LibGuides: PBL Research Guide: Point-of-Care Tools

Point-of-Care Tools

What are point-of-care (POC) tools?

Resources designed for clinicians to quickly look up information when they are with a patient
Summaries of evidence-based medicine and/or peer-reviewed sources curated and updated by health professionals
Some contain clinical practice guidelines and images

DynaMedex
DynaMedex is a clinical reference tool providing quickly digestible content according to the latest evidence-based, peer-reviewed medical literature

DynaMed mobile is available.

BMJ Best Practice
BMJ's evidence-based, point-of-care resource presents systematic reviews incorporated with expert opinion and guidelines. It covers prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis, and drug information in a step-by-step approach.

BMJ Best Practice mobile is available.

VisualDx
A diagnostic decision tool with a focus on visual differential diagnosis. Includes a large bank of clinical images in patients of color. Search by disease or symptom to find clinical images of symptoms of diseases and drug reactions.
Essential Evidence Plus
Registering a personal account is required to use this resource. EE+ provides best-evidence answers in structured, concise topic summaries, in addition to tools and calculators. Features strength-of-evidence rating for every recommendation and Bottom Line summary for each section.

What about UpToDate?

It's best to use the point-of-care tools above when looking for evidence-based information. UpToDate is designed to provide quick summaries to health care professionals, while the other point-of-care tools listed in this guide present information more transparently and completely.