Further resources
Adelaide Uni Ethics Committee
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/research/ethics/human/
The Cochrane Qualitative Research Methods Group (CQRMG)
http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/cqrmg/index.html
The Joanna Briggs Institute
http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au
New Additions
Fall Prevention (New Zealand)
Preventing Injury from Falls: The National Strategy 2005-2015.
Sigma Theta Tau
Honor Society of Nursing
The Community Nursing Association (Asociación de Enfermería Comunitaria - AEC)
A national scientific association of nurses. This association was founded in 1994, has professional, participative and a scientific character and is non-profit-making. This association has 400 members in Spain, an autonomy communities organises it. The objectives of the association are to increase the scientific level of its' members, to defend the public system of health, to promote and defend professional interests, to contact with nationals and foreign, commissions, organisations etc., to contribute to professional development, such as collaboration with universities, agencies and institutions.
Injury Prevention Web | Injury Prevention Web
SafetyLit is a service of the Center for Injury Prevention Policy and Practice at San Diego State University. SafetyLit provides abstracts of reports relevant to preventing unintentional injuries, violence, and self-harm. The most recent update is available now at the links above.
CRANA - Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia Inc
Overseas Nurse
Nurse Scribe
NHS Scotland Nursing & Midwifery Practice Development Unit - Best Practice Statements
Current Best Practice Statements include:
Nutrition - adults in hospitals
Pressure ulcer prevention
Continence - Adults with urinary disfunction
Home oxygen therapy - children
Nutrition - physically frail older people
The Center for Clinical Trials and Evidence-based Healthcare at Brown Medical School.
An online resource called Trials Central Register of Clinical Trials Registers. The site currently features a searchable database of registers of ongoing clinical trials in all areas of healthcare.
MCP Hahnemann University Libraries -Health Reviews For Primary Care Providers On The Internet
This website provides links to articles or reviews of articles by topic (disease grouping). Some links are to the documents and others are to article reviews and/or abstracts. Recommended by the Victorian Centre for Nursing Practice Research
Research Sites
NHS CENTRE FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Health Technology Assessment Program
THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK
Centre for Evidence Based Nursing : Another excellent site from York, specific to Evidence Based Practice in Nursing including:
Centre for Evidence Based Nursing
NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
Update on Research for Teaching and Practice
CCOHTA/OCCETS
The Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment: a useful site dealing with the evaluation of health technology
AGENCY for HEALTH CARE RESEARCH & QUALITY
Formerly the AHCPR - Agency for Health Care Policy & Research
NETTING THE EVIDENCE
British based link site for Evidence Based Healthcare Information Sites
Cochrane Collaboration
The Cochrane Collaboration Home Page
Abstracts of Cochrane Reviews
New or Updated Reviews Listing
DEETYA - Australian Commonwealth Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Useful information on Australian Research Council funding
The Center for Clinical Trials and Evidence-based Healthcare at Brown Medical School.
An online resource called Trials Central Register of Clinical Trials Registers. The site currently features a searchable database of registers of ongoing clinical trials in all areas of healthcare.
Centre for Advancement of Health
Canadian site with resources for researchers (also great for beginners)
The New Zealand Guidelines Group
CDC - Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
A comprehensive site presented by the CDC in Atlanta
Cancer Genome Anatomy Project
The Cancer Genome Anatomy Project (CGAP) is an interdisciplinary program established and administered by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to generate the information and technological tools needed to decipher the molecular anatomy of the cancer cell.
New Zealand Health Technology Assessment
Clearing House for Health Outcomes and Health Technology Assessment recommended by the New Zealand Centre for Evidence Based Nursing
The Knowledge Base Textbook
An introductory web based course in research methods from Cornell University
MRC Meta Register of ongoing controlled trials
Recommended by David Evans, Coordinator Reviews JBI
Current Controlled Trials is dedicated to promoting the exchange of information about controlled trials in all areas of healthcare. The site currently features:
The metaRegister of Controlled Trials (mRCT)
Controlled Trials Links Register
NICE: International Health Technology Assessments
A selection of recently published health technology reviews from agencies of INAHTA:
Australian Resource Centre for Hospital Innovations (ARCHI)
Includes ARCHI e-mail Discussion Groups, database and extensive links pages
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Conducting research that provides information and evidence with a view to protecting and improving the effectiveness, quality, equity and efficiency of health care in Ontario.
Current Controlled Trials
MetaRegister of Controlled Trials contains over 10,000 records of randomised controlled trials provided from 20 different registers around the world.
CCT Links - free! Now includes links to over 130 other sites containing online registers of randomised controlled trials.
Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals (NMAP)
Part of the National Electronic Library for Health, with specific portals for a number of professions.
Health Evidence Bulletins - Wales - The Health Evidence Bulletins - Wales is a website containing bulletins that act as signposts to the best current evidence across a broad range of evidence types and subject areas.
National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS)
A Commonwealth Government company formed to implement evidence based practice in the Australian healthcare Sector.
Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
Evaluating Health Information on the Internet
Quality Rating Tools
If you are looking for health information on the Internet these rating tools can help you to determine the quality of the information you find:
eHealth Code of Ethics A code of ethics for health care sites on the Internet
Guidelines for AMA Web Sites Guidelines for Medical and Health Information Sites on the Internet
Assessing the Quality of Internet Health Information A list of criteria for assessment of Internet information
Code of Conduct - Ethical standards and logo for web site developers - Health on the Net Foundation
Health Internet Ethics - Ethical principles for web site developers
Quality Criteria for Consumer Health Information - A questionnaire to judge the quality of health information
Net Scoring: Criteria to Assess the Quality of Health Internet Information - Quality based on points awarded to maximum 312 points
The Quality Information Checklist - Designed for children and young adults
An International Trustmark for Health Information -A self- and third party rating system for identification of trustworthy health information
Health Web Site Accreditation - The logo indicates a web site has been reviewed for quality
Publications & Journals
Evidence-Based Nursing
The Royal College of Nursing, UK publishes a quarterly journal called Evidence-Based Nursing which has an open access web site at the moment.
The Journal of Wound Care
RX List
Extensive Internet drug database - US Based with international cross references
HMS Beagle - the BioMedNet Magazine
Very readable magazine style format for researchers - David recommends
Bandolier - Evidence Based Health Care
Monthly evidence based journal from Oxford - David recommends
ACP Online - The American College of Physicians
The on-line ACP Journal Club is published bimonthly by the American College of PhysiciansAmerican Society of Internal Medicine
Medical Journal of Australia
Australian Medical Association site.
The Qualitative Report
An online journal dedicated to qualitative research and critical inquiry since 1990
High Wire Press
The Stanford University Library has a searchable index of over 100 full text interdisciplinary journals
Institutions
Australian Clinical Trials Registry (ACTR)
Australians can now find out which clinical trials are taking place across the country in all areas of health: new drugs, treatments, therapies, surgical procedures and medical devices. With the establishment of Australian Clinical Trials Registry (ACTR), there is now a comprehensive, national, on-line register of all clinical trials being conducted in Australia.
Sigma Theta Tau International
Honor Society of Nursing
The University of Adelaide Library - Nursing Resources Site
great list
The National Ageing Research Institute
The National Ageing Research Institute Incorporated was opened in June 1994. Previously it had been known as the National Research Institute of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. The Institute is located in the grounds of the Melbourne Extended Care and Rehabilitation Service (formerly North West Hospital) in Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.
Royal College of Nursing (Australia)
Royal College of Nursing, Australia is a leading professional organisation representing nurses from all practice areas throughout Australia.
Royal Adelaide Hospital
The home base for the Joanna Briggs Institute
University of Adelaide - Discipline of Nursing
JBI recognises the support of the University of Adelaide Discipline of Nursing
York CRD - Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
Dare Database: http://agatha.york.ac.uk/darehp.htm
The National Health Service Centre for Reviews & Dissemination - University of York. Includes on-line access to the DARE database - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
World Health Organisation
Comprehensive health topics reports listing including: Child & adolescent health & development, Environment, Health & human rights, Health information systems, Health legislation & health policy, Health technology, Infectious diseases, Medicines & vaccines, Mental & neurological disorders & disabilities, Non-infectious diseases, Nutrition, Other topics, Reproductive health
Canadian Centres for Health Evidence
McMasters University Users Guide to Medical Literature
WISDOM Resource Database
Training primary care professionals in informatics including Alan O'Rourke's Evidence Based Practice series: An Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice, Evidence-Based Practice : Basic Stages, Evidence-Based Practice : A bit about databases, Evidence-Based Practice : Literature Searching using MEDLINE, Evidence-Based Practice : How to Evaluate the Evidence, Critical Appraisal, Relative & Absolute Risk Interpretation, Medical Statistics, Evidence-Based Practice : From Evidence to Practice
National Library of Medicine
The US National Library of Medicine site includes free online search capability for MEDLINE Plus, MEDLINE/PubMed (References and abstracts from 4300 biomedical journals), ClinicalTrials.gov (Provides information for patients about clinical research studies), DIRLINE (Directory of health organizations), LOCATORplus (Catalog of books, journals, and audiovisuals in the NLM collections), NLM Gateway (Web interface that searches multiple NLM retrieval systems)
CCOHTA/OCCETS
The Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment: a useful site dealing with the evaluation of health technology
Cochrane Collaboration
The Cochrane Collaboration Home Page
Abstracts of Cochrane Reviews
New or Updated Reviews Listing
Canadian Paediatric Society
Canadian Site offering Clinical Practice Guidelines on a variety of paediatric issues
National Institute of Health Consensus Development Program
"NIH Consensus Development Conferences are convened to evaluate available scientific information and resolve safety and efficacy issues related to biomedical technology. The resultant NIH Consensus Statements are intended to advance understanding of the technology or issue in question and to be useful to health professionals and the public".
University of Iowa
The Research Dissemination Core (RDC) - Marita Titler
Centre for Clinical Effectiveness
Based at Monash University, The Centre for Clinical Effectiveness (CCE) aims to enhance patient outcomes through the clinical application of the best available evidence. It undertakes teaching and research activities, and answers requests for evidence from the staff of Southern Health, Melbourne, Australia.
ASERNIP-S
Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical
Specific Nursing Sites
The University of York - Centre for Evidence Based Nursing
Another excellent site from York, specific to Evidence Based Practice in Nursing including:
Centre for Evidence Based Nursing
NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
Update on Research for Teaching and Practice
American Nurses Association
Nursing World Magazine and other American Nursing issues
US National Institute of Health Clinical Alerts
Clinical alerts are provided to expedite the release of findings from the NIH-funded clinical trials where such release could significantly affect morbidity and mortality.
Psychnet-UK
Mental Health and Psychology information directory containing articles, fact sheets, research sources, job resources and related links.
NMAP
Your UK based guide to quality Internet resources in Nursing, Midwifery and the Allied health Professions - University of Sheffield
More Medical Info Sites
Envenomation
Canadian Medical Association - a variety of Clinical Practice Guidelines
Penn State University Dept of Family & Community Medicine - a list of useful sources of information on evidence based healthcare.
National Library of Medicine - search MEDLINE
National Centre for Emergency Medicine Informatics
Other Resources
The Evidence Based Medicine Tool Kit - An interesting site on general Evidence Based Health Care
American Health Information Management Association
Healthfinder - consumer services information
CancerNet - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database
Clearing House - Health Outcomes Database
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