International Sources
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [USA] - research findings
The mission of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is to support, conduct, and disseminate research that improves access to care and the outcomes, quality, cost, and utilisation of health care services.
Website: http://www.ahrq.gov/research/
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2005), "Developing a CIHR Framework to Measure The Impact of Health Research"
In 2004/05, CIHR brought together an international panel of experts, as well as a group of Canadian decision makers, to develop a framework for measuring the impacts of health research. Now known as the Impacts of Health Research Framework, this tool creates a common framework for developing measures of the impact of investments in health research. Building on international best practices, the framework discusses five categories of health research impact: knowledge production, research targeting and capacity, informing policy, health and health sector benefits, and economic benefits.
Website: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/30418.html
Collaborative Review Groups at The Cochrane Collaboration
Collaborative review groups are composed of persons from around the world who share an interest in developing and maintaining systematic reviews relevant to a particular health area. Groups are co-ordinated by an editorial team who edit and assemble completed reviews into modules for inclusion in The Cochrane Library. There are over 55 of these groups, including (as of February 2009) a Cochrane Nursing Care Network.
Website: http://www.cochrane.org/contact/entities.htm#CRGLIST
Guidelines International Network
The Guidelines International Network is a major international initiative involving organisations from around the world. G-I-N seeks to improve the quality of health care by promoting systematic development of clinical practice guidelines and their application into practice.
Website: http://www.g-i-n.net/
The Joanna Briggs Institute
The Joanna Briggs Institute is an International not-for-profit Research and Development Organisation specialising in Evidence-Based resources for healthcare professionals in nursing, midwifery, medicine, and allied health. With over 54 Centres and groups, servicing over 90 countries, The Joanna Briggs Institute is a recognised global leader in Evidence-Based Healthcare.
Website: http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/about/home.php
National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)
NGC is an Internet-based resource that contains detailed structured abstracts for thousands of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. It is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), USA, Department of Health and Human Services. The NGC's mission is to provide physicians, nurses, and other health professionals with an accessible mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed information on clinical practice guidelines and to further their dissemination, implementation and use.
Website: www.guideline.gov
New Zealand Health Technology Assessment (NZHTA)
NZHTA was a clearing house for health outcomes and health technology assessment, operating from 1997-June 2007. NZHTA is no longer active but publications can still be accessed
Website: http://nzhta.chmeds.ac.nz/
PDQ-Evidence
PDQ (pretty darn quick)-Evidence facilitates rapid access to the best available evidence for decisions about health systems. It includes systematic reviews, overviews of reviews (including evidence-based policy briefs), primary studies included in systematic reviews and structured summaries of that evidence
Website: http://www.pdq-evidence.org/en/