Evidence Based Medicine

» Cochrane Collaboration
   International not-for-profit organisation preparing, maintaining and promoting the accessibility of systematic reviews of the effects of health care. General information, access to the Cochrane Library, guidelines, manuals and software.
   http://www.cochrane.org/

» Netting The Evidence
   An overview of Evidence Based Practice on the internet, with useful learning resources, such as an evidence-based virtual library, software and journals; from ScHARR, University of Sheffield.
   http://www.shef.ac.uk/scharr/ir/netting/

» ABC Health Matters: Getting Evidence-Based Treatment
   Consumer guide to understanding and applying the concept.

   
   http://abc.net.au/health/cguides/evidencebased.htm

» AHRQ: Evidence Reports
   The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in the United States presents summaries and assessments for healthcare providers and clinicians. Documents may be viewed or downloaded at no cost.

   
   http://www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/epcindex.htm

» BETs: Best Evidence Topics
   A searchable database of evidence-based answers to real-life clinical questions, with details of courses and teaching material. Developed in the Emergency Department of Manchester Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.

   
   http://www.bestbets.org/

» Clinical Evidence
   Summarises current knowledge about the prevention and treatment of disease, based on appraisal of systematic reviews and randomized clinical trials. Free on-line access for physicians in the United Kingdom or in developing countries.

   
   http://www.clinicalevidence.com/

» DynaMed
   Medical information database of clinical topic summaries, including a grading the quality of evidence cited, designed primarily for point-of-care use; updated daily.

   
   http://www.dynamicmedical.com

» EBOC: Evidence-Based On-Call
   Collection of summaries and critical appraisals regarding common on-call medical conditions, with definitions and a list of the specialties covered.

   
   http://www.eboncall.org/

» Evidence Based Calculator
   Free downloadable calculator computing sensitivity and selectivity, control event rates, numbers-needed-to-treat, and other evidence-based factors.

   
   http://moosenose.com/EBCalculator.htm

» Evidence based medicine: increasing, not dictating, choice
   A defense of evidence-based medicine from the perspective of women's health concerns.

   
   http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/334/suppl_1/s10

» Evidence-Based Medicine in Iberoamerica: Problems and Possible Solutions
   Discussion of the applicability of evidence-based medicine in Latin American countries.

   
   http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.0020277

» Evidence-Based Medicine: Haute Couture or the Emperor's New Clothes?
   An anesthesiologist's examination of some strengths and weaknesses of evidence-based medicine.

   
   http://www.anesthesia-analgesia.org/cgi/content/full/100/6/1807?ck=nck

» Evidence-Based Medicine: Useful Tools for Decision Making
   An article from the Medical Journal of Australia explains the basic processes and concepts, with descriptions of common computer-assisted research tools.

   
   http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/174_05_050301/craig/craig.html

» General Practice Notebook: Evidence-Based Medicine
   The principles and applications are explained, with examples provided for different specialties.

   
   http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=-1596981199

» InfoPOEMs
   Delivers daily Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters (DailyPOEMs) by email and produces the InfoRetriever database system of evidence-based information next to a print newsletter "Evidence-Based Practice".

   
   http://www.infopoems.com/

» Practical Evidence-Based Internet Resources
   The American Academy of Family Physicians presents a summary and assessment of five web-based research tools. Available as PDF download.

   
   http://www.aafp.org/fpm/20030700/49prac.html

» SUMSearch
   Medical search engine returning evidence-based research in categories for practice guidelines, and for systematic reviews, both from PUBMED and from DARE, including Cochrane abstracts.

   
   http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/

» Trip Database
   Medical search engine with emphasis on evidence based medicine (EBM) and clinical guidelines and queries, including content from Cochrane and Bandolier.

   
   http://www.tripdatabase.com/index.html

» UNC Department of Internal Medicine: Critically Appraised Topics
   The University of North Carolina presents an alphabetical list of clinical research topics, each with a review of strengths and weaknesses.

   
   http://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/edursrc/!catlist.htm

» bmjupdates+
   Searchable best evidence database plus tailored email alert service, from the British Medical Journal and McMaster University. Free subscription required.

   
   http://bmjupdates.mcmaster.ca