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Point-of-Care Tools

Resources like DynaMed, BMJ Best Practices, VisualDX, ect. 

Format Example

Author, A.A. (YYYY). Entry title. Name of Database. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from URL (if available)

If there is no author/editor: 

Entry title. (YYYY). Name of Database. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from URL (if available)

Nicholson, E., Ng, S.M., & Kar, P. (2021). Type 1 diabetes. BMJ Best Practice. Retrieved October 28, 2024, from https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/25

Type 1 diabetes. (2021). BMJ Best Practice. Retrieved October 28, 2024, from https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/25

General Rules 

  • How to format in-text citations in your document.
  • Author/editor names: Last name + First name initial + Middle name initial (if available). e.g., Armand Peter Smith = Smith AP.
  • The names of all authors and editors should be given unless there are more than 6 (7 or more), in which case the names of the first 3 authors are used, followed by “et al”). e.g., Smith TP, Brown A, McLane E, et al.
  • No authors, organization, or editors listed? Contact library@saskhealthauthority.ca to ask a librarian.
  • Titles: Follow examples when using upper- and lowercase initials and italics. Do not use quotation marks for titles (e.g., "Title").
  • Subtitles: Use the colon (i.e., : ) to separate the title from the subtitle. e.g., Rural Healthcare: A Definitive Guide.
  • Dates: Spell out the full month name for 'Accessed' date. e.g., June, not Jun or 06. 
  • Proper nouns: Always capitalize the first initial of country/city, person, clinical tool, organization, and/or association names.