Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced that UpToDate has been selected as a point-of-care reference tool by Helsebiblioteket (The Norwegian Electronic Health Library). Helsebiblioteket provides health personnel with free online access to useful and trustworthy knowledge resources - journals, databases, summarised evidence, guidelines and other tools - in order to help raise the quality of health services in Norway.
UpToDate is an evidence-based resource that provides fast, accurate clinical answers to physicians and other medical professionals, particularly at the point of care. Used by over 360,000 clinicians worldwide, UpToDate's content includes treatment recommendations based on the best medical evidence. Created by more than 4,000 editors, authors and peer reviewers from leading medical institutions, the resource monitors over 430 journals, guidelines published by major and international societies, and other resources to ensure that the most recent findings are incorporated into the content.
UpToDate has also announced a partnership with the Global Health Delivery Project to provide subscriptions to clinicians working with underserved populations outside the US. Most recently this has included making complimentary subscriptions available to clinicians providing care in Haiti. UpToDate has also worked with Partners in Health to evaluate the utility of the programme in public hospitals in Rwanda, Malawi and South Africa.
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