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 LibraryIncludes 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 windowEvidence-based, point-of-care clinical decision support system with guidelines, topics, abstracts, and summaries.
- ECRI Guidelines TrustRepository of objective, evidence-based clinical practice guideline content (registration required).
- 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.
Clinical Research Critiques
- ACP Journal ClubSummarizes 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)Synopses of new evidence filtered for relevance to patient care and evaluated for validity.
- Evidence-Based NursingSearches 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.)
- PubMedBiomedical and health sciences journals from the US National Library of Medicine.
- CINAHL CompleteThe Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature.
- EMBASEBiomedical database with strong focus on drugs and pharmacology, clinical medicine, and basic science relevant to clinical medicine.
Background Information
- ClinicalKeyIncludes textbooks, guidelines, images, and drug information.
- AccessMedicineIncludes textbooks, guidelines, images, and drug information.
- Health Sciences eBooksView select titles by A-Z or browse by subject.
