What is a guideline?
A “Clinical Practice Guideline” (CPG) has been defined in a very structured manner by the Institute of Medicine as a “systematically developed statement to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances.”
“Evidence-based” implies that the document or recommendation has been created using an unbiased and transparent process of systematically reviewing, appraising, and using the best clinical research findings of the highest value to aid in the delivery of optimum clinical care to patients.
(From Defining Clinical Practice Guidelines by Waters.)
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is part of the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (http://www.ahrq.gov)
The USPSTF is an independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention who:ePSS is the app the assists clinicians to quickly search the USPSTF recommendations.
ePSS is available on Android, iPad, iPhone, Windows, and the Web.
Contains articles on conditions and diseases. the articles are peer-reviewed, written by physicians, and often described as a clinical knowledge base. Can be a good resource for background information. Seems to be more feature rich on a desktop or laptop than on a mobile device (including the iPad).
NOTE: Register for an UpToDate account on a computer connected to the URMC network.
-Download the free app from your usual app store and log in with the UpToDate user name and password created during the registration process.
-UpToDate requires that you verify your affiliation with URMC or Highland Hospital by logging in to UpToDate from a computer connected to the URMC network at least once every 90 days. The mobile app will notify you when you need to verify your affiliation
A collection of textbooks and other tools.
A very large collection of books, journals, and other resources from Elsevier. Includes: