Evidence-Based Medicine

Evidence Based Medicine Tool Kit / WebLink
Center for Evidence Based Medicine / WebLink
AAFP on Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance / WebLink
Screening Test Recommendations / WebLink
Clinical Epidemiology & Evidence-Based Medicine Glossary / WebLink
U of Utah DFPM Evidence-Based Medicine Search Site / WebLink
Tools for Public Health Professionals / WebLink
Getting NIH Grants / WebLink
GrantsNet / WebLink
Go To The Source: Medline/Pubmed / WebLink
Protecting Research Subjects/Patients / WebLink
AAAS Links to Scientific Institutions / WebLink
AAAS Links to Peer-Reviewed Journals / WebLink
AAAS Links to Science Media / WebLink
Adverse Events: LASER Eye Surgery / WebLink
More on LASER Eye Surgery Adverse Events / WebLink
Cochrane Collaboration for Systematic Reviews / WebLink
Index to Cochrane Collaboration Reviews / WebLink
BMJ Clinical Evidence / WebLink
Centre for Evidence Based Mental Health / WebLink
Investigating and dealing with Bias in Meta-Analysis (Sterne et al, BMJ) / WebLink
BMJ Full Text Collections / WebLink
Lasik Eye Surgery at the Washington Post / WebLink
What proportion of healthcare is evidence based? Evidence-based pain medicine: The good, the bad, and the ugly by Daniel B. Carr, M.D. & Leonidas C. Goudas, M.D., Ph.D. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine; September-October 2001 ? Volume 26 ? Number 5 pp: 389-393. Information Access for Public Health Professionals at the National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR), National Library of Medicine What proportion of healthcare is evidence based? Evidence-based pain medicine: The good, the bad, and the ugly by Daniel B. Carr, M.D. & Leonidas C. Goudas, M.D., Ph.D. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine; September-October 2001 ? Volume 26 ? Number 5 pp: 389-393. Information Access for Public Health Professionals at the National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR), National Library of Medicine AHRQ Homepage for EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICESurgical Treatment - Evidence Based and Problem-Oriented. Holzheimer, Rene G.; Mannick, John A., editors;Munich: Zuckschwerdt Publishers; c2001. "HOT TOPICS" from the Cochrane Collaboration Consumer Network. Search 510(k) Database at CDRH/FDA (http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfPMN/pmn.cfm) Search Other Databases at FDA's Center for Devices & Radiologic Health (http://www.fda.gov/search/databases.html)Literature search tools (eg, PubMed, available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi;; Toxnet, available at:http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/)Clinical guidelines (eg, National Guidelines Clearinghouse, available at: http://www.ngc.gov/; and Primary Care Guidelines,available at: http://medicine.ucsf.edu/resources/guidelines/)Public Responsibility in Medical Research.orgUK Primary Care Website, Encyclopedia & EBM: (http://www.nelh-pc.nhs.uk/) EVIDENCE BASED INFORMATION ON DRUG THERAPY from the Therapeutics Initiative of the Universityof British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada-University of British Columbia: http://www.ti.ubc.ca/index.html A Practicing Physician's Guide to doing Research from the USAFP: http://www.usafp.org/Word_PDF_Files/Every-Doc-Can-Do-Research.doc Every Doc Can Do Research Program Page from the USAFP, including the Every Doc Can Do Research Workbook from the Madigan Fellows and the Clinical Investigations Committee: (http://www.usafp.org/research.htm)U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm AHRQ Guidelines Clearing House http://www.guideline.gov/ NLM's Health Services Technology Assessment Texts (HSTAT)is a searchable collection of large, full-text clinical practice guidelines, technology assessments and health information. (http://hstat.nlm.nih.gov/hq/Hquest/screen/HquestHome/s/62470 COCHRANE COLLABORATIVE COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE (CM)FIELD:the Complementary Medicine (CM) Field was established to help promote and facilitate the production of systematic reviews in topics such as acupuncture, massage, chiropractic, herbal medicine, homeopathy and mind-body therapy. http://www.compmed.umm.edu/Cochrane/index.html FDA Policy on Science-based Food Labelling (including Dietary Supplements): Better Health Information for Better Nutrition - A major FDA initiative announced in 2002 http://www.fda.gov/oc/mcclellan/chbn.html Different Types of Bias: http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7404/1453 NAS Report on "The Polygraph and Lie Detection" (2003); Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences and Education (BCSSE), Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT): (http://www.nap.edu/books/0309084369/html/)The Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment (CCOHTA): (http://www.ccohta.ca/entry_e.html) Iatrogenic Causes of Death in the USA: (http://www.drugintel.com/pharma/iatrogenic_causes_of_death.htm) QualityTools?, a clearinghouse for practical, ready-to-use tools for measuring and improving the quality of health care; from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): (http://www.qualitytools.ahrq.gov/)The National Healthcare Disparities Report, developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): (http://www.qualitytools.ahrq.gov/disparitiesreport/download_report.aspx)(Under Construction) (Under Construction)