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