LibGuides: Health Sciences: UpToDate&nbsp;

UpToDate

UpToDate is available to faculty and staff, on and off campus. To access, please use the link below:

UptoDate
UpToDate is an evidence-based clinical decision support solution for healthcare professionals, providing access to continuously updated medical information. It includes peer-reviewed topic reviews, drug information, medical calculators, graphics, tables, and patient education materials. Health professionals use UpToDate to get answers to clinical questions at the point of care to help make better patient care decisions.

IMPORTANT : Upon first access to this database, you may be invited to register for an account. Registration is not required for full content access. Personal information you disclose to UptoDate is stored on servers located in the United States of America. To bypass registration, click on the UpToDate logo at the top or run a search.

UpToDate is also available as a mobile app. You must be connected to the BCIT wireless network to install the app without charge.

There are Tutorials on this page: http://www.uptodate.com/home/training-resource-center

Citing an UpToDate topic

Instructions from UpToDate.

Instructions from the APA blog.

Example:

Reference List

Williams, J., & Nieuwsma, J. (2016). Screening for depression in adults. In J. A.

Melin (Ed.), UpToDate. Retrieved February 1, 2017, from

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/screening-for-depression-in-adults

In-text

(Williams & Nieuwsma, 2016)

Components of the reference:

Use the authors of the article as the authors in the reference.
For the year in the reference, use the year listed after “this topic last updated.”
For the title, use the title of the article.
Use the name of the deputy editor(s) for the article as the editor(s) of the reference work. Section editors do not need to be listed in the reference.
Write UpToDate in italics as the name of the reference work.
Provide a retrieval date because the content will change over time.
Provide a URL for retrieval of the article.

A Generic template:

Author, A., & Author, B. (2017). Title of article. In NameofDeputyEditor (Ed.), UpToDate. Retrieved

Month numeric day, numeric year, from https://www.uptodate.com/contents/title-of-article

Copyright

"All UpToDate material is protected by copyright. Permission to reproduce material from UpToDate (including figures, tables, and portions of topics) in another publication must be secured in writing."

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