Evidence Based Resources

PubMed

PubMed is a free resource that is developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the U.S. National Library of Medicine located at the National Institutes of Health.

The PubMed database comprises more than 35 million citations for biomedical literature from Medline life science journals, and online books. These citations and abstracts include the fields of biomedicine and health, covering portions of the life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering.

PubMed also provides access to additional relevant websites and links to the other NCBI molecular biology resources.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

The Cochrane Collection

The Cochrane Collaboration is an international network designed to assist healthcare providers, policy-makers, patients, their advocates and carers, make well-informed decisions about health care.

Collaboration member prepare, update, and promote the accessibility of Cochrane Reviews (systematic reviews of primary research in human health care and health policy).

http://www.cochrane.org/

Plain Language Summaries of these reviews are designed to assist consumers to make informed health choices.

https://www.cochrane.org/evidence

The Dental Elf

This daily blog provides critical summaries of evidence-based publications related to oral health care.

Subscribers will get regular emails with new postings from the website.

http://www.thedentalelf.net/

JCDA: Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

JCDA.ca (Journal of the Canadian Dental Association) is the flagship scholarly, peer-reviewed publication of CDA, providing dialogue between the national association and the dental community. It is dedicated to publishing worthy scientific and clinical articles and informing dentists of issues significant to the profession.

http://www.jcda.ca/

ADA Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry

This site is sponsored by the American Dental Association. It provides links to several resources to assist dentists with patient care and research.

This site includes a link to systematic reviews and critical summaries of selected reviews. Some of these summaries also have Plain Language Summaries, designed for the patient/consumer.

https://www.ada.org/resources/ada-library/evidence-based-databases

Trip

TRIP is a clinical search engine that allows users to quickly access evidence-based content. As well as research evidence, users can search across other content types including images, videos, patient information leaflets, educational courses, and news.

https://www.tripdatabase.com/

Instruments Available

Scientific Data Sharing

Relevant Links

Health Organizations and Agencies

Journals

Statistics Canada Data and Analyses

Grant Writing

Conducting Research

Knowledge Translation/Knowledge Mobilization

Clinical Trials

Open Science Initiatives

Networking for Scientists

Scientists can benefit from engaging with online networking platforms.

Benefits include opportunities to:

  • establish and strengthen connections with academic peers worldwide
  • boost profile as thought-leaders in research areas
  • share and disseminate ideas and research contributions
  • keep informed of latest research trends

To start connecting with others, visit these links and create an online presence:

Learn more about how these platforms can be of benefit:

NCOHR

Login

Lost your password?