The Joanna Briggs Institute EBP Database is published by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) which is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading providers of evidence–based information.  JBI — based at the University of Adelaide, South Australia — provides tools to help healthcare professionals implement an effective evidence–based practice program and provide the best possible patient care.

The Institute’s EBP Database covers a wide range of medical, nursing, and health science specialties and includes over 3,000 records across seven publication types:

• Evidence Based Recommended Practices
• Evidence Summaries
• Best Practice Information Sheets
• Systematic Reviews
• Consumer Information Sheets
• Systematic Review Protocols
• Technical Reports

The Joanna Briggs EBP Database may be accessed through our Database A-Z or through TriCat, our library catalog.

In Managing Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Living Better, MSK’s Dr. Andrew J. Roth, draws on his 20 years of experience as the psychiatry liaison to the Genitourinary Medical Oncology Program at MSK by:

– helping men cope with the day-to-day psychological stressors that arise from having prostate cancer in clear, easily understood text

– addressing the dilemmas that men with prostate cancer, their family members, and their health care providers confront on a daily basis, and guiding them through the emotional pitfalls and frustrations they face

– providing the emotional skills and strategies necessary to help patients deal with the challenges a prostate cancer diagnosis brings to everyday life

Managing Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Living Better may be found in TriCat our library catalog.

The Death of Cancer: After Fifty Years on the Front Lines of Medicine, a Pioneering Oncologist Reveals Why the War on Cancer Is Winnable–and How We Can Get There, is an emotionally compelling and informative science history.  Cowritten by Vincent T. DeVita Jr. — one of the key players in oncology for the past 50 years and author of Cancer: Principles & Practices of Oncology — the book is an illuminating and deeply personal look at the science and the history of one of the world’s most formidable diseases.

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