Family Medicine Resources: Resources for EBP
Electronic resources for the Department of Family Medicine.
Family Medicine Resources
Guide content supports the teaching and research goals of multiple departments on campus. Content represents a non-exhaustive selection of essential resources and tools for engaging a wide range of backgrounds and viewpoints.
Point of Care Tools
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UpToDate This link opens in a new windowUpToDate is a practical clinical information service designed to provide instant access to just the information you need. It is written by a recognized faculty of experts who each address a specific clinical issue. They synthesize the latest evidence and best practices and provide detailed recommendations. [Access to UpToDate is co-funded by the Carver College of Medicine and the University of Iowa Health Care.]
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DynaMed This link opens in a new windowDynaMed Plus (Dynamic Medical Information System) is a quick and easy-to-use medical reference system designed for use at the point of care. It contains clinically organized summaries of thousands of topics and is updated several times daily from review of the research literature. Providing the most current, unbiased, evidence-based information to enable physicians to help them provide the best care possible to their patients, DynaMed is a useful resource in clinical, educational and research settings.
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BMJ Best Practice This link opens in a new windowBest Practice has been designed and built from the ground up for use specifically as a decision-support tool at the point of care. Latest research evidence, guidelines and expert opinion are combined in a single source and presented in a step-by-step approach, covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Provides a second opinion, without the need for checking multiple resources.
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Clinical Overviews This link opens in a new windowFormerly known as First Consult and part of ClinicalKey, these overviews provide easy-to-scan, actionable information for clinicians on diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, screening, and prevention of diseases and conditions. They are developed by Elsevier’s Point of Care Editorial team with new topics added regularly.
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Micromedex This link opens in a new windowMicromedex is a search engine for drug databases that provides in-depth information for drugs (both prescription and over-the-counter commercial products), diseases, toxicology, and alternative medicine. It also provides patient counseling tools for medications, procedures, and conditions as well as dosing calculators. Databases searched include POISINDEX, DRUGDEX, DISEASEDEX, PDR, MARTINDALE, and RED BOOK.
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Cochrane Clinical Answers This link opens in a new window"Cochrane Clinical Answers (CCAs) provide a readable, digestible, clinically focused entry point to rigorous research from Cochrane systematic reviews. They are designed to be actionable and to inform decision making at the point of care. Each Cochrane Clinical Answer contains a clinical question, a short answer, and an opportunity to ‘drill down’ to the evidence from relevant Cochrane reviews."
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Diagnosaurus This link opens in a new windowMcGraw-Hill's Diagnosaurus 2.0 on AccessMedicine is a differential diagnosis tool that allows you to search 1000+ of differential diagnoses by: Symptoms, Diseases, & Organ system.
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PubMed Clinical QueriesSearches Pubmed while specifically looking for studies with higher levels of evidence.
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Mobile ResourcesMany of the resources above have mobile versions available. For information on how to download and gain access to those mobile apps, see our Mobile App Resource Guide
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Giblib This link opens in a new windowGiblib provides online video of surgical procedures, medical courses, expert advice, and one-on-one talks.
Resources for Learning about EBP
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Evidence Based Practice Subject GuideHardin Library guide to EBP, including question formation, study types, and critical appraisal.
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How to Read a Paper: Papers That Summarize Other Papers (Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis)British Medical Journal
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How to Read a Paper (2000)Hardin has the 2010 edition in print, on 4th floor of library. Call number: R118.6 .G74 2010
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JAMA EvidenceIncludes text of two books (Users' guides to the medical literature : a manual for evidence-based clinical practice and The rational clinical examination : evidence-based clinical diagnosis) + many tools, such as worksheets, calculators, education guides, clinical scenarios, podcasts, and more.
Resources for Teaching EBP
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EBM ResourcesCentre for Evidence-Based Medicine Toronto
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Evidence Based Medicine Teaching MaterialsDartmouth Biomedical Libraries
Matt Regan
Calculators
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Diagnostic Test CalculatorThis was developed by the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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EBM ToolsA variety of EBM tools from the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine.
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MDCalcThis is a site for medical professionals to help us do calculations and process algorithms and scores. To make patients better. Faster. You can access the full list through the navigation bars, or, preferably, through the search menu.