A Page on Evidence-Based Medicine
Grady Branch Library and Emory Hospital Library of the Health Sciences Library, Emory University School of Medicine.
A working page for medical professionals working in the evidence-based medicine paradigm, incorporating important links and tools for locating evidence-based literature and knowledge. Highlights: Grady EBM filters, JAMA Rational Clinical Examination bibliography, Classic Papers on EBM bibliography.
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| EBM Locator | Sites featuring EBM-oriented search engines or evidence syntheses such as evidence summaries and guidelines. |
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| Clinical Sites, Databases, and EBM Filters | Sites or databases offering clinical recommendations or other information, including some evidence-based material. Also: search aids for evidence-based material in MEDLINE. |
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General EBM Knowledge |
Evidence-based medicine sites useful for reference, background reading, etc. |
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Best Bets Proven approaches for finding good evidence. |
Search Cochrane Systematic Reviews, DARE, Controlled Trials Register, etc. |
DARE (Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness) NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination Unversity of York, UK. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses extracted from MEDLINE. |
Combined Cochrane Reviews (Fulltext), DARE & ACP Journal Club (Fulltext) Emory computers or remote login only. |
PubMed Clinical Queries Database NLM clinical subset of MEDLINE containing randomized controlled trials, etc |
Excellent metasearch Engine across multiple evidence sources. Mostly UK. |
U. Texas San Antonio SUMSearch Metasearch Engine across multiple evidence sources. |
Grady EBM Filters: For use in : |
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Evidence Summaries Find your topic in a list |
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Cochrane Evidence Aid Summaries Brief summaries of individual Cochrane Systematic Reviews. |
BMJ product provides critical evidence review and current recommended therapies for selected topics. |
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Cancer Care Ontario Program in Evidence-Based Care (PEBC) |
Diagnostic Imaging Guidelines from the American College of Radiology |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Published Technology Appraisals National Institute for Clinical Evidence NHS - UK |
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Guideline Collections |
National Guideline Clearinghouse Guideline collection compiled by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
MDConsult Guideline Collection Full text guideline collection. Emory computers only, |
Current Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2007 AccessMedicine |
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network |
U.S. National Institutes of Health |
National Institute for Clinical Evidence NHS - UK |
Guideline- Issuing Organizations Grady Branch Compilation of Professional Society, Charitable Foundation, and Government Guideline Sites. |
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Clinical Support Sites and Journal Series
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Evidence-based online textbook. Emory computers only. |
National Library For Health, NHS, UK. |
JAMA Series: The Rational Clinical Examination Bibliography with fulltext links to this well-known tutorial series appearing in JAMA. |
JAMA JAMA Series: The Rational Clinical Examination Well-known tutorial series appearing in JAMA. |
Annals of Internal Medicine Series: In The Clinic Bibliography with fulltext links to evidence-based comprehensive topic series. |
Journal of Family Practice Series: Applied Evidence
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![]() American Family Physician Series: Point-of-Care Guides OR: search with term: "point of care guides" |
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| Large Medical Databases |
17,000,000 article citations. Structured search interface (Ovid Syntax Search) or rapid search algorithm (OvidSP) |
17,000,000 article citations. NLM search interface for MEDLINE and other records. Related Articles link feature very effective. |
Elsevier search engine for science / medicine articles, websites, and conferences. |
Unstructured multidisciplinary search engine for scholarly journal articles featuring relevancy / click count / citation count algorithm. |
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EBM Search Filters
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Grady EBM Filters: For use in : |
Evidence-based Filters for Ovid Medline Edward G. Miner Library Rochester School of Medicine Rochester, NY |
Table for Clinical Queries using Research Methodology PubMed, National Library of Medicine, USA |
Search Identify Reviews and Meta-analyses in MEDLINE and CINAHL NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination University of York, York |
University of Sheffield, ScHARR (School of Health and Related Research), UK |
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Levels of Evidence - EBM Clinical Trial Classification Schemes Tables describing at a glance the hierarchies of evidence that are fundamental to the EBM concept. |
Levels of Evidence and Grades of Recommendations CEBM (Centre for Evidence Based Medicine) National Health Service, Oxford, UK |
Evidence Based On Call (EBOC) Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (CEBM) National Health Service, Oxford, UK. Work in Progress. |
Is All Evidence Created Equal: Outcome Products of Evidence-Based MedicineUniversity of Illinois at Chicago |
Systems to Rate the Strength of Scientific Evidence HSTAT - Health Services Technology Assessment Text National Library of Medicine |
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Comprehensive Sites Strong evidence-based medicine sites offering a variety of features. |
University of Sheffield, ScHARR (School of Health and Related Research), UK |
Introduction to Clinical Reasoning - Evidence Based Medicine Medical University of South Carolina |
CEBM (Centre for Evidence Based Medicine) National Health Service, Oxford, UK |
Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (CEBM) Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto |
Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) - Royal North Shore Hospital & University of Sydney (Australia) |
EBOC Evidence- Based - On - Call NHS |
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Tutorial Sites How to teach and practice evidence based medicine. |
Critical Appraisal Skills Programme - Finding the Evidence Workshop (CASPfew) Learning and Development / NHS Public Health Resource Unit |
University of Sheffield, ScHARR (School of Health and Related Research), UK |
Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (CEBM) Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto |
Evidence-Based Critical Care Medicine Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD Johns Hopkins Derek Angus MB, ChB, MPHUniversity of Pittsburgh |
Centre for Health Evidence Centre for Health Evidence Alberta, Canada |
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Bibliographies, Pathfinders, Guides, etc. Lists of journal articles and other resources. |
![]() Evidence-based Medicine Resource Center The New York Academy of Medicine Library |
Classic Papers on Evidence- based Medicine (JAMA User Guides, Annals of Internal Medicine systematic reviews series, etc.) Grady Branch Library, Emory U., Atlanta |
Evidence Based Medicine Resources Hardin Library University of Iowa |
Evidence Based Medicine and Health Technology Assessment National Library of Medicine listing of web resources |
Nesbit Guide to Evidence Based Resources Edward G. Miner Library Rochester School of Medicine Rochester, NY |
University of Sydney Library Sydney, Au. |
Evidence Based Medicine Subject Guide Univerisity of New South Wales |
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EBM Glossaries |
Evidence-Based Medicine Glossary CEBM (Centre for Evidence Based Medicine) National Health Service, Oxford, UK |
Clinical Epidemiology & Evidence Based Medicine Glossary College of Veterinary Medicine Washington State Univ. |
Evidence Based Medicine Glossary Medical University of South Carolina |
Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (CEBM) Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto |
EBOC Evidence- Based - On - Call NHS |
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Contact:
Karl Woodworth
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Grady Branch Library / Emory University / Atlanta, Ga. USA
Last Update: 1/09/08