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Clinical Evidence is the international source of the best available evidence for effective health care. It begins with common clinical questions and then looks for the evidence addressing those questions. E-access is free in developing and transitional countries. Access is provided for users of internet service providers with IP addresses in the following countries: http://group.bmj.com/group/customerservice/hinari/. The site is maintained by the BMJ Publishing Group. http://clinicalevidence.bmj.com/ceweb/index.jsp

Bandolier Knowledge

The Bandolier Knowledge site is the electronic version of an independent journal of evidence-based healthcare that is authored by Oxford University scientists. This journal is based on systematic reviews found in PubMed and the Cochrane Library plus additional research by the authors. Access to the fulltext documents is via a topical listing of the 'systematic reviews' that have been published in the print version of the journal with a six month delay. http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/knowledge.html

Best BETs

This site aims to provide evidence-based answers to real-life clinical questions. BETs has a focus on emergency medicine, but also covers questions in cardiothoracics, nursing, primary care and paediatrics. The site is maintained by the Emergency Department of Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK. http://www.bestbets.org/

Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS)

Clinical Knowledge Summaries (formerly PRODIGY) are a reliable source of evidence-based information and practical 'know how' about the common conditions managed in primary care. It is organized by broad subject categories plus a keyword search engine. The site is sponsored by the National Health Service, UK. Registration is required but is free for health professionals working in primary and first contact care. http://www.cks.nhs.uk/home

Cochrane Collaboration: Evidence Aid Project

The Cochrane Collaboration’s Evidence Aid project was established following the tsunami in the Indian Ocean in December 2004. It uses knowledge from Cochrane Reviews and other systematic reviews to provide reliable, up-to-date evidence on interventions on natural disasters and other major healthcare emergencies... Evidence Aid seeks to highlight which interventions work, which don’t work, which need more research and which might be harmful. The material is organized by broad subject categories (e.g. radiation, earthquake, flooding and poor water sanitation and burns) http://www.cochrane.org/cochrane-reviews/evidence-aid-project

Cochrane Library Summaries

This Database of Systematic Reviews contains high-quality, pre-evaluated systematic reviews from all over the world. This international, not-for-profit organization completes and organizes reviews. From this link, CDSR abstracts are available to all users. Access is via a keyword search engine. http://summaries.cochrane.org/

Critical Appraisal Skills Programme

This site is based on the CD-ROM and workbook titled ‘An Introduction to Evidence-Based Prescribing’. This website aims to familiarize individuals with the background to Evidence-Based Practice, and develop skills to utilize the best evidence from systematic research. It was developed by the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) and the Department of Knowledge and Information Science, part of the Public Health Resource Unit, Oxford, UK http://www.sph.nhs.uk/what-we-do/public-health-workforce/resources/critical-appraisals-skills-programme

EBM Tools

The site contains an overview of the various components of evidence based medicine (EBM). The 'tools' includes EBM levels of evidence, methodology for addressing clinical questions, study outline on EBM, brief EBM glossary, search tips for MEDLINE users, and links to other evidence based health care Internet resources. The site is maintained by the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK http://www.cebm.net/index.aspx?o=1023

Evidence-Based Health Care

Organized in broad categories on Teaching/Learning Evidence-based Medicine and Practicing Evidence Based Medicine, the contains numerous links to Internet resources. The site is maintained by the New York Academy of Medicine and the Evidence-Based Medicine Committee of the American College of Physicians. http://www.nyam.org/fellows-members/ebhc/eb_teach.html

Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health (EBBPH)

This website provides free online access to evidence-based public health (EBPH) resources, knowledge domains of public health, public health journals and databases. The resources are arranged in broad categories including Evidence-Based Guidelines, Systematic Reviews, Filtered Searches of Published Studies and Best Practices. This site is coordinated by the University of Massachusetts Medical School with input from public health librarians in the USA. http://library.umassmed.edu/ebpph/

Evidence-Based Practice: An Interprofessional Tutorial

This tutorial, developed by the University of Minnesota Libraries. is designed for students in healthcare fields, medical professionals, faculty, and others interested in evidence-based practice. It is comprised of two lessons: the 5-Step Process (for evidence-based practice) and Using EBP—Case Scenarios (that explores case scenarios). References also are provided. http://hsl.lib.umn.edu/learn/ebp/

Guide for Documenting and Sharing ‘Best Practices’ in Health Programmes (French, Portuguese) (Focus on low-income countries)

Guide for Documenting and Sharing ‘Best Practices’ in Health Programmes (French, Portuguese) (Focus on low-income countries) Published by the WHO/AFRO Knowledge Management Information, Evidence and Research Unit, the manual outlines the steps necessary for documenting and disseminating information on health-related best practices. It contains chapters on What is A Best Practice, Examples of Best Practices, Procedures for Identifying and Documenting Best Practices and Disseminating and Sharing Best Practices plus links to free global health e-learning courses. http://afrolib.afro.who.int/documents/2009/en/GuideBestPractice.pdf

Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine

This online tutorial teaches the basics of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM): how to construct a clinical question, identify search strategies that could improve MEDLINE retrieval, and identify key issues that help determine the validity of evidence. This is a joint project of Medical Center Library, Duke University, U.S., and the Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, U.S. http://www.hsl.unc.edu/services/tutorials/ebm/

K4Health (Knowledge for Health)

The goal of K4Health is to increase the use and dissemination of evidence-based, accurate and up-to-date information to improve health service delivery and health outcomes worldwide. The site contains links to the project's toolkits, research and evaluation methodology, a 'virtual exchange' and blog, selected resources, the global health news plus a calendar of relevant events and meetings. For some of the options, registration is required but is free. This is a joint project of The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Communication Programs (CCP), Family Health International(FHI) and Management Sciences for Health (MSH) http://www.k4health.org/node/2

Navigating the Maze: Obtaining Evidence-Based Medical Information

The site is an overview of how to obtain evidence based medicine information. It includes a 'pyramid' of EBM resources, summaries of specific databases (some proprietary), useful Internet sites and search tutorials. The site is maintained by the School of Medicine, University of Virginia, U.S. http://www.hsl.virginia.edu/collections/ebm/index.cfm

Nesbit Guide Evidence-Based Resources

This gateway contains brief annotated links to numerous evidence based resources on the Internet. It is organized into several broad categories and is maintained by the Edward G. Miner Library, University of Rochester, U.S. http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/hslt/miner/digital_library/evidence_based_resources.cfm

Netting the Evidence Google Search Engine

This site is a customized Google search engine, dedicated to the methodology of evidence based medicine. The search engine accesses 107 sites as of October 2007. This tool replaces the ‘Netting the Evidence’ website that had been maintained by Sheffield University, UK. http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=004326897958477606950:djcbsrxkatm

PubMed Health

PubMed Health specializes in reviews of clinical effective research. It is based on systematic reviews of clinical trials. The site is organized by Executive summaries, Clinical guides and Full text reviews with links to PubMed citations and also contains a medical encyclopedia. It has been developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/

PubMed: Evidence Based Medicine Options

Via PubMed’s Clinical Queries search box - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/clinical, users can assigns filters to keyword searches and locate articles on Clinical Studies, Systematic Reviews and Medical Genetics. If the search results contain free full text articles, there will be a link to the complete articles. Another option in PubMed is to complete a search in PubMed - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ - and add Article Type filters for Meta-analysis, Randomized Controlled Trial and/or Systematic Reviews. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

SUMSearch2 (Spanish, Italian)

SUMSearch is a useful and novel way to find medical evidence on the Internet. The user can search by keyword alone or by keyword in combination with any or all of the following : Treatment, Diagnosis, Physical Findings, Screening/Prevention, Prognosis, Etiology/Causation or Adverse Treatment Effects. http://sumsearch.org/

TRIP Database

This Database is a clinical search tool designed to allow health professionals to rapidly identify the highest quality clinical evidence for clinical practice. It allows the simultaneous searching of multiple sites, hence speeding up the question answering process. Registered users (free) benefit from extra features including search history and collaborative tools. http://www.tripdatabase.com

Understanding Evidence-based Healthcare

The web course, created by the United States Cochrane Center and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA. was designed to help consumer advocates understand the fundamentals of evidence-based healthcare concepts and skills. Registration is open and free of charge. Participants are encouraged to finish the course in three months. http://us.cochrane.org/understanding-evidence-based-healthcare-foundation-action

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