UpToDate: the Physician's Electronic Information Resource

UpToDate, which is accessible through the Web, desktop, and PDA, is an electronic information resource designed to provide clinicians with practical and reliable answers to clinical questions at the point-of-care. All of UpToDate’s content is original material written by a faculty of more than 3,600 authors who are practicing physicians and leading experts in their specialties. The material is systematically peer reviewed and includes evidence-based recommendations. UpToDate accepts no advertising or sponsorships — a policy that helps to ensure that UpToDate’s content remains unbiased by any commercial interests.

UpToDate is an official educational program of, recommended by, or produced in cooperation with leading medical societies in the United States.

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UpToDate is an evidence based, peer reviewed information resource — available via the Web, desktop, and PDA.

With UpToDate, you can answer questions quickly, increase your clinical knowledge, and improve patient care. Independent studies confirm these benefits.

The UpToDate community includes our faculty of 3,600 leading physicians, peer reviewers, and editors and over 275,000 users. Our faculty writes topic reviews that include a synthesis of the literature, the latest evidence, and specific recommendations for patient care. Our users provide feedback to the editorial group. This community's combined efforts result in the most trusted, unbiased medical information available.