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Databases

NOTE additional databases are listed in the left-hand navigation bar.
An asterisk ( * ) indicates databases accessible only from a networked VIHA computer. Please ask about offsite access.

Clinical databases 

Medline via PubMed     
Medline via Ovid   
Medline via EBSCO   
     

CINAHL  (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) with some fulltext articles

      

PsychINFO   with some full text articles
                 

Rehabilitation Reference Centre  with some full text articles  
    

Drug databases

e-CPS * (Compendium of Pharmaceuticals & Specialties)
    

Lexicomp  drugs, interactions, toxicology & more.  
Username = vislandhealth Password = lexicomp
For offsite access visit Pharmacy Intranet site

      
Medications & Mothers Milk
     

Pharmacy drug databases and links

  
       

Evidence-based care

UpToDate *  synthesized evidence based, peer reviewed information  designed to answer clinical questions quickly 
   

ACP's PIER  (Physicians' Information and Education Resource )  Search via StatRef!       Search tips   
    

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 
All EBM Reviews
Fulltext EBM Reviews  only 
    

eMedicine  evidence-based content, updated regularly, undergoes 4 levels of physician peer review
      

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
      

American Family Physician Point-of-Care Guides by Topic     
  

Nursing  

Mosby's Nursing Consult  *

Find answers quickly, educate patients, and more . . . 
Create an account (from a VIHA networked computer) for offsite access
       5 minute demo    


Mosby's Nursing Skills *

Refresh or learn new skills, increase knowledge and competency. 
                   
See also Nursing Made Incredibly Easy * and Evidence-Based Nursing*  journals              


CINAHL  (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) with some fulltext articles

    

Nursing Research Toolkit