PAIR: Evidence Based Medicine
Library Webpages:
- Medicine research guide
- Clinical Tools
- Links to Essential Evidence Plus, DynaMed Plus, UpToDate, ePSS, Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Letter, Natural Medicines
- Mobile medicine guide
- Full installation instructions
- Full list of UIC licensed resources
EBM Databases and Tools Heading link
| Resource | Mobile Types | Content | Notes | Use for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cochrane collaboration, Center for reviews and Dissemination | iOS | Abstracts | Access through library website | Unbiased, high-quality synthesis of evidence |
| DynaMed Plus Isabel | Web App: Android iOS | Full | Access through library website. Requires Internet connection | Evidence-based point of care summaries and calculators. Isabel creates a list of differentials based on abnormal signs and symptoms; links out to DynaMed summaries |
| Essential Evidence Plus | Web only. Optimized for mobile devices. | Full | Access through library website. IP range to log in and access mobile | Point of care. Well organized evidence-based answers to clinical questions re: symptoms, diseases, treatment. Includes diagnostic test calculators and odds ratios |
| AHRQ ePSS | Web App: Android iOS | Full | Access through Medicine Research Guide under Clinical Tools. Offline access | Use to search/browse USPSTF to identify clinical preventive services appropriate for patients |
| GetTheDiagnosis.org | Web | Full | Requires Internet connection. | Shares information about sensitivity, specificity of history, physical exam, and diagnostic tests |
| The NNT | Web | Full | Requires Internet connection. | Quick summaries of Evidence Based Medicine |
e-Textbooks, Resources and Journals Heading link
| Resource | Mobile Types | Content | Notes | Use for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access Medicine Mobile app | App: Android iOS | Full | Access through Medicine Research Guide under Clinical Tools | Quick Medical Dx & Rx, Dermatology, Differential Diagnosis Tool, Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests. |
| Access Products Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine | Web | Full | Access through library website links. Anesthesiology*, EM*, Peds*, Medicine, Surgery* | Textbooks, Multimedia materials, and practice questions. *Some resources have limited simultaneous seats for use |
| Essential Evidence Plus | Web only. Optimized for mobile devices. | Full | Access through library website. IP range to log in and access mobile | Point of care. Well organized evidence-based answers to clinical questions re: symptoms, diseases, treatment. Includes diagnostic test calculators and odds ratios |
| UpToDate Anywhere | Web App: Android iOS | Full | Access through library website. Requires Internet connection. Need to log in every 30 days on site. | Point of care. Use to make diagnoses and understand disease states, patient education |
| National Comprehensive Cancer Network | Web App: Android iOS | Partial | Have to register at site for access. Guidelines are free | Use to search/browse to identify guidelines appropriate for patients with cancer |
| BrowZine | Web App: Android iOS | Full | Access through library website links. Log in with NetID and Password for access to full-text articles. Requires Internet Connection. | Use BrowZine to easily find, read, and monitor thousands of scholarly journals available from the UIC Library |
Literature Search tools Heading link
| Resource | Mobile Types | Content | Notes | Use for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TripPro | Web | Full | Access through library website | Smart, fast tool to find primary studies and synthesized research by using EBM filters |
| PubMed Clinical Queries (found under PubMed Tools) | Web App: Android iOS | Full | Access through library website | By using Clinical Queries, premade EBM filters are applied to focus search results on clinical question types like Therapy, Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Clinical Prediction guidelines |
Pharmacology Resources Heading link
| Resource | Mobile Types | Content | Notes | Use for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micromedex | Web only/App purchase | App is high level summary only. | Through hospital portal. Student use only while on Hospital clinics | Drug information, monographs |
| Clinical Pharmacology |
Web App Android iOS |
Full Partial |
Access through library website Offline Access |
By using Clinical Queries, premade EBM filters are applied to focus search results on clinical question types like Therapy, Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Clinical Prediction guidelines |
| Medical Letter |
Web App: Android, iOS |
Partial Partial |
Access through library website Requires Internet connection |
Peer-reviewed biweekly medical journal providing evaluations of pharmaceutical drugs. Does not include drug interactions. |
| Natural Medicines | Web Only | Full | Access through library website/pharmacy guide | Drug information on dietary supplements, natural medicines and CAM therapies |
Calculators Heading link
| Resource | Mobile Types | Content | Notes | Use for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculate by QxMD | App: Android, iOS | Full | Freely available tool. Requires Internet connection | Clinical Calculator and Decision Support tool |
| MD+Calc | Web App: Android iOS | Freely available tool | Clinical Calculator and Decision Support tool |
Immunization Resources Heading link
| Resource | Mobile Types | Content | Notes | Use for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDC Immunization App | Web App: Android iOS | Full | Requires Internet connection. Check versioning of resource to have the current year’s vaccine schedules and footnotes | Access to immunization schedules |
| STFM Shots Immunization | App: Android, iOS | Full | Requires Internet connection | Easy-to-use, up-to-date vaccine information at the point of care with Shots |