A collection of Advocate Health - Midwest Library resources to assist medical residents with clinical decision-making, exam preparation, searching the literature and more
UpToDate Lexidrug (formerly Lexicomp)This link opens in a new windowComprehensive drug information, including interaction checkers, a drug identifier, patient education, toxicology information and more. Resource provided by System Clinical Pharmacy Services. Remote access is available on institutional VPN.
MedlinePlusThis link opens in a new windowReliable and easy-to-read health information for patients in English and Spanish (more languages as available). Subjects include health topics, medical encyclopedia, genetics, drugs & supplements, medical tests, and healthy recipes.
ClinicalKey: Patient Education
You can search the list of topics by title or narrow the topics by discipline, authoring organization, or language. You can created tailored PDF handouts for patients with the option of adding special instructions and contact details. You can share patient education information as a printed handout or an electronic PDF file.
CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2025-2026
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Jacob A. David
2025-2026 edition - Intended for all clinicians interested in updated evidence-based guidelines for primary care topics in ambulatory and hospital settings. This handy reference consolidates information from national medical associations and government agencies into concise recommendations and guidelines covering virtually all primary care topics.
Clinical information on evidence-based practice, clinical guidelines, medical effectiveness, pharmaceutical therapy, new technology, screening and preventive services, and outcomes research.
The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) is a collection of evidence-based findings of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF). It is a resource to help you select interventions to improve health and prevent disease in your state, community, community organization, business, healthcare organization or school.
Publicly available online repository of objective, evidence-based clinical practice guideline content from a non-profit, independent organization, using an unbiased, evidence-based approach to develop guidance, and maintain principles of integrity and transparent work. This centralized repository includes evidence-based guidance developed by nationally and internationally recognized medical organizations and medical specialty societies.
Evidence-Based Medicine
The practice of evidence-based medicine uses systematic reviews of the medical literature to evaluate the best evidence on specific clinical topics. These tools offer updated, expert answers to patient-care, diagnosis and treatment questions.
ACCESSSS provides "one-stop" access to pre-appraised evidence to address this key question: what is the current best evidence available to support clinical decisions?
Concise summaries and expert commentary on the most important new research in internal medicine, helping clinicians quickly understand and apply significant findings to their practice. Our subscription to Annals of Internal Medicine is another gateway to ACP Journal Club.
A clinical search engine to help rapidly identify the highest-quality research evidence. Filter search results by type of evidence such as systematic reviews, clinical trials and guidelines.