Subject Guides: First Nations, Métis, Inuit (FNMI) Health Resources: Evidence-Based Resources

Preappraised Articles

ACP Journal Club
Public Health+
Critically appraised articles from 140+ medical and allied health journals.

Meta Search Engines - Searching Across All Levels of Evidence

ACCESSSS Federated Search This link opens in a new window Federated search engine for clinical systematic reviews.
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Epistomonikos
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TRIP Pro (Medical Database) This link opens in a new window This is a clinical search engine designed to quickly find and use research evidence to support medical practice. The TRIP categories are: Evidence-based Synopses; Clinical Questions; Systematic Reviews; Guidelines (North American, Europe, Other); Core Primary Research; eTextbooks; Clinical Calculators; and core general medical journals retrieved from MEDLINE (PubMed). A smart, fast tool to find high quality clinical research evidence.
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Systematic Reviews and Health Technology Assessments

The methodology of the review is not appraised but the methodology of individual studies within the review is assessed for quality or risk of bias.

Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
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The Cochrane Library includes:
- The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Cochrane Protocols
- Cochrane Controlled Register of Trials (CENTRAL)
- Cochrane Editorials
- Cochrane Clinical Answers
- Cochrane Special Collections

Summaries & Guidelines

"Summaries integrate the best available evidence from the lower levels..to provide a full range of evidence concerning management options for a given health problem" (DiCenso 2009).

DynaMed This link opens in a new window
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ClinicalKey This link opens in a new window
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ClinicalKey can be accessed on Apple and Android mobile devices. To access the full content of ClinicalKey you will need to register for a free ClinicalKey account. Information on this can be found here.

Clinical practice guidelines often provide recommendations for clinical decision making.

CMA Infobase: Clinical Practice Guidelines Canadian Medical Association Guidelines.
NICE Guidance (UK)
Tools for Practice