What people have said about INFORM training

INFORM, you rock! I hope INFORM conducts similar workshops in other institutes in Pakistan and all over the world. People need to learn this stuff!! Pakistan 2010

We haven’t ever attended such a lively and wonderful workshop. Please keep it up and try to extend the endeavor to a larger scale. Ethiopia 2007

Of all the post-graduate courses I've taken, this is the most important, because it is the foundation, it supports all the others. Sweden 2010

This workshop has been an eye-opener. I've realized that many people die due to lack of knowledge among health professionals about where and how to get the right medical information. Kenya 2005

When I came to this workshop, I was blind. But now I see! Uganda 2007

I used to find Pubmed very difficult. Now I am the master of it. I am sure our library users will be very happy with our services now that we have better skills to assist them. Zambia 2005

Thank you! Now I have answers to all those questions that I’ve had sitting in front of Medline/PubMed…and much more! This training was what I needed. Latvia 2008

I am very, very happy. This was the best workshop I’ve attended. Afghanistan 2008

All of us enjoyed the training. No one felt tired and no one dozed off! Kenya 2005

The teaching was awesome.” Tanzania 2007

Please thank the funders. This training has been a blessing for us. Pakistan 2008

The good interaction between the INFORM facilitator and the participants was one thing that made this course very interesting. Tanzania 2004

I learned new things in every session!! I actually can't imagine a workshop begin better than this one was. Kenya 2005

In the future, find time for this training for foreign graduate students during our first week in the country. This should be the first thing we do! Sweden, ISP workshop, 2008

Through this training, I’ve learned to stop worrying about lack of information resources and instead to start searching for them appropriately. Ghana 2008

I want to say from the bottom of my heart: “Thank you for everything you have done for us.” Vietnam 2009

The two INFORM trainers, Anders and Anders, were the best! Burkina Faso 2008

I have always had a problem when students asked me about getting into the literature; now I am equipped with all the skills I need for help them. East Africa math and physics, 2007

INFORM training should be offered to all foreign students coming to European universities. In fact, an INFORM trainer should be the first person the foreign students meet when they get off the plane! Sweden, Key to the Locked Room, 2007

I learned how to go about searching wisely, without wasting time on irrelevant information. Pakistan 2008

We learned more about using Medline with HINARI than we learned in the HINARI workshop earlier this year. Kenya 2005

What I learned in this workshop will improve both my clinical practice and my research in my academic field. Zambia 2005

Now we have no excuse. Ghana 2008

I'm very much grateful to the workshop organizers, particularly to Dr Martha, for enabling me to acquire very useful knowledge about online searches. The teaching was excellent. Tanzania 2007

This is the first workshop that ever made me happy. It was really directed to my needs. Thanks to Martha and Lena. Ethiopia 2007

I have learned a lot, more than I had expected. Before this training I was not aware of all the information we have free access to. South Africa 2008

Martha and Anders were the perfect team for the job. God bless them. Pakistan 2010

Everything I learned here will definitely change my academic work. East Africa math and physics, 2007

Now I finally know how to use the World Health Organization web site! Afghanistan 2008

I have no complaints, just complements. Thank you so much! Vietnam 2009

The teaching was quite nice—lively, very friendly and, most of all, participatory. Sweden, ISP course, 2008

What needed to be known was taught. The facilitators were flexible, informal, yet serious. Ghana 2008

Unlike other workshops, this one was so stimulating and useful that I didn't miss a minute. It was education with joy. Pakistan 2010

I learned through this workshop that I have all the resources I need, I just need to search for them. Afghanistan 2008

What I would say to funders is, “Arrange more of these workshops.” Pakistan 2008

This INFORM workshop was a very enriching experience. It should be repeated regularly to help us sharpen our skills. Tanzania 2004.

I am so glad I participated in this workshop. I will enjoy teaching other people all that I have learned. Ghana 2008

This course will definitely help me to work more quickly and get the information I need really fast. Latvia 2008

Before this training, I was moving in the dark. But now I am enlightened! Ethiopia 2007

I have a great deal learned from the INFORM trainer–not only about information, but also about effective teaching methods. Vietnam 2006

Now I will be able to find valuable and updated information quickly, instead of going through lots of old books or wasting time on the Web without any good results. Afghanistan 2008

The INFORM trainer, Anders Wändahl, is very interesting and good at presentations. I wish to listen to him always. (And he is free to everyone!) Sweden, ISP workshop, 2008

Thanks to this workshop, I will look for more evidence-based materials before taking any major decision about treatment for patients. Pakistan 2008

Learning how to get into free journal articles and free e-books will change my research. Burkina Faso 2008

This is the most exciting and extensive course on information access and retrieval. Excellent. Ghana 2008

A major strength of the INFORM trainers is that they adapt to the indigenous culture and give importance to the values of the host country. Pakistan 2008

The theoretical sections were supported by exercises in practical skills. Ethiopia 2007.

All members of the medical faculty should attend this workshop. Uganda 2007

Why hasn’t someone taught us these things before? Sweden 2007

Please come again, to train yet more health professionals in our country. Afghanistan, 2008

I would love to attend and participate in any INFORM workshop anywhere on the planet. Pakistan 2010

What could be done to make the INFORM training better? Personally, I think it would be hard to improve something so good. Ghana 2008

The trainers were very good; they were totally available to explain things and to assist the participants. Burkina Faso 2008

This course has made my life easy! Sweden, ISP course, 2008

I think that everyone at our university would benefit from this INFORM course. Tanzania 2006

The INFORM trainers are the best teachers I have seen. Afghanistan 2008.

Previously I had problem in finding resources, but now I can say I am OK, thanks to the training. Ethiopia 2007.

In my 16 years of professional life I have never enjoyed an event such as this. It was so interesting that I couldn't even leave for a minute. Pakistan 2010

I do not see how much more could be packed into a one-week course. This is one of the best workshops I have ever attended, and possibly the most valuable. Ghana 2008

Everything was very well explained, and the presentations kept us awake! South Africa 2008

Previously I thought that only abstracts were available to us via Medline/PubMed. Now I know how to access millions of full-text articles that way. Pakistan 2008

The materials used in the training were well prepared, and all of them were very useful. Vietnam 2006

I thought I had a good knowledge of online resources, but most of the resources covered in the INFORM workshop were new for me! Pakistan 2010

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