Dominion Web Directory : Health : Medicine : Evidence_Based

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/

http://www.shef.ac.uk/scharr/ir/netting/

» 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/

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

» ABC Health Matters: Getting Evidence-Based Treatment
Consumer guide to understanding and applying the concept.
http://abc.net.au/health/cguides/evidencebased.htm

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

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

» 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

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

» 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

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

» 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

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

» 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

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

» 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/

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

» 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/

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

» 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