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This guide has been developed to identify library and internet resources that support the learning objectives of the Physician Assistant Education Program (PAEP) at McMaster University. If you find a resource that you feel might be appropriate, please send an email to Susanna Galbraith, including the full URL of the resource and a brief description.
General Review Textbooks
Key health sciences textbooks for general review, accessible online and in print.
Online
Access online using your MacID.
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CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2025
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Publication Date: 2024 -
Reserve Room
Books located in the library's reserve room have a shorter loan period.
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Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
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Publication Date: 2020Health Sciences Library Reserve Room (Upper Level) ; QS 4 .T712p
eBook Collections
eBook collections or packages are searchable collections of online textbooks. These collections contain hundreds of health sciences textbooks that can be searched.
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AccessMedicine This link opens in a new windowCollection of textbooks covering basic and clinical sciences. Includes image and audio files, drug database, differential diagnosis, laboratory tests, guidelines and patient handouts.
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Clinical Key This link opens in a new windowProvides access to medical and surgical reference books, journals and videos; point-of-care clinical monographs; all medical and surgical clinics of North America; MEDLINE abstracts; Clinical pharmacology drug monographs; the ClinicalTrials.gov database; Practice Guidelines and Patient education.
Evidence-Based Resources
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DynaMed This link opens in a new windowEvidence-based reference tool of diseases, disorders, and symptoms including etiology, history and research findings, diagnosis, prognosis , treatment and prevention and drug information.
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Best Practice This link opens in a new windowA decision-support tool at the point of care. Latest research evidence, guidelines, and expert opinion are combined and presented in a step-by-step approach, covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) or practice guidelines, are recommendations on how to diagnose and treat a medical condition. They're often available through websites of specific disease organizations and geographic areas. For example Cancer Care Ontario provides many guidelines. Below are some of the more popular resources at the national or provincial level.
Canadian Guidelines
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The College of Family Physicians of Canada - Clinical Practice Guidelines This link opens in a new windowA curated list produced by the College of Family Physicians of Canada of associations and organizations that provide practice guidelines.
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CTFOPH This link opens in a new windowGuidelines from the Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care
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CMAJ Guidelines This link opens in a new windowGuidelines published through the Canadian Medical Association Journal
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Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO): Best Practice Guidelines This link opens in a new windowRNAO is a world-renowned leader in guideline development.
International Guidelines
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NICE This link opens in a new windowNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
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American College of Physicians This link opens in a new windowThe American College of Physicians Clinical Guidelines
Search for Guidelines in Databases
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Overton This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1920-present
Overton is the largest index of global policy documents, linking them to research, news, and think tank outputs. It helps authors track where their work is cited and how it influences real-world policy and practice.
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Trip This link opens in a new window
A metasearch engine for evidence-based medicine. Includes guidelines.
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Clinical Key This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 2007-present
Elsevier’s ClinicalKey gives you access to quick answers at the point of care alongside trusted, comprehensive medical evidence. It includes clinical overviews, full-text books and journals, drug information, procedure videos, clinical calculators, patient education handouts, practice guidelines, clinical trials, and MEDLINE® citations and abstracts. Physicians can earn and claim CME.
