6S Hierarchy of Evidence
Point of Care Resources
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Best Practice Coverage: 2009-
Evidence-based. A decision-support tool at the point of care. Latest research evidence, guidelines, and expert opinion are combined and presented in a step-by-step approach, covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Incorporates BMJ Clinical Evidence. -
DynaMed Evidence-based reference tool of diseases, disorders, and symptoms including etiology, history and research findings, diagnosis, prognosis , treatment and prevention and drug information.
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UpToDateEvidence-based decision support tool for clinical point-of-care
* On-campus use only
Note: The School of Medicine holds a subscription that includes remote access for medical students. It is facilitated through MedPortal.
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VisualDx
A diagnostic decision support system designed by clinicians to aid medical professionals in the diagnosis of visually identifiable diseases.
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Ortho EvidenceOrthoEvidence (OE) is the global online source for high quality and timely orthopaedic-only evidence-based summaries, pre-appraised by orthopaedic medical experts. It includes Advanced Clinical Evidence (ACE) reports, blogs, podcasts & polls.
Syntheses
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Cochrane Library Coverage: 1999-
The Library includes evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, methodology reviews, clinical trials, and more with a focus on evidence-based health care..
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)Formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research - USA
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EPC Evidence ReportsEvidence-Based Practice Centers
Synopses
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DAREAbstracts of systematic reviews, with links to original article fulltext
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OrthoEvidenceOrthoEvidenceTM is the source for high quality, current orthopaedic–only evidence-based summaries, pre-appraised by orthopaedic medical experts. OrthoEvidence is intended to provide critical information access to orthopaedic healthcare providers and their patients everywhere.
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ACP Journal ClubCritical appraisals of original research
Metasearch Engines
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TripA metasearch engine for evidence-based medicine.
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Accessss (formerly MacPLUS)Searches Best Practice, DynaMed, UpToDate, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Cochrane Systematic Reviews, PLUS Studies and Synopses, PubMed Clinical Queries.
