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Databases for Evidence-Based Practice

• Annual Reviews

Annual Reviews publishes 46 series in many subjects areas.  Those related to health sciences include biochemistry, biomedical data science, biomedical engineering, cancer biology, genomics and human genetics, immunology, medicine, microbiology, pharmacology and more...

• EMB Reviews Databases
  • ACP Journal Club : ACP Journal Club summarizes the best new evidence for internal medicine from over 120 clinical journals.
  • Cochrane Library : The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. 
  • Cochrane Controlled Register of Trials (CENTRAL) :  Central is a highly concentrated source of reports of randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials.
  • Cochrane Methodology Register (CMR) : CMR is a bibliography of publications that report on methods used in the conduct of controlled trials.
  • Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE) : DARE includes systematic reviews that evaluate the effects of health and social care interventions and the delivery and organisation of health and social care services.
  • Health Technology Assessment (HTA) :  HTA database includes completed and ongoing health technology assessments from around the world. 
  • NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED) : NHS EED includes economic evaluations of health and social care interventions.
• BMJ Best Practice

Provides decision support through a step-by-step approach that is structured around patient consultation, covering diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention.

• Cochrane Interactive Learning

Cochrane Interactive Learning is an online course which provides over 10 hours of self-directed learning on the complete systematic review process for both new and experienced review authors.​

• Covidence

Covidence is a web based tool that can help streamline and speed up the primary screening and data extraction processes when conducting systematic reviews.​

• Essential Evidence Plus

It is a comprehensive clinical decision support system that integrates information on 9,000 diagnoses into healthcare professionals’ clinical workflows.​

• PubMed Clinical Queries

PubMed Clinical Queries are designed to help users filter search results to high quality evidence-based clinical publications.

• Trip Database

The Trip search system has a collection of high quality of secondary evidence ranging from systematic reviews and clinical guidelines to evidence-based synopses and clinical Q&As.​

• UpToDate (On Campus Access Only)

Up-to-date is an evidence-based, peer-reviewed clinical resource to assist with diagnosis and treatment by providing specific answers to clinical questions, increasing users’ clinical knowledge and improving patient care

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