Where can I get point of care clinical information?
Answer
A point-of-care tool provides pre-filtered, evidence-based information to meet the immediate reference needs of health-care professionals. They have features to assist the with differential diagnoses, decision trees, current therapies, and dosage guidelines. Many point-of-care tools have mobile apps that make them easier to access in a clinical setting.
UNE subscribes to several point-of-care tools:
- UptoDate
- An easy-to-use, physician-authored, clinical knowledge system. Evidence-based, mobile friendly and has one of the widest array of health topics available. To use this resource you will need to set up a personal account after logging in with your UNE username and password. The personal account allows you to collect CE credits. You will need to renew your access every 90 days by logging in through the library website.
- DynaMed
- A primary care database that applies evidence ratings to their evidence summaries based on a systematic critical appraisal process. Very similar in content and functionality to UpToDate, but with different layout and navigation features. Create a personal account to collect CE credites or for mobile access.
- LexiDrug
- Pharmacological resource with a goal to reduce medication errors with time-sensitive, clinical decision information. Includes a natural medicine database that can compare alternative therapies with market medications.
- Micromedex
- Formerly the widely-used reference resource PDR or the 'Red Book,' provides summary and in-depth information on FDA-approved drug, disease, and toxicology subjects. Has the ability to parse short phrases and search things like "drugs that cause [name of adverse effect]" or REMS for Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies.
- Clinical Key
- A point-of-care tool commonly used by students for its procedure videos, drug reference titles, articles, specialty textbooks, and its presentation maker.