Free tutorials on finding and using evidence-based health information

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• Evidence-Based Maternity Care Resource Guide (Childbirth Connection)  - comprehensive and useful guide to articles and other resources for all these areas.
  

• How to do a literature search - presentation using midwifery and social sciences case studies, and explains clearly the conceptual basis of effective literature searching. It should be noted that as a comprehensive guide to performing a literature search, this resource will require considerable time to complete.
  

• Finding information on the World Wide Web -internet for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (Intute) - an established web searching tutorial.
  

• Cochrane Library online help manual - guide to Cochrane and Sytematic Reviews and other training resources (Wiley)

• Guidelines for Reporting Research - available free on the Cochrane Collaboration Website  
  

• Introduction to Critical Appraisal and Reporting Guidelines  - CASP tools for appraising different type of evidence.

• CONSORT Statement : consolidated Standards Of Reporting Trials

• PRISMA Statement : preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses

• STARD Statement : standards for Reporting Studies of Diagnostic Accuracy

• MOOSE Statement : proposal for reporting Meta analyses of Observational Studies in Epidemiology

• STARLITE Statement : standards for Reporting Literature Searches

• STROBE Statement (& STREGA) : strengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology

Free Evidence-Based Resources and Guidelines

UK Guidelines:

• National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

• Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) 

International Guidelines:

• U.S National Guideline Clearinghouse

• New Zealand Guidelines Group 

• Guidelines International Network 

Resources:

• TRIP - Transferring Research into Practice 

• RCM practice guidelines  

• Midwifery MKN  - The Midwifery Managed Knowledge Network (MKN) enables midwives to find, access, share and contribute information and evidence to support their care of new and expectant mothers.

• MIDIRS informed choice leaflets  - A series of 25 informed choice professionals' and women's titles.