Databases and Other Resources

Literature Databases

PubMed / Medline – PubMed comprises more than 24 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. Results can be filtered to Medline only.

Cherny Database Cancer Pain and Palliative Medicine Reference Database

TRIP Database – Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care.

Cochrane Library – The Cochrane Library is a collection of six databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making and includes full-text articles in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

Cochrane Podcasts – Cochrane podcasts deliver the latest Cochrane evidence in an easy to access audio format allowing everyone from healthcare professionals to patients and families to hear the latest Cochrane evidence in under five minutes.

LENUS – Lenus (online archive) is Ireland’s foremost repository for health services research and grey literature. It makes available the research output of the many organisations providing healthcare in the Republic of Ireland, along with their administrative, clinical and regulatory publications. It was launched in 2009 and is managed by the Regional Library & Information Service in Dr Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin. Milford Care Centre has a research collection on Lenus.

PEDRO – Physiotherapy Evidence Database

OT Seeker – Occupational Therapy Resources

Open Access Journals

DOAJ – Directory of Open Access Journals containing 10,000 open access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social science and humanities.

Guidelines

National Institute of Clinical Excellence The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) develops evidence based clinical practice guidelines for the National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland.

National Guideline Clearinghouse NGC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NGC mission is to provide health professionals, health care providers, and others an accessible mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed information on clinical practice guidelines and to further their dissemination, implementation, and use.