Clinical point-of-care tools are electronic resources that provide clinicians with immediate access to evidence-based information. They can be used to support clinical decision-making, patient education, and quality improvement.
While UpToDate is a commonly used point-of-care tool, the library has subscriptions to several others, available on the web and as mobile apps, which complement UpToDate:
BMJ Best Practice is a point-of-care database created by BMJ Evidence Centre, a division of the BMJ Group. The database is designed to provide clinicians with quickly accessible patient consult information. It includes evidence tables and an EBM toolkit for teaching and learning about evidence-based medicine.
Dynamed was created by and for physicians. It is designed for use at the point-of-care validating clinical decisions, and includes concise topic overviews, clinical practice guidelines, drug monographs, and patient education materials.
uCentral is a collection of evidence-based point-of-care calculators, reference e-books, and reference materials, including:
VisualDx aids in making fast, accurate diagnoses. Combines high-quality, peer-reviewed medical images with concise information to support clinical staff and medical students in the accurate recognition and management of disease.
All these handy resources allow you to create personal accounts from the library’s website. Add them to your EBM practice toolkit today!
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