Health informatics resources

Freely available online resources to support research and publication. Evidence-based practice, medical databases, current awareness, guidance on literature searching, critical appraisal, citing references and writing publications, and guides for using databases and other computer applications.

There are many freely available web resources to support the research and publication activities of healthcare professionals. Other online resources may incur charges but may be available to library members and/or visitors. The following links to online resources have been collected for the College's Links database:

Evidence-based practice - links to organisations and guides relevant to evidence-based practice, and information on current or completed clinical trials and research
Online databases and medical reference resources - information and links for freely available, online databases and medical reference resources
News, online discussions and journal lists - news and current awareness for the medical world, including Table of Contents (TOCs) alerting services
Author resources - help with literature searching and critical appraisal, citing references and writing publications
Online user guides - tutorials and guides for using databases and other computer applications