On-line Clinical Resources

Working in the healthcare environment demands that we use all of the tools we can get to help us provide the best care with the most current evidence. This is a listing of some on-line resources that our providers and students have found helpful.  We don't promote any of these (they are public domain) and users should always investigate resources to assure they meet your needs.  We simply provide these links for your convenience.

Epocrates
Free online medication resource. Available on mobile devices. Also offers upgrades for a fee.
http://www.epocrates.com/

Dynamed
Evidence based research tool. Pay annual fee.
http://www.dynamed.com/home/

Up-to-date
Gold standard for on-line research. Pay annual fee.
http://www.uptodate.com/home

CDC
Gold standard for researching latest guidelines for infectious disease, immunizations, and treatments.
http://www.cdc.gov

Immunization Action Coalition
Great tool for immunization recommendations and handouts.
http://www.immunize.org

MEDCALC
Great reference for any medical calculations, i.e. creatinine clearance, wells score, PERC score, etc
http://www.mdcalc.com

USPSTF
Latest guidelines on cancer screening, immunizations, etc. This should guide your practice when deciding screenings. You can print the guidelines every year or request a free pocketbook to carry with you http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf

Choose Wisely Campaign
Campaign to engage providers and start discussions about unnecessary testing and treatment. Great campaign with which to become familiar
http://www.choosingwisely.org

Bright Futures

Provides pediatric well child visit guidelines and patient education resources (some of these have a fee). 
http://brightfutures.aap.org/clinical-practice/Pages/default.aspx

Medline Plus
Provides evidence based site for patient education resources. Great for patients that want to research on their own and need a reputable site.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html

American College of Radiology
Provides appropriateness guidelines for imaging (by topic)
http://www.acr.org/Quality-Safety/Appropriateness-Criteria

American Family Physician
Offers evidence based overviews on multiple primary care topics
http://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp.html

Medal
32,000 Evidence-Based Clinical Decision Support Tools
http://www.medicalalgorithms.com