This page provides links to get you started in Evidence Based Practice.
Please feel free to suggest any sites that would be useful to others.
Using PubMed in Evidence-Based Practice
When conducting research, evidence-based practice is a method for framing clinical questions that will help yield optimal search results. PubMed.gov is a free research tool from the National Library of Medicine®. This course will show you how to use evidence-based practice when searching clinical questions using PubMed®. This course includes:·Scenarios,Try-It Exercises, and Additional Training.
"A systematic review attempts to identify, appraise and synthesize all the empirical evidence that meets pre-specified eligibility criteria to answer a specific research question. Researchers conducting systematic reviews use explicit, systematic methods that are selected with a view aimed at minimizing bias, to produce more reliable findings to inform decision making." (Cochrane Library, 2000-2019.)
Did you know Cochrane recommend including a health librarian on your systematic review team?
The Systematic Review Toolbox: keeping up to date with tools to support evidence synthesis. / Johnson, E.E. (et al). Syst Rev 11 (1) 2022: 258.
Software tools to support title and abstract screening for systematic reviews in healthcare: an evaluation. / Harrison H, Griffin SJ, Kuhn I, Usher-Smith JA. BMC Med Res Methodol. V.. 20(1) 2020, :7.
EUnetHTA (European Network for Health Technology Assessment)
IEBH Systematic Review Accelerator
SuReinfo (Research-based information on information retrieval aspects of reviews and health technology assessments.)
Macros for translation of search strategies in bibliographic databases / Erasmus MC (Netherlands)
Columbus EBP Immersion : (Training course; includes links to lots of useful resources.)
Books:
Evidence Based Medicine, (5th Ed). / Sharon Straus, Paul Glasziou, W. Scott Richardson, R. Brian Haynes. ISBN: 9780702062964.
Articles:
This page points you to some useful databases and websites to get you started in accessing quality health information.
Medline, PubMed & PubMed Central
Medline is the National Library of Medicine (U.S.) journal citation database, it is a sub-set of PubMed that includes the NLM controlled vocabulary, Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®), to index citations.
PubMed is a citation index for biomedical and life sciences literature.
PubMed Central is a repository for journal literature deposited by participating publishers and NIH Public Access Policy author manuscripts.
(Source: NLM, 2022.)
Medline Complete (Ebsco) is available via CKN.
SearchRxiv (“search archive”)
Enables researchers to:
NSQHS Standards - Live Literature Searches
Evidence to support best practice in line with the Australian National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards via defined PubMed searches to retrieve articles from the last 5 years with a focus on the hospital setting.