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Find the Evidence
SYSTEMS
No Systems resources available at the UW at this time. See the literature on this type of resource.
SUMMARIES
- Clinical Evidence Systematic reviews on common clinical conditions. Pat Ed
- DynaMed Syntheses of available evidence, updated daily. CE
- National Guideline Clearinghouse
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
SYNOPSES
- American College of Physicians (ACP) Journal Club Summary abstracts and comments on select original research articles and systematic reviews.
- Essential Evidence Plus POEMs (synopses on common clinical conditions), guidelines, calculators.
- Evidence-Based Nursing
1998-
Assesses clinical relevance of best studies from international medical journals, including key details of studies and expert commentary on their clinical application.
SYNTHESES
- Cochrane Library (Wiley) Systematic reviews (CDSR), DARE, controlled trials register.
- PubMed Clinical Queries using Research Methodology Filters
Use pre-formatted search filters to find evidence-based articles: etiology, diagnosis, therapy, prognosis, clinical prediction guidelines.
- CINAHL Plus Systematic Reviews Search for your topic from these systematic reviews
STUDIES
- PubMed
From the National Library of Medicine. Includes MEDLINE.
- CINAHL Plus (Ebsco) Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. CE
- HSL web site Databases
Read about the 5S and 6s models of information services for finding best evidence for healthcare
- The 5S Model Haynes, B. (2006). Of studies, syntheses, synopses, summaries, and systems: The "5S" evolution of information services for evidence-based healthcare decisions. ACP J Club. 2006 Nov-Dec;145(3):A8. (5S Pyramid)
- The 6S Model [pdf]
DiCenso A, Bayley L, Haynes RB. (2009) Accessing pre-appraised evidence:fine-tuning the 5S model into a 6S model. Evidence Based Nursing. 2009 Oct;12(4):99b. (6S Pyramid)
- Finding the Evidence to Support Evidence-Based Practice
Find More Evidence Based Sources
- TRIP Database
Evidence-based sources meta-search engine.
- SUMSearch 2
Simultaneously searches for research studies and practice guidelines from PubMed, National Guideline Clearinghouse, and DARE.
Interpreting the Evidence
CRITICAL APPRAISAL
- CEBM Critical Appraisal Sheets
Assess the quality of systematic reviews, diagnostic studies, and RCTs.
- HeLLO Appraisal Checklists
From Health Libraries in Lincolnshire Online (HeLLO), NHS UK. Includes case control, cohort, qualitative, and economic studies.
- STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE)
Checklists of what to include in articles of observational studies. Includes case control, cohort, and cross-sectional studies.
- Appraisal of Guidelines Research and Evaluation (AGREE) Instrument
Assess the quality of clinical guidelines.
- Levels of Evidence
Descriptions of Levels of Evidence by clinical study category, and Grades of Recommendation.
- Asking Focused Clinical Questions
From the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine. Use the Educational Prescriptions [pdf] link to help you build a PICO question.
STATISTICAL TERMS
Find Guidelines & Reports
- National Guideline Clearinghouse
- An Evidence-Based Prevention Resource for Nurse Practitioners
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Evidence Reports
Clinical, health care services, and methodology reports from Evidence-based Practice Centers.
Find Books & Journals
- UpToDate Clinical topic summaries. CE
- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses
Hughes RG (ed.) AHRQ and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Apr 2008.
- Electronic Journals: Nursing
Nursing related electronic journals on HSL web site.
- Electronic Books: Nursing
Nursing related electronic books on HSL web site.
- ClinicalKey Electronic library of textbooks, guidelines, journals, Pat Ed, imagesClinicalKey replaces MD Consult March2013
MD Consult - STAT!Ref Online Library Electronic library of textbooks.
- AccessMedicine Electronic library of textbooks, drug information, diagnostic tests, guidelines, case files. Pat Ed
- VisualDX
Web-based clinical decision support system
Medications
- 2011 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide (Books@Ovid) 2011 ed. Drug information for nurses; includes Nursing Considerations and Teaching Points.
- Micromedex 2.0 Clinical information on toxicology, drugs, drug interactions, and reproductive risks.
- Drug Facts and Comparisons Includes Drug Identifier, IV compatibility, drug interaction checker. Pat Ed
- Natural Standard Evidence-based information on dietary supplements, complementary therapeutic modalities, medical conditions.
Patient Education
- UWMC Health On-Line
UW authored.
- HMC Patient/Family Education Manual HMC-specific.
- Micromedex: Patient Leaflets Includes diets.
Herbs and Supplements in MedlinePlus
Includes drug info, medical encyclopedia encyclopedia, dictionaries, organizations.
Cross Cultural Issues
- Culture Clues
Tool to improve communication with cultures served at UWMC.
- EthnoMed
Information about cultural beliefs in medical care.
Handheld Device Information
Other Resources
- Gerontology: Advanced Practice Nursing
- HEAL-WA Health information resources for Health Care Practitioners Licensed in Washington State
- Guide to Sources for Continuing Nursing Education
- Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, (CEBM)
Oxford.
- HSL Liaison to UWMC Nurses - Sherry Dodson
sdodson@uw.edu
- HSL Liaison to Harborview Nurses - Amy Harper
alharper@uw.edu
- HSL Liaisons to UW School of Nursing: Janet Schnall, Joanne Rich
hslnurs@uw.edu
