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PEDro
PEDro is the Physiotherapy Evidence Database. PEDro is a free database of over 23,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
Rehab+
Rehab+ is created and produced by McMaster University's Health Information Research Unit to provide access to current best evidence from research, tailored to one's own health care interests, to support evidence-based clinical decisions.

ClinicalKey This link opens in a new window
ClinicalKey provides access to FirstConsult, top journals, best-selling medical and surgical books, thousands of medical videos, millions of images, and much more content across 12 distinct content types.
Additional features, including a presentation maker, the ability to download PDF versions of ebook chapters, customize patient handouts or save content in a personal profile, are available to users who create a free account. Click 'Register' at the top right of the ClinicalKey landing page to create a free account.
Dynamed This link opens in a new window
A point-of-care reference tool containing clinically-oriented summaries for 3,200+ topics.
Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) This link opens in a new window
JBI EBP includes 3,000+ records & many publication types: Evidence Based Recommended Practices and Summaries, Best Practice Information Sheets, Systematic Reviews, Consumer Information & Reports

CINAHL Guided Exercise
This tutorial provides step by step instructions for each stage of a structured search. It's intended to be a "guide on the side" - follow along or build your own!
CINAHL Tutorials
These modules of 2-3 minutes each demonstrate the different search techniques and strategies for effective searching in CINAHL on the Ebsco platform. These techniques are transferable to other databases, both on the Ebsco platform and through other search engines.
EMBASE (Ovid) Video Tutorials
These modules of 2-3 minutes each demonstrate the different search techniques and strategies for effective searching in EMBASE on the Ovid platform. Many of these techniques are transferable to other databases, both on the Ovid platform and through other search engines.
MEDLINE Guided Exercise
This tutorial gives step by step instructions for each stage of a structured search. Use it as a "guide on the side" - follow along, or build your own!
MEDLINE (Ovid) tutorials
These modules of 2-3 minutes each demonstrate the different search techniques and strategies for effective searching in Medline on the Ovid platform. These techniques are transferable to other databases, both on the Ovid platform and through other search engines.
Scales, Tests and Measures Tutorials
These short modules are under 5 minutes each and provide tips and techniques for finding tests and scales as well as their evaluation.

LWW Health Library
Includes sections for Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Language Hearing, Exercise Science, Exercise Science, Pharmacy, and Medical Education. To print pages and use self-assessment tools register an account with LWW Health Library

AccessMedicine This link opens in a new window
Approximately 40 e-books, including a clinical library (Harrison's Online, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, and more), Lange Educational Library, and a USMLE self-assessment tool and 50+ clinical cases.

Books@Ovid
Collection of full text e-books for medicine, nursing and pharmacy. Includes The ICU Book, Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation, and the Joanna Briggs Institute series on Synthesis Science in Healthcare
Tips for finding books at UBC Library

ClinicalKey This link opens in a new window
ClinicalKey provides access to FirstConsult, top journals, best-selling medical and surgical books, thousands of medical videos, millions of images, and much more content across 12 distinct content types.
Additional features, including a presentation maker, the ability to download PDF versions of ebook chapters, customize patient handouts or save content in a personal profile, are available to users who create a free account. Click 'Register' at the top right of the ClinicalKey landing page to create a free account.
Dynamed This link opens in a new window
A point-of-care reference tool containing clinically-oriented summaries for 3,200+ topics.

Merck Manual of Diagnosis & Therapy
Includes diagnostic and therapeutic information in internal medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics, gynecology, dermatology, pharmacology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, rehabilitation, and a number of special subjects. Available online.
MedlinePlus
Freely-searchable consumer health information site linking to simple overviews, dictionaries, directories, organizations and news for ~750 topics.

MedlinePlus (Consumer Health) This link opens in a new window
Freely-searchable consumer health information site linking to simple overviews, dictionaries, directories, organizations and news for ~750 topics.

OTSeeker
Abstracts of systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials in Occupational Therapy.
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Abstracts of systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials in Occupational Therapy.
PEDro
PEDro is the Physiotherapy Evidence Database. PEDro is a free database of over 41,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
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See https://pedro.org.au/english/learn/search-help/ for tips on how to search the database. See https://pedro.org.au/english/learn/faq/ to learn how the trials, guidelines and reviews are located.
Physiopedia
The free comprehensive online reference written by physiotherapists for physiotherapists.
SpeechBITE
Curated speech pathology intervention studies to support evidence based practice.