Overview Resources
The resources below provide summaries of topics and guidelines.
- UpToDate This link opens in a new window
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UpToDate provides overviews of clinical topics. Content is written by physicians who synthesize the evidence and provide objective analysis to help clinicians in their daily practice.
Systematic Reviews
Journal Literature Databases
The resources below provide primary research articles for EBP search topics.
- CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) Complete This link opens in a new window
Nursing and allied health database - PubMed Clinical Queries This link opens in a new window
Clinical biomedicine database with study category filters - OTSeeker This link opens in a new window
OTseeker is a database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy. - Scopus This link opens in a new window
Citation data, journal impact metrics, and journal indexing. Includes all of MEDLINE and Embase.
Practice Guidelines
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital (James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence)James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence
- HSTAT-Health Services Technology Assessment TextsHSTAT (Health Services Technology Assessment Texts) is a searchable collection of large, full-text clinical practice guidelines, technology assessments and health information. It's audience includes health care providers, health service researches, policy makers, payers, consumers and the information professionals who serve these groups.
- National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkNot-for-profit alliance of the world's leading cancer centers. Guideline categories are Treatment of Cancer by Site; Detection, Prevention, & Risk Reduction; Supportive Care; and Specific Populations
- National Guideline Clearinghouse (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)U.S guidelines. The mission of NGC is to provide healthcare professionals with evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in order to further their dissemination, implementation, and use.
- NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)U.K. guidelines. Sponsored by U.K. Department of Health.
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)Independent panel of experts who systematically reviews the evidence of effectiveness and develops recommendations for clinical preventive services.
Other Sources of Evidence
- TRIP Pro Database This link opens in a new window
Meta search engine that focuses on evidence based practice. Includes clinical guidelines, systematic reviews, journal articles, and more.
- Bandolier (Oxford University)Summarizes high-level evidence such as systematic reviews and meta analysis, and categorized them by subject for ease of access. Also contains an EBM Glossary.
- BestBETS (Best Evidence Topics) Database (Emergency Department, Manchester Royal Infirmary)Browsable database of critically appraised topics.