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Clinical Tools and Resources

BMJ Best Practice This link opens in a new window
Formerly BMJ Point of Care
Best Practice provides quick and intuitive access to authoritative information structured around the consultation process. Combined in a single source is the latest research evidence, guidelines and expert opinion – presented in a step-by-step approach, covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Best Practice is provided by Clinical Evidence.
ClinicalKey This link opens in a new window
ClinicalKey is the world’s first “clinical insight engine.” More than a traditional search engine, ClinicalKey is built from the ground up on Smart Content tagged from Elsevier’s proprietary EMMeT taxonomy"..."Whether you need point of care resources to improve patient outcomes or the largest library of Smart Content tagged resources available from a single source, ClinicalKey delivers."
Access Medicine This link opens in a new window
"AccessMedicine® from McGraw-Hill Medical is an innovative online resource that provides students, residents, clinicians, researchers, and all health professionals with access to more than 75 medical titles from the best minds in medicine, updated content, thousands of images and illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, time-saving diagnostic and point-of-care tools, a comprehensive search platform, and the ability to view from and download content to a mobile device."
Nutrition Care Manual
"The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care Manual® (NCM) is an Internet-based diet manual and professional practice manual for registered dietitian nutritionists; nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered; and allied health professionals."

Medscape Reference (eMedicine)
The largest and most current clinical knowledge base available freely to physicians and other healthcare professionals.
Opioid Manager (The National Pain Centre)
A point of care tool which distills onto one double-sided page, essential information and advice from the Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain. To be used for prescribing opioids for chronic non-cancer pain.

Clinical Calculators

MedCalc 3000 This link opens in a new window
"MedCalc 3000 is a unique computerized medical reference and tool set. MedCalc 3000 encompasses a wide array of pertinent medical formulae, clinical criteria sets and decision tree analysis tools used everyday by clinicians, medical educators, nurses and health care students of all types. "

MDCalc
A free repository of internet based medical calculators. Compiled by Graham Walker, MD, Emergency Physician at Kaiser San Francisco.

Drug Databases

CPS (formerly RxTx) This link opens in a new window
Contains the Canadian Pharmacists Association's (CPhA) publications Therapeutic Choices, the Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties, and Information for Patients, as well as, Lexi-Interact(Lexicomp's Comprehensive Interaction Analysis Program). Access to the CPS mobile App!
Access to the CPS mobile App
Go to: www.pharmacists.ca/register
- Enter your existing username and password. If you do not have one, please create an account.
- You will receive a “welcome” email asking you to create your CPhA password—follow the instructions
- Once your password has been set, visit the “profile” icon located at the top right of the page and select “profile” from the dropdown menu.
- Scroll down to the “Set Mobile Enterprise Code” section.
- Enter the Organization Code 0021432 and set a CPS password. Click on the “Next” button
- You are all set! Download the CPS mobile app on your device and use your email address and the password you just created to login.

These steps are only required once you have installed the app on your device for the first time. To download the content, please ensure your device is connected to WIFI.
Should you have any questions or require technical support, please contact Customer Service at service@pharmacists.ca.
Online Drug Information Resource (Micromedex) This link opens in a new window
IBM Micromedex ® is used throughout the entire hospital by all clinicians – pharmacists, physicians and nurses. "IBM Micromedex® with Watson™ combines the artificial intelligence (AI) of IBM Watson with the evidence-based clinical decision support of IBM Micromedex®. It accelerates access to information by bypassing the keyword-based research process in favor of a Watson Assistant accepting natural language queries."
Natural Medicines This link opens in a new window
"The most authoritative resource available on dietary supplements, natural medicines, and complementary alternative and integrative therapies."

Differential Diagnosis Resources

Diagnosaurus This link opens in a new window
Diagnosaurus 2.0 is a differential diagnosis (DDx) tool that allows you to search 1000+ differential diagnoses by symptoms, diseases, or organ systems. Diagnosaurus 2.0 is derived from McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine Quick Answers content and was created by Roni F. Zeiger, M.D. This tool is available for consultation online and also as a download for your mobile device.

Online Clinical Training Tools

Clinical skills training videos and modules
This page links out to clinical skills training videos, modules, recorded lectures and more from UHN Libraries' resources as well as Open Access resources.
Teaching Tools and Content Resources on the Teaching and Learning in the Time of COVID-19 portal
Find free modules, videos, apps, simulations and more for clinical skills for COVID-19.

Clinical Tools and Resources: Clinical Tools @ UHN

What are Clinical Tools?

Clinical Tools and Resources

Clinical Calculators

Drug Databases

Differential Diagnosis Resources

Online Clinical Training Tools