Resources

Contents

1. Critical Appraisal Tools
2. Search Tools
3. Books & Reference Materials
4. Journals
5. Websites & Blogs

Critical Appraisal Tools

• CEBM Critical Appraisal Tools
  • Critical Appraisal of a Survey
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Diagnostics
  • Prognosis
  • Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
• McMaster University: EBCP Family Medicine Critical Review Forms
  • Therapy
  • Diagnostic Test
  • Harm (Cohort Study)
  • Overview (Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis) – MDM
  • Overview (Systematic Review II) – SRMA
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Dartmouth Library: Evidence-Based Medicine Worksheets
• Joanna Briggs Institute: Critical Appraisal Tools
• BMJ Best Practice: Critical appraisal checklists

Search Tools

• PRESS Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies (CADTH)
• Grey Matters (CADTH)

Books & Reference Material

• Rennie, Drummond, Meade, Maureen, Guyatt, Gordon, & Cook, Deborah. (2015). Users’ guides to the medical literature. Essentials of evidence-based clinical practice.
• Greenhalgh, T. (2010). How to Read a Paper : The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: BMJ Books. 
• Heneghan, C., & Badenoch, D. (2006). Evidence-Based Medicine Toolkit. Malden, Mass: BMJ Books.

Journals

• Health Information and Libraries Journal
• Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association
• Journal of the Medical Library Association
• BMC Medical Education
• Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice
• The Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research
• Academic Medicine (LWW/WK)
• College and Research Libraries
• Evidence-Based Medicine (BMJ)

Websites & Blogs

• Health Libraries in Saskatchewan
  • Saskatchewan Health Authority Library
    • Saskatchewan Cancer Agency (restricted)
  • Saskatchewan Polytechnic Libraries
  • University of Saskatchewan Library (Dr. Leslie & Irene Dubé Health Sciences Library)
  • University of Regina Library (Dr. John Archer Library)
• Libraries, Library Associations & Mailing Lists
  • Canadian Health Libraries Association (CHLA)
    • CANMEDLIB
  • Medical Library Association (MLA)
    • MEDLIB-Ed 
    • MEDLIB-L
    • Expertsearching
  • Special Library Association (SLA)
  • Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL-ABRC)
  • Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
  • Saskatchewan Library Association (SLA) 
  • The Partnership
  • National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM)
  • Centre for Evidence-Based Library & Information Practice (C-EBLIP)
    • Brain Work: The C-EBLIP Blog
  • Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA-FCAB)
• Organizations & Non-Profits 
  • Canadian Agency for Drugs & Technology in Health (CADTH)