DO use Vancouver Style.

DO use in-text references when paraphrasing or quoting from a source.

DO create a reference list at the end of your paper/care plan that includes all references used.

DO paraphrase adequately - Try these tips.

DO cite original sources

DO NOT "cut and paste" without attribution. 

DO NOT cite Wikipedia.

DO NOT cite lectures/lecture notes.

• List all references cited in your paper/care plan
• List references in the order in which they appear in your paper/care plan
• Number your references using Arabic numerals - these must match those used in text
• Begin the Reference list on a new page and title it "References"

• Use in text citations whenever you use a reference (quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing, etc.)
• In text citations are numbered in the order in which they appear in your text
  • If you use a reference again, continue to use the same number for it
• Use square or round brackets, but be consistent
• Use only Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3...)
• Reference numbers follow punctuation (place them after commas and fullstops)

EXAMPLE 1 (Journal Article, print):

Metformin is the drug of choice for type 2 diabetes.(1)

OR

“Metformin should be the initial drug used”.(1,pS66)

References:

1)    Harper W, Clement M, Goldenberg R, et al. Canadian Diabetes Association 2013 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in Canada: pharmacologic management of type 2 diabetes. Can J Diabetes 2013;37(suppl 1):S61-S68.

 

EXAMPLE 2 (Journal Article, online):

Metformin is the drug of choice for type 2 diabetes.(1)

OR

“Metformin should be the initial drug used”.(1,pS66)

References:

1)    Harper W, Clement M, Goldenberg R, et al. Canadian Diabetes Association 2013 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in Canada: pharmacologic management of type 2 diabetes. Can J Diabetes 2013;37(suppl 1):S61-S68. DOI:10.1016/j.jcjd.2013.01.021.

 

 

EXAMPLE 3 (Database found online):

“Primarily, nonpharmacologic therapies should be utilized.”(1)

References:

1)    Kerr K.  Chronic fatigue syndrome. In: Compendium of Therapeutic Choices [Internet]. Ottawa (ON): Canadian Pharmacists Association; c2018 [updated March 2018; cited 2018 Aug 23]. Available from: https://www.myrxtx.ca.

 

EXAMPLE 4 (Chapter in an e-Book):

“Start most patients on an SSRI, an SNRI, mirtazapine, or bupropion.”(1)

References:

1)     Depression. In AAFP Conditions A-Z [Internet].  American Academy of Family Physicians; c2018 [updated 2017 June; cited 2018 Aug]. [about 10 p.]. Available from www.online.statref.com

 

EXAMPLE 5 (Part of a print book):

Using venlafaxine during the 3^rd trimester could be potentially dangerous to the child. (1)

OR

“The use of venlafaxine late in the 3^rd trimester may result in function and behavioural deficits in the newborn infant”(1, p.1466)

References:

1)     Briggs GG, Freeman RK. Drugs in pregnancy and lactation: A reference guide to fetal and neonatal risk.  10^th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; c2015. Venlfaxine; p. 1466-1469.