Obstetrics/Gynecology Toolkit

Databases | E-Journals | E-Books| Websites

Databases

• MEDLINE (Ovid)
  Produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), MEDLINE is the premier biomedical database, which is licensed by Ovid Technologies and contains citations from approximately 4,600 biomedical journals. 
  In addition to linking to over 300 full-text journals within Ovid, an NYU Health Sciences Libraries link  is provided that links to over 10,000 electronic resources.

• PubMed (NLM)
  Produced by the NLM, PubMed is the free public/publisher’s version of MEDLINE.  In addition to the MEDLINE database, publishers submit their records directly to PubMed. 

• Embase (Elsevier)
  Produced by the Elsevier publishing company, this database is an essential counterpart to MEDLINE.  It is international in scope and has its major strength in the drug literature.  Embase covers over 3,500 international journals, covering 70 countries.

• Evidence-based Resources (various)
  Link to various evidence-based resources including BMJ’s Clinical Evidence, the Cochrane Library, Ovid’s Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews, TRIP+ (Turning Research Into Practice—a search engine or search engines), PubMed’s Clinical Queries, and so much more.

Drug Information Databases:

• Clinical Pharmacology Online
  Provides peer-reviewed, clinically-relevant information on drugs available in the United States, including off-label uses and dosages, herbal supplements, nutritional products, and new and investigational drugs.
  
  
• Micromedex
  A collection of databases, Micromedex provides comprehensive disease, drug, acute care, and toxicology information.

E-Journals

Top 10 Journal titles by Impact Factor
Check MEDCat and E-Resources for complete holdings information.

1. Human Reprod Update
2. Obstetrics & Gynecology
3. Human Reproduction
4. Fertility & Sterility
5. Menopause
6. Placenta
7. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
8. BJOG – International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
9. Journal of the Society of Gynecologic Investigation
   (not available—request articles via InterLibrary Loan)
10. Ultrasound Obstetrics & Gynecology

 

E-Books

• Comprehensive Gynecology
  
• Current Obstetric & Gynecologic Diagnosis & Treatment
  
• Obstetrics: Normal & Problem Pregnancies
  
• Willliams Obstetrics via Access Medicine
  
• Williams Obstetrics via StatRef!

Websites

• NYU’s Obstetrics & Gynecology Virtual Pelvis Trainer
  Designed for use by medical students, residents, reconstructive pelvic surgery and urogynecology fellows and attendings, this module concentrates on pelvic floor anatomy as it relates to pelvic organ supports.
  
  
• BERP – Basic Embryology Review Program
  This module follows development from fertilization to birth.
  
  
• Pediatric and Pregnancy Surveillance System
  The Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) and the Pregnancy Surveillance System (PNSS) are program-based surveillance systems that monitor the nutritional status of low-income infants, children, and women in federally funded maternal and child health programs.
  
  
• American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  A specialized website that covers both informative data in the area of women’s health, but also includes legislative data, information on practice management, patient safety, and much more.
  
  
• American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology for Medical Students
  A specialized website for medical students, ACOG provides information on becoming a medical student member, medical student benefits, how to set up an ob-gyn interest group, find a mentor at your school, find contact information for an ob-gyn interest group at your school.
  
  
• ObGyn.net
  Women’s health resources for medical professionals includes information on major topics including contraception, fetal monitoring, fibroid resources center, gynecological oncology, infertility, and much more.
  
  
• PDA Resources
  

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