đź‘‹ Best Websites for Gathering Medical Information?

Putting together a list of websites for co-workers (dr’s, pa’s, rn’s, np’s, etc.) and looking for input. What sites do you regularly visit for academic articles and medical information? We’re a larger health system putting together a list of preferred sites for various departments.

I google search…to up to date then login.

Ima go a little left field here and say UpToDate

I’m gonna break ranks here and go with AAFP.

I don’t feel the need to pay for UpToDate when AAFP has concise, well researched articles on 99% of what i deal with on a daily basis.

If I worked in a hospital? Hell yes i would pay for uptodate. But for outpatient, AAFP works fine (and its articles more than a year old are free without subscription IIRC).

Use up-to-date but make sure to virtue signal any other colleague that uses it. “You need to go to the primary literature”

Dermnetnz.org for rashes. I’ve never seen better (not even UpToDate), and it is free.

Radiopedia when I am thinking about calling the radiologist but don’t want to look like a complete fool.

Has anyone mentioned UpToDate yet?? :slight_smile:

Occasionally I use Google scholar too. Maybe PubMed.

Other than Up to date, Life in the Fast Lane is excellent. I use it mostly for its extensive ECG library.

I wish I had an UpToDate account

Google. Then up to date. Sometimes the other way around.

UpToDate paid for by a larger health system.

Medscape can also be helpful at times.

Aside from UTD, I regularly use wikEM, LITFL, rebelEM, EMCrit, EM:RAP. This is for varying degrees of quick reference on the job vs educational reading. I’m a PGY1 resident though, so still have a lot to read and learn. Also be aware that some of these sites are not peer reviewed and do publish sort of opinion articles.

Edit: If it’s not clear, I’m in emergency medicine.

Radiopaedia. Statdx if your institution gives you a subscription.

So Uptodate seems to be the consensus, but I would suggest looking at dynamed (cheaper) and fpnotebook.com (free) depending on your needs. Emedicine.com also has some good articles.

EM Crit and internet book of critical care in addition to everything above

I’m in Pediatrics! This might be a different answer than intended but for general questions for medical information like “How much should my baby eat or sleep or what do they do to live?” I love healthychildrens.org (info from the AAP) or kidshealth.org . It’s great to give handouts to parents!

For more academic articles, I do love going to https://www.aappublications.org/ for the most relevant articles and research about kids.

Most of oncology fellowship was learning how to login and download the NCCN Guidelines. If you wanted to get fancy, you could get the guidelines with EVIDENCE BLOCKS!

According to half my patients Facebook.

But in reality UpToDate is top tier. Epocrates is nice for drug interactions and dosages (free phone app)

American Society of Hematology Clinical Practice Guidelines and
American College of Cardiology online guides.
Children’s hospital of Philadelphia medical education and clinical pathways.