Find the evidence
Select links to quickly access top recommended resources in support of evidence-based practice (EBP)
Meta-Search Engines
- SUMsearchSearch for original studies, systematic reviews, and practice guidelines from PubMed.
- Trip DatabaseUK-based clinical search engine. Trip Pro access not available through UW.
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
- Cochrane Library
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Includes Cochrane Reviews and other high-quality evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. - PubMed Clinical Queries using Systematic Reviews filterSearch for results limited to specific clinical research areas.
Evidence Guidelines and Summaries
- Essential Evidence Plus This link opens in a new window
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Evidence-based, point-of-care clinical decision support system with guidelines, topics, abstracts, and summaries. Registration required. - DynaMedex This link opens in a new window
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Evidence-based clinical decision support tool. - UpToDate This link opens in a new window
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Evidence-based clinical decision support tool. - BMJ Best Practice This link opens in a new window
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Evidence-based clinical summaries and reviews
- ECRI Guidelines TrustRepository of objective, evidence-based clinical practice guideline content.
- Recommendations for Primary Care Practice - USPSTFThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Forces systematically reviews the evidence of effectiveness and develops recommendations for clinical preventive services.
- EPC Evidence-Based ReportsAHRQ through Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs) provides comprehensive, science-based information on common, costly medical conditions.
- American Family Physician Evidence-based Medicine ToolkitInformation for readers who want to learn more about EBM and for authors preparing manuscripts for publication seeking information about incorporating the principles of EBM in their manuscripts.
Clinical Research Critiques
- ACP Journal Club
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Summarizes the best new evidence for internal medicine from over 120 clinical journals. - Family Physicians Inquiries Network (FPIN)Includes Priority Updates from the Research Literature Surveillance (PURLS)
- POEMs (Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters)
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Synopses of new evidence filtered for relevance to patient care and evaluated for validity. - Evidence-Based Nursing
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Searches international healthcare journals and applies strict criteria for the validity of research and relevance to best nursing practice.
Research Articles (Randomized Control Trials, Cohort and Qualitative Studies, etc.)
- PubMed
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Biomedical and health sciences journals from the US National Library of Medicine. - CINAHL Complete
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The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. - EMBASE
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Biomedical database with strong focus on drugs and pharmacology, clinical medicine, and basic science relevant to clinical medicine.
Background Information
- ClinicalKey
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Includes textbooks, guidelines, images, and drug information. - AccessMedicine
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Includes textbooks, guidelines, images, and drug information. - Health Sciences eBooksView select titles by A-Z or browse by subject.
