Evidence-Based Medicine
Background Literature
Evidence Based Medicine Glossary from the Medical University of South Carolina
Netting the Evidence Core Library from the University of Sheffield
Quality Filtering & Evidence-based Medicine & Health from the National Library of Medicine
Levels of Evidence ranked validity of different kinds of studies from the Essential Evidence Plus web site
Tutorials
Navigating the Maze from the University of Virginia Health Sciences Library
Evidence-Based Medicine Tutorials from the University of Massachusetts
Introduction to EBM from University of North Carolina and Duke University
Introduction to Information Mastery from the Michigan State University Dept of Family Practice
Evidence Based Medicine Information tutorial from Thomas Jefferson University
Tool Kits
CEBM - Centre for Evidence Based Medicine EBM Tools from the Oxford Centre
Center for EBM from Mt Sinai Hospital University of Toronto
EBM Resources from SUNT Downstate Medical Center
EBM Toolkit from the American Academy of Family Physicians
Evidence Based Medicine Tool Kit from the University of Alberta
Netting the Evidence Introduction to Evidence Based Practice on the Net from the University of Sheffield
EBM Reviews, Digests, Synthesized Literature
Cochrane Collaboration site provides free, unrestricted access to the abstracts of systematic reviews and offers individual subscriptions to the full database. The full-text of systematic reviews is available via OVID and other commercial vendors.
National Guideline Clearinghouse makes evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related abstract, summary, and comparison materials widely available to health care professionals. NGC is operated by the U.S.Dept. of Health and Human Services, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) in partnership with the American Medical Association (AMA), and the American Association of Health Plans (AAHP).
SUMSearch from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center is a single gateway that searches Merck Manual, MEDLINE for review articles, editorials, and original research, National Guideline Clearinghouse from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), and Database of Abstract of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE).
Bandolier E-Journal - Evidence based thinking about health care
Trip Database (Turning Research into Practice), hosted by the Centre for Research Support in Wales, is a meta-search engine that searches over 55 sites including Cochrane, DARE, GP Notebook Textbook, e-journals, and practice guidelines.
BMJ Clinical Evidence - a monthly, updated directory of evidence on the effects of common clinical interventions, published by the BMJ Publishing Group. It provides a concise account of the current state of knowledge, ignorance, and uncertainty about the prevention and treatment of a wide range of clinical conditions and summarizes the best available evidence.
Essential Evidence Plus - evidence-based information for clinicians includes abstracts of Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1,000 brief synopses, relevant, valid articles in the primary care literature, over 55 clinical prediction rules such as the Ottawa Ankle Rules, and detailed information on diagnostic tests, history and physical examination maneuvers in a diagnostic calculator. Also includes POEMs from the Journal of Family Practice. Access via the Web or download to a PDA.
Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews (OVID EBMR) contains the full text of Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Best Evidence, a database that contains the journals ACP Journal Club and Evidence-Based Medicine, and the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE). While the Cochrane abstracts and DARE are available for free, OVID's EBM Reviews provide the added convenience of simultaneous searching. These sources provide systematic reviews of important healthcare interventions as well as reviews of high-quality, clinically relevant journal articles.