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Trainees - Evidence Based Medicine

Bandolier
Bandolier is an evidence-based medicine web-site that allows you to search for information regarding research related to a particular medical topic. Bandolier is in journal-style format and is updated on a monthly basis. It contains reviews of published medical research and information regarding study designs. At the home page users have an option to either browse reviews covered in the latest issue or search for a particular topic covered in any issue. Users can search using index issue order, alphabetically by subject or by using up to two keywords. There are also links to other research sites.
Reviewed by AB
The "Bandolier" website is a monthly newsletter produced by the NHS R & D unit at Oxford. It contains review articles on evidence-based medicine regarding numbers-needed to treat (NNT) subjects. It is a free service without unrestricted-sponsorship and therefore not subject to bias from drug companies and without prescription banners constantly being displayed at the top of the screen.
I felt however, that the front page would have benefited from a few short sentences summarising what Bandolier was about, so new-comers could decided whether it was of benefit to continue on this site or not. However it did provide an useful and easy to use search engine on all the articles. This site is highly specific and for those in clinical drug research it would provide much useful information.
Reviewed by JM

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
A comprehensive web site taking the user through basics- what is Evidence Based Medicine? - to more practical advice relating to teaching and practicing EBM (including the opportunity to down load several powerpoint lectures) plus up and coming events/workshops. The draws the user to references and relevant journals.
The site is easy to use containing a useful glossary of terms and a tool- box containing material of use for practitioners of EBM e.g. how to calculate specificity, sensitivity and LR etc. using a shockwave plugin.
CATs - Critically Appraised Topics are demonstrated and their relevance plus limitations explored.
CAMS- Critical Appraisal for Medical Students are introduced- one aim of which is to develop skills of applying papers to patients and includes an E.R. journal club.
Reviewed by SM

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