Internal Medicine
Librarian
Systematic Reviews & Evidence Summaries
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ACP Journal ClubSummarizes the best new evidence for internal medicine from over 120 clinical journals. In this monthly feature of Annals of Internal Medicine, research staff and clinical editors rigorously assess the scientific merit of the medical literature as it is published. A worldwide panel of over 5000 physicians assesses the clinical relevance and newsworthiness of rigorous studies.
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BMJ Best PracticeProvides detailed, evidence-based decision trees and a step-by-step approach, covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Incorporates guidelines, systematic reviews from BMJ Clinical Evidence, and content from Cochrane Clinical Answers and AHFS Drug Information Essentials.
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Cochrane LibraryA collection of databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making including systematic reviews conducted by the Conchrane Review Groups and randomized controlled trials.
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JAMA Rational Clinical ExaminationJAMA's groundbreaking series on evidence-based use of the medical history, physical examination, and testing to diagnosis disease.
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Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence Based Practice DatabaseProvides evidence-based health information prepared by expert reviewers at Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). It includes several databases: Best Practice Information Sheets, Consumer Information Sheets, Evidence Summaries, Recommended Practices, Systematic Review Protocols, Systematic Reviews, and Technical Reports.
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NEJM Journal WatchReviews over 250 scientific and medical journals. The physician-editors survey high-impact medical journals in specialties and topics to identify key findings. The summaries are presented with a clinical perspective and expert commentary.
Find Practice Guidelines
You can find guidelines in many other databases including PubMed, DynaMed, and ClinicalKey. Select a database and search for a specific condition or topic (e.g. preeclampsia), then follow the directions for each database to limit your search to guidelines:
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ECRI Guidelines TrustComprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. Features concise summaries of guidelines based on systematic reviews of evidence; current, evidence-based guidance from key medical societies and organizations; and new scorecards showing guideline quality in terms of IOM standards.
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PubMedProvides fulltext access to Lane's resources. Contains coverage of over 5000 journals and more than 25 million citations for biomedical articles, including, but not limited to, clinical trials, systematic reviews, case reports, and clinical practice guidelines.
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DynaMedProvides synthesized evidence and objective analysis to answer clinical questions. Features overviews and recommendations, expert reviews, mobile access, and links to Micromedex drug content.
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ClinicalKeyA medical search engine provides access to 9,000 medical and procedural videos, 1,000 books and over.
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TRIP DatabaseClinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care. Users are able to search across other content types including images, videos, patient information leaflets, educational courses and news.