Resources for Researchers
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Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
www.crd.york.ac.uk/crdweb
DARE contains over 5000 abstracts of quality assessed systematic
reviews on the effects of interventions used in health and social
care. Details of Cochrane reviews and protocols are also included.
Electronic Health Library of British Columbia (eHLbc)
www.ehlbc.ca
The Electronic Health Library of BC provides the academic and health
care community of British Columbia with easy access to online health
library resources. The purpose of the e-HLbc is to support and improve
practice, education, and research in the health sciences.
MEDLINE/PubMed
www.pubmed.gov
PubMed, a service of the US National Library of Medicine, provides
access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations and additional life
science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing
full text articles and other related resources.
PEDro - Physiotherapy Evidence Database
www.pedro.fhs.usyd.edu.au
PEDro is the Physiotherapy Evidence Database. It has been developed
to give rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised
controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical
practice guidelines in physiotherapy. Most trials on the database
have been rated for quality to help you quickly discriminate between
trials which are likely to be valid and interpretable and those
which are not.
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Statistical
Tools & Validated Instruments |
Roland-Morris Questionnaire
www.orthodiv.org/documents/RolandMorrisQuestionnaire.doc
The Roland-Morris questionnaire is a short functional disability questionnaire
focusing on activity intolerances related to low back problems.
Statistics Calculators
http://calculators.stat.ucla.edu/
UCLA Department of Statistics
Visual Analog Scale
www.ndhcri.org/pain/Tools/Visual_Analog_Pain_Scale.pdf
Analog scale pain assessment
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Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
www.cebm.utoronto.ca
Based at the University of Toronto, the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
develops, disseminates, and evaluates resources that can be used to practise
and teach EBM for undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education
for health care professionals from a variety of clinical disciplines.
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
www.cebm.net
Based at Oxford University, the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine aims
to develop, teach and promote evidence-based health care and provide support
and resources to anyone who wants to make use of them.
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd
The Centre for Reviews and Dissemination undertakes high quality systematic
reviews that evaluate the effects of health and social care interventions
and the delivery and organisation of health care.
Clinical Epidemiology & Evidence-Based Medicine Glossary
www.vetmed.wsu.edu/courses-jmgay/GlossClinEpiEBM.htm
The Glossary includes words, synonyms, common abbreviations, and complete
definitions for the more important concepts unique or useful to epidemiology,
particularly clinical epidemiology and evidence-based medicine, and related
terms that appear often in the medical literature.
Cochrane Collaboration
www.cochrane.org
The Cochrane Collaboration prepares, maintains and disseminates high-quality
systematic reviews of the effects of health care interventions.
Cochrane Consumer Network
www.cochrane.org/consumers
The Cochrane Consumer Network is made up of fellow consumers who are committed
to the philosophies of The Cochrane Collaboration and the importance of
consumer participation in informed healthcare decision-making processes.
Evidence-Based Medicine Toolkit
http://www.ebm.med.ualberta.ca/
This collection of tools for identifying, assessing and applying relevant
evidence for better health care decision-making is based on the work of
the Evidence Based Medicine Working Group at the University of Alberta.
Netting the Evidence
http://www.nettingtheevidence.org.uk/
Netting the Evidence is intended to facilitate evidence-based healthcare
by providing support and access to helpful organisations and useful learning
resources, such as an evidence-based virtual library, software and journals.
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Medical
& Allied Health Care - Canada |
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
www.ccohs.ca/ccohs.html
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) promotes
a safe and healthy working environment by providing information and advice
about occupational health and safety.
Canadian Medical Association
www.cma.ca
The mission of the Canadian Medical Association is to to provide leadership
for physicians and to promote the highest standard of health and health
care for Canadians.
Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators (CSME)
www.csme.org
The Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators (CSME) exists to serve Canadian
physicians who perform medical and medicolegal evaluations for patients
or as a professional service to the legal profession, employers, the workplace
safety and insurance or workers compensation boards or CSST and the insurance
industry, using evidence-based medicine, best medical practices and practise
guidelines.
Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI)
www.ohri.ca/
The Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI) is the research arm of the
Ottawa Hospital, and a major part of the University of Ottawa Faculties
of Medicine and Health Science.
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Medical
& Allied Health Care - USA |
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
www.acoem.org/
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)
represents more than 6,000 physicians specializing in the field of occupational
and environmental medicine (OEM).
American Physical Therapy Association
www.apta.org/
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is a national professional
organization representing more than 63,000 members. Its goal is to foster
advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/
The mission of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is
to collaborate to create the expertise, information, and tools that people
and communities need to protect their health – through health promotion,
prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new
health threats.
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
provides leadership and support for a comprehensive program of research
related to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities.
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