LibGuides: Veterinary Medicine: Resources for Practicing Veterinarians (EBVM)

For Veterinarians Licensed in Washington State - HEALWA

All licensed Veterinarians and veterinary technicians in Washington state have access to an online medical and veterinary journal and database library. There is no additional charge for this resource. You do not need to be a member of a professional organization for access. HEAL WA includes CAB Abstracts.

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HEALWA Home Page

HEAL WA Veterinary Toolkit

Mobile Friendly Study Aids

VetPrep Mobile
Clinician's Brief
Small animal "what's your diagnosis" and quizzes.
ZukuReview NAVLE prep
Sign up for question of the day
WikiVet
Online veterinary learning resources including quizzes

Fee Based Courses

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign self-paced course designed through an interdisciplinary partnership between the department of bioengineering at The Grainger College of Engineering, the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, and the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine

Free Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine Sites

EBVM Learning Tutorial
EBVM Network Tutorial developed by University of Bristol
RCVS Knowledge
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons EBVM Toolkit and guidelines for developing clinical Knowledge Summaries.
BestBETS for Vets
Simple reviews of current best evidence to support common clinical questions.
Centre for Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine
University of Nottingham evidence based resources and Database of Veterinary Systematic Reviews(VetSRev)
Veterinary Clinical Digest
Veterinary Clinical Digest is a free online publication which surveys the full range of papers published in Wiley-Blackwell veterinary journals and brings together the latest research, of particular relevance to clinical practice, in one place. Each issue of Veterinary Clinical Digest contains a link to the full-text article online (which has been made free to access) and includes a summary outlining the key ‘take home’ messages for practice.
Systematic Reviews for Animals and Food (SYREAF)
Iowa State University and Center for Public Health and Zoonoses web portal of systematic reviews and tutorials related to food animals and food safety.
Veterinary Guidelines Library Guide
Links to guidelines and consensus statements developed by veterinary organizations
International Veterinary Information Service (IVIS)
Free login required
WikiVet
Free login required
AVMA Literature Reviews
World Veterinary Association
Library includes fact sheets, position statements and congress proceedings
Center for Food Security and Public Health
Resources and diseases by species. Iowa State University.
Understanding Health Research
Tool created by University of Glasgow for making sense of health studies.

Free Databases/Search Engines

PubMed
Citations and abstracts when available are free. Limit your search to Free Full Text in the menu on the left.
Google Scholar
Citations are free; full-text articles often are not.
PubAg
The National Agricultural Library's search system for agricultural information.
Semantic Scholar
Uses AI to connect disparate studies. Current emphasis is in neurosciences and computer science.
Consensus
AI-powered, ad-free search engine designed to find expert answers from research papers. Requires that you set up an account. Additional fee for synthesis feature.

OpenAlex
OpenAlex is a free database of scholarly papers with a web interface, API, and database snapshot that can be used by researchers using artificial intelligence for bibliographic analysis.
Google BioMed Explorer
This is an NLP tool that searches PubMed, PubMed Central, and CORD-19 (Covid-19 literature) using a question focused search feature. This may help those working on a quick complex health research question who are having difficulty representing the question with a search string. Patrons should have LibKey Nomad installed for most efficient access to subscription full-text.

ResearchRabbit
ResearchRabbit finds similar articles. Requires you to set up an account.
PICO.vet
Veterinary clinical question builder for searching PubMed. This is in BETA version - don't get too specific or it is likely to yield no results.

Fee Based Veterinary Evidence Resources

Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine Association
Membership provides access to CAB VetMedResource and VetLexicon. Freely available evidence-based veterinary medicine podcasts.
GekkoVet
Small animal diagnostic and treatment app/tool. Free to veterinary students. Monthly fee for private practice veterinarians.
VetFolio
Articles, podcasts and videos from the founder of NAVC/VMX. Free to students and faculty. Yearly fee for private practice veterinarians.
VETbytes
Point-of-care decision support resource developed in partnership with BSAVA. Topics, calculators, decision trees, and links to abstracts or full-text. Based on peer-reviewed journals, RCVS knowledge summaries, Best Bets for Vets, consensus statements and veterinary guidelines to create this simple resource.
Plumb's Pro
Point of care decision support tool including diagnostic algorithms, referenced treatment guidance, reliable drug information and pet owner education.WSU affiliated faculty, staff and students DO NO USE THIS LINK. You have free access through our library subscription found in the Databases A to Z list. Fee for private practitioners.
AOVET
AOVET's mission is to advance the practice of veterinary surgery to improve patient outcomes. Members have access to workshops, fellowships and a journal library.
RCVS Library Membership
Non MRCVS Animal Health Professional
VetCompanion
Organized by topic with evidence ratings
VetMed Resource
Full-text article database for veterinarians from CAB Abstracts
VetStream VetLexicon
Veterinary Information Network (VIN)
Students can set up a free account for access to virtual clinic, video libraries, 3D anatomy and student rounds.Fee for private practitioners.
EBSCO Veterinary Source
A collection of full-text scholarly journals and magazines. Ask about corporate subscription options.

Find Free Full Text

Unpaywall
Browser extension searches thousands of institutional repositories, preprint servers, and websites like PubMed Central to see if an open-access copy of the article is available. Claims to be able to find a free full-text nearly 50% of the time.
Open Access Button
Search by URL, doi, PMID, PMC ID, Title or Citation for free and legal articles, or automatically request an article from the author.

Find Full Text When Not Freely Available

Licensed Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians

HEALWA
Licensed health care providers in the state of Washington only

Commercial Companies or Independent Contractors

If you are writing an article for which you are being paid, or treating a case for which you are being paid, expect to pay for information resources that are not published open access. Here are a few companies that meet the information needs of private companies and independent contractors.

State and Local Public Health Departments

National Public Health Digital Library
The Public Health Digital Library (PHDL) provides state and local public health departments access to library resources, including e-journals, e-books, and databases.

Sources of Veterinary Data

Small Animal Veterinary Surveillance Network (SAVSNET)
British Small Animal Veterinary Association and the University of Liverpool initiative to monitor disease in UK companion animals
VetCompass
Royal Veterinary College VetCompass shares and analyzes veterinary clinical information to understand disorders and improve the welfare of companion animals
National Agricultural Statistics Service
The National Agricultural Statistics Service provides timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture.
Equine Disease Communication Center

Libraries

Veterinary Medicine