Evidence & Guidelines
Index of organizations that develop or provide access to evidence, guidelines, and recommendations that support informed medical decision making.
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US federal agency for research on health care quality, costs, outcomes, and patient safety.ahrq.gov -
NHMRC portal to clinical practice guidelines developed for use in Australia.clinicalguidelines.gov.au -
Evidence, advice, and recommendations supporting informed decisions in healthcare.cadth.ca -
Recommendations and discussion of topics related to reducing unnecessary tests and treatments.choosingwiselycanada.org -
Database of 1,200 evidence-based Canadian clinical practice guidelines (CPGs).joulecma.ca -
Collection of databases that contain credible information to support informed decision-making.cochranelibrary.com -
Search an archive of 35,000 quality assessed systematic reviews.crd.york.ac.uk -
Repository of current high quality guidelines. Free but detailed registration required.guidelines.ecri.org - Registration Required -
Meaning "what is worth knowing," Epistemonikos is a collaborative database of systematic reviews.epistemonikos.org -
Repository of current best evidence from research to support evidence-based clinical decisions.evidencealerts.com - Registration Required -
Aims to make Cochrane evidence accessible to a non-medical audience through concise blog entries.evidentlycochrane.net
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Portal to broad collection of guidelines from leading organizations. Multiple languages.guidelines.ebmportal.com - Also see: GIN -
Dedicated to making health data more accessible to entrepreneurs, researchers, and policy makers.healthdata.gov -
Develops guidance and quality standards in social care for the United Kingdom.nice.org.uk -
High quality research summaries and alerts of recent findingsevidence.nihr.ac.uk - Also see: PROSPERO (unfiltered) -
National clinical guidelines containing recommendations for effective practice.sign.ac.uk -
Works to ensure that sound science and evidence is recognized in public discussion and policymaking.senseaboutscience.org -
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Provides up-to-date, evidence-based, practical information on prescription drug therapy.ti.ubc.ca -
Provides evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org
Public Health
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Quality-rated systematic reviews evaluating the effectiveness of public health interventions.healthevidence.org -
Evidence-based findings on interventions to improve health and prevent disease.thecommunityguide.org
Educational Materials
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Learn to ask the right questions about health claims and understand different types of evidence.askforevidence.org -
Descriptions of a wide range of biases, outlining their potential impact in health research studiescatalogofbias.org -
Part of the University of Oxford. Download presentations, tools, and worksheets supporting EBM.cebm.net -
Evidence-based health care information and resource reviews authored by medical students.cochrane.org -
Open access to learning resources promoting critical thinking about treatment claims.testingtreatments.org -
Tool designed to help readers understand and review published health research.understandinghealthresearch.org