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

Patient Satisfaction: From the Emergency Department to the Hospital

Program Code: 17249

Main changes:

• Streamlined and condensed script to reduce runtime and improve clarity, ensuring patients receive essential information more efficiently while maintaining clinical accuracy and empathy.
• Other changes based on clinical review.

Pain Management Chronic, At-home, Opioids: Full Program

Program Code: 21301

Main changes:

• Updated language around addiction to reflect newer language about opioid use disorder and adding tolerance to information about risks.

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

• Using Opioids at Home for Chronic Pain: Overview (32433)

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

• Pain Management Chronic, At-home: Opioid Safety at Home (52354)
• Pain Management Chronic, At-home: Side Effects and Risks of Opioids (52352)
• Pain Management Chronic, At-home: Rules for Opioids (52353)

Pain Management Acute, At-home, Opioids: Full Program

Program Code: 18290

Main changes:

• Added emphasis that pain management will be multimodal and setting appropriate expectations about potential refills.

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

• Opioid Acute Pain Management: Overview (32105)

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

• Pain Management Acute, At-home: Opioid Safety at Home (52373)
• Pain Management Acute, At-home: Side Effects and Risks of Opioids (52374)
• Pain Management Acute, At-home: Transitioning off Opioids (52375)

Newborn Health and Safety: Full Program

Program Code: 25364

Main changes:

• Organized content into more concise sections.

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

• Newborn Health: Your Newborn’s Appearance (52252)
• Newborn Health: Breathing and Colic (52253)
• Newborn Safety: Safe Sleep (52258)
• Newborn Safety: Car Seat Safety (52259)
• Newborn Safety: Preventing Injuries (52260)
• Newborn Health: Well Baby Visits (52254)
• Newborn Health: When to Seek Medical Care (52255)
• Newborn Health: Your Postpartum Care (52256)

Vasectomy: Full Program

Program Code: 78

Main changes:

• Added language around oral medications and general anesthesia being a possibility for some patients.

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

• What Happens During a Vasectomy?: Overview (32039)

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

• Vasectomy: Your Decision (52610)
• Vasectomy: After the Procedure (52611)
• Vasectomy: Risks (52612)
• Vasectomy: Alternatives (52613)

VAD: Full Program

Program Code: 3986

Main changes:

• Updated program to reflect currently available devices.
• Additional updates per clinical advisor’s suggestion.

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

• Heart Failure and Using a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD): Overview (32522)
• What Happens During Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Surgery?: Overview (32521)

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

• VAD: What is a VAD? (51505)
• VAD: Getting Ready for a VAD (51506)
• VAD: Before Your Procedure (51507)
• VAD: After Your Procedure (51508)
• VAD: Risks (51509)
• VAD: Alternatives (51510)

Parathyroidectomy: Full Program

Program Code: 101

Main changes:

• Updated the language around imaging tests and monitoring for parathyroidectomy procedure methods.

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

• Why May I Need a Parathyroidectomy?: Overview (32417)
• What Happens During a Parathyroidectomy?: Overview (32416)

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

• Parathyroidectomy: Before the Procedure (52659)
• Parathyroidectomy: After the Procedure (52660)
• Parathyroidectomy: Risks (52661)
• Parathyroidectomy: Alternatives (52662)

Whipple Surgery: Full Program

Program Code: 24956

Main changes:

• Updated language around the methods of Whipple procedure.

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

• How Whipple Surgery Treats Pancreatic Cancer: Overview (32495)
• What Happens During Whipple Surgery?: Overview (32494)

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

• Whipple Surgery: Before the Surgery (52654)
• Whipple Surgery: After the Surgery (In-Hospital) (52655)
• Whipple Surgery: After the Surgery (At Home) (52656)
• Whipple Surgery: Risks (52657)
• Whipple Surgery: Alternatives (52658)

Getting Ready for a Pain Appointment

Program Code: 22348

Main changes:

• Streamlined program to improve viewer experience.

Program Name Change: Surgical Menopause and Hormone Therapy

Program Code: 157

Previous title: Hysterectomy Recovery Estrogen Therapy

Program Name Change: What is Surgical Menopause?

Program Code: 32512

Previous title: Hormone Therapy After a Hysterectomy: Overview

Program Name Change: Pain Management Chronic, At-home, Opioids: Full Program

Program Code: 21301

Previous title: Pain Management: At-Home Opioids, Chronic Pain

Program Name Change: Pain Management Acute, At-home, Opioids: Full Program

Program Code: 18290

Previous title: Pain Management: At-Home Opioid Safety, Acute

Program Name Change: Getting Ready for a Pain Appointment

Program Code: 31921

Previous title: Pain Consultation: Getting Ready