Access quality information
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This guide contains the essentials to ensure that you locate quality information for use throughout the medical program.
Tools and tutorials
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Evidence-based practiceLocating best evidence: A step by step approach
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How to find guidesTechniques and resources to find specific information formats.
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Vancouver (AMA) referencing styleThe Vancouver style of referencing is a numbered style and is predominantly used in the medical field.
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Digital EssentialsSelf-paced online tutorials that will guide you through searching for information and completing your assignments.
Databases
These are a selection only. Please use the "All Health Databases" link below to access a comprehensive list.
Research databases
Point of care tools
High impact journals
- BMJ JournalsBritish Medical Journal
- JAMAJournal of the American Medical Association
- MJAMedical Journal of Australia
- NEJMNew England Journal of Medicine
- PLoS MedicinePLoS - Public Library of Science
Multimedia
- ClinicalKeyIncludes Procedures Consult
- Instant anatomyContains lectures, diagrams, podcasts and revision questions to bring out the relevance and basic principles of anatomy. Log in using the institutional sign in button. For remote access University of Queensland students will need to register.
- AccessMedicineAccess multimedia via the multimedia tab in AccessMedicine
- OsmosisEducational materials for students and faculty in medical school or other health sciences programs containing in-depth videos, quizzes, and resources from Pathology, Physiology, Anatomy and Pharmacology, to Clinical decision-making.
Reference
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Medscape (eMedicine)(Free registration required)
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Stockley's drug interactionsA source book of interactions, their mechanisms, clinical importance and management.
Related guides
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Systematic reviews guideDetails the principle features of systematic reviews, and how to conduct them.
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