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ArticleJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA2014

Pharmacist perception and use of UpToDate®.

Katie L Wallace, Robert D Beckett, Amy Heck Sheehan

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Article in Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Katie L Wallace, klwallac@wakehealth.edu , Postgraduate Year 1 Pharmacy Practice Resident, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Department of Pharmacy, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27103; , rdbeckett@manchester.edu , Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Manchester University, 10627 Diebold Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46845; , hecka@purdue.edu , Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Purdue University College of Pharmacy, Fifth Third Bank Building, 640 Eskenazi Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
Robert D Beckett, klwallac@wakehealth.edu , Postgraduate Year 1 Pharmacy Practice Resident, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Department of Pharmacy, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27103; , rdbeckett@manchester.edu , Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Manchester University, 10627 Diebold Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46845; , hecka@purdue.edu , Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Purdue University College of Pharmacy, Fifth Third Bank Building, 640 Eskenazi Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
Amy Heck Sheehan, klwallac@wakehealth.edu , Postgraduate Year 1 Pharmacy Practice Resident, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Department of Pharmacy, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27103; , rdbeckett@manchester.edu , Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Manchester University, 10627 Diebold Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46845; , hecka@purdue.edu , Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Purdue University College of Pharmacy, Fifth Third Bank Building, 640 Eskenazi Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46202.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A cross-sectional survey of a convenience sample of 1,199 pharmacists was conducted to describe pharmacists' use and perception of UpToDate®. Of 472 (39%) respondents, 217 (46%) reported using UpToDate. Most respondents who used or had heard of UpToDate indicated willingness to change a treatment plan based on UpToDate recommendations (77%). Many believed that UpToDate is updated weekly (31%) or monthly (49%) and that all articles undergo external peer review (51%). In conclusion, the majority of respondents reported that they would adjust drug therapy based on UpToDate recommendations; however, many pharmacists may hold misconceptions regarding the updating and peer-review processes.

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Community Pharmacy ServicesDatabases as TopicHumansInformation Seeking BehaviorInformation Storage and RetrievalMedical InformaticsPharmacistsProfessional CompetenceProfessional Practice

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PMID25349549
PMCPMC4188058

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