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Focus on Handhelds and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) |
- UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine PDA Initiative
Information on Palm OS hardware and software
requirements for UNC-Chapel Hill medical school students, useful PDA links,
and UNC applications developed for PDAs.
- UNC Anesthesiology PDA Resources
Information on PDA resources from the Department of Anesthesiology at UNC-Chapel Hill. Information and links to PDA resources including AvantGo, Plucker and iSilo.
- UNC's HIPPA Guidelines for handheld computing(PDF)
Compliance with this security policy is a requirement for all handheld computing devices storing or accessing protected health
information on the University of North Carolina network. This policy was created by the UNC School of Medicine and approved by the HIPAA Planning and Oversight Council in 2005.
- Brighthand.com
Top ranked
handheld computing website covering both Palm and Pocket PC devices. Known
especially for its award-winning discussion forums covering the United States,
Canada, and the United Kingdom.
- CE Windows.net
A comprehensive award-winning site for both experts and those new to WinCE. Contains comparisons, pictures, and screen shots of all versions of WinCE, including PocketPC as well as news, reviews, articles, FAQs, developer information and more.
- Handango.com
Search for handheld
and wireless software for the Palm, RIM Handhelds, PocketPC, Linux, and more.
- PDAlive.com
Lists the latest news, reviews, and how-to's. Also includes a mobile connection section on how to configure your Palm for a dial-up connection through your cellular phone via Infrared.
- PDA Buzz
Includes feature articles and editorials, current news, tips and tricks, software, product reviews, chat, and discussion boards. AvantGo Channel version available.
- PDA Expertos (Spanish)
Palm Pilot website written entirely in Spanish. Links for mobile editions are available.
- PDAStreet.com
Hardware, news,
reviews, software, and message boards for all types of PDAs including RIM
Blackberry and Pocket Linux. Mobile edition available on AvantGo.
- Doctors Gadgets
Medical PDA programs, news, information, video tutorials, moderated forums and resources about medical use of Palm and Pocket PC PDAs and Medical PDA Software.
- Medical PocketPC
Contains information on PocketPCs of interest to health professionals. Includes news, articles, reviews, medical software links, tutorials, and a message board.
- MEDLINE Database on Tap
MEDLINE Database on Tap is an application for PDAs that retrieves MEDLINE citations directly from the PDA through a wireless connection to the Internet. Features include subject clusters, query history, MEDLINE search limits, save citations to PDA and more.
- NLM Mobile
This National Library of Medicine (NLM) application is designed to help healthcare professionals search PubMed, read journal abstracts, and access ClinicalTrials.gov using their wireless, handheld computers.
- Palmdoc Chronicles
Frequently updated blog style information resource written and maintained by medical professionals that use handheld devices. News updates, links to application information and downloads.
- pdaMD
Comprehensive website for the
medical community. Features articles, case studies, and reviews written by
physicians and medical students.
Anesthesia Medicine
- AetherPalm
Palm resources and
software reviews for Anesthesiologists.
- GasPalm/ePossum
Collection of links of
anesthesia software for the Palm OS including logbooks, general reference,
regional aids, drug reference, and calculators.
Drug Information
- ePocrates
This popular free drug reference program provides regularly updated information on
commonly prescribed medications including adult and pediatric dosing, drug interactions,
adverse reactions, cost/packaging, regimens and tables, and formularies. Supplementary
products are available for purchase.
- MICROMEDEX
Thomson Clinical Xpert, the mobile version of Micromedex, is available as a free download to UNC faculty, staff, and students. Thomson Clinical Xpert includes information on
drugs, alternative treatments, toxicology, and acute care. Other packages (including a formulary) are available for purchase.
Access the download instructions and registration number from the link on the Micromedex homepage.
- Lexi-Comp Software
Various components of the Lexi-Comp drug information package are available for purchase and download to Palm and PocketPC
operating systems. Individual databases, such as Lexi-Drugs and Lexi-Natural Products available for a fee. Please note: these are NOT free for UNC faculty, staff, or students.
Evidence-Based Medicine
- Clinical
Evidence
Free trial offer to quick reference sections of BMJ's publication on the Unbound Medicine platform.
- Duke University
Medical Center Library's Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) Tool Kit
Free
PDA file of evidence-based medicine resources available via AvantGo. Contains
information on EBM terminology, how to construct a well-built clinical
question, and how to evaluate various types of journal articles.
- EBM Calculator
The EBM Calculator is designed to calculate relevant statistics for Diagnostic studies, Prospective Studies, Case Control Studies, and Randomized Control Trials (RCT). From the University of Toronto.
- EBM Education
Center of Excellence
A collection of resources that supports teaching
and learning in Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) for faculty, librarians,
students, and other health care professionals. Handheld resources are marked
with a PDA logo.
- PICOmaker
Create and store queries in the PICO format. Free OS-based application from the University of Alberta libraries.
- Student's Guide to the
Medical Literature, PDA Edition
An introduction on how to locate
quality research articles and interpret their content using an evidence based
approach.
Internal Medicine
- ACP-ASIM PIER PDA
Produced by the American College of Physicians, American Society
of Internal Medicine. Contains information on medical texts, free documents,
and other resources available for PDAs covering topics such as bio terrorism,
ethics, clinical reference, and office-based teaching.
- Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
(software)
Concise and up-to-date information on diagnosis and
treatment of infectious diseases in adults now available for PDAs.
Pediatric Medicine
- Pediatrics On Hand
Guide
for pediatricians to selected medical applications and recommended PDA web
sites.
Nursing
- PDA cortex
Feature stories, reviews, software, links and listservs for physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers.
Psychiatry
- PocketPsych
Lists Palm OS
downloads for psychiatrists, FAQs and procedures for using PDAs, and tips for
new users. Includes forum section for users of various types of PDAs.
- DocsBoard
This site is non-commercial and although moderated, allows free discussions and exchange of ideas.
DocsBoard started off with 4 forums, Handhelds, Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Practice Management
and Residency Issues on the open part of the website. It has now grown to include forums for
discussing Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Obstetrics and
Gynecology which are only accessible to Physicians whose licenses have been verified. Also includes a current news section.
- pdaMD
This site includes news updates relevant to the use of PDA technology. Articles, reviews and tutorials are also available.
- PalmMed
This list discusses the use of handheld devices and their medical applications.
The purpose of the list is to advance collaboration in the use of these devices, share in resources
that members have created for their own use, and provide direction for the industry.
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