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The essence of wisdom is the ability to make the right decision on the basis of inadequate evidence
--Alan Greg
CORD - Contra Costa Online Resource Database
Degnan Medical Library
CCC Health Services
Contra Costa Health Plan
Community Wellness and Prevention
Contra Costa Public Health Division
Contra Costa Environmental health
Contra Costa Health Data
New Leaf Treatment Center - Dr Stalcup
Chris Farnitano's Email:
Chrisfarn@aol.com
New Section: Teaching Aids:
Geriatric problem based learning cases-added 3/03
Physical Exam Videos-added 3/03
FamilyPractice.com
Society for Teachers of Family Medicine
Primary Care Resources on the Net
The Association of Family Practice Administrators
World Organization of Family Doctors
Association of Family Practice Residency Directors
2002 Immunization Schedule
Grateful Med
Physicians On-Line
Internet Drug Index
Micromedex Drug Database
Clinical Pharmacology 2000
Arthritis Foundation
CancerNet from NIH
Medscape
UCSD Immunization Clinic Workshop
Merck Medicus
UptoDate - no password needed from HSD computer
Dr. Alper's Headquarters
eMedicine
Spanish Patient Ed Handouts
Physical Exam Videos
An approach to assessing the reliability and evidence based nature of information - from John Lee, MD
Listed in descending order of most evidence based information
A: Guidelines (caution-some guidelines are not evidence based) 1)Gov Clearinghouse Web Site
2)Grateful Med-search with "Guideline" as publication type
3)MD Consult Guidelines
4)Community Standards-i.e. Sutter Handbook of Best Practices
5)Consensus Conferences: AHCPR, NIH
B: Respected Organizations
1)Cochrane Collaboration - systematic meta-analysis
2) American College of Physicians (ACP) - Best Evidence
- Searchable CD-ROM. Available in CD tower in library
- accessable through LAN
3) Group Health - CD
4) Inforetriever - CD
5)US Preventive Service Task Force
C: Critical Review
1) Journal of Family Practice (web infopoems)
2)Bandolier
3) Gorll with quarterly update of text on CD
4) Yearbook - MDConsult
D: Meta-analysis - Medline
E: Articles
1) Randomized Controlled Trials
2) Reviews
F: Textbook
1) Primary Care Medicine, Goroll has quarterly CD Rom updates. 12 new chapters per quarter. Available in CD tower
2) Essentials of Family Medicine, Sloan
3) Scientific American
G: Expert Opinion
CCRMC Look-up in Medi-tech (Intra-net in future)
H: Anecdotal Experience
-preceptor, experienced staff
National Guideline Clearinghouse
The Cochrane Collaboration - see library staff for password
ACP Journal Club
POEMs (Patient Oriented Evidence That Matters)
Netting the Evidence
Turning Research into Practice by Gwent
UCSF's Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines
Trip Database - megasearch engine of EBM
Centers for Disease Control
Food and Drug Administration
CancerNet from NIH
Institute of Medicine
Resources for People with Developmental Disabilities
American Botanical Council
Phytochemical Database
Herb Research Foundation
Univ Wash Medicinal Herbal Garden
NIH Office of Alternative Health
Alternative Medicine Foundation
The NCCAM Comp and Alternative Med Citation Index
New Residents
Class of 2006
Martinez
Marisha Lockwood UC Davis
-Chilcott
Gabriel Mayland Finch U/Chicago Med School
Nancy Palmer UC San Francisco
Jessica Roberts UC San Francisco
Felicia Tomabene UC San Diego
Christiana Weng Baylor
Richmond
Kwan Chun Ohio State
Tara Lehman UC San Diego
Pittsburg
Sarah Lamanuzzi UC San Diego
James Pehling UC San Francisco
Scientific American - See Library Staff for Password
Dermatology Online Atlas
DermAtlas
University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook
FreeBooks4Doctors - over 600 online textbooks - added 10/02
HIV Medication Guide
John's Hopkins HIV Site
HIVandHepatitis.com
JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Service
HIVNEWSLINE
Aids Clinical Care
Am Family Physician
Am J Clin Nutrition
Am J Nursing
Am J Occup Therapy
Am J Med
Am J Psychiatrist
Am J Pub Health
Am J Resp & Crit Care Med
Am Psychologist
Am J Clin Path
Am J Managed Care
Ann Family Med
Ann Internal Medicine
Ann Emergency Med
Ann Otol, Rhinol & Laryngol
Arch Surgery
Arch Derm
Arch Family Medicine
Arch General Psych
Arch Internal Medicine
Arch Neurology
Arch Ophthal
Arch Otol
Arch Ped & Adol Med
BMJ
Cancer Control
Chest
Chronic Disease Notes & Reports
Circulation
Clin Oncology Alert
Clin Infectious Disease
Crit Care Med
Diabetes Care
Digestive Diseases & Sciences
Drug Utilization Review
Emergency Med
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America-See MD Consult
Emergency Med Reports
Endocrinal & Metabol Clins NA see MD CONSULT
Evidence-based Cardiovascular Med
Evidence-based Med
Family Med
Family Practice Management
Gastroenterology
Head & neck
Hypertension
Intern J Family Medical Pracice and Primary Care
J Addictive Diseases
JAMA
J Ped
J Nursing Adm
J Allergy & Clin Immunology
J Am Acad Child & Adoles Psych
J Am Dietetic Assoc
J Am Geriatrics Soc
J Substance Abuse Treatment
J Clin Endo & Metab
J Clin Oncology
J Clin Psychiatry
J Family Practice
J Hand Surgery (American Ed)
J Infectious Diseases
J Neurosurgery
J Primary Care Medicine
Kaiser Permanente Journal
Lancet
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
MCN
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Modern Health Care
Neurosurgery
New England J Med
Nurse Practitioner
Nursing Management
Nursing
OB/GYN Clin Alert
OB & Gyn
Ophthalmology
Pediatrics
Physical Therapy
Physician and Sports Medicine
Postgraduate Med
Psychosomatic Med
QI/TQM
RN
Social Work
Surgery
Western J Medicine
