References

University of Minnesota: Resources for Evidence-Based Practice

The Bio-Medical Library holds a wide variety of interdisciplinary print and electronic resources which cover the topic of evidence-based practice. We also provide services aimed at enhancing the skills required for literature searches and the use of various EBP tools freely through the Web. Below you will find links to our resources and library workshops.

Bio-Medical Library Workshops

Evidence-Based Practice Resources

E-Books in the Health Sciences

Research Help, Guides, and Tutorials

Resources for Clinicians

Resources for Preceptors

Search Resources

Resources for Clinicians

Resources for Preceptors

Evidence-Based Practice

Research Help (Guides to databases and other online resources)

Evidence-Based Practice Resources

The following resources are all freely available on the Web. Free registration may be required for full access.

General Information

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

BestBETs: Best Evidence Topics

CEBM – Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine – UK

CEBM – Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine – Canada

HealthWeb: Evidence-Based Healthcare

www.nettingtheevidence.org.uk

Critical Appraisal

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine: CATbank

UNC Critically Appraised Topics

Centre for Health Evidence – Users’ Guides to Evidence-Based Practice

EBM Guidebook: Appraising the Evidence

Bandolier: What is Clinical Appraisal?

Applying the Evidence

Williams, Hywel C., Applying Trail Evidence Back to the Patient, September 2003, http://archderm.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/139/9/1195.pdf (accessed July 10, 2007).

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine: EBM Tools: http://www.cebm.net/index.aspx?o=1158

Lab Tests Online®

Ottawa Personal Decision Guide

Discipline Specific Resources

Dentistry

ADA – Evidence-Based Medicine

CEBD – Centre For Evidence-Based Dentistry

CDC: Oral Health Resources

EviDents Search Engine

Martindale’s: Virtual Dental Center

Nursing

Nursing Centre for Evidence-Based Nursing

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine: Evidence-Based Nursing

Joanna Briggs Institute

UNC Evidence-Based Nursing

VCU Libraries: Nursing Resources for Evidence-Based Practice

Pharmacy

EpocratesRX (free w/registration)

Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide

MedlinePlus: Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Article:
Principles for evidence-based drug formulary policy
Journal of general internal medicine (20)10, 964-8

Public Health

AHRQ: Guide to Clinical Preventive Services

E-Roadmap to Evidence-Based Public Health Practice

Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health Project

Public Health Information & Data Tutorial: Evidence-Based Public Health

Social Care Online

Allied Health

Joanna Briggs Institute: Best Practice in Allied Health

OT Search: The Occupational Therapy Bibliographic System

OT Seeker: Occupational Therapy Systematic Evaluation of Evidence

PEDro: Physiotherapy Evidence Database