Web Directory

» ABC Health Matters: Getting Evidence-Based Treatment
   Consumer guide to understanding and applying the concept.
   http://abc.net.au/health/cguides/evidencebased.htm

» AHRQ: Evidence Reports
   The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in the United States presents summaries and assessments for healthcare providers and clinicians. Documents may be viewed or downloaded at no cost.
   http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcindex.htm

» BETs: Best Evidence Topics
   A searchable database of evidence-based answers to real-life clinical questions, with details of courses and teaching material. Developed in the Emergency Department of Manchester Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.
   http://www.bestbets.org/

» California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF)
   A California public service forum conducting evidence-based reviews of new and emerging medical technologies; CTAF reviews across a broad spectrum of medical topics are available as downloadable PDFs.
   http://www.ctaf.org/

» Clinical Evidence
   Summarises current knowledge about the prevention and treatment of disease, based on appraisal of systematic reviews and randomized clinical trials. Free on-line access for physicians in the United Kingdom or in developing countries.
   http://www.clinicalevidence.com/

» DynaMed
   Medical information database of clinical topic summaries, including a grading the quality of evidence cited, designed primarily for point-of-care use; updated daily.
   http://www.dynamicmedical.com

» EBM Guidelines Evidence Based Medicine
   Commercial evidence-based guidelines service that provides primary care practice guidelines developed by general practitioners, along with supporting evidence-based summaries.
   http://ebmg.wiley.com

» EBOC: Evidence-Based On-Call
   Collection of summaries and critical appraisals regarding common on-call medical conditions, with definitions and a list of the specialties covered.
   http://www.eboncall.org/

» Evidence Based Calculator
   Free downloadable calculator computing sensitivity and selectivity, control event rates, numbers-needed-to-treat, and other evidence-based factors.
   http://moosenose.com/EBCalculator.htm

» Evidence based medicine: increasing, not dictating, choice
   A defense of evidence-based medicine from the perspective of women's health concerns.
   http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/334/suppl_1/s10

» Evidence-Based Medicine in Iberoamerica: Problems and Possible Solutions
   Discussion of the applicability of evidence-based medicine in Latin American countries.
   http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.0020277

» Evidence-Based Medicine: Haute Couture or the Emperor's New Clothes?
   An anesthesiologist's examination of some strengths and weaknesses of evidence-based medicine.
   http://www.anesthesia-analgesia.org/cgi/content/full/100/6/1807?ck=nck

» Evidence-Based Medicine: Useful Tools for Decision Making
   An article from the Medical Journal of Australia explains the basic processes and concepts, with descriptions of common computer-assisted research tools.
   http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/174_05_050301/craig/craig.html

» EvidenceUpdates
   Searchable best evidence database, plus tailored email alert service, from the British Medical Journal and McMaster University. Free subscription required.
   http://plus.mcmaster.ca/evidenceUpdates/

» FirstCONSULT
   FirstCONSULT is a commercial evidence-based clinical decision support system designed for physicians at the point of care. Contains a differential diagnosis tool, evidence-based medical topics knowledgebase, and patient information and procedure.
   http://www.firstconsult.com

» General Practice Notebook: Evidence-Based Medicine
   The principles and applications are explained, with examples provided for different specialties.
   http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=-1596981199

» Hayes Health Technology Assessment
   Commercial services providing evidence-based health technology assessment reports of new, emerging, and controversial health technologies.
   http://www.hayesinc.com

» InfoPOEMs
   Delivers daily Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters (DailyPOEMs) by email and produces the InfoRetriever database system of evidence-based information next to a print newsletter "Evidence-Based Practice".
   http://www.infopoems.com/

» James Lind Alliance
   A non-profit initiative seeking to identify the most important gaps in the evidence for treatment efficacy, and to forge patient-clinician working partnerships to identify and prioritize unanswered questions, working closely with evidence-based affiliates
   http://www.lindalliance.org

» Kleijnen Systematic Reviews Ltd
   Commercial service providing preparation of systematic reviews, meta-analyses, rapid reviews, and health technology assessments.
   http://www.systematic-reviews.com

» NHS Evidence Search
   Search engine from NHS Evidence for health and social care professionals, providing access to evidence-based health information to assist in delivering quality patient care. Includes a Specialist Collections, along with periodic Annual Evidence Updates is
   http://www.evidence.nhs.uk

» Practical Evidence-Based Internet Resources
   The American Academy of Family Physicians presents a summary and assessment of five web-based research tools. Available as PDF download.
   http://www.aafp.org/fpm/20030700/49prac.html

» Progress in Evidence-Based Medicine
   Assessment of where we stand in evidence-based medicine as of 2008.
   http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/300/15/1814

» SUMSearch
   Medical search engine returning evidence-based research in categories for practice guidelines, and for systematic reviews, both from PUBMED and from DARE, including Cochrane abstracts.
   http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/

» Trip Database
   Medical search engine with emphasis on evidence based medicine (EBM) and clinical guidelines and queries, including content from Cochrane and Bandolier.
   http://www.tripdatabase.com/index.html

» UNC Department of Internal Medicine: Critically Appraised Topics
   The University of North Carolina presents an alphabetical list of clinical research topics, each with a review of strengths and weaknesses.
   http://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/edursrc/!catlist.htm