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	Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center URL: http://www.rand.org/health/epc/index.html ODP description: Conducts systematic reviews and technology assessments of all aspects of health care and provides technical assistance to other health organizations. Affiliated with the International Cochrane Collaboration. Page title: RAND \| RAND Health \| The Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center Page description: Home page of the RAND Health Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center website. The Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center (EPC) conducts systematic reviews and technology assessments of all aspects of health care. EPC reports are used for informing and developing coverage decisions, quality measures, educational materials and tools, guidelines, and research agendas. RAND Health is the nation's most trusted source of ob...
	Nordic Cochrane Centre URL: http://www.cochrane.dk/ ODP description: Part of The Cochrane Collaboration, an international network of individuals and institutions committed to preparing, maintaining, and disseminating systematic reviews of the effects of health care.
	National Institute of Clinical Studies URL: http://www.nicsl.com.au/ ODP description: Working with consumers, health professionals and organizations, researchers and government agencies to improve clinical health care in Australia.
	Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine URL: http://www.cebm.net/ ODP description: Provides workshops, resources and background information for healthcare professionals, with research tools and educational material to download. Based at Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford. Page title: CEBM - Centre for Evidence Based Medicine
	Oregon Evidence-Based Practice Center URL: http://www.ohsu.edu/epc/ ODP description: Develops systematic reviews, evidence reports and technology assessments, including reports from the Drug Effectiveness Review Project. Page title: Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center
	Guidelines International Network URL: http://www.g-i-n.net/ ODP description: Association of organisations and individuals involved in the systematic development and application of clinical practice guidelines. Features a searchable list of members. Page title: ::: \|: G-I-N - Guidelines International Network :\| ::: Page description: The Guidelines International Network has been established to develop common language and expectations regarding best practice clinical guidelines in the health and disability sector
	Center for Health Evidence URL: http://www.cche.net/ ODP description: Provides support and information for consumers and policy makers, as well as continuing education and research opportunities for practitioners. Part of the University of Alberta, Canada. Page title: Centre for Health Evidence Page description: Introduces and describes the Centre for Health Evidence initiative and its activities and offerings, including the first edition of the Users' Guides to the Health Care Literature.
	Health Information Research Unit URL: http://hiru.mcmaster.ca/ ODP description: Developing evidence-based principles in the field of informatics, and studying applications for health care policy. A department of McMaster University, Ontario, Canada. Page title: HIRU Home
	Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) URL: http://www.icsi.org/ ODP description: A collaboration of health care organizations provides evidence-graded practical guidelines and technology assessment reports, with online summaries and full text documents available to download. Page title: ICSI - Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
	Australasian Cochrane Centre URL: http://www.cochrane.org.au/ ODP description: Coordinates and disseminates information about the effects of healthcare from clinical trials and intervention practices worldwide. Details of courses and access to the Cochrane Library (free for Australian users). Based at Monash medical centre. Page description: The Australasian Cochrane Centre is one of a number of Cochrane centres established worldwide to co-ordinate the activities of the Cochrane Collaboration. The Centre is based in Melbourne as part of the Monash Institute of Health Services Research and is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.
	RTI-UNC Evidence-based Practice Center URL: http://www.rti.org/page.cfm?nav=440 ODP description: Provides practice guidelines, performance measures, and quality improvement tools for public and private health organizations. From the Research Triangle Institute and the University of North Carolina, United States. Page title: Evidence-Based Practice - RTI International Page description: Evidence-Based Practice - RTI International - Compiling, analyzing, and reporting on clinical and health services research.
	Asia Pacific Center for Evidence-Based Medicine URL: http://www.apebm.com/ ODP description: Provides healthcare professionals in the region with resources for practising and teaching this discipline. Includes events calendar and database of critically-appraised topics. Based in the Philippines. Page title: Asia Pacific Evidence- Based Medicine
	Campbell Collaboration URL: http://www.campbellcollaboration.org/ ODP description: Making systematic reviews of research evidence available to policy makers, practitioners, researchers and the public. Located at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Page title: Welcome to the Campbell Collaboration
	New Zealand Guidelines Group URL: http://www.nzgg.org.nz/ ODP description: Established to develop common language and expectations regarding best practice clinical guidelines in the health and disability sector.
	Centre for Clinical Effectiveness URL: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/healthservices/cce/ ODP description: Undertakes teaching and research activities and provides health technology assessments for government and other agencies. A booklet providing answers to clinical questions can be downloaded free of charge. Affiliated with Monash Uniiversity, Melbourne, Australia. Page description: Centre for Clinical Effectiveness homepage