Evidence-based Medicine Toolkit

10 Evidence-based Medicine ToolkitGood sources include:TRIP DatabaseUK National Library forHealthUK National Institute forClinical ExcellenceScottish IntercollegiateGuidelines NetworkCanadian MedicalAssociationNew Zealand GuidelinesGroupUS National GuidelineClearinghousehttp://www.tripdatabase.comhttp://www.library.nhs.uk/http://www.nice.org.uk/http://www.sign.ac.uk/http://mdm.ca/cpgsnew/cpgs/index.asphttp://www.nzgg.org.nz/http://www.guideline.gov/Type your search hereTRIP displays yourresults here, categorizedby databaseNote that TRIP searchesMedline using ClinicalQueries and a ‘Big 4’filter (BMJ, JAMA, NEJMand The Lancet)Can I trust this secondary source?Only if you can answer ‘yes’ to all of the following:• There are no conflicts of interest.• It clearly states what question it addresses.• There is an explicit and evidence-based methodology behindfinding, producing and checking the information.• The source is reviewed and updated regularly.