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Databases

NOTE additional databases are listed in the left-hand navigation bar. Most databases include some fulltext.
An asterisk ( * ) indicates databases accessible only from a networked VIHA computer. Offsite access (VIHA only)

Clinical databases 

Medline via PubMed    Medline via EBSCO*    Medline via Ovid *

CINAHL*  (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)
         

Health Business Elite* health care administration & management


PsychINFO *  

   
Rehabilitation Reference Centre *    
    

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)    

                     

Nursing Research Toolkit