What's New

February 28, 2006

 
Updated Psychiatric Tools

Amit Kshetarpal has updated his two psychiatry shareware applications.

Psychiatric Tools 2.0 helps clinicials diagnose personality disorders, perform risk assessments, differential diagnosis, MMSE, child GAF, and maintain patient records.

A companion product, Psychiatric Diagnosis 5.0, helps diagnose major psychiatric disorders using a question and answer format.


posted by Kent 8:36 PM | |

 
South Dakota Hospital Mobilizes Clinical Apps

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center will implement mobile software from Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based MercuryMD. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

The 490-bed flagship hospital of Avera Health will use the vendor's MData Enterprise software to enable clinicians to access its health care information system, from Westwood, Mass.-based Medical Information Technology Inc., on mobile hardware.

MercuryMD recently enhanced its software to work better with MEDITECH's applications. For example, nursing notes and medication administration data from the health care information system now can be accessed on mobile hardware through the MData system.

Source: Mobile Health Data
posted by Kent 8:32 PM | |

 
Payer Initiative Offers DrFirst App

Electronic prescribing technology from DrFirst Inc. will be offered to physicians participating in the Highmark eHealth Collaborative. The initiative was created last fall by Highmark Inc., a Pittsburgh-based Blue Cross Blue Shield plan.

Highmark previously announced that it would offer e-prescribing technology from Allscripts LLC, MedPlus Inc. and Zix Corp. It recently expanded the choices to include the Rcopia application from DrFirst.

The payer will spend $26.5 million to provide 5,000 physicians in central and western Pennsylvania with electronic prescribing and other clinical technology. The commitment includes $8 million to support an electronic prescribing implementation at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Source: Health Data Management
posted by Kent 8:26 PM | |

February 27, 2006

 
Concise Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 3rd Ed.

Skyscape's Concise Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 3rd. Ed. is an invaluable reference that summarizes fundamental information on mental health issues affecting children and adolescents.

All the necessary basic information is here, organized for easy reference with a detailed table of contents, index, tables, figures, and other charts for quick access. The third edition has been expanded and updated to reflect the latest research on the emotional and behavioral states of children and adolescents. Readers will find new techniques for diagnosis and treatment, as well as updated information from DSM-IV-TR.
posted by Kent 10:14 PM | |

 
USBMIS Announces This Week's Sale of the Week

U.S. Biomedical Information Systems announces its Sale of the Week for the week of February 27th – March 5th. Visit the USBMIS Store to purchase Thompson's Rheumatology PDA Reference now and save 20%.

The application focuses on rheumatology, and is written for all physicians, including internists, primary care practitioners, residents, and medical students. With interlinked content and a custom-designed user interface, Thompson's Rheumatology PDA Reference provides the most convenient and accurate way to stay up-to-date with the constantly evolving knowledge of rheumatologic disease and the expanding therapeutic armamentarium used for treatment.

Thompson's Rheumatology PDA Reference is written and reviewed by rheumatologists who understand these diseases and have an intimate knowledge of the medications used for their treatment. It is full of insights into the use of these medications that will not be found anywhere else!

The sale ends at midnight on March 5, 2006.
posted by Kent 7:59 PM | |

 
The Myth of the Smartphone Market

Michael Mace, former Chief Competitive Officer and VP of Product Planning at Palm, and former VP of Strategic Marketing at PalmSource, has a couple of interesting posts on his "Mobile Opportunity" blog.

The first is called The Myth of the Smartphone Market, and discusses the different types of users who will buy smartphones, and what the "killer features" are likely to be. Along the way, he states:

"The second segment is information enthusiasts. These people are a little more introverted, and tend to be in information-heavy jobs like medicine [emphasis mine], law, and research. They need a tool that helps them manage all that information. Think of a doctor, trying to keep track of patient records and reference information on thousands of drugs.

The information enthusiasts will pay extra for features that extend their memory and help them work with information. Databases, larger screens, reading PC documents, and running lots of third party apps. Right now I don’t think anyone’s designing an ideal mobile phone for them. Today a lot of these people buy handhelds instead."

The second post, Does the Mobile OS Really Matter?, discusses how the smartphone market differs from the PC market, and how you can't make sales projections for smartphones based on comparisions to the computer market. The main thrust of the post is that it's going to be hard to pick a "winner."
posted by Kent 7:05 AM | |

February 26, 2006

 
Mobile Phone as Computer Replacement

I'm starting to read more buzz about the mobile phone replacing the desktop computer. Web veteran Philip Greenspun blogged about it late last year, and Bill Gates talked about it in January. Although the concept still sounds a little far-fetched given the limitations of current technology, it may well be possible within a relatively short timeframe. Microsoft has begun talking about the specs for ultramobile "lifestyle" PCs and its Origami project, and at least one company, DualCor, is actually trying to make such a product.

The reason I find this discussion interesting is that I've long imagined the utility of a compact mobile clinical "information appliance" that would serve as a doctor's pager, cell phone, instant-messaging device, Web browser, wireless network client, etc. In other words, a device that would instantly connect the physician to his/her peers, patients, and to any digital information, anytime, anywhere. This sort of thing has tremendous potential to improve efficiency and the delivery of quality medical care, even if it doesn't run the Palm OS.


posted by Kent 11:23 AM | |

 
New Site-Level Search

I've finally gotten around to upgrading the site-level search feature on the Ectopic Brain. In the left-hand column, you'll find a new Google search box, which should work much faster and more accurately than the old SiteLevel search. SiteLevel has been down for the past few days, and I was never that thrilled with them to begin with. Having to re-index the site manually was a pain. Google is one of the best search engines out there, so you should have no trouble finding things in the archives now.
posted by Kent 10:35 AM | |

 
Handheld Logging System Saves Interns Valuable Time

In 2005, medical residents affiliated with Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM) rolled out a comprehensive Palm OS-based intern logging system. The program includes over 300 interns from 16 of the 25 member teaching hospitals in the Statewide Campus System (SCS). The logging forms are facilitated by PenDragon Forms software on Palm Tungsten handhelds.

The new system does away with the traditional paper versions, freeing up medical education staff that otherwise might spend much of their time compiling reams of intern data. For the interns, the forms have been programmed and streamlined to maximize efficiency, too. Forms are organized for quick retrieval and satisfy AOA-mandated intern logs for hospital and ambulatory procedures, timesheets, and service evaluations.

Using their home computers, interns synchronize their educational data, via the Internet, to the master database located at SCS/MSUCOM. At their leisure, they can log into the handheld logging website to review and edit their data and to print their logs.

Every handheld is packed with lots of useful tools for medical interns including a calendar, MedCalc (for drug calculations), Epocrates, Word Complete, and lots of other free software titles to download from the internet including free medical resources.

The SCS is moving forward with a national handheld initiative for osteopathic OB/GYN residents in all AOA approved programs. Osteopathic training programs in other states across the nation have expressed an interest in adopting MSUCOM's highly successful system.

Click here for more details.
posted by Kent 12:04 AM | |

 
Sunday Comics


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February 25, 2006

 
Agfa HealthCare introduces IMPAX Mobile

Agfa HealthCare recently introduced* IMPAX Mobile, an ultra-thin, web-deployable client that enables secure, wireless image distribution. IMPAX Mobile will extend Agfa's IMPAX 6.0 PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System) beyond the enterprise, giving healthcare providers secure "anywhere access" to patient data and images.

IMPAX Mobile will offer healthcare facilities the flexibility to disseminate information and images in real time to mobile devices such as PDA and notebook computers, resulting in more effective use of imaging distribution and timely decisions for appropriate treatment plans. All of this will add up to a reduction in image and information distribution costs.

With IMPAX Mobile, patient data and data for clinical review is never transferred from the archive to a mobile device, keeping it secure. "IMPAX Mobile will provide basic PACS and 3D functionality wherever the clinician happens to be," said Dave Wilson, Enterprise Solutions, Agfa HealthCare. "This will be especially critical to physicians who need quick clinical image access. IMPAX Mobile will allow clinicians to maintain patient-centric care, even when in a remote location and it will permit clinicians to view clinically relevant information at the point of care, helping patients to have all the information they need to make informed decisions."

IMPAX Mobile will employ a simple and intuitive interface making it very easy-to-use. IMPAX Mobile can be installed as an extension to existing PACS installations as well as an integral component of Agfa's recently launched, next generation IMPAX 6.0.

*Note: IMPAX Mobile is a work in progress and is not yet commercially available in the United States.
posted by Kent 8:29 AM | |

 
Human Anatomy and Physiology from MobileReference.com

MobileReference.com has released an updated version of Human Anatomy and Physiology, an ideal quick-study guide for anatomy and physiology students. Intended for everyone interested in human anatomy and physiology, particularly undergraduate and graduate life science students, medical students, nursing, and dental students.

Available for Palm OS, Windows Mobile, Symbian, and other mobile devices. The screenshot below shows the WinMob version.


posted by Kent 6:33 AM | |

 
More Skyscape Updates

Skyscape has released a flurry of product updates over the last several days, including:

Handbook on Injectable Drugs, 13th Ed., a dynamic new mobile tool that makes it quick and easy to check on the compatibility of drugs.

Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine, 6th Ed., covers all areas of internal medicine and provides rapid, on-the-spot access to evidence-based clinical management.

The Rehabilitation Specialist's Handbook, 3rd Ed., the reference that students will need as they transition to clinical practice, that practicing PTs will need as they pursue a transitional DPT, and that rehabilitation specialists will need to refresh their clinical knowledge.

Prentice Hall Nurse's Drug Guide 2006, provides safe, effective, current, and accurate drug administration information in a quickly accessible format.

Emergency Medicine Manual, 6th Ed., the best-selling pocket reference in emergency medicine covers step-by-step treatments, coverage of bioterrorism and more.

Pocket Reference for ALS Providers, 3rd Ed., massively updated, handy field reference is written specifically for Paramedics and offers the most up-to-date information essential to paramedic care.
posted by Kent 6:22 AM | |

February 24, 2006

 
Little Black Book of Primary Care, 5th Ed.

Skyscape recently announced the release of Daniel K. Onion, MD's Little Black Book of Primary Care, 5th Ed. for mobile devices.

The Little Black Book, now updated for 2006, is intended as a very portable manual with heavily referenced, concise, practical, clinically relevant information. It contains usual clinical approaches, personal "pearls", as well as and most importantly, literature-debated issues. Over 6000 very specific references for virtually every aspect of clinical primary care make the reference unique among similar medical manuals. Disease processes about which there is little current controversy, or new information are treated briefly.

Clinical information in the reference is organized generally by medical specialty and can be accessed either by perusal down through the hierarchies of the table of contents, or by finding the disease or clinical word of interest in the Main Index. Main Index entries will generally take the reader to the relevant disease page or, if a medication, to a related medications list. Disease page information is presented under the standard nine categories: Cause, Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Symptoms, Signs, Course, Complications, Lab, X-ray, and Rx.
posted by Kent 5:57 PM | |

February 23, 2006

 
Palmetto Health Docs Go Mobile

Columbia, S.C.-based Palmetto Health will implement mobile clinical software from MercuryMD, Research Triangle Park, N.C.

The three-hospital delivery system also has purchased the vendor's CareFocus and Charge Capture applications. The CareFocus system is designed to analyze high-risk patient data and deliver it to mobile devices. The Charge Capture software is designed to enable physicians to use mobile hardware to capture charges and electronically submit them to their practice's billing system.

Palmetto Health will offer the applications to its 1,000 clinicians.

Source: Health Data Management
posted by Kent 5:48 PM | |

February 22, 2006

 
Updated Apps

Unbound Medicine has updated several titles, including Nursing Central, Anesthesia Central, and Medicine Central.

Check 'em out!
posted by Kent 7:17 PM | |

 
MedPage Today Mobile Reaches Physicians at the Point of Care

MedPage Today announces that its flagship "news plus CME" product is now available on the three most prominent Internet-enabled wireless platforms for use at the point of care. Physicians and other healthcare providers can now receive MedPage Today's Teaching Brief CME activities using any Internet-enabled BlackBerry, Pocket PC, or Palm OS wireless PDA. CME credits are available via the MedPage Today Mobile platform, and all activities - whether completed on MedPage Today Mobile or on the MedPage Today website - are recorded and stored in one integrated database.

"Because MedPage Today offers CME as part of its real-time news reporting, we have a unique equity: daily engagement with our audience, which is now truly extended to the point of care" said Steve Barrett, Vice President of Sales, MedPage Today. "Because of this ongoing and frequent interaction, MedPage Today provides a learning environment that drives real educational outcomes."

MedPage Today provides medical news coverage with an editorial focus on breaking news stories that also are covered by the consumer press. Through its real-time reporting, MedPage Today immediately arms physicians and other healthcare providers with a professional news source that supports their ability to care for their patients and to address the inevitable barrage of patient questions about these medical developments.

"MedPage Today has made CME both educational and relevant. I read it every morning, and it keeps me informed and where I want to be: one step ahead of my patients. No one else does CME like this, and now that I can use it on my PDA, I can get the headlines no matter where I am," said William Fisher, MD, a psychiatrist in private practice in Tracy, California.

Source: PalmAddicts
posted by Kent 12:05 AM | |

February 21, 2006

 
USBMIS Sale of the Week

Medical Student's PDA Reference is a concise, yet comprehensive reference designed to provide clinically relevant information in a portable, handheld format. Now, and for a limited time only, you can purchase this application at The USBMIS Store and save 25%.

Medical Student's PDA Reference is designed for all medical students, interns, and other trainees and physicians working on clinical services. The content includes:

• High-yield format for easy comprehension.
• Concise discussions of 3000 diseases within all body systems.
• Indications, classification, adverse reactions and mechanisms for approximately 700 pharmacologic agents.
• Information on cytokines, hormones, autocoids, neurotransmitters, toxicology, vitamins, and nutrition.
• Interlinked content and a comprehensive index make finding information quick and easy.

Download this application today at The USBMIS Store to take advantage of this week's Sale of the Week. The sale ends at midnight on February 26th.
posted by Kent 8:08 AM | |

 
10 Great Programs For Your PDA

The December, 2005 issue of Medical Economics features a nice overview of ten popular PDA applications, many of which are free. If you've been using handhelds for a while, you've probably heard of most of these, but it's worth a read, nonetheless.
posted by Kent 7:50 AM | |

 
Normal Values in Radiology v1.0

Normal Values in Radiology is a free reference using iSilo that lists commonly (and not so commonly) encountered values in radiology which can be used as a guideline when interpreting radiographic studies. Also included are commments about certain values and diseases associated with them.


posted by Kent 12:03 AM | |

February 20, 2006

 
eDerm

West Portal Software Corporation, in collaboration with dermatologists at the University of California San Francisco, has developed eDerm, a unique online dermatology curriculum and companion PDA tool to help primary care providers more proficiently triage skin lesions.

PDA guru Chris Helopoulos has this to say about eDerm:

I've seen the future of incisive, informative medical education and its name is eDerm/PDA. This is must have software for any practicing clinician, no matter what their experience level. If you know dermatologic lesions, then this is a good refresher course for you with an added bonus for your PDA. If you're a medical student, this is how to become skilled at dermatologic diagnosis and triage. This program has something for everybody.

The folks at West Portal Software call their program "Managing Suspicious Skin Lesions - PDA Software and Web Tutorial for Dermatology" but I think that is not saying enough. It's a teaching/learning tool which you can do in your spare time in the comfort of your own home or office. You access the web site, log on with your password, perform as many of the learning modules as you like, and resume any time you like. The course keeps track of your progress and scores your quizzes for you, showing you your weaknesses any time you'd like to review.

The content of the online course is first rate. Full of color pictures and case studies, it is carefully thought out and leads to a valuable learning experience. It becomes a challenge to better yourself throughout. It is a true multi-media experience.

As if that weren't enough, there's the PDA aspect. Occupying just 59 K of memory on your PDA, the eDerm/PDA tool is a valuable addition to your portable armamentarium. It places a decision tree guide to lesions right in your handheld computer. You have a patient with a lesion and input parameters one at a time as it queries you about your patient and their lesion. In the end, it guides you to a most complete differential diagnosis of the lesion and the steps you should take with the patient at that point. The PDA tool is, by itself, worth the price of admission and worthy of your attention.

The entire web site is thorough and easy to navigate. There's a handy demo of the PDA tool which walks you through its use step by step. When it comes to derm lesions, whether you think you know it all or whether you think you've forgotten it all, this site deserves to be checked out.
posted by Kent 6:47 AM | |

February 19, 2006

 
Cancer Treatment Tools from Sloan-Kettering

Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have pioneered the use of computerized devices to help patients and their physicians decide among the major treatment choices for several cancers.

Rather than relying on general risk groups of patient populations who share similar characteristics, their prediction tools provide specific information.

Currently available tools include:

• those that predict outcomes for surgery and radiation therapy in prostate cancer, renal cell carcinoma, and sarcoma
• a tool that predicts the chance of breast cancer's spread from the sentinel lymph nodes to axillary lymph nodes
• a tool that predicts patient risk after surgery for gastric cancer
• a tool to help assess lung cancer risk of long-term cigarette smokers
• a tool designed to assist physicians in predicting a patient's probability and length of survival after pancreatic cancer surgery
• a tool that predicts the likelihood that disease has spread to lymph nodes in patients with melanoma

The breast, lung, prostate, and sarcoma prediction tools are available in both an easy-to-use online version, as well as downloadable Palm OS (including Treo), Pocket PC, and Macromedia Flash programs. The gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, and renal cell carcinoma prediction tools are available in Palm OS or Pocket PC versions only.

The Palm OS versions that I've looked at are written using AppForge, and appear to be very well-done. However, they're clearly intended to be used by knowledgeable cancer treatment specialists, and will be of little use to generalists or laypeople.

Click here for more information, and to download the tools.


posted by Kent 9:28 AM | |

 
Sunday Comics


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February 18, 2006

 
Medtronic Automates Pain Relief

Health-device giant Medtronic - known for its pioneering pacemakers and insulin pumps for diabetics - recently released a device in the U.S. called the Personal Therapy Manager (PTM), a retooled version of a Palm OS handheld. A first for the market, it's a patient-controlled device with a screen interface that can sync with the company's programmable implanted pumps to deliver medicine, via catheter, to the fluid near the spinal cord - a process known as intrathecal drug delivery.

Click here to read the entire article on BusinessWeek Online.


posted by Kent 5:21 PM | |

 
Talk to the Handheld - Part II

A question I've been asked a lot lately is whether or not it's possible to use the Treo as a digital voice recorder. The idea is to create a sound file that can later be run through a PC-based voice recognition program like Dragon Naturally Speaking.

The short answer is "yes," although I don't have any personal experience with voice recognition software. This article briefly discusses one way to do it. In addition, I found a message board posting where one user describes his setup. PC World also ran an article about this subject last year.


posted by Kent 5:05 PM | |

 
Talk to the Handheld

For some reason, Palm elected not to include voice dialing as a standard feature on the Treo. As usual, a third party quickly came to the rescue. In this case, the third party was VoiceSignal, with its unimaginatively-named Treo Voice Dialing application.

The downside? Well, it costs twenty bucks, uses up a full megabyte (plus an additional 0.2KB per contact record) of precious Treo RAM, you can't initiate calls from a Bluetooth headset, and Mac users have to install it using a cumbersome workaround because of a weird bug in the HotSync application.

If that sounds like too much to go through for voice dialing, you may prefer VoiceDialIt. This program takes half the memory, but costs a little more ($24). Here's a brief review.

Voice Call is yet another option. This application only requires 200KB of RAM, but it also costs twenty dollars, and doesn't support Bluetooth headsets, either. However, Voice Call can launch system events such as "take picture", "create new memo", "new contact", "check mail", etc., making it somewhat more versatile than the other programs.
posted by Kent 4:28 PM | |

 
PDAs in Medical Education - Part II

The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) has a section of its Web site devoted to the use of PDAs in medical education, including an overview of handhelds in medical school and a guide to choosing a PDA.
posted by Kent 4:24 PM | |

 
PDAs in Medical Education

At the Medical College of Wisconsin, PDAs are an integral part of clinical education and a valuable tool in the practice of medicine.

This site is designed to provide information on the use of PDAs as an instructional tool, information resource, and assessment tool for clinical education.

Check out their site for details on PDA use during third-year clerkships, electronic forms, popular applications for clinicians, tutorials, and more.
posted by Kent 4:16 PM | |

February 17, 2006

 
Smart Phones Finding Voice in Health Care

Smart phones, which have been on the market just over two years, are designed to be converged devices that provide the application functionality of PDAs with the voice capabilities of cell phones.

Though adoption still is low, new health care applications are evolving.

Click here to read the entire article.

Source: Health Data Management
posted by Kent 7:31 AM | |

February 16, 2006

 
Clinical ENT 2007 v1

Clinical ENT from Pacific Primary Care may be the ultimate otolaryngology reference for primary care physicians, residents and medical students.

Topics include: dizziness, hiccups, taste & smell disorders, oral lesions, halitosis, lip lesions, xerostomia, ear & nose foreign bodies, hearing loss, tinnitus, infections, cancer.

This complete text gives you detailed treatments, work-ups, and differentials to nearly every ENT problem seen in primary care. It is highly hyperlinked for easy navigation and has many illustrations and references. Reviewed/edited by a board certified otolaryngologist.
posted by Kent 9:48 PM | |

February 14, 2006

 
USBMIS Sale of the Week

Medical PDA Software developer, USBMIS, and publisher, McGraw-Hill, join forces to make the most valuable PDA application available for use on the wards.

The First Aid Clinical Clerkship Series covers all the major clerkship areas and is the ultimate tool for anyone in their clerkship. Now, and for a limited time only, USBMIS is offering the following promotion:

• Buy 1-3 First Aid applications in any specialty area and receive $5 off each application.
• Buy 4-6 First Aid applications in any specialty area and receive $10 off each application.

The PDA edition of McGraw-Hill’s First Aid Clinical Clerkship Series is considered a must-have for anyone studying for the wards, and if you don’t already have this concise, yet comprehensive application for your Palm or Pocket PC device, now is the time to buy. Do you have what it takes for the Wards?

Visit www.usbmis.com to stay up-to-date with their new product releases and their most current promotions.
posted by Kent 7:10 PM | |

 
Palm Treo Enhances Delivery of Healthcare

Palm, Inc. continues its leadership in the healthcare industry by meeting the mobile needs of industry professionals, ranging from physicians to long-term-care providers. Adoption of award-winning Palm Treo smartphones in healthcare has furthered Palm's goal of assisting in the rapid delivery of quality care by providing critical information to caregivers where they need it, not just within the walls of the healthcare facility.

The movement toward improving healthcare through the use of electronic health records (EHR) is an important national agenda item. President Bush, most recently in his State of the Union address, reiterated his support, marking the third consecutive year for a call to action to expand the use of electronic records and other health information technology to help control costs and reduce dangerous medical errors. Palm is driven by this larger national goal of improving the healthcare system and has been a key enabler in the conversion to EHR. The popularity and familiarity among physicians of the Palm platform and its hallmark ease of use have helped accelerate the transition and adoption of mobile EHR within healthcare organizations.

Today, organizations in the medical field are standardizing on Palm handhelds and smartphones, ranging from hospitals, clinics and long-term-care facilities to clinical-trials companies and medical schools. Palm healthcare customers include CHRISTUS Spohn Health System, Columbus Children's Hospital, MedStar Health, Good Samaritan Society, Ohio State University Medical Center, and PHT Corp. Following are snapshots of how these organizations are using Palm products:

• CHRISTUS Spohn Health System uses 100-200 Palm smartphones and handhelds to deliver up-to-the-minute mobile information to its doctors. The doctors purchase their own handheld devices and use technology provided through CHRISTUS Spohn to improve decision making at the point of care, reduce errors, streamline the billing process, and improve return on investment. Now doctors can walk into a patient's room, view the electronic results of a lab test, and enter billing codes with charge capture on the way out, leaving more time for the bedside visit.
• Columbus Children's Hospital (CCH) uses 620 Palm smartphones and handhelds to provide its physicians, staff and executives with the patient and reference information they need to provide the best patient care in the most efficient manner. With Palm products, physicians and executives are readily accessible even while they are away from the office, accelerating informed decision making.
• MedStar Health uses Palm handhelds, smartphones and mobile managers to disseminate vital information where it's needed. This gives doctors and nurses a wealth of information at their fingertips, including medical references, patient data, email, and personal information.
• Good Samaritan Society uses 1,000 Palm handhelds to keep accurate and up-to-date records for residents in skilled nursing facilities. With Palm products, staff captures key data and make it readily available for analysis and other important activities.
• Ohio State University Medical Center (OSUMC) uses 3,170 Palm handhelds to provide the people making life-and-death decisions every day with the reference data they need. Medical students, attending physicians and residents can now obtain all their data from a single source, helping them become more efficient and freeing up valuable time to devote to patient care.
• PHT Corporation uses tens of thousands of Palm handhelds and smartphones each year for its LogPad application, the market-leading electronic patient diary solution for clinical trials. LogPad is used by patients around the globe to collect and transmit high-quality, time-stamped self-reported data, which is reviewed by clinical researchers via the Internet. The high-quality data captured and managed by the LogPad System enables better science and more successful trials.

"Physicians play a critical role in our society - they're expected to save and prolong lives of our loved ones. This demands constant access to critical information, ranging from potential adverse drug reactions to laboratory test results. Since they're rarely at their desks, they need real-time access to patient data and medical information at the point of care, where it matters most," said Tara Griffin, vice president, enterprise markets, for Palm, Inc. "Palm makes available a wide range of information, from clinical notes to health insurance formularies, including Medicare Part D information. With these important resources at their finger tips, doctors can now spend more quality time with patients."

"What I like best about the system is that it saves time," said Dr. Mauro Ortiz, cardiologist, CHRISTUS Spohn Health System. "I'd much rather sit down and listen to my patient than have to chase down lab results or patient data on a computer somewhere. Patients want us to treat them like the old family physician used to, and this helps me do that."

"Columbus Children's Hospital has been using Palm devices for at least five years and has been standardized on them since 2002," said Schon Crouse, mobility support analyst for CCH. "We chose Palm devices because of their versatility and the wide range of medical software that runs on them."

"We're contributing to making more tech-savvy physicians than ever before. Having the information readily available not only helps them make better decisions but also helps train physicians for the 21st century," said Wasif Malik, student educational services and mobile solutions director for OSUMC.

Palm is exhibiting at HIMSS in San Diego through Feb. 16 in Booth No. 7501.
posted by Kent 6:58 PM | |

 
ACCESS and PalmSource Announce the ACCESS Linux Platform

ACCESS and PalmSource, today announced the ACCESS Linux Platform (ALP), the latest evolution of Palm OS for Linux. The ACCESS Linux Platform is designed to be an integrated, open and flexible Linux-based platform tailored for smartphones and mobile devices. The platform combines Palm OS for Linux with the NetFront browser and open source Linux components.

ACCESS' goal is to have ALP become the platform of choice for the development of high volume, feature rich smartphones and mobile devices for high performance networks, including 2.5G and 3G, worldwide. ALP is designed to provide a complete, consistent and customizable solution for handset and mobile device manufacturers and mobile operators. ACCESS and PalmSource expect to make the ALP Software Developer Kit (SDK) available to its licensees by the end of this year (2006).

ALP features MAX, an innovative application framework designed by ACCESS and PalmSource to deliver an intuitive, easy-to-use user experience and user interface for smartphones and mobile devices. MAX will seamlessly support the concurrent operation of multiple applications and tasks [Ed.: e.g., multitasking...finally].

ALP has been designed to ensure that properly written Palm OS 68K applications will run unchanged. This compatibility will enable PalmSource's robust community of over 420,000 registered developers to potentially reach new customers and markets [Ed.: Good news for medical users, who should be able to run their existing software on the new platform until developers catch up].

Source: PalmInfocenter
posted by Kent 9:35 AM | |

 
Happy Valentine's Day from Epocrates

As a special treat for Valentine’s Day, Epocrates spreads the love by sending you an exclusive 30% discount valid for all Epocrates mobile and web-based products.

To get these special savings, all you need to do is enter the code: EpocAdvoc214 in your Epocrates shopping cart.

Please note: This offer cannot be combined with other offers. Discount expires on February 28.


posted by Kent 12:01 AM | |

February 13, 2006

 
Nursing Central

Those of you in the nursing field should check out Nursing Central from Unbound Medicine.

Nursing Central is the complete mobile solution for nursing. Look up detailed information written by and for nurses on diseases, tests, and procedures. Consult the comprehensive database of 4,600 drugs or refer to more than 56,000 dictionary terms whenever you have a question. Search Medline or keep up with your favorite nursing journals by having tables of contents delivered directly to your handheld.

Nursing Central includes the following:

• Diseases and Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual, 2nd Edition
• Davis's Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications
• Davis's Drug Guide
• Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 20th edition
• Unbound MEDLINE

Features PDA, Web & Wireless - for one price!


posted by Kent 6:46 PM | |

 
BluefishRx Updated

Bluefish recently announced the release of their new version 6.70 update. This release includes a number of new features, bug fixes, a drug data update and the 2006 coding data for both CPT and ICD-9.

Among the new features:

• Referrer and Assistant are now on emailed charges.
• Added the ability to delete drugs completely from the patient active drug list.
• Fixed several issues with state based printouts. Notes now print correctly on faxed Rx's.
• Several major bug fixes for fax server software.
• Added 'Fill Now' in 'General Preferences'. This will add this text to the faxed Rx.
• Reprint or Re-send charges by tapping the icon to the left of a charge.

You can also secure your Treo via Bluefish's new Treo utility called 'Central'. If you lose your Treo, you can send an SMS to your phone and wipe all data from both the card and internal phone memory. Central is packed with a dozen other features. Click here for more information.
posted by Kent 1:10 PM | |

 
PDA Recommendations from a Medical Student's Perspective

Mohammed Alo, a fourth-year medical student at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (CCOM), has posted some useful info on his blog regarding PDAs in medical school. The other sections of his blog are interesting reading, as well. Check it out!
posted by Kent 8:44 AM | |

 
PatientKeeper Unveils Patient Information System

PatientKeeper, Inc., a leading developer of software for physicians, today announced it will unveil the industry's first Physician Information System at HIMSS 2006 (Booth #1218).

Only PatientKeeper can support a physician's entire day - across different care settings, multiple organizations, and disparate information systems. PatientKeeper's broad product portfolio allow physicians to access their patients' electronic records, write prescriptions, enter charges for services, document patient encounters, place orders, and securely send messages to other caregivers - all in a single integrated environment.

This has allowed PatientKeeper to become an integral part of the IT strategies of organizations across the healthcare continuum - ranging from small physician practices and community hospitals to major academic medical centers and some of the largest health systems in the country.
posted by Kent 8:10 AM | |

 
Sprint to Offer Mobile Data App

Reston, Va.-based Sprint Nextel Corp. will market software designed to mobilize clinical health care information systems. The software, ICIS Mobile, was designed by researchers at the UCLA Division of Neurosurgery Brain Monitoring and Modeling Lab. The researchers formed a company, Global Care Quest Inc., to fund the software and chose Sprint to be the first reseller.

ICIS Mobile can extend clinical software, data from ICU monitors, images and videos to mobile hardware, including Tablet PCs, smart phones or PDAs running the Palm OS or Windows Mobile operating system. It will compete with other software designed to mobilize health care systems, including applications from PatientKeeper Inc. and MercuryMD, Sprint executives say. Through the agreement with Sprint, the ICIS Mobile software will run on the vendor's mobile phone network on PPC-6700 smart phones from Hauppauge, N.Y.-based Audiovox Corp.

Sprint is demonstrating the software on the smart phones at the 2006 HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition, Feb. 12-16 in San Diego.

Source: Health Data Management
posted by Kent 8:03 AM | |

February 12, 2006

 
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database

From the publishers of the Prescriber's Letter, Pharmacist's Letter, and Ident-A-Drug Reference comes the PDA version of the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database.

Enjoy far more data and search features than any other PDA reference on this topic. Take the gold standard for evidence-based, clinical information on natural medicines anywhere you go!

The PDA version gives you instant answers on thousands of natural medicines including...

• Natural Product Effectiveness Checker
• Natural Product / Drug Interaction Checker
• New updates available DAILY
• Info on interactions, uses, and adverse effects
• Brands, ingredients, and manufacturers
• Ratings on efficacy and safety

They're offering a 35% discount for a limited time.
posted by Kent 7:30 PM | |

 
Clinical Medicine Consult 2007 v1

Wow...is it 2007 already? ;-)

Clinical Medicine Consult is a medical reference text with detailed step-by-step procedures, work-ups, treatment plans, medicines and differentials for a myriad of medical conditions.

Indexed and enhanced with hyperlinks to over 12,000 terms, medicines and conditions for fast navigation. Contains over 2,450 clinical (medical-surgical) topics for rapid reference along with specific drug doses and essential treatment pearls.

As usual, there have been significant additions and updates in too many sections to list. Of note, there have been significant updates in the sections on dementia, toxicology, vitamins & nutrients, infectious diseases, endocrinology, cardiology and pediatric medications.
posted by Kent 8:44 AM | |

 
Sunday Comics


posted by Kent 8:43 AM | |

February 11, 2006

 
Coming Soon: The Doctor's PDA and Smartphone Handbook

PDAs are becoming an ever more useful tool in the life of a busy doctor. Not only can they be used to organise your life and deal with e-mails, you can now also purchase and download medical texts for use as a reference on ward rounds or during consultations.

This handbook, written by two expert-user doctors, guides you through the technology, its features and what's available to buy or as a free download. It also explains how best to make use of your PDA in the medical context to ensure you maximise your professional efficiency and, perhaps more importantly, increase your free time.

Available March 2006 from the RSM Press.


posted by Kent 7:06 PM | |

 
SnapCalc

Ever wanted to perform a quick calculation while working in another application? Since the Palm OS doesn't multitask, it can be something of a pain. Well, SnapCalc makes this simple task simple again.

Just install SnapCalc and assign it to a key combination or Graffiti stroke. Then, whenever you press the assigned key(s), the calculator will pop up right over the program you are working in. Freeware.


posted by Kent 3:55 PM | |

 
Goodbye, Fossil Wrist PDA

Fossil has taken down its online stores dedicated to Palm OS wristwatches. Although the hip watchmaker hasn't totally given up producing PDA watches - reportedly it will continue to sell Abacus-brand SPOT watches through retailers - this turn of events is the most ominous sign yet for the struggling technologies.

Neither type of watch performed well in the marketplace. While most people are happy to carry around handhelds, smartphones and cell phones that provide the same type of data and automated information updates as these watches, it may have been hard to convince all but the earliest of adopters (see this review of the Wrist PDA) to give these rather bulky timepieces a go.

Fossil re-introduced the Wrist PDA as a mini-Palm platform handheld for the wrist at the COMDEX Fall 2002 trade show, winning "Best Of" in the mobile device category. Technical problems caused a couple-of-year delay - no doubt hurting its chances with consumers.

R.I.P., Wrist PDA. We hardly knew ye.

Source: PDA Street


posted by Kent 8:58 AM | |

 
Study Evaluates PDA Drug References

If you're considering purchasing one of the many drug reference guides available, you may want to check out this study (in Adobe PDF format) by Kimberly A. Galt, PharmD, FASHP et al (J Med Libr Assoc 93(2) April 2005), comparing ePocrates Rx Pro, Lexi-Drugs, and mobileMICROMEDEX. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the programs' ability to improve patient safety.
posted by Kent 8:46 AM | |

 
PEPID First to Launch Mobile Wireless Medical Decision-Support

PEPID, LLC announced today that it is launching two major initiatives at the 2006 Annual Conference and Exposition of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMMS'06) which starts tomorrow at the San Diego Convention Center.

PEPID was the first to deliver fully-integrated medical and drug information to physicians and nurses on handheld devices and desktop computers. Now the Chicago-based firm is also the first to release its products for any wireless device, including mobile handhelds. The breakthrough puts PEPID clearly ahead of direct competitors, like ePocrates and Skyscape, in information technology and delivery.

"PEPID Wireless service is part of our continuing effort to make sure every healthcare professional and student has the comprehensive resources they need, everywhere they go," says PEPID President John Wagner. "Our new wireless capabilities cover both Palm and Windows operating systems. Whether a practitioner owns a Palm OS device like Treo 650, or a Treo 700 with a pocket browser, he or she will find PEPID the most mobile resource available."

PEPID Wireless simply requires an Internet Explorer (or equivalent) or a Blazer 4.0 (or higher) browser. So virtually anyone using a wireless device - including laptops, mobile carts and handhelds - can connect to PEPID.

This week at HIMSS'06, the firm is also introducing PEPID INTEGRATOR Solutions that allow developers to easily and quickly integrate PEPID clinical content into existing or developing medical information systems. "With our Web Services, Wireless Mobile, Internet Online, Intranet Online and PDA Platform integrators, we have the perfect knowledge-based solution for any organization," adds Wagner.

To learn more, visit Booth 3519 at HIMMS'06.
posted by Kent 8:38 AM | |

February 10, 2006

 
ProStats

If you're really into evidence-based medicine (EBM), this might be useful.

ProStats is a graphically-oriented statistical analysis program which provides users with the opportunity to analyze data directly on their Palm device. Currently, over 40 statistical values are calculated on two data sets of up to 100 points each. Results are displayed both numerically and graphically to provide the user with the exact values as well as visual trends in the data. Shareware.


posted by Kent 8:06 AM | |

 
I Hate When That Happens (Part II)...


posted by Kent 8:04 AM | |

February 9, 2006

 
Infectious Disease Doctor

Infectious Disease Doctor is a complete guide to the management of the twenty one most common infection problems afflicting man today. Disease descriptions, orders, diagnosis and therapeutics are presented in a concise and comprehensive manner. Designed for physicians and patients, Infectious Disease Doctor acts as a quick reference to patient management.

Addendum: Despite its billing, this program is no substitute for a more comprehensive I.D. reference.


posted by Kent 9:13 PM | |

 
PatientKeeper gets a HUG from Microsoft

PatientKeeper today announced that Microsoft has honored the company with a 2006 Microsoft Healthcare User Group (MS-HUG) award.

"We are thrilled that an independent, industry-recognized panel of judges selected PatientKeeper as a leading software vendor in healthcare," said Paul W. Brient, president and CEO, PatientKeeper. "We are proud of our track record of innovation and success."

PatientKeeper is demonstrating at the PatientKeeper Booth (#1218) at the HIMSS 2006 Conference & Exhibition, Feb. 12-16, in San Diego. In addition, PatientKeeper will be featured at the Microsoft booth (#4533).
posted by Kent 12:21 PM | |

 
Initial Psychological Disorder Analysis

IPDA-II enables clinicians to quickly determine an initial diagnoses of an Axis-I or Axis-II psychological disorder by answering simple guided "Yes"/"No" questions. The program also puts clients' histories, initial diagnosis, demographics, medications and progress notes all at your fingertips. Freeware.

Hopefully, it's more accurate than Eliza... ;-)


posted by Kent 8:15 AM | |

 
One More...


posted by Kent 8:12 AM | |

February 8, 2006

 
PDA apps for the U.K.

Software publisher Dr Companion has released several titles of interest to physicians practicing (or, should I say, practising) in the U.K., including the venerable British National Formulary (BNF) and other references. Jolly good show! (Sorry, couldn't resist!) ;-)


posted by Kent 7:18 PM | |

 
Handheld Computers in Dermatology

Here's an interesting article written by Noah Scheinfeld, MD, JD, FAAD, and Orin M. Goldblum, MD, discussing the use of PDAs in the field of dermatology. Definitely worth checking out, even if you're not a dermatologist.
posted by Kent 6:57 PM | |

 
I Hate When That Happens...


posted by Kent 6:25 PM | |

 
Lexi-Comp Integrates with PatientKeeper

Lexi-Comp, Inc. has integrated its clinical content and drug interaction information with mobile software from PatientKeeper, Inc.

The integration is designed to enable physicians to click on a Lexi-Comp link from any application within the PatientKeeper software and access the vendor's reference information from almost any location. Search terms have been embedded in the PatientKeeper software to help physicians retrieve the specific information they need based on patient information. PatientKeeper offers applications designed to mobilize various clinical information systems.

Previously, PatientKeeper only offered access to Lexi-Comp information via its Reference Library application after an organization had purchased the Lexi-Comp data.

Source: Health Data Management
posted by Kent 5:07 PM | |

 
Epocrates Announces Free Integration with EMR

Epocrates announced today that its widely adopted mobile and web-based clinical applications can now be linked to products developed by healthcare information system (HIS) partners. The Epocrates Linx™ Partner Program enables developers of mobile and desktop health information solutions, such as electronic medical records (EMRs) and ePrescribing applications, to integrate their systems and data with Epocrates solutions.

"With national and local initiatives underway to encourage adoption of EMRs and other healthcare information technologies, this announcement could not come at a better time," said John Halamka, MD, CIO of Harvard Medical School. "The ability to integrate Epocrates trusted products with new applications will help clinicians become more comfortable and open to incorporating more technology into their daily practice."

The incorporation of Epocrates solutions with EMRs and other HIS technologies promises to assist physicians in providing better patient care. In a recent survey of Epocrates customers, more than 75 percent of physicians reported they are more likely to use an EMR system if it is coupled with Epocrates' clinical applications. In addition, more than 90 percent believe they can make more informed and confident decisions with the integrated solution.

Epocrates currently partners with multiple healthcare IT developers of hospital-based, ambulatory care and multi-environment solutions. Epocrates' collaboration with partners such as, Allscripts, DrFirst, InstantDx, MercuryMD, PatientKeeper and SOAPware, increases interoperability among technologies and offers clinicians one convenient location for patient and clinical information via mobile devices or Internet connection.

"Since its inception, Epocrates has been the leading developer of clinical reference solutions proving that clinicians will enthusiastically embrace technology that assists in the improvement of patient safety and care on a daily basis. By working with Epocrates, we have found that our systems are becoming more valuable and viable during physician-patient interactions," said Randall Oates, MD, President, SOAPware, Inc.

Epocrates Linx allows HIS vendors to download the Epocrates application program interface (API) to create a customized user interface within their system. Vendors have the ability to embed hyperlinks within their HIS systems that will lead users directly to the relevant information in Epocrates' reference applications, increasing efficiency and convenience for clinicians. This seamless integration allows clinicians to move from one application to another, allowing them to review a patient record and then immediately access Epocrates' clinical information, including dosing, drug interactions, pricing, health plan coverage, and more.

"The marriage of our popular applications and our partners' real-time patient data enables clinicians to access critical information - from potential drug side effects to patient vaccination history - seamlessly and instantaneously," said Kirk Loevner, chairman and chief executive officer for Epocrates. "By working with current and future partners to connect our applications, we are supporting the needs of our customers and helping improve care for their patients."
posted by Kent 10:06 AM | |

February 7, 2006

 
Rumor: Apple to Buy Palm?

Since I'm reporting rumors lately, here's a juicy one from Personal Computer World.

Personally, I think it would be a great pair-up. Stranger things have happened.


posted by Kent 9:13 PM | |

 
Not That I'm Suggesting You Switch, But...

...if you do, you'll probably want to get this program.

StyleTap Platform allows you to run applications originally written for Palm OS handhelds on your Windows Mobile Pocket PC handheld.

The $29.95 StyleTap Platform is now compatible with the Palm Treo 700w.

StyleTap runs third-party applications written for Palm OS Garnet 5.2 (and earlier) devices (before you get too excited, make sure the program you want to run is included in the compatibility list). With it, Palm software appears and operates on a Pocket PC just like native Windows Mobile programs. You can even cut and paste between Palm and Windows Mobile applications on the same handheld.

Because Palm software has always been written to a square format, it should work well on the increasingly common square screens found in Pocket PC phones like the Treo 700w and HP hw6500 iPAQ Mobile Messenger series. Software writers for Pocket PCs have been adjusting their applications to this new display format over the last few months, as these types of handhelds traditionally used 240 x 320 (QVGA) displays.

StyleTap CEO & co-founder Gregory Sokoloff said last year, "With this product, users who decide to migrate from a Palm OS device can keep running their favorite applications. And for the first time, existing Windows Mobile PDA users can access the vast array of popular, proven Palm OS applications."

Of course, it would be easier to just use the Palm OS in the first place... ;-)



Source: PDA Street
posted by Kent 8:54 PM | |

 
USBMIS Sale of the Week

For a limited time only, purchase Just the Facts in Emergency Medicine and receive $10 off the regular price. Co-author, Judith E. Tintinalli, publisher McGraw-Hill, and developer, USBMIS, join together to make Just the Facts in Emergency Medicine one of the most valuable and trusted PDA references available for this area of specialty.

The sale ends Sunday, February 12th.
posted by Kent 6:22 PM | |

 
Top 10 Palm RSS Readers

If you haven't noticed, RSS feeds are becoming pretty popular, and are a great way to keep up with rapidly changing news in the world of medicine.

If you're constantly on the go like most of us, why not download your favorite news sites (maybe even the Ectopic Brain) as RSS feeds to your PDA? There aren't a lot of readers available yet, but About.com reviews some of the best.

For medical RSS feeds, check out the following sites:
MedicineNet.com
Medical News Today
WebMD
The Doctor's Lounge
MedPDA.net
posted by Kent 6:07 PM | |

 
You've Probably Seen This Before




posted by Kent 4:46 PM | |

 
AHFS Drug Reference Packages - Special Student Discounts

Skyscape and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) have joined forces to offer special value bundles for the American Hospital Formulary Service (AHFS) Drug References for PDA. There are three special value packages available, depending on which of the four AHFS reference titles are desired: AHFS Drug Information, AHFS DI Essentials, FamilyRx, or RxDrugs (Package #1, Package #2, Package #3). The multi-title packages represent a discount of up to a 30% over purchasing the titles individually. For students and new practitioners, ASHP offers even greater discounts. Email marketing@ahfs.org for details.

Source: Medgadget
posted by Kent 10:59 AM | |

February 6, 2006

 
Treo 700p Coming Soon(?)

I usually don't post rumors, but this one looks pretty legit.

Several of the PDA web sites are reporting that the Treo 700p (basically a Palm OS version of the newest Treo) is in the works, and may be available from Sprint in April.

The device will feature Palm OS Garnet (version 5.4.9), a 312MHz Intel XScale processor, a 320 x 320 pixel high resolution display, Bluetooth (may or may not be 1.2), about 63 MB of free memory, and a 1.3 megapixel camera.

Source: PDAStreet
posted by Kent 12:28 PM | |

 
Handheld Technology Improves Care, Reduces Errors


Physicians and others who use PDAs, Smartphones, and related medical decision support tools say they’re providing better and more efficient patient care as a result, according to a new survey of 2,800 medical professionals conducted
by Skyscape, Inc.

In the research, a majority of medical professionals surveyed cited mobile handheld technology and related software titles and tools as "critical" to their daily practice - and reported that the solutions enabled them to reduce potential medical errors, provide greater medical care, and assist more patients, according to John Ryder, Vice President, of Skyscape, Inc.

An overwhelming 84 percent of the medical professionals surveyed reported that their personal use of PDAs and medical-related reference titles and decision software resulted in a decrease of potential medical errors, he said.

Even more, 88 percent, said they increased efficiencies in their practice through the use of the technology, with 72 percent reporting being able to provide more care in less time.

PDAs, however, are no longer just a tool of the individual physician, Ryder noted. Hospitals and educational institutions are deploying or otherwise supporting the use of handheld decision support software by doctors as well as nurses, medical students and instructors.

While 50% of US physicians are already using handheld devices, usage should continue to grow as new applications are customized to the technology, he said. As a tool in their daily practice, 70% of medical professionals in the Skyscape survey called their use of PDAs either "Important or Critical."

"Meanwhile, the 800-pound gorilla in the equation is the coming 'convergence' of a variety of currently stand-alone e-applications," Ryder said.

In the Skyscape survey, medical professionals cited the access of drug, clinical, and drug interaction references, along with organizational information such as treatment guidelines, as their current, chief PDA-based applications.

"Expect the growth in handheld technology to be driven by a growing trend in evidence-based medicine, daily (if not hourly) updates in reference databases, and increased wireless accessibility," Ryder said. "Combine this on-going 'information barrage' with the coming convergence of EMR (e-medical records) and e-prescribing on handheld devices - and we'll see more medical professionals using PDAs more often and for more uses."

"But more importantly, patients are welcoming the increased speed and accuracy of medical care - as well as the greater attention and overall confidence by their caregivers that handheld technology is helping to provide at the point-of-care," Ryder said. "The bottom line is that continuing evolution of mobile handheld technology and decision support tools is resulting in better medicine."
posted by Kent 6:46 AM | |

February 5, 2006

 
UW Family Medicine PDA Resource Guide

Dr. Chris Vincent has posted a PDF file of the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Network's PDA Resource Guide, updated in January, 2006.

Lots of great info for all medical PDA users, including links to PDA web sites, hardware, software, reviews, buyer's guides, software installation instructions, troubleshooting, tips, and more!
posted by Kent 8:38 PM | |

 
Recent Updates to the Medical iSilo Depot

Here are some recently-updated files available from The Medical iSilo Depot:

Sports Medicine - Ergogenic aids, anabolic steroids, running, shoe wear/orthoses, bicycling, swimming, skiing, tennis, common sports problems, the female athlete triad, dermatology lesions, cardiology for athletes, exercise, exercise stress testing, rehabilitation of sports injuries, heat-related illness, acclimatization, neuropraxia, overtraining syndrome, management of a sports concussion, sprains & sprains, common overuse injuries, bursitis, tendonitis and muscle cramps. Great for any primary care physician, resident, medical student or trainers interested in advanced diagnostics.

ICU, Electrolytes & Nutrition - Edited by a pulmonologist/intensivist, includes tons of information on critical care, fluid and electrolyte management, and nutrition.

Procedures in Medicine - Step-by-step guide to performing over 240 procedures commonly done in primary care, with multiple cross references, illustrations, and hyperlinks.
posted by Kent 4:27 PM | |

February 3, 2006

 
mobileMICROMEDEX Free for Students!

Medical students can get free access to the PDA-based clinical tools and information from Micromedex.

You'll have access to clinical information on:

• Drugs
• Toxicity
• Acute care
• Alternative medicines
• What's New - the latest news on drugs from the FDA

Plus, essential clinical tools for:

• Disease diagnosis
• Drug interactions

View the mobileMICROMEDEX brochure in Adobe PDF format, or click here to register for your free copy.
posted by Kent 5:47 PM | |

February 2, 2006

 
Evidence-based Decision Support