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Download This Image* For evidence that is needed quickly, either: a) request our new "Evidence on the Go" search service: we come to you, using our new amazing mini-notebook PC - just phone 9342 4089; 
b) carry out the search yourself, using the following selected sources (note for a more comprehensive listing of evidence sources, click here): 1. Critically-Appraised Topics Clinical EvidenceSummarises the current state of knowledge about the prevention and treatment of clinical conditions, based on thorough searches and appraisal of the literature. It describes the best available evidence from systematic reviews, RCTs, and observational studies where appropriate, and if there is no good evidence it says so. Access is through BMJ Best Practice (via Clinicians' Health Channel). Dynamed. Access via Clinicians' Health Channel. EBM Guidelines EBM Guidelines is a concise and easy-to-use collection of clinical guidelines for primary care combined with the best available evidence. Continuously updated EBM Guidelines follows the latest developments in clinical medicine and brings evidence into practice. Evidence Base On Call (EBOC)This database is designed for hospital clinicians who want to integrate the best available evidence with their own personal skills and expertise to improve the care of their patients. In keeping with this, each topic covered in Evidence-based On Call provides not a cookbook of what to do, but a series of recommendations about issues to consider when caring for your patients. Evidence Updates (BMJ)EvidenceUpdates is a service made available by the BMJ Group that incorporates the McMaster PLUS email alerting system and searchable database of best evidence from the medical literature as a new feature to the BMJ electronic product suite. Trip Answers Trip's clinical Q As.
2. Critically-Appraised Articles The ACP Journal Club The editors of this journal screen the top 100+ clinical journals and identify studies that are methodologically sound and clinically relevant. An enhanced abstract, with conclusions clearly stated, and a commentary are provided for each selected article. Published by the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine. Note: you will need an RMH Library number to access.
3. Background Information/Expert Opinion
UpToDate (Onsite Access Only at RMH) A clinical information resource, which offers up-to-date, fully referenced expert answers to patient-care, diagnosis, and treatment questions. Topic reviews are written by recognized authorities who review the topic, synthesize the evidence, summarize key findings, and provide specific recommendations.
4. Search engines TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice) Simultaneously searches evidence-based sources of systematic reviews, practice guidelines, and critically-appraised topics and articles -- including most of those listed above and many more. Also searches MEDLINE’s Clinical Queries, medical image databases, e-textbooks, and patient information leaflets.
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