow these steps to create an account and stay in the loop.
Beyond HIMSS, there are a range of tools for staying current through the library. For example, set up your own BrowZine bookshelf to track favourite journals or download the Read by QxMD mobile app for customised alerts from PubMed.
Study design chatbot
Starting a research project but unsure where to begin? Try our new Study Design Chatbot!
Staring with a research idea, it will guide you through a series of questions to help identify the most suitable study design for your research, connecting you with helpful resources.
We’d love to hear your thoughts as we continue to develop this tool - try it out and share your feedback.
Selected articles from this month's featured journals. View all journals in BrowZine.
American Journal of Men's Health
Can’t find a time that suits? Email library@monashhealth.org to book a custom training session for your team.
Striking Ideas: The Power of Lightning Talks
12:00pm - 12:30pm, Thu Jun 26th 2025
Accessing resources through the library
12:30pm - 12:50pm, Tue Jul 1st 2025
How to evaluate a research paper
3:00pm - 4:50pm, Wed Jul 2nd 2025
Introductory Canva workshop
1:30pm - 2:30pm, Wed Jul 9th 2025
EndNote & reference management
11:00am - 11:40am, Thu Jul 10th 2025
Literature searching for research and clinical practice
12:30pm - 1:30pm, Wed Jul 16th 2025
Advanced Canva workshop
2:00pm - 3:00pm, Thu Jul 17th 2025
Trip is a freely available search engine that is particularly useful for clinical guidelines and grey literature from around the world. Read the latest guidelines accessible through Trip:
Computer aided detection and diagnosis of polyps in adult patients undergoing colonoscopy: a living clinical practice guideline – BMJ Rapid Recommendations 2025
Guidelines for Seizure Prophylaxis in Patients Hospitalized with Nontraumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Clinical Practice Guideline for Health Care Professionals from the Neurocritical Care Society – Neurocritical Care Society 2025
Guideline for the investigation and management of red cell antibodies in pregnancy: A British Society for Haematology guideline – British committee for standards in haematology 2025
SAGES Guidelines Development: Clinical Practice Guideline Update Standard Operating Procedure – Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic surgeons 2025
Clinical practice guidelines for management of disseminated intravascular coagulation in Japan 2024: significance of guidelines developed for each underlying disease – Japanese Clinical Guidelines 2025
Recommendations from the 2024 Australian evidence-based guideline for unexplained infertility: ADAPTE process from the ESHRE evidence-based guideline on unexplained infertility – MJA Clinical Guidelines 2024
The library provides training on how to search for government, health policy and scientific documents such as those indexed by Trip. Contact us to request a training session on how to find this ‘grey’ literature.
The Monash Health Research Repository (MHRR) compiles all Monash Health research publications. Adding your work to the repository will ensure that there is always a permanent link to your study, dataset, conference poster or presentation.
The most visited paper in the repository with 1000+ views is: Sex, Sexuality, and Intimate Relationships Among Afghan Women and Men of Refugee Background Living in Melbourne, Australia: Experiences, Opportunities, and Trans-cultural Tension, Refugee Health Program, Monash Health (2022)
Other popular articles in the repository are listed below:
Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine – Access Medicine
We have early access to expanded content in everybody's favourite medical book: Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 22nd Ed that includes new content on physician well-being, COVID-19 and immunisation. Enhance your learning with online-only video chapters, over 1,200 review questions and interactive visual case challenges.
Open Access Publishing
Since the beginning of this year, Monash Health researchers have been taking advantage of new Springer Nature and Lippincott Wolters Kluwer open access agreements. Find out how you can publish open access through Monash Health Library or browse recently published open access research below...
An Australasian survey on the use of ChatGPT and other large language models in medical physics - Norris. S, Kron. T, Masterson. M & Badawy. M. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
A pilot study of generative AI video for patient communication in radiology and nuclear medicine - Badawy. M, Khamwan. K & Carrion. D. Health and Technology
A retrospective cohort study of the oral healthcare needs of cancer patients - Beaumont. S, Liu. A & Hull. K. Supportive care in cancer
Outcome of Laparoscopic Versus Vaginal High Uterosacral Ligament Vault Suspension at the Time of Hysterectomy - Vereeck. S, Alexander. J, Carey. M & Rosamilia. A. International Urogynecology Journal
Library Reference Group – Expressions of Interest
The library is supported by an inter-disciplinary Library Reference Group (LRG) that meets once a quarter. As representatives of their profession and department, members provide feedback, share insights from their teams and help shape initiatives including training programs, research tools and improvements to library spaces. New members are welcome.
If you're passionate about advancing knowledge and supporting your colleagues, email the library or Alice Anderson to register your interest.
With the winter solstice marking the shortest day of the year this weekend, you may be feeling the effects of reduced sunlight and colder weather. To help raise your spirits, we’ve curated two lists of uplifting reads that will rid you of the winter blues.
