CLINICAL EVIDENCE
BMJ Publishing Group..  "Clinical Evidence Online is a regularly updated, fully searchable directory of evidence on the effects of common clinical interventions. It contains summaries of the latest research evidence on the effects of a wide range of treatments and preventative interventions. Clinical Evidence Online is updated every six months, and expanded to include summaries of the evidence on additional diseases, syndromes, and clinical questions." 
URL: http://clinicalevidence.bmj.com/ceweb/index.jsp 

COCHRANE LIBRARY (VIA WILEY)
Full text electronic publication/database published quarterly on the Internet and subscribed by Columbia University Health Science Library. Presents evidence in medicine found in multiple research studies such as clinical trials, etc. as a result of systematic reviews of clinical trials and other evidence-producing studies worldwide. The Cochrane Library includes: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - Regularly updated reviews of the effects of health care, Cochrane reviews are reviews mainly of randomized controlled trials.; Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE) - Critical assessments and structured abstracts of good systematic reviews published elsewhere; The Cochrane Controlled Trials Register - Bibliographic information on controlled trials; and Cochrane review methodology database (CRMD). Other sources of information on the science of reviewing research and evidence-based health care include HTA - Health Technology Assessment Database, EED - Economic Evaluation Database, etc. Cochrane Library is a searchable and browsable full text resource. 
URL: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/mrwhome/106568753/HOME 

EBM RESOURCES VIA OVID
Include searchable databases: EBM Reviews - Best Evidence, EBM Reviews - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, EBM Reviews - Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness. 
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/eres/countact.cfm?resourceid=1301 

MEDLINE (OVID)
Three separate components of Medline available through OVID interface: Medline 1966 - present (offers author/journal/keyword/subject, or MESH, searching), Oldmedline 1950 - 1965 (offers same but subject searching), and In-Process around 2 recent months (offers same but subject searching).  
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/eres/countact.cfm?resourceid=1301 

STAT!REF
Online collection of core medical, nursing, dental, pharmacological, etc. textbooks and handbooks. All books in this collection are electronic versions of print books. Can be browsed or searched across all books in this collection or within each individual book. 
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/statref/refstat.cfm 

TRIP DATABASE
'The TRIP Database is the leading freely available clinical search tools on the internet.'  
URL: http://www.tripdatabase.com/index.html 

UPTODATE
Online clinical resource, mostly in Internal Medicine, that is updated frequently by new information found in primary (journal) literature. Intended for clinicians. Doesn't have an extensive Basic Sciences element. There is no print counterpart for this resource; it exists only in electronic format. 
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/uptodateinfo.html 

EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTHCARE
Gray, J.A. Muir..  Covers philosophy and methods of EBM. Teaches tecniques of searching for evidence. Provides extensive references. 
REF R723.5 .G72 1997. 

SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL TRIALS
An international professional organization promoting development and dissemination of knowledge about the design and conduct of clinical trials and related healthcare research methodology. 600 Wyndhurst Ave., Baltimore, MD 21210. Publications: Controlled Clinical Trials, bimonthly. 
URL: http://www.sctweb.org 

CLINICAL TRIALS : A METHODOLOGIC PERSPECTIVE
Piantadosi, S..  Computer Disc. Win 95. Presents theory and methods of assessing results of clinical trials. (Can be used on PCs in Computer and Media Center). 
HEALTH SCIENCES RESERVE R 853 .C55 P53 1997. 

NCME (NATIONAL CENTER FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION)
The Library subscribes to the NCME video series. Very recent issues of the NCME videos can be searched from CLIO or from the URL listed below. Note the title, number and year of the video you wish to view and request at the circulation desk. Some videos are available online; to register, go to the URL listed below. 
HEALTH SCIENCES MEDIA. 
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/ncmereg.html 

ACP-ASIM ONLINE
Provides access to online journals including EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE and ACP JOURNAL CLUB. As secondary sources the journals scan literature for evidence-based information and present reviews on it, including reviews of randomized controlled trials. Offer articles on all aspects of EBM. 
URL: http://www.acponline.org/ 

AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND POLICY (AHRQ)
In its Clinical Information section offers resources on Evidence-based Practice (Evidence Reports from various organizations, etc.), Outcomes and Effectiveness, Technology Assessment, Preventive Services, and Clinical Practice Guidelines 
URL: http://www.ahcpr.gov 

BANDOLIER NEWSLETTER
Oxford monthly newsletter on evidence-based medicine. Provides evidence from clinical trials in various clinical areas, other information on EBM. 
URL: http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/Bandolier/ 

BEST BETS - BEST EVIDENCE TOPICS
An evidence based medicine database. BET component features clinical scenarios in Emergency Medicine and some other disciplines. It contains clinical answers to clinical questions on the basis of best evidence from searched literature. Each BET features clinical scenario, structured answerable question, search strategy, found studies and conclusions derived from the found evidence. Critical Appraisal component contains critical appraisals of published literature. BETs and CAs can be submitted by interested clinicians, but have to go through a simple approval process.  
URL: http://www.bestbets.org 

CENTRE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE
The Center, established in Oxford among several others in UK, promotes evidence-based health care and provides support and resources for EBM. Offers levels of evidence and grades of recommendations criteria, toolbox on EBM, etc. Provides links to various EBM WEB sites. 
URL: http://www.cebm.net/?o=1011 

CLINICAL TRIALS: AIDS CLINICAL TRIALS INFORMATION SERVICE
Provides current information on clinical trials for people with AIDS and HIV infection. Includes information on open for enrollment HIV/AIDS clinical trials. Provides information on trial results, offers links to related sites. 
URL: http://www.actis.org/ 

CLINICAL TRIALS: CENTERWATCH CLINICAL TRIALS LISTING SERVICE
Lists clinical trials in the USA and worldwide in all clinical areas. 
URL: http://www.CenterWatch.com/ 

CLINICAL TRIALS: CUMC CLINICAL TRIALS OFFICE
Lists and describes specialized research studies in different clinical areas and active trials conducted by CUMC 
URL: http://www.columbiaclinicaltrials.org/ 

CLINICAL TRIALS: NCI CANCER TRIALS
National Cancer Institute's resource for information on cancer clinical trials. Concentrates on the meaning of clinical trials, decision making on participation in clinical trials, finding specific trials, advances in cancer care, resources on and off the Web, news in cancer research. 
URL: http://cancertrials.nci.nih.gov/ 

CLINICAL TRIALS: NIH OFFICE OF RARE DISEASES CLINICAL RESEARCH DATABASE
Provides clinical trial information on rare diseases, offers links to other related sources. Provides forms to search for clinical trials by disorder category. 
URL: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/ 

CLINICALTRIALS.GOV
'A service of the National Institutes of Health Developed by the National Library of Medicine. Searchable and browsable database of current clinical trials for patients and public. The service allows patients to find current clinical trials for their conditions, offers trial description, locations and contact information.. Explains the purpose and methodology of clinical trials, FAQ about clinical trials for public.'  
URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ 

COLUMBIA EBM CLASS ADDENDUM
This page was developed by the Librarians at the Health Sciences Library as an addendum to EBM classes taught with the Library. It provides a basic introduction to Evidence Based Medicine, as it relates to using traditional and specialized databases. The page includes basic vocabulary, search filters for CINAHL, Medline, examples of study types and EBM questions. 
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/sg/ebminfo.html 

CORE LIBRARY FOR EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE
(ScHARR) Virtual library provides links to the full text documents on all aspects of evidence-based medical practice: tutorials, users' guides, etc. 
URL: http://www.shef.ac.uk/~scharr/ir/core.html 

CRITICAL APPRAISAL WORKSHEETS
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) in Oxford offers these worksheets as their EBM TOOLS component.  
URL: http://www.cebm.net/index.aspx?o=1157 

EBONCALL
This EBM WEB site offers an excellent GLOSSARY of EBM terms. 
URL: http://www.eboncall.org/ 

EVIDENCE-BASED EMERGENCY MEDICINE (EBEM) AT NYAM
New York Academy of Medicine.  Offers tools, resources and links on EBM and EBEM. Under Links offers collection of calculators. 
URL: http://ebem.org/index.php 

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE RESOURCE CENTER
(New York Academy of Medicine). Lists EBM related resources, publications, organizations, provides comprehensive list of links to the EBM glossaries, users' guides and tutorials on the WEB. 
URL: http://www.ebmny.org 

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
(Sheffield University).WEB seminar-tutorial on EBM. Requires Registration. 
URL: http://www.wisdomnet.co.uk/default.asp 

HSTAT: HEALTH SERVICES/TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT TEXT
Includes guidelines from the (CDCP)Center for Disease Control Prevention and the National Guideline Clearinghouse. 
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=hstat 

LEVELS OF EVIDENCE
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) in Oxford offers this categorization as their EBM TOOLS component. 
URL: http://www.cebm.net/index.aspx?o=1025 

NATIONAL GUIDELINE CLEARINGHOUSE
In its Clinical Information section offers resources on Evidence-based Practice (Evidence Reports from various organizations, etc.), Outcomes and Effectiveness, Technology Assessment, Preventive Services, and Clinical Practice Guidelines 
URL: http://www.guideline.gov/ 

NETTING THE EVIDENCE: A SCHARR INTRODUCTION TO EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE ON THE INTERNET.
(Sheffield School of Health and Related Research - ScHARR.) A comprehensive listing of links to the Internet resources relevant to evidence-based healthcare. 
URL: http://www.shef.ac.uk/~scharr/ir/netting 

NHS CENTRE FOR REVIEWS AND DISSEMINATION, UNIVERSITY OF YORK.
Offers CRD Reviews - details of completed systematic reviews carried out or commissioned by CRD, CRD guidelines for carrying out or commissioning systematic reviews, search strategies to identify systematic reviews and meta-analyses in Medline and CINAHL, training and advice on systematic reviews, etc. Offers full text of Effective Health Care bulletins based on a systematic review and synthesis of research. Provides comprehensive list of links to related WEB sites. 
URL: http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/ 

OTTAWA GENERAL HOSPITAL LIBRARY
Provides links to the CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINESsites and to Internet EBM resources. Offers methodology of searching for the evidence in computerized bibliographic databases, presents patterns of computerized search strategies. 
URL: http://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/library/internetresources/cpg-e.asp 

PEDRO - THE PHYSIOTHERAPY EVIDENCE DATABASE
CEBP.  PEDro is an initiative of the Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP). PEDro is the Physiotherapy Evidence Database. It has been developed to give rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. Most trials on the database have been rated for quality to help you quickly discriminate between trials which are likely to be valid and interpretable and those which are not. 
URL: http://www.pedro.org.au/ 

USERS' GUIDES TO THE MEDICAL LITERATURE
Available via NYAM EBEM site. Other sites from which this publication is available: http://ugi.usersguides.org/usersguides/hg/hh _start.asp --------------------------------- http://www.cche.net/usersguides/main.asp  
URL: http://ebem.org/usersguide.html