Better Health Channel A Victorian (Australia) Government initiative to provide the community of Victoria access to quality assured, locally relevant, current health and health service information on line. The Better Health Channel program is part of the wider channels program of the Victorian Government to provide Government information in consumer friendly ways.
Consumers Health Forum The leading national organisation providing a voice for all health consumers. CHF develops and maintains strong networks with government, non-government organizations and industry for the advancement of consumer health issues. CHF publishes a range of quality publications on various aspects of health care including the informative magazine, The Australian Health Consumer.
Department of Health and Aged Care The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing seeks to provide better health and healthier ageing for all Australians through a world-class health system.
Healthtalkonline Healthtalkonline is the award-winning website of the DIPEx charity and replaces the website formerly at dipex.org. Healthtalkonline lets you share in more than 2,000 people's experiences of health and illness. You can watch or listen to videos of the interviews, read about people's experiences and find reliable information about conditions, treatment choices and support.
Health Matters The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's online gateway to health. Here you'll find original online material about health issues and conditions, as well as news and transcripts from ABC Radio, ABC TV, and other areas of ABC Online. The site aims to provide information that has a solid scientific foundation but is also challenging, informing you of health issues and debates, and helping you make the decisions right for you.
Informed Health Online The Health Research and Education Foundation Limited produce Informed Health Online. The Foundation is a not-for-profit health promotion organization based in Melbourne, Australia, which aims to provide information and resource tools that enable people to keep up-to-date with reliable, evidence-based information. The Foundation promotes research literacy, and individual and community use of high quality research.
World Health Organization Links to WHO projects, initiatives, activities, information products, and contacts, organized by health and development topics.
Bandolier A premier source of evidence based healthcare information in the UK and worldwide for both healthcare professionals and consumers.
Buscador de Excelencia Clínica (Español) El buscador reúne las mejores fuentes de información en Internet para una Medicina Basada en la Evidencia en español, integrados en un solo punto de búsqueda dirigido tanto a profesionales y gestores sanitarios, como a ciudadanos.
Cochrane Library A collection of six databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, and a seventh database that provides information about groups in The Cochrane Collaboration.
Current Controlled Trials Allows users to search, register and share information about randomised controlled trials.
Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE) Contains 15,000 abstracts of systematic reviews including over 6,000 quality assessed reviews and details of all Cochrane reviews and protocols.
Diagnostic Imaging Pathways An education and decision support tool for requestors and providers of medical imaging services. The development of decision support systems has been suggested as a specific strategy to increase the appropriateness of diagnostic testing.
Evidence Matters Allows relevant, contextualized knowledge to be transferred from research to users as soon as it is published, allowing them to be more up-to-date and "evidence-based" in their choices, without imposing rigid guidelines.
Free Medical Journals 1825 free Journals. Unrestricted access to scientific knowledge - the new standard in medical publishing.
MEDLINE The NLM Gateway is a Web-based system that lets users search simultaneously in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
MedlinePlus The National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. Offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.
New Zealand Guidelines Group An informal network of expertise and information on guidelines development and implementation.
OTseeker A database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy.
PEDro The Physiotherapy Evidence Database. PEDro is a free database of over 17,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
PsycBITE A database that catalogues studies of cognitive, behavioural and other treatments for psychological problems and issues occurring as a consequence of acquired brain impairment (ABI).
Psych Evidence Matters A new, user-friendly system developed by the Evidence Matters company to help choose the best therapy options for a specific psychiatric patient with a confirmed diagnosis.
PsychNet-UK A major mental health, mental health care, psychology and psychiatry resource directory containing links, articles on mental illness, fact sheets, articles,forums, software downloads and research sources. Designed for professionals, students and the layperson.
PubMed PubMed comprises more than 20 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) (Español) En un esfuerzo por acercar la evidencia a la práctica clínica, la Registered Nurses' Associacion of Ontario (RNAO) publica Guías de Buenas Prácticas en Enfermería, permitiendo su acceso gratuito para que las enfermeras puedan incorporarlas a su práctica diaria.
SIGN - Scottish Intercollegite Guidelines Network Evidence based clinical practice guidelines developed for the National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland, derived from a systematic review of the scientific literature.
speechBITE™ A database that provides open access to a catalogue of Best Interventions and Treatment Efficacy across the scope of Speech Pathology practice.
Trials Central A comprehensive online resource guide for trusted information about medical research studies, also called clinical research trials.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Formerly the AHCPR - USA Agency for Health Care Policy & Research.
C.H.A.I.N. Contact, Help, Advice and Information Network (C.H.A.I.N.) - is an online network for people working in health and social care based around specific areas of interest. It gives people a simple and informal way of contacting each other to exchange ideas and share knowledge.
Canadian Medical Association Public database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). Maintained by the Canadian Medical Association, it currently includes over 1200 CPGs developed or endorsed by an authorative medical or health organization in Canada.
CDC - Centres for Disease Control and Prevention One of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services. Georgia, USA.
Cochrane Collaboration An international network of people helping healthcare providers, policy makers, patients, their advocates and carers, make well-informed decisions about human health care by preparing, updating and promoting the accessibility of Cochrane Reviews.
G-I-N (Guidelines International Network) A global network, supporting evidence-based health care and improved health outcomes by reducing inappropriate variation throughout the world.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Evidence (NICE) An English resource providing guidance, sets quality standards and manages a national database to improve people's health and prevent and treat ill health.
RxList An online medical resource dedicated to offering detailed and current pharmaceutical information on brand and generic drugs. Founded by pharmacists in 1995, RxList is the premier Internet Drug Index resource.
US National Institute of Health Clinical Alerts 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.