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BMJ Best Practice
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Access
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Access BMJ Best Practice
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Coverage
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BMJ Best Practice provides information that is action orientated and structured around the patient consultation with information relating to over 10,000 diagnoses.
The resource is constantly updated
Best Practice has been designed and built from the ground up for use specifically as a decision-support tool at the point of care. Every decision about what kind of content to include and how to organise the information was made with this guiding principle in mind, making Best Practice uniquely quick and intuitive to use.
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Subject
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The benefits and harms of preventative and therapeutic interventions, with
emphasis on outcomes that matter to patients.
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Geographic coverage
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International
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Includes
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It is divided into condition monograph, decision monograph and overview monograph.
A standard structure for each condition including a summary and definition, aetiology, epidemiology, through key diagnostic steps and tests into treatment approaches with drugs, guidelines and evidence, finishing with recommendations and outlook for patient follow-up.
Information for patients to support treatment options
A drug formulary for quick checking of prescription guidance
Clinical Evidence ‘inside’ brings together the best current evidence with expert guidance
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Non-electronic version
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Authentication
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IP authentication using EZproxy
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User guide
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Search
Users can search all or limit their search to conditions, diagnosis, treatments, evidence, drug database or guidelines. Also available, users will see a 'drugs' tab in the search results, giving them easy access to
important drug information.
Navigation
The top navigation bar provides important links to users.
These include links to 'Clinical Evidence', 'Patient Leaflets', the 'Help' function and a 'drug database' link. The drug database link provides users with an A-Z list of the Martindale drugs that are listed on Best Practice
with a direct link to Martindale.
Clinical Evidence
The navigational link will provide users with all Clinical Evidence
systematic reviews. The information also contains BMJ Updates and the key points from Clinical Evidence.
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Number of users allowed
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Not limited
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Publisher
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British Medical Journal publishers
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Notes
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Revised:
10-Jul-2007 14:39
:: Content by: Electronic Services Librarian |
