Evidence-Based Practice

A way of providing health care that is guided by a thoughtful integration of the best available scientific knowledge with clinical expertise. This approach allows the practitioner to critically assess research data, clinical guidelines, and other information resources in order to correctly identify the clinical problem, apply the most high-quality intervention, and re-evaluate the outcome for future improvement. (MeSH, Year introduced: 2009)

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Medicine, General & Internal
Nursing

Databases

DynaMed

Evidence-based summaries for point-of-care use written for health care professionals.  DynaMed Plus provides synthesized evidence and objective analysis to answer clinical questions.

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JAMAevidence

Includes textbooks, education guides, calculators, and learning tools to equip healthcare professionals with skills and competences in evidence-based practice, ability to apply a systematic conside

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Ebooks

Journals

Knowledge Base Articles

JAMAevidence features

JAMAevidence hosts a collection of guides and tools that enables users to study, practice, and teach evidence-based practice.

Tools

OpenAlex

OpenAlex is a free and open catalog of the global research system. It's named after the ancient Library of Alexandria and made by the nonprofit OurResearch.