Evidence-Based Medicine Resources for the PDA
PDA Resources in Support of Evidence-Based Practice (PDF)
Free Resources
Commercial Products
Lists of additional EBM resources for the PDA
Free Resources
EBM Calculator
From the University of Toronto’s Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. Calculates odds ratios, NNTs, likelihood ratios, and many other functions.
EBM Toolkit for the PDA
From Duke University Medical Center Library.
Includes documents about:
- EBM Terminology
- Well Built Clinical Question (article by Richardson)
- How to evaluate various types of research studies
- and more...
National Guideline Clearinghouse
Identify practice guidelines of interest and download them to the PDA. Requires a document reader.
NLM Mobile
Includes “MD On Tap” (formerly PubMed On Tap), software for searching MEDLINE from PDAs, and PubMed for handhelds," a website for searching MEDLINE with the web browser of any mobile device.
Commercial Products
Clinical Evidence
Free trial available.
Evidence-Based Cardiology, Second Edition; Handbook of Evidence-Based Critical Care; and Evidence-Based Diagnosis
Books in PDA format.
InfoRetriever
InfoRetriever searches a full spectrum of evidence-based content and tools: all POEMs (Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters) and Cochrane Systematic Review abstracts, more than 200 decision-support tools, more than 2,200 diagnostic calculators supporting selection and interpretation of diagnostic tests and the H & P, over 700 summaries of evidence-based practice guidelines. Plus, the full 5-Minute Clinical Consult, and more.
PIER PDA
http://www.acponline.org/pda/ or http://skyscape.com/
From the American College of Physicians (ACP).
Physician’s Information and Education Resource (PIER) database – an evidence-based decision support tool.
Lists of additional EBM resources for the PDA
EBM resources for the PDA
From the University of Connecticut Health Center Library
Evidence-Based Medicine Tools for your Palm-Top Computer
From the AAFP.
Evidence-Based Medicine PDA Resources
From the William H. Welch Medical Library, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Links to Handheld Computer Resources for Clinical Decision-Making
From Eric W. Vogel, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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