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.
A collection of textbooks and other tools.
A very large collection of books, journals, and other resources from Elsevier. Includes:
Clinical Point of Care Tool
Comprehensive clinical support tool accessible through the app and web.
The first time users log in to UpToDate through SSO, a new UpToDate account will be created. If already using an UpToDate account, merge accounts during registration process. After completing registration, your UpToDate username is your URMC Email address.
An UpToDate account allows users:
Download the free app from your usual app store and log in with the UpToDate username which is your URMC Email address then log in through SSO. Users no longer have to reaffiliate every 90 days.