New Additions

Preventing Injury from Falls: The National Strategy 2005-2015.

Honor Society of Nursing

A national scientific association of nurses. This association was founded in 1994, has professional, participative and a scientific character and is non-profit-making. This association has 400 members in Spain, an autonomy communities organises it. The objectives of the association are to increase the scientific level of its' members, to defend the public system of health, to promote and defend professional interests, to contact with nationals and foreign, commissions, organisations etc., to contribute to professional development, such as collaboration with universities, agencies and institutions.

SafetyLit is a service of the Center for Injury Prevention Policy and Practice at San Diego State University. SafetyLit provides abstracts of reports relevant to preventing unintentional injuries, violence, and self-harm. The most recent update is available now at the links above.

Current Best Practice Statements include:

• Nutrition - adults in hospitals
• Pressure ulcer prevention
• Continence - Adults with urinary disfunction
• Home oxygen therapy - children
• Nutrition - physically frail older people

An online resource called Trials Central Register of Clinical Trials Registers. The site currently features a searchable database of registers of ongoing clinical trials in all areas of healthcare.

Research Sites

Honor Society of Nursing

Health Technology Assessment Program

Centre for Evidence Based Nursing : Another excellent site from York, specific to Evidence Based Practice in Nursing including:

• Centre for Evidence Based Nursing
• NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
• Update on Research for Teaching and Practice

Formerly the AHCPR - Agency for Health Care Policy & Research

British based link site for Evidence Based Healthcare Information Sites

The Cochrane Collaboration Home Page
Abstracts of Cochrane Reviews
New or Updated Reviews Listing

An online resource called Trials Central Register of Clinical Trials Registers. The site currently features a searchable database of registers of ongoing clinical trials in all areas of healthcare.

Canadian site with resources for researchers (also great for beginners

A comprehensive site presented by the CDC in Atlanta

The Cancer Genome Anatomy Project (CGAP) is an interdisciplinary program established and administered by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to generate the information and technological tools needed to decipher the molecular anatomy of the cancer cell.

Clearing House for Health Outcomes and Health Technology Assessment recommended by the New Zealand Centre for Evidence Based Nursing

An introductory web based course in research methods from Cornell University

Recommended by David Evans, Coordinator Reviews JBI
Current Controlled Trials is dedicated to promoting the exchange of information about controlled trials in all areas of healthcare. The site currently features:

The metaRegister of Controlled Trials (mRCT)
Controlled Trials Links Register

A selection of recently published health technology reviews from agencies of INAHTA:

Includes ARCHI e-mail Discussion Groups, database and extensive links pages

Conducting research that provides information and evidence with a view to protecting and improving the effectiveness, quality, equity and efficiency of health care in Ontario.

MetaRegister of Controlled Trials contains over 10,000 records of randomised controlled trials provided from 20 different
registers around the world.
CCT Links - free! Now includes links to over 130 other sites containing online registers of randomised controlled trials.

Part of the National Library for Health, with specific portals for a number of professions.

The Health Evidence Bulletins - Wales is a website containing bulletins that act as signposts to the best current evidence across a broad range of evidence types and subject areas.

Provides access to NHS research and review reports.

A Commonwealth Government company formed to implement evidence based practice in the Australian healthcare Sector.

Evaluating Health Information on the Internet
Quality Rating Tools

If you are looking for health information on the Internet these rating tools can help you to determine the quality of the information you find:

A code of ethics for health care sites on the Internet

Guidelines for AMA Web Sites Guidelines for Medical and Health Information Sites on the Internet

A list of criteria for assessment of Internet information

Ethical standards and logo for web site developers - Health on the Net Foundation

Ethical principles for web site developers

A questionnaire to judge the quality of health information

Quality based on points awarded ­ to maximum 312 points

Designed for children and young adults

A self- and third party rating system for identification of trustworthy health information

The logo indicates a web site has been reviewed for quality

Publications & Journals

Contemporary Nurse Journal
- Health Care Across the Lifespan

Evidence-Based Nursing

The Royal College of Nursing, UK publishes a quarterly journal called Evidence-Based Nursing which has an open access web site at the moment.

Extensive Internet drug database - US Based with international cross references

Very readable magazine style format for researchers - David recommends

Monthly evidence based journal from Oxford - David recommends

The on-line ACP Journal Club is published bimonthly by the American College of Physicians­American Society of Internal Medicine

Australian Medical Association site.

An online journal dedicated to qualitative research and critical inquiry since 1990

The Stanford University Library has a searchable index of over 100 full text interdisciplinary journals

Institutions

Australians can now find out which clinical trials are taking place across the country in all areas of health: new drugs, treatments, therapies, surgical procedures and medical devices. With the establishment of Australian Clinical Trials Registry (ACTR), there is now a comprehensive, national, on-line register of all clinical trials being conducted in Australia.

Honor Society of Nursing

The National Ageing Research Institute Incorporated was opened in June 1994. Previously it had been known as the National Research Institute of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. The Institute is located in the grounds of the Melbourne Extended Care and Rehabilitation Service (formerly North West Hospital) in Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.

Royal College of Nursing, Australia is a leading professional organisation representing nurses from all practice areas throughout Australia.

The home base for the Joanna Briggs Institute

JBI recognises the support of the University of Adelaide Dept of Clinical Nursing

Dare Database: http://agatha.york.ac.uk/darehp.htm

The National Health Service Centre for Reviews & Dissemination - University of York. Includes on-line access to the DARE database - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Comprehensive health topics reports listing including: Child & adolescent health & development, Environment, Health & human rights, Health information systems, Health legislation & health policy, Health technology, Infectious diseases, Medicines & vaccines, Mental & neurological disorders & disabilities, Non-infectious diseases, Nutrition, Other topics, Reproductive health

McMasters University Users Guide to Medical Literature

The US National Library of Medicine site includes free online search capability for MEDLINE Plus, MEDLINE/PubMed (References and abstracts from 4300 biomedical journals), ClinicalTrials.gov (Provides information for patients about clinical research studies), DIRLINE (Directory of health organizations), LOCATORplus (Catalog of books, journals, and audiovisuals in the NLM collections), NLM Gateway (Web interface that searches multiple NLM retrieval systems)

Formerly the AHCPR - Agency for Health Care Policy & Research - excellent guidelines database

The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) is a national body that provides Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial health care decision makers with credible, impartial advice and evidence-based information about the effectiveness and efficiency of drugs and other health technologies.

The Cochrane Collaboration Home Page
Abstracts of Cochrane Reviews
New or Updated Reviews Listing

Canadian Site offering Clinical Practice Guidelines on a variety of paediatric issues

"NIH Consensus Development Conferences are convened to evaluate available scientific information and resolve safety and efficacy issues related to biomedical technology. The resultant NIH Consensus Statements are intended to advance understanding of the technology or issue in question and to be useful to health professionals and the public".

The Research Dissemination Core (RDC) - Marita Titler

Based at Monash University, The Centre for Clinical Effectiveness (CCE) aims to enhance patient outcomes through the clinical application of the best available evidence. It undertakes teaching and research activities, and answers requests for evidence from the staff of Southern Health, Melbourne, Australia.

Specific Nursing Sites

JBI recognises the support of the Adelaide University Dept of Clinical Nursing

Royal College of Nursing, Australia is a leading professional organisation representing nurses from all practice areas throughout Australia

Another excellent site from York, specific to Evidence Based Practice in Nursing including:

• Centre for Evidence Based Nursing
• NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
• Update on Research for Teaching and Practice

Nursing World Magazine and other American Nursing issues

Clinical alerts are provided to expedite the release of findings from the NIH-funded clinical trials where such release could significantly affect morbidity and mortality.

Mental Health and Psychology information directory containing articles, fact sheets, research sources, job resources and related links.

Your UK based guide to quality Internet resources in Nursing, Midwifery and the Allied health Professions - University of Sheffield

More Medical Info Sites

RX List - Internet drug index

a list of useful sources of information on evidence based healthcare.Envenomation

Canadian Medical Association - a variety of Clinical Practice Guidelines

Penn State University Dept of Family & Community Medicine a list of useful sources of information on evidence based healthcare.

National Library of Medicine - search MEDLINE

National Centre for Emergency Medicine Informatics

Other Resources

Canadian Paediatric Society - Clinical Practice Guidelines on a variety of paediatric issues

The Evidence Based Medicine Tool Kit - An interesting site on general Evidence Based Health Care

NIH Clinical Alerts

American Health Information Management Association

Healthfinder - consumer services information

CancerNet - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database

Clearing House - Health Outcomes Database

Joanna Briggs Institute, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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