Gatiti, Peter

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eCommons@AKULibrariesJanuary 2010Learning Resource Review: Clinical EvidencePeter GatitiAga Khan University, peter.gatiti@aku.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://ecommons.aku.edu/librariesPart of the Library and Information Science CommonsRecommended CitationGatiti, P. (2010). Learning Resource Review: Clinical Evidence. Mid Yorks Medical Journal, 1(1), 20-22.Available at: http://ecommons.aku.edu/libraries/14   January 2010 20 Mid Yorks Medical Journal, Volume 1, Issue 1              http://clinicalevidence.bmj.com               3 ways to find the evidence  • Browse by section  • Browse the full review list  • Or use the search tool   Why use Clinical Evidence?  • Source of the best available evidence on the effects of common clinical interventions  • Systematic reviews which summarise the current state of knowledge and uncertainty about the prevention and treatment of clinical conditions  • Based on thorough searches and appraisal of the literature IN MEDICAL SCHOOL Learning Resource Review:  Clinical Evidence  Peter Gatiti Specialist Librarian Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust peter.gatiti@midyorks.nhs.uk Athens Log in    January 2010 21Mid Yorks Medical Journal, Volume 1, Issue 1                     Finding by section  Click on the ‘Sections’ heading and an alphabetical pop-up list of sections will appear. When you choose a section a new window appears showing the systematic reviews available.     Finding by listing  Click on the ‘Full review list’ heading and an alphabetical pop-up list of reviews will appear. By clicking on the alphabet bar at the top of this window you can easily access the available evidence.     Finding by searching  This facility is particularly valuable when searching for a treatment or condition that may appear in several different reviews e.g. Corticosteroids.   Results are ranked by relevance with a clear pathway that identifies where the results are located.         January 2010 22 Mid Yorks Medical Journal, Volume 1, Issue 1     Other useful resources                                        source URL Comments ACP Journal Club  http://www.acpjc.org/  Summarizes the best new evidence for internal medicine from over 130 clinical journals Evidence-Based Medicine http://ebm.bmj.com/  Surveys a wide range of international medical journals applying strict criteria for the quality and validity of research  Cochrane Review http://www.thecochranelibrary.com  A source of reliable and up-to-date information on the effects of interventions in health care Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness  http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/crdweb/  A searchable database of over 15,000 structured abstracts of systematic reviews  MYmedicaljournal@midyorks.nhs.uk  IN MEDICAL SCHOOL Summary box  • There are a variety of resources to help keep you up-to-date and to help you practise evidence based medicine.   • We offer free training on how to search for literature using health care databases and an introduction to evidence based practice.  • For this and more, please contact the library service   We can also help you to monitor what is happening in the sphere of evidence based medicine, and beyond, with a variety of tools that alert you to new content, findings and news.  

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