Help
This page provides users access to a number of resources to assist them in using JBI COnNECT.
To download the User Guides for the JBI COnNECT tools, click on the appropriate image below:
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If you have any further queries please email jbi@adelaide.edu.au
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- What does subscription entitle me to?
- Can I access JBI COnNECT if I am an existing JBI member?
- Is there anything I can access if I'm not a member of JBI or a subscriber to JBI COnNECT?
- What is the difference between advanced user access and general user access?
- What browsers does JBI COnNECT run on?
- What should I do if I'm having trouble downloading and/or viewing the 'PDF' files on the website?
- What other IT requirements are required to run JBI COnNECT?
- What kind of information does the 'Recent Changes' page provide?
- What is the difference between searching in Step 1 (Search for Evidence) and searching in Step 3 (Summarised Evidence)?
- What kind of records are available in JBI COnNECT?
- Can I request information on a particular topic not covered in JBI COnNECT?
- What are the JBI Levels of Evidence?
- If I am an advanced user constructing a manual can I alter information covered in a care bundle?
- How can I contact other like-minded clinicians, healthcare professionals or researchers, for additional information on my topic of interest?
Q) What does subscription entitle me to?
A) Subscription is based on an annual basis and entitles users electronic access to:
- The JBI Database of Acute Care Related Systematic Reviews
- The JBI Database of Acute Care Related Evidence Summaries
- The JBI Database of Acute Care Related Evidence-Based Care Bundles
- The JBI Database of Best Practice Information Sheets
- The JBI Online Journal Collection
- JBI RAPid
- JBI Online Evidence-Based Manual Builder
- JBI PACES
- JBI POOL
The website also provides users with a large amount of descriptive text on evidence-based practice, JBI and the JBI approach to systematic reviews. Links to external websites and resources are also supplied.
Q) Can I access JBI COnNECT if I am an existing JBI member?
A) If your organisation is currently a corporate member of JBI you have access to JBI COnNECT at no additional cost. If you are unsure of the type of membership you have, contact the Institute on +61 8 8303 4880 or email jbi@adelaide.edu.au
Q) Is there anything I can access if I'm not a member of JBI or a
subscriber to JBI COnNECT?
A) Yes there is. Firstly all Best Practice Information Sheets (BPIS) and Consumer Evidence Summaries are available free to the general public. The search facilities in Step 1 (Searching for Evidence) and Step 3 (Summarising the Evidence) are available to non-members/subscribers to search however full-text access (except for BPIS and consumer evidence summaries) is not available. The introductory pages of the site, as well as the homepages of each step within JBI COnNECT can also be viewed by the general public.
Q) What is the difference between advanced user access and general user
access?
A) When an organisation or facility subscribes to JBI COnNECT or becomes a corporate member of JBI they are issued with two sets of usernames and passwords, referred to as advanced user access and general user access. Advanced user access is designed for selected individuals within an organisation/facility to perform selected tasks (as well as having access to all resources that general users have). Tasks include: creating and editing online practice manuals using the JBI Evidence-Based Manual Builder, ordering copies of practice manuals, submitting online requests for evidence, setting up structural levels for a facility using the JBI POOL software (administrative user), and setting up organisational audits within JBI PACES. Generally advanced user access is given to selected individuals within an organisation such as a Director of Care.
Q) What browsers does JBI COnNECT run on?
A) JBI COnNECT is designed to run on the following web browsers:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows 95 or later
- Mozilla Firefox 1.0 on Windows 98 or later
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2 on Macintosh OS 9 or later
- Mozilla Firefox 1.0 on Mac OS X 10.2.x or later
Q) What should I do if I'm having trouble downloading and/or viewing
the 'PDF' files on the website?
A) To view documents with this icon
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you will require Adobe Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded freely via the
following link:
If you are having difficulty downloading a pdf file, please try adjusting your security settings, locate Tools menu - Internet Options - Security - Custom Level.
In Netscape this is located under Edit - Preferences - Advanced.
Use a supported version of the browser:
- Acrobat 6.0 and Adobe Reader 6.0 support IE 5.1-6.1 and AOL 6.0-8.0.
- Acrobat 5.0 and Acrobat Reader 5.0 support IE 4.0-5.0 and AOL 6.x (Windows 2000, Me, 98, or 95) or AOL 5.x (Windows NT)
Q) What other IT requirements are required for running JBI COnNECT?
A) Other requirements include:
JavaScript and Cookies must be turned on. This web site uses non-persistent cookies for managing a members/subscribers web browser session. These are saved only while the web browser is running. They can be used by a web server only until the user closes the browser. They are not saved onto the users disk. Browsers can be configured to accept non-persistent cookies but reject persistent cookies.
- JavaScript: In Internet Explorer, this can be located under Tools -> Internet Options -> Security -> Custom Level. Make sure Active Scripting and Scripting of Java Applets are enabled. In Firefox this is located under Tools -> Options -> Content.
- Cookies: In Internet Explorer, this can be located under Tools -> Internet Options -> Privacy. In Firefox this is located under Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> Cookies.
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Troubleshooting: If you access the internet through a network,
please consult your IT department regarding access issues and computer
configurations. If you are using Microsoft Windows XP, you might need
to install the latest Service Pack, for more information follow this link:
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- Printer friendly pages: JBI COnNECT has been especially designed to print correctly without the need to use any special settings.
Q) What kind of information does the 'Recent Changes' page
provide?
A) The recent changes page provides information on the latest records that have been updated or added into JBI COnNECT. This includes Care Bundles, Evidence Summaries, JBI Systematic Reviews and Best Practice Information Sheets (BPIS). All records will have their title, author, source and id number (if applicable) listed. Users of JBI COnNECT wanting to see the latest evidence can browse through lists at one central location. It can also assist organisations to track information and keep accurate up-to-date records.
Q) What is the difference between searching in Step 1 (Search for Evidence) and searching in Step 3 (Summarised Evidence)?
A) The information found in Step 3 (Summarised Evidence) of JBI COnNECT contains evidence that has already been summarised for your convenience in the form of Best Practice Information Sheets, Evidence Summaries and Care Bundles. This enables you to access information that can be easily disseminated to the staff in your facility to assist them in making informed decisions about the clinical care they provide.
If you can't find what your looking for in Step 3, you can use Step 1 (Search for Evidence) to find further evidence that may or may not have been summarised including systematic reviews, evidence summaries and links to external databases which you may choose to search.
Q) What kind of records are available in JBI COnNECT?
A) There are a number of records available to access through JBI COnNECT:
- Best Practice Information Sheet (BPIS) are short summaries based on the results and recommendations of systematic reviews. BPIS are easily disseminated and provide busy health professionals access to key issues and recommendations that have been collected from a large volume of material.
- Evidence-Based Care Bundles are interventions or procedures that describe and/or recommended certain practices on selected clinical topics. Care bundles are based on the best available evidence and each bundle consists of an equipment list, a recommended practice, occupational health and safety provisions, and an adjoining evidence summary where evidence is available.
- Evidence Summaries are short abstracts that summarise existing international evidence on common health care interventions and activities. Evidence summaries are based on structured searches of the literature and selected evidence-based health care databases.
- Systematic Reviews are an analysis of all of the available literature (that is, evidence) and involves developing a question; establishing inclusion criteria; developing a strategy to comprehensively search for the evidence; appraising the quality of each paper; excluding papers of poor quality; extracting the findings of included papers; and synthesising the findings of included papers.
Q) Can I request information on a particular topic not covered in
JBI COnNECT?
A) Yes, evidence summary requests can be submitted to the COnNECT team online.
**PLEASE NOTE: Online requests can only be made by advanced users of a membership/subscription. General users are encouraged to pass on their requests to advanced users for submission. If sufficient information for a summary is located, the advanced user is notified that a summary has been added into the database. We do encourage users to search external databases (available through Step 1) for information first.
Q) What are the JBI Levels of Evidence?
A) In order to incorporate the 'best-available' evidence into our records the COnNECT team must first rate the quality of evidence in each article, trial, review or paper we read. To help us with this process, JBI has developed its own levels of evidence to help make decisions on the quality of the information we choose to include. Click here to view the JBI levels of evidence.
Q) If I am an advanced user constructing a manual can I alter information
covered in a care bundle?
A) Care bundles included in JBI COnNECT are based on the best-available evidence and are not designed to be changed. By altering the content of a care bundle you are potentially changing the outcome to one that is not evidence-based.
JBI COnNECT does contain an additional notes feature, that allows advanced users to add in free text that sits underneath a care bundle in a practice manual. This feature is designed to allow members/subscribers to customise their manuals to make it highly specific to their organisation; it is frequently used to include information on the location of equipment.
Q) How can I contact other like-minded clinicians, healthcare professionals or researchers, for additional information on my topic of interest?
