Paramedicine

Database of biomedical and life sciences literature

The Cochrane Library, owned by Cochrane and published by John Wiley & Sons., is a collection of databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. The Library includes the following:

Scopus provides broad indexing and citation coverage of academic journals, books and conference proceedings published worldwide. Delivering a comprehensive overview ofresearch output in the fields of science, engineering, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Access the Elsevier Scopus guide for information about searching. 

The online version of the Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties, which is the Canadian standard for drug monographs contains thousands of products, including:

RxFiles is an academic detailing program providing objective, comparative drug information to clinicians.  RxFiles also includes newsletter reviews, Q&As, trial summaries, and up-to-date drug comparison charts.  [description from database website]

New instructions as of February 2024 on how to use the mobile app with UPEI's subscription enabled: 

Evidence-Based Practice Resources

• Cochrane Library
• Dalhousie University Prehospital Evidence-Based Practice (PEP)

Pre-Appraised or Summarized Evidence

ACCESSSS (free registration required)

What is grey literature?

Information "which is produced on all levels of government, academics, business and industry in print and electronic formats, but which is not controlled by commercial publishers" (4th International Conference on Grey Literature 1999; expanded in 2004).

The most current research on any academic topic is usually found in journal articles. Journal articles typically provide information on specific research, events, or discoveries in a particular field. Here are some specific journal titles for the field of paramedicine:

Pre-Appraised / Summarized Evidence

Public Health + comes to you via the McMaster Health Knowledge Refinery. Every article from over 120 medical and allied health academic journals is critically appraised to identify those that are methodologically sound. Articles that pass this process are rated (maximum 7) by clinicians for relevance and newsworthiness, and are then sent to this website. The articles are updated weekly and a searchable archive is kept on this website.

Search healthevidence.org for access to 3,853 quality-rated systematic reviews evaluating the effectiveness of public health interventions. We search the published literature and compile public health relevant reviews -- eliminating your need to search and screen individual databases. Use of the database requires registration which is free.