Point of care clinical decision-making tools are designed for rapid answers to clinical questions at the point of patient care. These tools feature syntheses of the current evidence for diagnosis, clinical tests, interventions and more.
The SHA Library provides access to BMJ Best Practice, PEPID, TRIP Pro, and several other point of care tools, and many of these have mobile apps. If you are a student, resident, or faculty member from the College of Medicine, you are eligible for access. Below you will find information about the point of care tools available through the University of Saskatchewan Library.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and walk-in users, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.
BestBets. ...critically appraised topics "designed specifically for Emergency Medicine."
Current and authoritative guide to answering day-to-day nutrition questions encountered in dietetics practice.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and walk-in users, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and walk-in users, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and walk-in users, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and walk-in users, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and walk-in users, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and walk-in users, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.
Canadian Guidelines
CPG Infobase was a database of Canadian practice guidelines curated by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). It has been discontinued, but the CMA has put together a list of agencies and societies that produce Canadian guidelines. Also, on this page, some Canadian guidelines are listed under Topic- or Specialty-Specific Guidelines.
DynaMed entries for specific conditions contain a section called "guidelines and resources" which often list Canadian guidelines.
General Guideline Databases
ECRI Guidelines Trust. Some features require a paid subscription; the U of S Library does not subscribe.
NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)
Topic- or Specialty-Specific Guidelines
American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines
Canadian ADHD Practice Guidelines The latest 4.1 edition of the Canadian ADHD Practice Guidelines (January 2020) is available to download as a PDF for free (you will need to create a free account first and then click on the above link again).
Canadian Diabetes Association: Clinical Practice Guidelines
Canadian Paediatric Society Policy Documents
Cancer Guidelines Database -- Canadian and international cancer guidelines
Pediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines and Policies (2025 edition) from the American Academy of Pediatrics
SOGC (Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada) Clinical Practice Guidelines -- These are no longer available free on the Society website, but are part of our journal subscription. Go to Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, click "online version", click the "go" button under Clinical Key on the following page, and then copy the title of the guideline into the search box just under the journal title to "search this journal". I would advise against using guideline numbers because these don't seem to be entered consistently.
The University of Saskatchewan's main campus is situated on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis.
© University of Saskatchewan
Disclaimer|Privacy