How is UpToDate different from other resources I use?
UpToDate is unlike any other clinical resource:
More comprehensive than any other individual resource, UpToDate
contains the equivalent of over 77,000 pages of
original, peer-reviewed text.
Its unique format and search capability allow you to access
answers to clinical questions quickly and easily. You get the
answer you need when you need it.
It is written, reviewed and continuously updated by over 4,800
physicians to ensure that the content remains current.
This expert faculty synthesizes all relevant information,
including the latest evidence, and provides specific, practical
recommendations for diagnosis and treatment.
It combines broad coverage of adult primary
care, subspecialty internal medicine, ob/gyn, general surgery and pediatrics.
We update our online content continuously.
Additionally, when using UpToDate for Desktop or UpToDate MobileComplete™
with an active internet connection, the content will automatically be
updated each time the application is started.
UpToDate performs a continuous comprehensive review of over 460 journals
to keep the program updated. Topics in UpToDate are revised whenever important
new information is published, not according to any specific time schedule.
Each topic has a date indicating when the topic was last reviewed and/or updated.
Updates are integrated carefully, with specific statements as to how the new
findings should be applied clinically. The most important updates can be viewed
by clicking What's New on the toolbar and then choosing your
specialty or area of interest. The What's New section includes
Practice Changing UpDates, a compilation of studies with important or immediate
implications for how clinicians practice.
NOTE: For the desktop installation, you must personalize your toolbar to include the What's New link.
UpToDate was designed by physicians to be easy to use. You do not
need special computer knowledge. All you need to do is point and click.
Subscribers can view demonstrations of the online and installed
versions by visiting www.uptodate.com/help,
and our Technical Support and Customer Service representatives are
available to help you during your subscription period.
How can UpToDate help for teaching, conferences, and
documentation?
Our content includes thousands of full-color graphics and charts
that you can print or use as slides. Topics can also be printed to use
for handouts at lectures or to give to referring physicians within
the provisions of our Subscription and License Agreement.
If you would like temporary access to UpToDate online
for use in a course or workshop, please e-mail us at
educate@uptodate.com.
UpToDate is available online via your desktop, laptop or mobile device.
You can also install the UpToDate application locally to your desktop or
supported mobile device. See our system
requirements for further information.
