USING Point of Care Information
- ACP Journal Club This link opens in a new windowConcise evaluative commentaries on original studies and reviews from key clinical journals. By the American College of Physicians (ACP).
- BMJ Best Practice This link opens in a new windowBMJ Best Practice offers a step-by-step evidence-based approach to clinical problems throughout the patient journey. Includes access to Comorbidities tool and mobile app.
- ClinicalKey This link opens in a new windowClinicalKey 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.
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) This link opens in a new windowFull systematic reviews by the Cochrane Collaboration with review protocols in development. See other Cochrane tools below.
- Dynamed This link opens in a new windowA point-of-care reference tool containing clinically-oriented summaries for 3,200+ topics.
- Read This link opens in a new window‘Read by QxMD’ provides interface for seamless access to medical papers & studies reformatting them into a personalized digital tool.
Note: The UBC Library does not subscribe to the point of care tool, UpToDate, although we acknowledge that it is very useful. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC also licenses a number of point-of-care tools on behalf of members.
USING Clinical Practice Guidelines
- BC Guidelines and ProtocolsBC Guidelines and Protocols is a small but local resource developed by the Guidelines & Protocols Advisory Committee.
- Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in HealthCADTH is an independent, not-for-profit agency that offers evidence-based information on the effectiveness and efficiency of drugs and health technologies.
- CPG InfobaseContains over 1200 clinical practice guideline developed or endorsed by a medical or health organization in Canada.
- Public Health Agency of CanadaGuidelines to support Canada's disease prevention and control efforts.
- TRIP databaseEvidence based practice search tool. Registration or premium membership required for some content.
BROWSING Anesthesia Associations
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
- BC Anesthesiologists — BC Anesthesiologists Site
- Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society
- European Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Royal College of Anaesthetists
- International Anesthesia Research Society
- International Association for the Study of Pain
- Society for the Advancement of Geriatric Anesthesia (SAGA)
- Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA)
- Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
- Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia
- Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology
- Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
- Society of Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (SNACC)
- World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists
USING Cochrane's Tools, EBM calculators, Etc.
UBC Library's subject guide on Evidence based Health Care (EBHC) lists a range of tools;
- Cochrane also has training resources to help understand methods and concepts in EBM & systematic review methods.
- Cochrane Evidence Essentials is a free online resource, an introduction to health evidence, and how to use the best evidence to make informed health choices. Cochrane GRADE offers training and resources on the GRADE framework.
- Center for Simulation, Safety and Advanced Learning Technology (US) University of Florida hosts simulations and airway device videos for anesthesiology trainees; pharmacokinetic, physiologic and simulations related to anesthesia.
- Cochrane Anaesthesia produces systematic reviews of healthcare interventions in the peri-operative care of people; includes general issues common to patients and reviews focused on particular types of surgery or patient.
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EBM Tools at the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) is committed to improving healthcare by fostering wider communication of high quality evidence, by promoting the principles of EBM, and rigorous statistics.
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GlobalRPH has a Creatinine Clearance converter as well as a number of other very useful calculators like an advanced opioid converter. As with all other Internet resources, accuracy must be double-checked.
- GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations) is a transparent framework for developing and presenting summaries of evidence and provides a systematic approach for making clinical practice recommendations.
- Toronto General Hospital Department of Anesthesia Perioperative Interactive Education (PIE) provides educational resources, online patient simulations to 3D anatomical visualizations, to improve medical education outcomes.