Evidence-based databases

ClinicalKey is a medical search engine and database tool owned by medical and scientific publishing company Elsevier that offers access to the medical library published by that company. To help users decide which are the most relevant articles and authoritative authors, the system provides a series of original reviews by subject matter experts known as Clinical Overviews.

The Cochrane Library is a collection of six databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, and a seventh database that provides information about Cochrane groups.

• Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR)
• Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL)
• Cochrane Methodology Register (CMR)
• Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
• Health Technology Assessment Database (HTA)
• NHS Economic Evaluation Database (EED)
• About The Cochrane Collaboration

DynaMed is the clinical reference tool that clinicians go to for answers.  content is written by a world class team of physicians who synthesize the evidence and provide objective analysis. 

UpToDate is an e-resource designed to provide physicians the access to current clinical information. It addresses specific clinical issues in the form of topic reviews. Topic reviews include very specific clinical titles. Text includes embedded links to MEDLINE abstracts of referenced studies and other related topic reviews. Reviews may also include links to charts, X rays, photographs, movies, and drug information. UpToDate covers primarily internal medicine and its subspecialties.

Limited access for RSU Medical faculty students 5th and 6th study year, teachers and 100 residents.

PEN database provides access to information on evidence-based researches in food and nutrition. It was established by the associations of dietologists and nutrition specialists from Canada, Great Britain and Australia.

A limited number of nutrition teachers and students are eligible to access the database solely with their RSU usernames and passwords.