Earlier this week, the NY Times reported that the recently-passed economic stimulus bill will, “for the first time, provide substantial amounts of money for the federal government to compare the effectiveness of different treatments for the same illness.”
The article reflects concerns that the inclusions of issues of cost vs. effectiveness could lead to rationing of healthcare, or that it could “put the government in the middle of the doctor-patient relationship,” but also mentions similar initiatives that have been in place in Great Britain, France and other countries for more than a decade.
The Health Sciences Libraries Research Guides include two lists of websites recommended for learning more about evidence-based practice, and specialized tools for finding evidence-based practice information such as the systematic reviews mentioned in the article. Explore:
Evidence-based Medicine, and
Nursing: Evidence-based Practice
New resources include:
AACN Advanced Critical Care
Thelan’s Critical Care Nursing: diagnosis and management. 5th ed.
American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
New resources include:
Database: Computer Forensics Tool Testing (CFTT) Project Website
EJournals: American Journal of Pathology, Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Toxicology, Drug Detection Report, Human Pathology
Ebooks: Casarett and Doull’s Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons; Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies; World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems, 2nd ed.
The Physician Assistant Research Guide has been updated with the following additions:
*Databases: Exam Master with PANCE questions
*Descriptions of PA association websites
*Additional ebooks
The Art Therapy Research Guide has been updated with the following additions:
*A link to RefWorks
*Databases:Alt-Health Watch, ARTstor, Grove Dictionary of Art, HAPI
*A new ebook section which includes a link to Creative Arts in Therapy theses in iDEA.
New resources include:
Ejournals: Gait & Posture, Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Spine, Strength and Conditioning Journal, and Stroke.
Directories: Google directory links for Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy
The following resources have been added to the Music Therapy Research Guide:
Databases: Alt-Health Watch, Classical Music Library, Music in Print, Naxos Music Library
Electronic Journals: Acoustic Guitar, Arts in Psychotherapy, Guitar Player
New Ebooks section-includes links to finding Creative Arts in Therapy theses
Normally edited by Gary Childs, this page was updated by Jeff Wheeler.
The Nursing Research Guide has been updated with the following resources:
Database-ERIC
Ejournals-Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Leader, Nursing Standard, Public Health Nursing
Ebooks-APA Style Guide to Electronic Resources, Nursing Care Planning Guide, 6th ed.
Expanded Academic and Professional Associations, Nursing Theory sections
The Dance/Movement Therapy Research Guide has been updated. The following additions to this page include:
Expanded list of databases: Digital Dissertations, International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance Full Text, International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA), and RefWorks
Ejournals:International Journal of Art Therapy, Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts
Associations: National Dance Education Organization, American Art Therapy Association
The Libraries now have a Consumer Health Research Guide. It includes links to Drexel Health Sciences Libraries’ resources with information for patients, local and government resources, videos, and more.
