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UpToDate is an evidence based, peer review
Peer review

Peer review is the process of subjecting an author's Scholarly method work, research, or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the same field....
ed medical information resource published by a medical company called UpToDate, Inc. It is available both via the Internet
Internet

The Internet is a global network of interconnected computers, enabling users to share information along multiple channels. Typically, a computer that connects to the Internet can access information from a vast array of available server and other computers by moving information from them to the computer's local memory....
 and offline on personal computers or a PDA
Personal digital assistant

A personal digital assistant is a handheld computer, also known as a palmtop computer. Newer PDAs also have both color screens and audio capabilities, enabling them to be used as mobile phones, , web browsers, or portable media players....
. An update is published every four months.

The material is written by over 3600 clinicians and has over 7300 topics. It also includes a drug database and a list of medical calculators. Research shows that UpToDate is a frequently used tool preferred by physicians and students over several alternatives.






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UpToDate is an evidence based, peer review
Peer review

Peer review is the process of subjecting an author's Scholarly method work, research, or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the same field....
ed medical information resource published by a medical company called UpToDate, Inc. It is available both via the Internet
Internet

The Internet is a global network of interconnected computers, enabling users to share information along multiple channels. Typically, a computer that connects to the Internet can access information from a vast array of available server and other computers by moving information from them to the computer's local memory....
 and offline on personal computers or a PDA
Personal digital assistant

A personal digital assistant is a handheld computer, also known as a palmtop computer. Newer PDAs also have both color screens and audio capabilities, enabling them to be used as mobile phones, , web browsers, or portable media players....
. An update is published every four months.

The material is written by over 3600 clinicians and has over 7300 topics. It also includes a drug database and a list of medical calculators. Research shows that UpToDate is a frequently used tool preferred by physicians and students over several alternatives. It also has information for patients.

The website was launched in 1992 by Dr. Burton D. Rose along with Dr. Joseph Rush.

Resources

The website has different types of resources available. Including:

  • Medical information.
  • Free patient information.
  • A drug information database by Lexi-Comp.
  • Drug interactions by Lexi-Comp.
  • Medical calculators.


Cost


Many of the services require a subscription: for example, in 2008 a new online subscription for 1 year costs $495, $195 for trainees. Renewals and longer subscriptions are less expensive. For institutional or group practices, prices vary. An offline version for personal computers costs $1495 per year (all prices exclude shipping and handling).

Recommendations


UpToDate is recommended by the American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Family Physicians

The American Academy of Family Physicians was founded in 1947 to promote the science and art of general practitioner. It is one of the largest medical organizations in the United States, with more than 94,000 members....
 and an official educational program of or offered in cooperation with the American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics

The American Academy of Pediatrics was founded in 1930 and now has 60,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists as members....
, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is a professional association of medical doctors specializing in obstetrics and gynecology in the United States....
, American College of Rheumatology
American College of Rheumatology

The American College of Rheumatology is an organization of and for physicians, health professionals, and scientists that advances rheumatology through programs of education, research, advocacy and practice support that foster excellence in the care of people with arthritis and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases....
, American Gastroenterological Association
American Gastroenterological Association

The American Gastroenterological Association is a medical association of gastroenterology. About 14,000 scientists and physicians are members of the organization, which was founded in 1897 and is the oldest medical association in the United States....
, American Thoracic Society
American Thoracic Society

American Thoracic Society , established in 1905, is an independently incorporated, international, educational and scientific society, serving its 18,000 members world-wide who are dedicated in respiratory and critical care medicine....
, Society of General Internal Medicine
Society of General Internal Medicine

Society of General Internal Medicine is an USA List of learned societies composed of physicians engaged in internal medicine research and teaching....
 and The Endocrine Society
The Endocrine Society

The Endocrine Society is a professional, international medical organization in the field of endocrinology and metabolism, founded in 1916 as The Association for the Study of Internal Secretions....
. It offers credits for continuing medical education
Continuing medical education

Continuing medical education refers to a specific form of continuing education that helps those in the medicine field maintain competence and learn about new and developing areas of their field....
 for physicians and nurse practitioner
Nurse practitioner

A Nurse Practitioner is a registered nurse who has completed specific advanced nursing education and training in the diagnosis and management of common as well as complex medical conditions....
s.

See also

  • eMedicine
    EMedicine

    eMedicine is an online clinical medical knowledge base that was founded in 1996 by Scott Plantz and Richard Lavely, two medical doctors. It was sold to WebMD in January 2006....


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