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BMJ Best Practice is a point of care tool. Ranked as one of the best clinical decision tools available, it is designed to guide diagnosis and treatment by providing instant access to synthesised expert opinion and evidence.

BMJ Learning provides online education for medical and health professionals. Based on Best Practice and Evidenced Based Learning. With free access via Monash Health, and courses in various areas of medicine

         

Before using the app, login to BMJ Best Practice through Monash Health Library and you will be prompted to create a personal BMJ account.

  1. Click the link to BMJ Best Practice
  2. Enter monash health email and create password
  3. Tick box to agree with terms and conditions.
  4. Optional: Tick box to receive information from BMJ
  5. Click Create Account.

See the video instructions below.

BMJ Learning

BMJ Learning is the world’s leading provider of online education for medical and health professionals. With courses including areas:

Free access for Monash Health employees:

  1. First register for an individual BMJ Best Practice account using your Monash Health email address.
  2. Go to the BMJ Learning homepage click Log In (NOT sign up) and enter your BMJ individual login details.  
  • Access to hundreds of independent, evidence-based modules covering a range of specialties in text, video and audio formats.
  • Pause and restart at any time you like, keep track of them in your own personalised BMJ Portfolio, and receive a certificate after completing each one.

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BMJ Best Practice can be searched by condition, symptom or drug in over 100 languages. 

Search results can be filtered by conditions, diagnosis, treatment, evidence, drug database or guidelines.

Information on each topic is structured around the patient consultation; including an overview of the condition, theory, diagnosis of the condition, management and follow up of the condition as well as other resources to support best practice.

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) toolkit to help learn about, practice, discuss and apply EBM 

Calculators across a range of areas of medicine to support evidence-based decision-making.

Patient leaflets provide concise easy to read summaries to reassure patients and carers and help them make informed, shared decisions with healthcare professionals.

Case reports on rare diseases and unusual presentation of more common diseases. 

Videos on common clinical procedures. Videos include a list of equipment, complications, indications, contraindications and aftercare.

The following video provides a short introduction to BMJ Best Practice.

BMJ Best Practice - clinical tutorial & user guide, BMJ, 2017, 6 mins.

BMJ Journals

Several BMJ journals are available through Monash Library, including:

BMJ Best Practice is designed for use at the point of care, below are links to BMJ's clinical tools for patient care.

  • Calculators
    • Access over 250 medical calculators  to aid in decision making and patient care.
  • Patient Leaflets
    • Patient leaflets provide concise easy to read summaries to reassure patients and carers and help them make informed, shared decisions with healthcare professionals.
  • Case Reports
    • Search or browse case reports on rare diseases and unusual presentation of more common diseases

Comorbidities Tool

Patients frequently present with multiple conditions, and providing a tailored and holistic approach to treatment can improve outcomes. BMJ Best Practice features a unique Comorbidities tool that provides customised treatment guidance for patients presenting with an acute condition and one or more existing comorbidities.

To use the tool, select "Treatment algorithm" from the management menu on the acute condition's homepage. If other conditions are relevant to the treatment plan, you will be prompted to select your patient's comorbidities.

The below video provides a short demonstration:

BMJ Best Practice 1min36s

Library webinars are run regularly on a range of topics. See list of Upcoming Events below.

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