AHRQ: Evidence Reports
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in the United States presents summaries and assessments for healthcare providers and clinicians. Documents may be viewed or downloaded at no cost.
BETs: Best Evidence Topics
A searchable database of evidence-based answers to real-life clinical questions, with details of courses and teaching material. Developed in the Emergency Department of Manchester Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.
Clinical Evidence
Summarises current knowledge about the prevention and treatment of disease, based on appraisal of systematic reviews and randomized clinical trials. Free on-line access for physicians in the United Kingdom or in developing countries.
Cochrane Collaboration
International not-for-profit organisation preparing, maintaining and promoting the accessibility of systematic reviews of the effects of health care. General information, access to the Cochrane Library, guidelines, manuals and software.
CRG Evidence-based Practice Centre Reviews
Collection of systematic reviews (abstract and/or full text PDF) on evidence-based health care; from the Chalmers Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute.
Dr Cave's Black Book
A general practitioner presents his collection of evidence-based information about common diseases and conditions, with links to original research.
EBOC: Evidence-Based On-Call
Collection of summaries and critical appraisals regarding common on-call medical conditions, with definitions and a list of the specialties covered.
Evidence-Based Medicine: Useful Tools for Decision Making
An article from the Medical Journal of Australia explains the basic processes and concepts, with descriptions of common computer-assisted research tools.
General Practice Notebook: Evidence-Based Medicine
The principles and applications are explained, with examples provided for different specialties.
InfoPOEMs
Delivers daily Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters (DailyPOEMs) by email and produces the InfoRetriever database system of evidence-based information next to a print newsletter "Evidence-Based Practice".
Netting The Evidence
Comprehensive overview of Evidence Based Practice on the internet, with useful learning resources, such as an evidence-based virtual library, software and journals; from ScHARR, University of Sheffield.
Practical Evidence-Based Internet Resources
The American Academy of Family Physicians presents a summary and assessment of five web-based research tools. Available as PDF download.
UNC Department of Internal Medicine: Critically Appraised Topics
The University of North Carolina presents an alphabetical list of clinical research topics, each with a review of strengths and weaknesses.
