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Asia Pacific Center for Evidence-Based Medicine - - 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.

Australasian Cochrane Centre - - Promoting effective health care in the region through systematic reviews, with details of courses and access to the Cochrane Library ( free for Australian users ). Affiliated with Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Campbell Collaboration - - Making systematic reviews of research evidence available to policy makers, practitioners, researchers and the public. Located at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Canadian Health Services Research Foundation - - Funds management and policy research in health services and nursing, and supports the use of research results by managers and policy makers in the health system. Includes sections for researchers and decision makers. [English and French.

Center for Health Evidence - - 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.

Centre for Clinical Effectiveness - - 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.

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine - - 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, United Kingdom.

Guidelines International Network - - Association of organisations and individuals involved in the systematic development and application of clinical practice guidelines. Features a searchable list of members.

Health Information Research Unit - - Developing evidence-based principles in the field of informatics, and studying applications for health care policy. A department of McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) - - 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.

National Institute of Clinical Studies - - Working with consumers, health professionals and organizations, researchers and government agencies to improve clinical health care in Australia.

New Zealand Guidelines Group - - An independent society providing evidence-based technical assistance and clinical guidelines to healthcare organisations, government departments and health professionals.

Nordic Cochrane Centre - - 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.

Oregon Evidence-Based Practice Center - - Develops systematic reviews, evidence reports and technology assessments, including reports from the Drug Effectiveness Review Project.

RTI-UNC Evidence-based Practice Center - - 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.

Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center - - 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.