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Articles

  • PubMed
    Alternative interface: MEDLINE - Ovid
    Alternative interface for getting fulltext PDFs: Pubget
  • EMBASE
    The Excerpta Medica database (EMBASE) provides access to information on medical and drug-related subjects. It contains citations and abstracts from over 5000 biomedical journals from 70 countries.
  • Web of Science
    Provides access to three multidisciplinary databases of bibliographic information indexed so that you can search for specific articles by subject, author, journal, and/or author address. Each Web of Science database includes the article's cited reference list (often called its bibliography). This unique feature allows searching for articles that cite a known author or work.
  • Cochrane Library
    The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases - including the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and others - that contain high-quality information regarding the effects of various interventions in health care.
  • SCOPUS
    Scopus is an abstracts database covering articles from peer-reviewed titles, including international publishers. Subject coverage includes: Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Engineering; Life and Health Sciences; Social Sciences, Psychology and Economics; Biological, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; and General Sciences.
  • BioMed Central
    BioMed Central is an STM (Science, Technology, Medicine) publisher which has pioneered the open access publishing model.  All original research articles published by BioMed Central are freely and permanently acessible online imediately upon publication.  BioMed Central's portfolio includes over 200 peer reviewed journals.
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Classic Texts

  • DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 8th Edition
    Acclaimed by the worldwide medical community as "a staple reference text in the medical oncologist's library" (JAMA), the text provides cutting-edge, practical information on the science of oncology and the multimodality treatment of every cancer type. ELECTRONIC VERSION AVAILABLE.
  • Abeloff's Clinical Oncology, 4th Edition
    Carrying on the tradition established by its founding editor, the late Dr. Martin Abeloff, the 4th Edition of this respected reference synthesizes all of the latest oncology knowledge in one practical, clinically focused, easy-to-use volume.
  • Perez and Brady's Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology, 5th Edition
    This comprehensive textbook provides an understanding of every aspect of radiation oncology—the natural history of cancer, the physical methods of radiation application, the effects of irradiation on normal tissues, and site-specific applications of radiation therapy either as a single modality or as part of a multimodality treatment program. ELECTRONIC VERSION AVAILABLE.
  • Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine, 8th Edition
    The consummate reference source for medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, internists, surgical oncologists, and others who treat cancer patients, Cancer Medicine 8 covers the ever-widening sphere of current cancer knowledge and clinical practice.
  • New Technologies in Surgical Oncology
    A title which presents an update on new technologies in the detection and treatment of neoplastic pathologies.  Written primarily for surgeons and other practitioners. ELECTRONIC VERSION AVAILABLE.
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Clinical Tools

  • DynaMed

    DynaMed is an evidence-based, clinical reference tool created by physicians for physicians and other health care professionals for use primarily at the 'point-of-care.' DynaMed contains AHFS drug information, article references, medical calculators, patient information, and thousands of topics organized into clinical summaries. Content in DynaMed is updated daily.

    In order to obtain or renew a Dynamed Mobile serial number either send an email to dynamedsupport@ebscohost.com  or phone 1-800-758-5995. Please include or have available your full name, the name of institution, and the type of device you are using. You must provide a valid Western email address, ie. one that ends with @uwo.ca in order to receive a serial number. The serial number will be emailed to the @uwo.ca address you provide.  .

     


  • ACP PIER
    The American College of Physicians' Physicians' Information and Education Resource offers a Web-based evidence-based clinical guidance designed for rapid access to clinical information at the point of care by physicians and other health care providers.
  • Essential Evidence Plus
    Essential Evidence Plus is a tool that makes it possible to search a number of medical information resources and decision support calculators simultaneously. The resources include the Cochrane database of systematic reviews, clinical practice guidelines, patient education handouts and summaries - called POEMs (Patient Oriented Evidence that Matters) - on various medical topics. Western libraries' subscription to this resource includes a free download of the PDA version. Instructions for downloading the PDA version are available here and the Installation instructions page is available here.                              POEM of the Week Podcast
  • e-CPS
    Produced by the Canadian Pharmacists Association, the online Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties (e-CPS) provides health care professionals with web access to the most current Canadian drug information.
  • UpToDate
    UpToDate is an information resource for health professionals designed to answer clinical questions by summarizing published evidence and making specific recommendations for patient care.
  • Trip Database
    The TRIP Database is free unified search tool of evidence-based sites such as ACP Journal Club, Bandolier, Cochrane, DARE, Health Technology Assessment, and the National Guideline Clearing House. TRIP is produced by the Centre for Research Support in the UK.
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Multimedia

  • Health Education Assets Library (HEAL)
    Create a free account to start downloading.
  • Hardin MD Medical Pictures / Disease Pictures
    University of Iowa’s gallery of medical pictures and their directory of medical image pages on the web.
  • Public Health Image Library (PHIL)
    The Public Health Image Library (PHIL) is a collection of photographs, illustrations, and multimedia files from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  The PHIL contains a very good collection of microscopic images related to infectious disease.
  • Videos of Surgical Procedures
    This site provides access to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures performed in various medical centres in the United States. The videos last for an hour. You need RealPlayer (http://www.real.com) installed on your computer to be able to play the videos.
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