Resources: REVEAL Program

Evidenced-Based Medicine

• American College of Physicians EBM resource center
• Databases through OVID Medline Plus Webversion  (Select OVID)
• American College of Physicians Journal Club
• Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
• Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
• Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
• Oxford Centre for EBM
• University of Massachusetts Medical Center
• University of Toronto EBM
• University of Nottingham Centre for Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine
• BestBets for Pets
• Science-based medicine
• Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine Association
• EBVM toolkit

Laboratory Aids

Please see the following links for laboratory aids:

• Conversion of centrifuge speeds (g to rpm)
• Conversion online
• Dartmouth basics on lab equipment
• Tufts Environmental Safety Training Resources
• Laboratory online conversions
• Martindale’s Reference Desk: Laboratory tests, diagnostics, and protocols center
• Practical Guide to Basic Laboratory Techniques

Laboratory Research Techniques:

• Immunohistochemistry Powerpoint
• Analysis of Gene Expression Powerpoint

Statistics

Useful statistical websites

• Hyperstat
• Randomization site (to generate a set of random numbers for a clinical trial)
• Sample size calculators:
  • ClinCalc.com
  • Inference for Means: Comparing Two Independent Samples

Training

For additional training in statistics, see Tufts CTSI I LEARN (especially “What Statistical Test Should I Use?“ and “Calculating Sample Size and Power”

For help with study design and statistical analysis:

1. Study design only:  Tufts CTSI Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Drop-In sessions, no cost, go to Tufts CTSI BERD Drop-in Sign-Up Form.
   
   For study design and consulting for larger, extramural studies, see the BERD website
    
2. Study design and statistical analysis support: Contact Jacqueline Hicks, Ph.D. at Boston University, Clinical Associate Professor of Biostatistics in the School of Public Health. Fee for service. If you do not have grant support, please get an estimate from Dr. Hicks for the work before proceeding, and submit to Libby Hanrahan for departmental approval.
3. Statistical analysis support only: For straightforward statistical analysis, Phyllis Mann, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine has offered to help. No cost.