UpToDate Connection – June 2023

Thank you for your continued trust in UpToDate^® to support and inform point of care clinical decision making at your institution.

We are excited to share recent and upcoming UpToDate enhancements. We encourage you to share this information with your clinical teams and colleagues.

• COVID-19 public health emergency
• UpToDate for Anki add-on
• Expanded International Brand Names content
• Graphic algorithms
• Fulfill MATE requirements using UpToDate
• Medical Library Association webinar

UpToDate publishes every business day

UpToDate expert contributors from around the world continuously monitor more than 420 medical journals, so you can trust UpToDate is current. Since the beginning of 2023, 5,855 topics have been updated and 550 new graphics have been added.

Reflecting on the COVID-19 public health emergency

Over 1.8M doctors, nurses, and other clinicians worldwide viewed UpToDate COVID-19 topics more than 52 million times since February 2020. As the COVID-19 public health emergency comes to an end, we reflected on how clinicians utilized UpToDate throughout the pandemic.

Read on to see why clinicians rely on UpToDate as a reliable, global clinical decision support solution — yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Enhance students' study experience with UpToDate for Anki add-on

UpToDate has been a valuable part of your toolkit for years, providing the best information for medical libraries. The UpToDate for Anki flashcards add-on provides thorough, trusted clinical evidence to help your junior practitioners. When in doubt, students can use this add-on to validate Anki content or enhance information on specific topics. Studying for their United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 and Step 2 exams will be more comprehensive and streamlined.

Expanded International Brand Names database in drug topics

To help make it easier for UpToDate users to verify medicines, accurately prescribe them, and improve patient safety, the Brand Names: International field in UpToDate drug topics now includes an enhanced database of international brand names in an easy-to-search functionality.

DEA-registered practitioners can fulfill MATE requirements using UpToDate

Continuing education (CE) credits earned from reading certain UpToDate topics will meet the new eight-hour training requirement for Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners (per the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act)

Clinical users can refer to the UpToDate Substance use disorders table of contents for eligible topics.

Medical Library Association webinar

The role of medical and hospital librarians is rapidly changing and evolving; at the same time, we are experiencing a revolution in how medical information is exchanged and distributed. A moderated panel of expert practicing medical librarians will explore the challenges faced in communicating their intrinsic value to the institutions and organizations they serve.