Internet Sites

 

General Information/Comprehensive Sites

Specific Health and Drug Information Software

Related Articles

 

 

General Information/ Comprehensive Sites

 

CollectiveMed.com

http://www.collectivemed.com/pdasource.shtml

Includes various PDA resources, buyers guides, product reviews, software (some FREE!).

 

Handheldmed: Connect with the Future of Medicine Today

http://www.handheldmed.com/

A source for ebooks, news, software, hardware, abstracts, etc.

 

Health Science Resources for the PDA

http://www.welch.jhu.edu/internet/mobile_resources.html

Comprehensive subject-oriented links to biomedical software (some FREE!!) and content.  From William W. Welch Medical Library, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

 

MedPDA.net

http://www.medpda.net/

Brief articles and evaluations of PDA products by various users.

 

PDA Cortex: the Journal of Mobile Informatics

http://www.pdacortex.com/

A comprehensive site that includes news, software (some FREE!), discussion lists, reviews of software, links to other sites.

 

PDA Resources

http://www.galter.northwestern.edu/guides/pda/

Extensive list of links to medical software, clinical guidelines, medical calculators, handheld news, and shopping resources for handheld devices.  From the Galter Health Sciences Library, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.

 

PDA Resources

http://library.uchc.edu/pda/

Extensive lists of hardware resources, general PDA applications, medical links, calculators, drug guides, patient information, etc.  From the University of Connecticut Health Center, Lyman Maynard Stowe Library.

 

PDA User Guide

http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhs/resources/guides/pdaguide.pdf

A basic user guide to your PDA.  From the University of Illinois Chicago.

 

Personal Digital Assistants for the Health Sciences

http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/pda_index.html

A comprehensive collection of information and resources (including PDA tutorials) collected by the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa Libraries.

 

Select List of PDA Applications

http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhsp/temp/pdaselect.htm

A list of available healthcare related software (some FREE!).  From Library of the Health Sciences, Peoria, University of Illinois at Chicago.

 

Unbound Medicine

http://www.unboundmedicine.com 

Products that specialize in providing point of care information to health professionals.

 

Which PDA Should I Buy?

http://www.askbobrankin.com/which_pda_should_i_buy.html

Information from tech wizard, Bob Rankin.

 

 

Specific Health and Drug Information Software

 

*** (For MCPHS users only!)

 

Archimedes™

http://www.skyscape.com/EStore/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=227

FREE!

A comprehensive medical calculator.

 

*** Clinical Pharmacology OnHand

FREE to MCPHS users!!  Palm & Pocket PC software avaialble now.  Other mobile software coming in Nov. 2009!

To download the software, go to:   Clinical Pharmacology  and click on the “Downloads” link. 

If you're asked for a promotional code, contact the Reference Desk or Pat McNary, electronic services librarian.

Clinical Pharmacology is a product of Gold Standard Multimedia:

http://www.cponhand.gsm.com/marketing/about_cpoh.html

 

Epocrates, Inc.

https://www.epocrates.com/index.jsp

Software available for Palm, Pocket PC (Windows), BlackBerry, iPhone, Smartphone.

General drug information on a large number of medications with information on dosing, adverse effects, indications, and cost. 

• Epocrates Rx – FREE version  - Includes drug monographs, an interaction checker, medical news, and more.

• Epocrates MedTools – FREE add-on applications for Epocrates software.

• Discounts for other Epocrates products available for MCPHS students!  Watch your MCPHS portal page for notices!  For more information contact Pat McNary, ( patricia.mcnary@mcphs.edu )  Electronic Services Librarian (617-732-2810).

   

*** Facts & Comparisons Drug Facts Mobile

MCPHS students receive a 30% discount on Facts & Comparisons Products:

• Drug Facts Silver
• Drug Facts Gold
• Drug Facts Platinum

To find out more about these products and/or order them, go to the Library’s E-Books page or the E-Databases page, and click on the direct link to Facts & Comparisons 4.0 – or go to F & C through Clin-eguide.  When you reach the F & C 4.0 homepage, click on the “Mobile Facts & Comparisons Options – Learn More” link under the “What’s New” Section. 

Software available for Palm, Pocket PC (Windows), Blackberry, & Android devices (phone).

 

HandyMed

http://www.handymed.com/

FREE software available!! 

Medical reference tools (different scales, drug comparisons, etc.) and Cardiology guidelines available.

 

Harrison’s On Hand

https://store.accessmedicine.com/hoh.aspx

No student discounts at this time.

 

HealthProLink

http://www.healthprolink.com/

Applications for pharmacy practice and clinical management developed for pharmacists by pharmacists.

 

Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide

http://www.hopkins-abxguide.org/

Access to the web version of the ABX Guide is free!!  Downloading the ABX Guide to a Palm, Pocket PC, iPhone, or BlackBerry costs $24.95 per year through Skyscape. 

http://www.hopkins-abxguide.org/download_center/main/palm/download_center_details.html?siteId=153

 

*** Lexi-Comp, Inc’s Product Lines

http://www.lexi.com/lexistore/index.jsp

Software available for your Palm, Pocket PC, BlackBerry, iPhone/iPod

http://webstore.lexi.com/Store/ON-HAND

Discounts/group rates available.  For more information, login to the Lexi-Comp database or contact your APhA-ASP club officers. 

 

*** MICROMEDEX (Thomson Clinical Xpert)

FREE to MCPHS users!!!

To download the software to your Palm or PC:

****Software for BlackBerries and smartphones should be available soon!****

1) Go to the MICROMEDEX database from the library’s web page:

          http://www.mcphs.edu/libraries/e_resources/db.html

2) Enter your MCPHS credentials on the proxy page.

3) Log in with the username and password.

4) Click on the blue "Thomson Healthcare: Evidence/ Healthcare Series" box.

5) Click on the gray “Handheld PDA” tab. 

6) Follow the directions.

 

****Problems downloading?  Call MICROMEDEX technical support:  1-800-525-9083, option 3.

General information about the product: http://www.micromedex.com/products/clincalxpert/

 

NLM Mobile

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mobile/

FREE!!

Tools from the NLM for use with mobile devices.  Includes links to:

• PubMed for handhelds

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mobile/

A web site for searching MEDLINE with the web browser of any mobile device

• AIDSinfo PDA Tools

http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/PDATools/Default.aspx?MenuItem=AIDSinfoTools

Includes software for: the Antiretroviral Toxicity Tool; Federally approved medical guidelines; HIV/AIDS Glossary.

• WISER (Wireless System for Emergency Responders)

http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/

Designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents.

• NCBI Bookshelf

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query/Books.live/Help/mobile.html

Downloadable versions of books from the NCBI Bookshel

• REMM  (Radiation Event Medical Management) 

http://remm.nlm.gov/Aboutthissite.htm#download

Guidance for health care providers re clinical diagnosis & treatment during mass casualty radiologic/nuclear events

• ** MD on Tap  (MEDLINE Database on Tap) ** 

http://mdot.nlm.nih.gov/proj/mdot/mdot.php

Your PDA must have wireless capabilities to use this database!

Retrieves MEDLINE® citations directly from the PDA through a wireless connection to the Internet.

(**You can still download this program, but client support is no longer provided!)

 

PDAConsults

http://www.pdaconsults.com/

Some FREE software available!!  Registration required.  This company provides products dealing with EBM information:  guidelines, data, calculators, studies.

 

Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy

http://www.sanfordguide.com/

Contains the entire content of the print edition.  Check their web site for pricing information.

From Antimicrobial Therapy, Inc.

 

Tarascon Publishing

http://www.tarascon.com/

A publisher of medical books including the Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia available in both Palm and PC formats.  See their web page for pricing information.

Software for Palm, Pocket PC (Windows), & Blackberry devices.

 

 

Related Articles

 

For articles about PDAs in the health professions, do a search in MEDLINE, Embase, IPA, or CINAHL using the terms:

•     handheld computers OR personal digital assistants   (MEDLINE, CINAHL)

•     personal digital assistants OR microcomputers   (Embase)

•     PDAs OR personal digital assistants OR handheld computers   (IPA)

 

 

** This is an information list only.  MCPHS Library does not endorse any particular product.

 

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