Evidence-Based Physical Therapy: Background

DynaMed is a point-of-care clinical reference tool that includes more than 3,400 topics covering diseases, conditions, drugs and more. Created by physicians for physicians, DynaMed strives to provide current information with validity, relevance and convenience.

Although EE+ consists of several databases, the one most relevant to those looking for background info is Essential Evidence Topics, which includes over 700 concise, easily digestible, disease topic summaries of interest to primary care clinicians.

Comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. Structured summaries with links to full-text guidelines when available.

AccessPhysiotherapy provides access to resources for physical therapy students, educators, and those in practice seeking to maintain certification.

Provides the full-text of 60 of the top current clinical textbooks including Harrison’s Online and Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment. Textbooks can be searched as group or individually. Users can also drill down through each book to view full chapters and sections. In addition, AccessMedicine offers a video/audio database, image database (with thousands of photos/illustrations), interactive self-assessment, case files, diagnostic tools, and the ability to download content to a mobile device.

Upgraded and expanded from MD Consult, this point-of-care research and "clinical insight engine" contains hundreds of Elsevier's medical books, textbooks and very current journals, Procedures Consult's procedural videos, the First Consult POC interface, additional videos and images, practice guidelines, patient handouts, and drug information from Gold Standard.