Redland Hospital Library: Electronic Resources

Are you aware of the Clinical Knowledge Network (CKN)?  CKN provides a range of electronic resources including point-of-care tools, databases, drug information, electronic journals and some e-books.

Databases include Medline (EBSCO), CINAHL (EBSCO), PsycINFO (EBSCO), Clinical Key Australia, MIMS, Micromedex and the Cochrane Library. Point-of-care tools include DynaMed, Isabel, BMJ Best Practice and PEMSoft.

To access CKN at work, open the Mozilla Firefox browser (NOT Internet Explorer) to the QHEPS homepage and click the CKN tab.

If you wish to access CKN from home, register online via the CKN Registration link on the CKN home page from work.  https://www.ckn.org.au/register

Once you have registered, an email will be sent to your QLD Health email asking you to click on a link to complete the registration process. 

When accessing CKN from home, the Web address is: http://www.ckn.org.au.

Access is by your QLD Health email and the password you chose when you registered. If you have any difficulties with your CKN registration, you can phone CKN support on 1300 308 174.

Journal Articles

How to find full text, copies of articles

1. Searching the internet for articles does not mean you will find the full text. Many publishers require payment for a subscription or for individual articles.
2. Some free journals are available, e.g. PubMed Central Open Access site.
3. Always go to CKN e-Journals first to see if the journal is available online via Queensland Health. Remember to check if your article is within the online access dates e.g. 2004 – current or 2003-2009
4. Register for remote access to CKN if you want to search for journals from home.
5. When you search CKN research databases like Medline, CINAHL and PsycINFO (instead of PubMed or Google Scholar), you will see a CHECK CKN link which will automatically search CKN e-Journals if the PDF is not available.
6. Still can’t find the article you want? Is your required article outside the online access parameters? Use this form to request the article Ask us for a journal article Make sure you choose Metro South – Redland Hospital Library as your supplying library. We will source and email the article to you when it is obtained.