UpToDate is a valuable resource in all stages of medical education and training:
- 95% of residents report UpToDate was the most effective resource for learning.1
- 20 minutes a day reading UpToDate was associated with an increase in IM-ITE scores comparable to an entire year of residency.2
- Use of clinical decision support resources like UpToDate was associated with improved scores on Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification Examinations (IM-MOCE).3
- 99% of trainee subscribers say they would recommend UpToDate to a colleague.4
UpToDate is equally valuable in the education of nurses and the patients for whom they care.
The nursing team at Swedish Medical Group, a large ambulatory care group in Seattle, WA, standardized on UpToDate as a way to educate nurses and patients to achieve quality-based outcomes. Nurse Educator, Shirley Vacante, RN, BSN, offers these tips on how nurses use UpToDate to support best practices in a clinic:
- Research topics to answer patient questions properly
- Share Patient Information to enable better patient participation in care plans
- Verify and confirm medication and dosage information
- Use UpToDate guidelines for creating care plans
For more in-depth information on the benefits of UpToDate across departments, watch the “UpToDate Throughout Your Care Team” webinar.
1 Edson RS, Beckman TJ, West CP, Aronowitz PB, Badgett RG, Feldstein DA, Henderson MC, Kolars JC, McDonald FS. A multi-institutional survey of internal medicine residents' learning habits. Med Teach. 2010;32(9):773-5.
2 McDonald, F, Zeger, SC, Kolars, JC. Factors Associated with Medical Knowledge Acquisition During Internal Medicine Residency J Gen Intern Med 2007. Using UpToDate for 20 minutes a day was associated with a comparable increase in IM-ITE scores as an entire year of residency.
3 Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 2012: Relationship of Electronic Medical Knowledge Resource Use and Practice Characteristics with Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification Examination Scores
4. UpToDate Individual Subscriber Survey, 2012. (N=1,558)