UpToDate Patient and Member Engagement Program Updates and Enhancements - June 2025

The following programs have been released on June 25, 2025. Click here to preview all the programs in this release.
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New Programs

Preventing Falls in a Hospital or Care Center

Program Code: 50842
Release Notes:

  • This video goes over common recommendations for patients to avoid falls in a hospital or other in-patient care facility.

Re-released Programs

Lung Cancer Screening: Options

Program Code: 24044
Release Notes:

  • This program goes over lung cancer screening using low-dose CT scan for smokers and non-smokers, including: how it's done, the pros and cons of screening, information on false positives, and the possible outcomes of screening and not screening.

Updated Programs

Cardiac Catheterization with Possible PCI: Full Program

Program Code: 59

Main changes:

  • Edited language around reasons why stents may not be used.


These updates have also been applied to the following associated short-form video:

  • Cardiac Catheterization with Possible PCI: Abridged Version (22300)
Cesarean Birth

Program Code: 44

Main changes:

  • Updated language throughout to align with Childbirth program.
  • Updated term C-Section to cesarean birth throughout script.
  • Updated TOLAC and VBAC language to align with TOLAC program.
  • Updated standard language.


These updates have also been applied to the following UpToDate Educate programs:

  • Why a Cesarean Birth?: Overview (31868)
  • Your Cesarean Birth: Overview (32042)


In additional to the above updates, four new Short-form videos have been released:

  • Cesarean Birth: Before Your Cesarean Birth (49318)
  • Cesarean Birth: After the Birth (49319)
  • Cesarean Birth: Risks (49320)
  • Cesarean Birth: Alternatives (49321)
Diabetes Eye Exam

Program Code: 22343

Main changes:

  • Updated with language from Diabetes, Type 2 program.
  • Updated for standard language.
Anticoagulant Injections: At-Home (Lovenox, Fragmin, Arixtra)

Program Code: 25098

Main changes:

  • Harmonized with other anticoagulant programs and removed “How to inject” section as we have a stand-alone program for this.
  • Other changes based on clinical review.
ERAS With Bowel Prep

Program Code: 23973

Main changes:

  • Modernized language style and improved brevity.
  • Other changes based on clinical review.
ERAS Without Bowel Prep

Program Code: 32812

Main changes:

  • Modernized language style and improved brevity.
  • Other changes based on clinical review.


These updates have also been applied to the following UpToDate Educate program:

  • How to Prepare for Surgery: Overview (32111)
Colonoscopy: Why Get One?

Program Code: 604

Main changes:

  • Updated content with Annual Medical Review notes.
    • Included lines on polyps in colon as a possible early sign of cancer.
  • Rearranged several lines to match the new language in the longer Colonoscopy program.
  • Revised for accessibility considerations.
Compression Stockings

Program Code: 9860

Main changes:

  • Updated language describing heart and blood vessels.
  • Updated for accessibility.


In addition to the above updates, four new associated Short-form videos have been released:

  • Compression Stockings: What are They? (49662)
  • Compression Stockings: Common Concerns (49663)
  • Compression Stockings: How-to Tips (49664)
  • Compression Stockings: Getting the Best Results (49665)
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS): Surgical Treatment Options

Program Code: 24053

Main changes:

  • Clarification on why endocrine therapy may be done after a mastectomy: The script now explains that some people with a certain type of DCIS may choose to have endocrine therapy after a mastectomy to help prevent cancer from forming in their other breast.
  • Other changes based on clinical review.


These updates have also been applied to the following UpToDate Educate program:

  • What Is Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)?: Overview (32493)
Cervical Cancer Screening

Program Code: 29557

Main changes:

  • Updated age recommendations for cervical cancer screenings and clarified recommended options at each age.
  • Other changes based on clinical review


These updates have also been applied to the following UpToDate Educate program:

  • What Happens During Cervical Cancer Screening?: Overview (32536)


In addition to the above updates, two new associated Short-form videos have been released:

  • Cervical Cancer Screening: What is it? (50296)
  • Cervical Cancer Screening: After Screening (50297)
LEEP

Program Code: 120

Main changes:

  • Updated language around cervical dysplasia to harmonize with UTD patient content and updated standard language throughout program.


These updates have also been applied to the following UpToDate Educate program:

  • What Happens During a LEEP Procedure?: Overview (32230)
Diabetes - Smoking

Program Code: 9862

Main changes:

  • Added information about vaping and e-cigarettes, as well as adjusting language about the risk of heart attack and stroke after quitting.
Program Name Change:  Cesarean Birth

Program Code: 44

Previous title: C-Section


Program Name Change: Why a Cesarean Birth?: Overview

Program Code: 31868

Previous title: When is a C-Section done?: Overview


Program Name Change: Your Cesarean Birth: Overview

Program Code: 32042

Previous title: What Happens During a C-Section?: Overview