SMU LibGuides: Evidence Based Practice (EBP) Research: Books & Guidelines

eBooks

American College of Physicians (ACP)
Clinical Guidelines & Recommendations. ACP's goal is to provide clinicians with recommendations based on the best available evidence; to inform clinicians of when there is no evidence; and finally, to help clinicians deliver the best health care possible.
APA Psychiatry Clinical Practice Guidelines
Provide evidence-based recommendations for the assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders and are intended to assist in clinical decision making by presenting systematically developed patient care strategies in a standardized format. Copyright Laws apply.
Lippincott Nursing Center Guideline Summaries
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National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
These guidelines define the role of specific diagnostic and treatment modalities in the diagnosis and management of patients. The statements contain recommendations that are based on evidence from a rigorous systematic review and synthesis of the published medical literature.

HIVInfo
Information on HIV/AIDS clinical trials and federally approved HIV treatment and prevention guidelines.
PubMed@SMU
Limit to: Practice Guidelines. Contains coverage of over 5000 journals and more than 25 million citations for biomedical articles, including, but not limited to, clinical trials, systematic reviews, case reports, and clinical practice guidelines.
TRIP Pro
Find systematic reviews, guidelines, clinical trials, primary research, key primary research. Bias is identified in studies, and guidelines are flagged as narrative or evidence based. Includes limiters to clinical areas (cardiology, primary care, neurology, family practice, women's health, geriatrics, pediatrics, infectious disease, oncology...). A clinical search engine designed to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support clinical practice. Measures the risk of bias in randomized controlled, clinical trial studies, and if guidelines are evidence-based. Systematic reviews are flagged for being "appears promising" or "bad".