How do you use OVID?

[chicamedica]

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One of my residents mentioned to me that I should start using OVID to find the latest articles on clinical trials and stuff like that, only problem is. . .I don't really know how to use it, or what it even is (except that it's a search engine of some kind. . .).

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks.

 

[SupportingOccam]

Originally posted by chicamedica
One of my residents mentioned to me that I should start using OVID to find the latest articles on clinical trials and stuff like that, only problem is. . .I don't really know how to use it, or what it even is (except that it's a search engine of some kind. . .).

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks.

You can go to ovid.com to read about the services. Basically, it's a service that organizes and allows you access to a great many journals and print resources (similar to LexisNexis in the social sciences). You can retrieve full-text articles with a search ~anything from the NEJM, JAMA...all types of biomedical journals. Along with Cochrane, UpToDate, and the like (also requiring subscription), OVID is a good way to get recent research information on whatever topic you're looking up (eg ARBs vs ACEI).

You have to pay to use OVID, though many (most?) institutions pay for basically unlimited use by physicians/students. Check your medical school's research/library link page, and/or your hospital's physician section webpage for links to OVID, if they subscribe.