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 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 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 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.casp-birmingham.org/ 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 The EBM Resource Centre contains considerable information about EBM including fact sheets, newsletter issues, links to other sites, a bibliography, and abstracts of current articles. 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.ebmny.org/pubs.html 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/ 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 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 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 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 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.uthscsa.edu/ Developed by the School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, UK, the goal of this course is to understand the process of the generation, and potential uses of, systematic reviews. This is a step-by-step overview of the topic and includes self-assessment questions and recommended readings. http://www.shef.ac.uk/scharr/ir/units/systrev/index.htm This is the site of a South African based telemedicine centre. Besides information about the organization, it contains a summary of its programs, reports and publications and research highlights. The Centre is part of the Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa. http://www.mrc.ac.za/telemedicine/telemedicine.htm The Trip database enables health professionals to find high quality clinical evidence to support evidence based practice. The database has keyword and advanced search options. It also contains EBM Links, Medical Images and Patient Information Leaflets sections plus a specialized subject list/search tool that includes news updates. http://www.tripdatabase.com/index.html 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) https://www.k4health.org/node/2 Help us to improve Essential Health Links. Please send your comments and suggestions to: eh-links@healthnet.org