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EBM Resources in Geriatrics

Full Text Electronic Books

E-Books in Geriatrics and Gerontology
Note in Particular:

*

Geriatric Medicine: An Evidence Based Approach ©—4th ed., 2003. Editor: Christine K. Cassel, MD. Deputy Editor: Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD.

*
Geriatrics at your Fingertips ©—9th ed., 2007-8

This evidence-based handbook is from the American Geriatrics Society. Includes PDA downloads. Note: Free registration is required to access most content.

Clinical Topic Reviews

UpToDate (On-campus only)

Geriatric medical topics are addressed in Family Medicine, Adult Primary Care.

* Includes Lexi-Comp, a drug database, and Lexi-Interact, a drug interaction tool.

eMEDICINE

Geriatric topics are not addressed separately.

* Images may be searched separately.

*
Includes a separate drug database and over 100 medical tools and calculators.

PIER: The Physicians' Information and Education Resource

A decision-support tool from the American College of Physicians; geriatric topics are listed separately.

*
Guidance and practice recommendations are supported by levels of evidence.

Tools for Finding Research Reports

PubMed/MEDLINE

* Limits, Publication Type: Randomized Controlled Trial

* Clinical Queries: Search by Clinical Study Category; Find Systematic Reviews

* Search tip: to filter for studies or reports about elderly subjects, add to search query: ("aged"[MeSH Terms] OR geriatric* OR gerontol* OR older OR elderly[Text Word] OR elder[Text Word] OR elders)

Cochrane Library: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL)

CENTRAL is a bibliography of controlled trials. A small, easily searched database, CENTRAL includes citations to reports published in conference proceedings and other sources that MEDLINE does not index.

Clinical Practice Guidelines
National Guideline Clearinghouse

A public database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Provides structured abstracts (summaries) about a guideline and its development; links to full-text guidelines, where available; and a Guideline Comparison utility that gives users the ability to generate side-by-side comparisons for any combination of two or more guidelines.

American Geriatrics Society: Guidelines & Position Statements

Clinical guidelines are designed to set practice standards for the medical care of older adults. Position statements address issues of access to quality care, research expansion and funding, and medical ethics. Many of these documents are published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society and the AGS Newsletter. Available: http://www.americangeriatrics.org/education/cp_index.shtml

PubMed/MEDLINE

* PubMed Services, Clinical Queries: Find Systematic Reviews

*
Limits, Publication Types: Practice Guideline

Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

PubMed/MEDLINE

* Limits, Publication Types: Meta-Analysis

*
Clinical Queries: Systematic Reviews

Cochrane Library: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR)

Systematic reviews of evidence on treatment, prevention and screening. Incorporate meta-analysis whenever possible.

* Completed Cochrane Reviews are available though PubMed's linking services. Use Clinical Queries' Systematic Reviews filter to identify them.

*
CDSR also includes protocols of reviews still in progress.

Structured Abstracts (Summaries & Assessments)

Cochrane Library: Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)

A database providing structured abstracts of systematic reviews, including meta-analyses. The systematic reviews summarized in DARE are not authored by Cochrane Collaborate Review Groups (i.e., they are not Cochrane Reviews). Unlike Cochrane Reviews, which are about interventions only, the systematic reviews evaluated in DARE may include questions of diagnosis, harm, and prognosis--as well as treatment and prevention.

ACP Journal Club

The editors of ACP Journal Club screen 100+ top clinical journals to identify important research reports, and provide enhanced abstracts for each selected article. Age and Ageing and the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society are among the titles screened. Access this electronic journal through the E-Journals page or through EBM Reviews (OVID) on the Databases page.

* In addition to ACP Journal Club, there are 10+ journals of enhanced abstracts available through Levy Library's e-Journals service. Titles begin with the words "Evidence Based", e.g., Evidence Based Medicine, Evidence Based Mental Health, and Evidence Based Nursing.

EBM Collections: Searching Multiple Databases

Cochrane Library:

Includes CDSR, DARE, CENTRAL, and the Health Technology Assessment Database. Provides full text for CDSR and DARE.

NOTE: The Cochrane Collaboration maintains the Cochrane Library. The Collaboration includes 48 Collaborative Review Groups, who author and update the reviews in CDSR. You can see the list of topics being investigated by the Review Groups, as well as the abstracts of completed topics at the Cochrane Collaboration's Web site.

* An example of a Review Group is the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group. Their website is available at: http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/cdcig

A list of reviews and protocols under development by the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group is available at: http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/topics/56.html

*

In addition, Cochrane Fields and Networks, including the Health Care of Older People Field, focus on dimensions of health care other than health problems.

All EBM Reviews (from OVID)

Includes CDSR, DARE, CENTRAL, and ACP Journal Club. Provides full text for CDSR, DARE and ACP Journal Club.

TRIP Database Plus

Searches over 70 Web sites, e.g., CDSR, DARE, CENTRAL, the Health Technology Assessment Database, the National Guideline Clearinghouse, eMEDICINE, and Clinical Queries. Whenever possible, links to full text.

PLEASE NOTE

This guide is designed to facilitate quick access to EBM resources found to be especially useful in geriatrics. This is a highly selective list of resources it and is not intended to support comprehensive research. For a more complete list of EBM resources in the Levy Library, please see see the Evidence Based Medicine category on our Databases page.

Most of the resources on this page are available only to members of the Mount Sinai Community. If you have questions about how to use any of the Levy Library resources, please call the Levy Library Reference Department at (212) 241-7204 (ext. 47204) or (212) 241-7793 (ext. 47793).
Or, email us by clicking the link to Ask a Librarian.

Last updated June 2007

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Full Text Electronic Books
E-Books in Geriatrics and Gerontology Note in Particular:
*	Geriatric Medicine: An Evidence Based Approach ©—4th ed., 2003. Editor: Christine K. Cassel, MD. Deputy Editor: Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD.
*	Geriatrics at your Fingertips ©—9th ed., 2007-8
	This evidence-based handbook is from the American Geriatrics Society. Includes PDA downloads. Note: Free registration is required to access most content.
Clinical Topic Reviews
UpToDate (On-campus only)
Geriatric medical topics are addressed in Family Medicine, Adult Primary Care.
*	Includes Lexi-Comp, a drug database, and Lexi-Interact, a drug interaction tool.
eMEDICINE
Geriatric topics are not addressed separately.
*	Images may be searched separately.
*	Includes a separate drug database and over 100 medical tools and calculators.
PIER: The Physicians' Information and Education Resource
A decision-support tool from the American College of Physicians; geriatric topics are listed separately.
*	Guidance and practice recommendations are supported by levels of evidence.
Tools for Finding Research Reports
PubMed/MEDLINE
*	Limits, Publication Type: Randomized Controlled Trial
*	Clinical Queries: Search by Clinical Study Category; Find Systematic Reviews
*	Search tip: to filter for studies or reports about elderly subjects, add to search query: *("aged"[MeSH Terms] OR geriatric OR gerontol* OR older OR elderly[Text Word] OR elder[Text Word] OR elders)**
Cochrane Library: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL)
CENTRAL is a bibliography of controlled trials. A small, easily searched database, CENTRAL includes citations to reports published in conference proceedings and other sources that MEDLINE does not index.
Clinical Practice Guidelines
National Guideline Clearinghouse
A public database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Provides structured abstracts (summaries) about a guideline and its development; links to full-text guidelines, where available; and a Guideline Comparison utility that gives users the ability to generate side-by-side comparisons for any combination of two or more guidelines.
American Geriatrics Society: Guidelines & Position Statements
Clinical guidelines are designed to set practice standards for the medical care of older adults. Position statements address issues of access to quality care, research expansion and funding, and medical ethics. Many of these documents are published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society and the AGS Newsletter. Available: http://www.americangeriatrics.org/education/cp_index.shtml
PubMed/MEDLINE
*	PubMed Services, Clinical Queries: Find Systematic Reviews
*	Limits, Publication Types: Practice Guideline
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
PubMed/MEDLINE
*	Limits, Publication Types: Meta-Analysis
*	Clinical Queries: Systematic Reviews
Cochrane Library: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR)
Systematic reviews of evidence on treatment, prevention and screening. Incorporate meta-analysis whenever possible.
*	Completed Cochrane Reviews are available though PubMed's linking services. Use Clinical Queries' Systematic Reviews filter to identify them.
*	CDSR also includes protocols of reviews still in progress.
Structured Abstracts (Summaries & Assessments)
Cochrane Library: Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
A database providing structured abstracts of systematic reviews, including meta-analyses. The systematic reviews summarized in DARE are not authored by Cochrane Collaborate Review Groups (i.e., they are not Cochrane Reviews). Unlike Cochrane Reviews, which are about interventions only, the systematic reviews evaluated in DARE may include questions of diagnosis, harm, and prognosis--as well as treatment and prevention.
ACP Journal Club
The editors of ACP Journal Club screen 100+ top clinical journals to identify important research reports, and provide enhanced abstracts for each selected article. Age and Ageing and the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society are among the titles screened. Access this electronic journal through the E-Journals page or through EBM Reviews (OVID) on the Databases page.
*	In addition to ACP Journal Club, there are 10+ journals of enhanced abstracts available through Levy Library's e-Journals service. Titles begin with the words "Evidence Based", e.g., Evidence Based Medicine, Evidence Based Mental Health, and Evidence Based Nursing.
EBM Collections: Searching Multiple Databases
Cochrane Library:
Includes CDSR, DARE, CENTRAL, and the Health Technology Assessment Database. Provides full text for CDSR and DARE.
NOTE: The Cochrane Collaboration maintains the Cochrane Library. The Collaboration includes 48 Collaborative Review Groups, who author and update the reviews in CDSR. You can see the list of topics being investigated by the Review Groups, as well as the abstracts of completed topics at the Cochrane Collaboration's Web site.
*	An example of a Review Group is the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group. Their website is available at: http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/cdcig
	A list of reviews and protocols under development by the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group is available at: http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/topics/56.html
*	In addition, Cochrane Fields and Networks, including the Health Care of Older People Field, focus on dimensions of health care other than health problems.
All EBM Reviews (from OVID)
Includes CDSR, DARE, CENTRAL, and ACP Journal Club. Provides full text for CDSR, DARE and ACP Journal Club.
TRIP Database Plus
Searches over 70 Web sites, e.g., CDSR, DARE, CENTRAL, the Health Technology Assessment Database, the National Guideline Clearinghouse, eMEDICINE, and Clinical Queries. Whenever possible, links to full text.

PLEASE NOTE
This guide is designed to facilitate quick access to EBM resources found to be especially useful in geriatrics. This is a highly selective list of resources it and is not intended to support comprehensive research. For a more complete list of EBM resources in the Levy Library, please see see the Evidence Based Medicine category on our Databases page. Most of the resources on this page are available only to members of the Mount Sinai Community. If you have questions about how to use any of the Levy Library resources, please call the Levy Library Reference Department at (212) 241-7204 (ext. 47204) or (212) 241-7793 (ext. 47793). Or, email us by clicking the link to Ask a Librarian.
Last updated June 2007

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