Accessing Dynamed

Dynamed is an evidence-based, point-of-care reference tool to help you to deal with clinical questions as they arise in practice. It is available to UHNM staff only.

Login

You will need your UHNM Athens account to login to Dynamed.

Go to our Healthcare Resources page, click the Dynamed option and login when prompted.

Screen-shot of the Healthcare Resources page

Dynamed has a very simple search interface.

Screen-shot of the Dynamed search interface

Browse

You can browse through the A-Z of conditions, by selecting a letter from the A-Z. To view a topic simply click the title.

Screen-shot of the Categories list

Search

To search Dynamed type your search terms into the text box. Suggestions will appear, you can use these or carry on with your own terms.

Screen-shot of the search screen

You are then presented with your search results. Click the titles to view the full-text of the article about the topic.

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