Library guides: Evidence based practice (EBP): EBP Resources

EBP Resources

Clinical evidence databases

Cochrane Library
Provides in-depth research summaries, data, and interpretations of clinical trial results with a focus on evidence-based medicine and healthcare.

The Cochrane Library is a collection of six databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials; Cochrane Methodology Register; Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects; Health Technology Assessment Database; and NHS Economic Evaluation Database.
Joanna Briggs Institute EBP database (via Ovid)
"The Joanna Briggs Institute EBP database allows you to search simultaneously a wide range of summarized and appraised evidence to inform your practice. This comprehensive range of resources includes over 3,000 records across seven publication types: Evidence Based Recommended Practices, Evidence Summaries, Best Practice Information Sheets, Systematic Reviews, Consumer Information Sheets, Systematic Review Protocols, and Technical Reports. Subject Area Nodes: Evidence organized into health care area/specialties. Only information specific to that health topic is included in each database." -- Ovid.

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MEDLINE (via EBSCOhost)
Cites journals and other publications for the biomedical and life sciences. MEDLINE is a subset of PubMed.

MEDLINE is produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. It is one of the foremost databases of biomedical literature covering virtually every area in the broad field of biomedicine. MEDLINE provides data on toxicology, nutrition, pharmacology, medicine, dentistry, nursing, veterinary medicine, psychiatry, medical engineering and pathology, communication disorders, population and reproductive biology.
MOBILE ACCESS: EBSCOhost is optimised for mobile use and has an iPhone/iPad and Android app available.
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Embase
Includes journals and other publications in the biomedical sciences.

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PubMed
Access journals and other publications for the biomedical and life sciences. Includes citations for articles from MEDLINE and selected full-text articles from PMC.

Developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), this database was developed in conjunction with publishers of biomedical literature as a search tool for accessing literature citations and linking to full-text journals at Web sites of participating publishers.
MOBILE ACCESS: Connect to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/
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SUMSearch
A single gateway that allows simultaneous searching for medical evidence in databases such as MEDLINE, DARE, the Merck Manual and the National Guideline Clearinghouse.
TRIP Database
Brings together the evidence-based healthcare resources available on the Internet.
CINAHL Complete (via EBSCOhost)
A comprehensive database of journals and other publications for nursing and allied health. CINAHL Complete provides broad content coverage including 40 nursing specialties, speech and language pathology, nutrition, general health and medicine and more.

Includes indexing for over 5,000 journals, with extensive full-text coverage available for over 1,200.

MOBILE ACCESS: EBSCOhost is optimized for mobile use and has an iPhone/iPad and Android app available.

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