LibGuides: Family Medicine: Resources for EBP

Evidence Based Databases

Based on Brian Haynes 5"S" Organization and subsequent 6"S". Search for answers to your clinical questions beginning with the resources at the top of this box first.

Summaries (aka Clinical Tools or Evidence Summaries)

BestPractice (Formerly BMJ PointofCare)
[NSH] [Dal]
DynaMed
[Dal]
eMedicine
[WWW] (Free Registration)
Evidence Alerts (Previously Evidence UPDATES) (BMJ/Mcmaster)
[WWW] (Free Registration)
UpToDate
[SJRH/IWK] [Coming soon: Doctors NS]

Synopses (of Studies and/or Syntheses)

ACP Journal Club
[Dal] (follow link to Annals of Internal Medicine for content 2008-present)
Evidence Based Medicine
[ Dal]

Syntheses

Cochrane Library
[Dal] [NSH]

Studies

PubMed
[Dal] [WWW]
EMBASE
[Dal]
PsycINFO
[Dal]

MetaSearch

TRIP Database
[WWW]
Google Scholar [WWW] [With links to Dal full text]

NSH = Nova Scotia Health Library Services
SJRH = Saint John Regional Hospital

Directions for Mobile access

Instructions for mobile access to library supported medical apps
Medical apps reviews - iMedicalApps Blog
Reviews of medical related apps for mobile devices - not a library resource or linked to library subscriptions

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Canadian

CMA Infobase This link opens in a new window
Clinical practice guidelines from the Canadian Medical Association.

Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care
Doctors Nova Scotia
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada
Online access 2001-2015. Includes SOGC Guidelines.
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada
Online access 2013 - current. Includes SOGC Guidelines.
Toward Optimized Practice (TOP)
Alberta
Clinical Practice Guidelines and Protocols
British Columbia

Disease Oriented

International

National Guidelines Clearinghouse This link opens in a new window
U.S. - No longer active (July 2018)

Other Sources

A new system for grading recommendations in evidence based guidelines.
Robin Harbour and Juliet Miller. BMJ 2001;323;334-336
Article discusses levels of evidence and grading schemes for clinical guidelines.
AGREE (Appraisal of Guidelines Research & Evaluation)
A collaboration of researchers and policy makers who work together to improve the quality and effectiveness of clinical practice guidelines by establishing a shared framework for their development, reporting and assessment.

To locate a particular specialty or disease society not found here search Google.

Drug Information - EBM Reviews

Canada’s Adverse Drug Reaction Database This link opens in a new window
Web Resource

CADTH Common Drug Review
Web Resource
Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
Dalhousie resource
RxFiles
Subscription Required
Therapeutics Initiative

E-Books for EBP

Collections

AccessMedicine
[Dal]

Books@Ovid
[Dal]

Clinical Key
[NSH] [CMA] [DNS]

STAT!Ref
[Dal] [NSH] [CMA] [DNS]

Clinical Sources (Selected resources)

5-Minute clinical consult
[Dal] [NSH]

5-Minute pediatric consult
[Dal]

Current diagnosis & treatment in family medicine
[Dal]

Current diagnosis & treatment emergency medicine
[Dal] [CMA]

Current medical diagnosis & treatment
[Dal] [NSH] [CMA]

Current diagnosis & treatment: pediatrics
[Dal] [CMA]

eMedicine
[WWW]

Fitzpatrick's dermatology in general medicine
[Dal] [NSH] [CMA] [DNS]

Harrison's Online
[Dal] [NSH] [CMA] [DNS]

Pocket guide to diagnostic tests
[Dal]