Fast access to trusted clinical content
Medical librarians are an integral part of the healthcare team. They have a direct impact on the quality of patient care by helping clinicians, allied health professionals and researchers stay abreast of new developments in their specialty areas. They also work closely with patients and consumers seeking authoritative health information.
Like many professionals in healthcare, medical librarians face shrinking resources and major shifts in priorities that challenge their mission:
- An over-abundance of information and misinformation, which demands more curation
- Digitization and “appification” of knowledge and education services
- Obligations to keep up with technology and improve data and system security
- Limited research time for clinicians and risks of burnout
- Inequities in patient education resources, from inaccessibility to lack of representation
These issues make the expert services of medical librarians more crucial.
Using the right evidence-based solution, medical librarians can raise their economic value and impact while supporting patients, clinicians, and researchers to make the best decisions for quality care.
To learn more, download the product sheet “UpToDate for Medical Librarians.”
