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UGI Practitioner

UGI Practitioner is a product currently in development at the Centre for Health Evidence in conjunction with JAMA to address the needs of practitioners of EBM.

Where UGI Learner affords a comprehensive package to the learner of EBM, UGI Practitioner helps learners make the transition to practitioners of EBM. The Practitioner offering provides all the functionality of UGI Learner . Additionally, it simplifies access to a number of quality evidence-based information resources and integrates these with the Users’ Guides. All resources are organized and presented through a unique Internet "desktop" technology that simplifies and focuses the users' experience of best evidence and the guides.

UGI Practitioner includes the entire UGI Learner Web site, plus the following:

  • Integration: UGI Practitioner is delivered through a secure Web site and integrated Internet desktop technology called VIVIDESK™. This is a "Distributed Desktop Portal" that allows multiple subscriptions to be accessed simultaneously. Information in one resource (e.g. Users' Guides) can be linked to information in other resources (e.g. databases, electronic textbooks and journals, Web sites, etc.). This same technology supports messaging, alerts, communications and simultaneous access to multiple resources under a single Internet interface. For more information, please go to UGI Desktop.

  • Evidence Distillates and Repositories: UGI Learner content is packaged with other high-quality resources, such as select electronic textbooks or evidence distillates. Which products are used will depend upon vendor agreements and/or the licensed resources already available to a group. Publicly available EBM Internet resources are also integrated on UGI Practitioner Desktops.

  • Evidence Consultation: The Centre for Health Evidence has considerable experience organizing and deploying evidence-based resources. Consultations with the UGI Practitioner partner groups will ensure that the best possible product is developed for each group. This consultation may involve needs assessment, technology assessment, evaluations or other methods to ensure that the Users’ Guides and Evidence Resource package meet the needs, and honors the licensing rights, of the UGI Practitioner clients.