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MLS Home > Remote Health Resources> Medical PDA resources


Medical PDA Resources: New

 

For General PDA Resources [Click here]

 For PDA Resources Presentation on PowerPoint [Click here]

 

For MEDLINE/PubMed Handhelds [Click here]

For MEDLINE/PubMed Journal Browser [Click here]

 

For a list of Over 490 resources in more than 20 categories [Click here]

To suggest a resource on PDA, please [click here] to fill the form

 

Resources for DOHMS Staff:

First Consult, Mosby’s Drug Database, Medical Calculators [Click here]

 

Drug Guides:

A to Z Drug Facts and I-Facts

AIDSinfo's Drug Database for Palm PDAs: provides easy access to drug information from the AIDSinfo Drug Database

Clinical Pharmacology

ePocrates

InfoRetriever

LexiDrugs

mobileMICROMEDEX

Mydoktor: for all PDA types and Psion users

PDR: leader in interactive healthcare for medical and drug information

Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia

 

Evidence Based Medicine:

Clinical Practice Guidelines: All National Guideline Clearinghous summaries are available in a text format downloadable to the Palm (PDA).

EBM Calculator: designed to calculate relevant statistics for Diagnostic studies, Prospective Studies, Case Control Studies, and Randomized Control Trials (RCT)

ebm2go: Evidence-Based Medicine Books

InfoPOEMs - The Clinical Awareness System

 

Medical records: Patient Information

MDEverywhere

Mobile MedData

OmniMD

Patient Keeper

Patient Tracker: Manage patient information directly from your device.

Pocket Practitioner

WardWatch - designed to aid medical clinical staff on rounds

 

Prescribing:

iScribe - Electronic Prescribing

PocketScript

ePhysician ePad

AllScripts

 

Differential Diagnosis:

FIRSTConsult: POCKETConsult is a single destination for critical, point-of-care material on your PDA

Diagnosaurus

 

Medical Calculators:

BMI Calculator - from NHLBI. Freeware for use on Palm OS and PocketPC 2003 Devices  

Breast CA Prediction Tool: breast cancer risk prediction tool for the Palm

DietCalc

DoseCalc - A stand alone program for calculating pediatric medication doses

MedCalc - is a medical calculator running on Palm OS handheld devices

MedRules: Clinical Prediction Rules for Palm OS

Nephrology Calculator for Palm: Kt/V, Fractional Excretion, Peritoneal Dialysis, Creatinine, Delta/Delta

 

Medical Books: References

AIDSinfo's HIV/AIDS Glossary for Palm PDAs: provides easy access to AIDSinfo's Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms

Clinical Medicine Series: A complete medical textbook in the palm of your hand that is rapidly accessible and packed with clinically relevant, evidence based information

Clinical Pharmacology OnHand:

eMedicine: PDA eBooks.

Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

 

Bookshops:

Medical Pocket PC - Medical Resources for the Pocket PC

Mobipocket : eBooks for your PDA and Smartphone, Palm and PocketPC

PalmGear: source for Palm handheld software, news & reviews

Skyscape

 

Medical Sites:

PEPID: Portable Healthcare Expertise Local

PocketConsult

Handheldmed

Unbound Medicine

PDAMD.com

CollectiveMed: PDA Centre

 

Medical Literature and News:

AMNews: Mobile edition

AvantGo

HandheldNews

JournalToGo

PubMed

 

Medical Associations - PDA:

American College of Physicians

American College of Cardiology

Alberta Medical Association

American Medical Association

 

Practical Guidelines:

American College of Cardiology Guidelines

Clinical practice guidelines

National Guideline Clearinghouse PDA Downloads

Obesity Guidelines-Practical Guide

 

Paediatrics:

Pediatrics on Hand

 

Physical Therapy:

PhysioGraphic Software for physiotherapy physical therapy, with management and diagnosis

 

Journals:

Annals of Internal Medicine: PDA

British Medical Journal: Handheld

The lancet: Mobile edition

 

Bibliography: (Full-text Articles on PDA):

Alderson TS, Oswald NT. Clinical experience of medical students in primary care: Use of an electronic log in monitoring experience and in guiding education in the Cambridge Community Based Clinical Course. Med Educ 1999;33(6): 429–433.

 

Barrons, Robert. Evaluation of personal digital assistant software for drug interactions. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2/15/2004, Vol. 61 Issue 4, p380, 6p

 

Barshick, Bryan. How PDAs can speed up the organ transplant process. Nursing, Apr2004, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p68, 1p, 2 diagrams

 

Bird SB, Zarum RS, Ranzi FP. Emergency medicine resident patient care documentation using a hand-held computerized device. Acad Emerg Med 2001;8(12):1200–1203.

 

Bosinski, Timothy J.; Campbell, Lucy; Schwartz, Susan. Using a personal digital assistant to document pharmacotherapeutic interventions. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 5/1/2004, Vol. 61 Issue 9, p931, 4p

 

Carroll, Aaron E.; Christakis, Dimitri A. Pediatricians' Use of and Attitudes About Personal Digital Assistants. Pediatrics, Feb2004, Vol. 113 Issue 2, p238, 5p

 

Carroll, Aaron E.; Tarczy-Hornoch, Peter; O'Reilly, Eamon; Christakis, Dimitri A. The Effect of Point-of-Care Personal Digital Assistant Use on Resident Documentation Discrepancies. Pediatrics, Mar2004 Part 1 of 2, Vol. 113 Issue 3, p450, 5p

 

Chriswell DF, Parchman ML. Handheld computer use in U.S. Family Practice Residency Programs. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2002;9:80–86.

 

Clauson, Kevin A.; Seamon, Matthew J.; Clauson, Angela S.; Van, Thu B. Evaluation of drug information databases for personal digital assistants. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 5/15/2004, Vol. 61 Issue 10, p1015, 10p

 

Fischer S, Stewart TE, Mehta S, Wax R, Lapinsky SE. Handheld computing in medicine. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2003 Mar-Apr;10(2):139-49.

 

de Groote, Sandra L.; Doranski, Marceline. The use of personal digital assistants in the health sciences: results of a survey. Journal of the Medical Library Association, Jul2004, Vol. 92 Issue 3, p341, 8p

 

Grasso BC, Genest R. Clinical computer: Use of a personal digital assistant in reducing medication error rates. Psychiatr Serv 2001;52(7):883–884.

 

Greiver, M. Evidence-based medicine at the palm of your hand. Can Med Assoc J. 2001;164(2):250.

 

Hammond EJ, Sweeney BP. Electronic data collection by trainee anesthetists using palm top computers. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2000;17:91–98.

 

Johnson, E. Diane; Pancoast, Paul E.; Mitchell, Joyce A.; Shyu, Chi-Ren. Design and evaluation of a personal digital assistant- based alerting service for clinicians. Journal of the Medical Library Association, Oct2004, Vol. 92 Issue 4, p438, 7p

 

Joy, Saju; Benrubi, Guy. Personal Digital Assistant Use in Florida Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs. Southern Medical Journal, May2004, Vol. 97 Issue 5, p430, 4p

 

Lapinsky SE, Weshler J, Mehta S, Varkul M, et al. Handheld computers in critical care. Crit Care 2001;5(4):227–231

 

Luo J, Hales R, Hilty D, Brennan C. Clinical computing: Electronic sign-out using a personal digital assistant. Psychiatr Serv 2001;52(2):173–174

 

Malan TK, Haffner WH, Armstrong AY, Satin AJ. Hand-held computer operating system program for collection of resident experience data. Obstet Gynecol 2000;96(5 Pt 1):792–794

 

Martin, Shelley. More than half of MDs under age 35 now using PDAs. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 10/28/2003, Vol. 169 Issue 9, p952, 1p

 

McAlearney AS, Schweikhart SB, Medow MA. Doctors' experience with handheld computers in clinical practice: qualitative study. BMJ. 2004 May 15;328(7449):1162.

Mohammad Al-Ubaydli. Handheld computers. BMJ, 2004 vol 328 p1181.

 

Pettis KS, Savona MR, Leibrandt PN, et al. Evaluation of the efficacy of hand-held computer screens for cardiologists’ interpretation of 12-lead electrocardiograms. Am Heart J 1999;138 (4 Pt 1):765–770

 

Rothschild JM, Lee TH, Bae T, Bates DW. Clinician use of a palmtop drug reference guide. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2002;9(3):223–229

 

Tooey, Mary Joan; Mayo, Alexa. Handheld Technologies in a Clinical Setting State of the Technology and Resources. Critical Care Nurse, Feb2004 Supplement, p28, 9p

 


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