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Mobile Computing

The purpose of this page is to provide links to internet sites devoted to the use of handheldtechnology in medicine. The sites were selected based upon the quality and organization of the website. Please send suggestions for additional sites to Deb Werner or  Christa Modschiedler.

  1. Medical Applications and Tools ($ = cost to purchase) Specific programs and general sites to search for products
  2. Medical PDA sites
  3. General Applications & Software
  4. Hardware - The big names.
  5. General Sites, Hardware/Sofware, Reviews
  6. Primary Care Group (PCG) mobile computing page & Pritzker Palm Project
Medical Applications and Tools

  • about.com: Medical Palm - PalmPilot about.com is a portal to Internet resources arranged in a hierarchy; similar to Yahoo!

  • Antibiotic Guide Free reference by the Johns Hopkins Divison of Infectious Diseases. Need to register first.

  • BiomedicalPDA "A knowledge management platform containing expert-authored biomedical databases that can be accessed on personal digital assistants (PDAs) that use the Palm Operating System, as well as on your desktop PC. Databases published in BioMedicalPDA are peer-reviewed and provide curated insights into the growing volume of emerging biomedical data. BioMedicalPDA can be used as a stand-alone desktop application. A PDA is not required." $69 per database to subscribe.

  • BMJ: Clinical Evidence EBM Resources. You can choose from two handheld platforms offering Clinical Evidence - both are available free for a trial period. The AvantGo platform is a stand-alone version from which you can choose the sections of Clinical Evidence you want to download and the level of detail you need. The CogniQ platform integrates Clinical Evidence with other BMJ publications.

  • COPD Guidelines Tool for Palm OS from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)

  • ePocrates Rx for Palm O.S Peer-reviewed drug information including off-label indications, in an easy-to-use format.

  • ePocrates Rx Formulary
    Contains the exact same content and features of ePocrates Rx drug reference guide with the addition of formulary information from healthplans with which you contract.

  • FreewarePalm: Medical Large Freeware site

  • Medical Algorithms Project "Any computation, formula, survey, or look-up table, useful in healthcare. We have collected over 3500 algorithms spanning major medical domains, organized into 44 chapters."

  • Medical Resources for PDAs by the University Library, University of Illinois at Chicago

  • MedMath
    Freeware medical calculator. Copyright © 1999-2001 by Phillip Cheng, M.D. Stanford University.

  • MemoWare: Medicine
     Freeware site - various programs

  • PEPID "PEPID products are complete medical and drug references, combined with interactive equations and calculators to help all medical professionals provide fast, effective patient care." Products include: PEPID ED - Emergency Medicine , PEPID EMS - Pre-Hospital Emergency Care, PEPID MD - General Practice and Primary Care , PEPID PDC - Portable Drug Companion , PEPID MSC - Medical Student Companion, PEPID RN - Clinical Nursing Companion. Don't own a PDA yet? PEPID has three handhelds available by Handspring, Inc. preloaded with PEPID software.

  • skyscape.com
    Collection of medical reference software for your Palm, PocketPC or Windows CE based handheld

  • The Tarascon ePharmacopoeia
    The Tarascon ePharmacopoeia is the electronic version of the Pocket Pharmacopoeia for handheld personal digital assistants using Palm OS® (e.g., Palm Pilot®, Visor®). This software provides you the most up-to-date version of the expanded content of the Pocket Pharmacopoeia Deluxe Edition. If you are not a MedicaLogic member, you will need to register before downloading the ePharmacopoeia.

 
 
Medical PDA Sites

 
 
 
General Applications & Software

 
  • AvantGo
    Free service which delivers web page content to handheld computers through customized "channels"
  • HanDbase
    Relational database for handheld computers. Medical products are available.
  • iSilo
    Document reader application for your Palm.You can use free converter applications to convert HTML, text, and Doc documents to the iSilo™ format.
  • Pendragon
    Build Palm based form applications
 

Hardware

 
 
General Sites, Hardware/Software, Reviews

 

If you have any questions about resources or services available to the biomedical sciences community please contact Deb Werner, Biomedical Reference Librarian or Christa Modschiedler, Biomedical Bibliographer & Reference Librarian. You may also email the Crerar Reference Staff.

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