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.
Evidence-Based Practice Resources
E-Books in the Health Sciences
Research Help, Guides, and Tutorials
Search Resources
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
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
Ottawa Personal Decision Guide
Discipline Specific Resources
Dentistry
CEBD – Centre For Evidence-Based Dentistry
Martindale’s: Virtual Dental Center
Nursing
Nursing Centre for Evidence-Based Nursing
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine: 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
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