Resources for PDAs, Blackberry, iPhone and other mobile devices

BlackBerry Support Page (LSUHSC Intranet)
Configuring Email on Window CE/Windows Mobile, Palm and iPhone (LSUHSC Intranet)
LSUHSC-NO Database Subscriptions with PDA/mobile access
Mobile Medical Software (free and $$)
Overview of Mobile Devices

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$ Product must be purchased

Available for Palm

Available for Windows Mobile

Available for Blackberry

Available for iPhone

Free to LSUHSC

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LSUHSC-NO Database Subscriptions with PDA/mobile access

Downloads

AccessMedicine
Download book content to your PDA. Users must create "MyAccessMedicine" account to access this feature. More info
PIER: the Physician's Information and Education Resource
Clinical decision making tool from the American College of Physician. Login with LSUHSC ID and password for download and installation instructions. More info
Dynamed
Clinical decision making support & clinical topic summaries. Contact us for a Dynamed Serial number when installing and specify your mobile device (i.e.: Palm, Pocket PC, Blackberry, iPhone). More info
MD Consult
Content management tool. Login with LSUHSC username and password. More info
MicroMedex - Clinical Xpert
Drug information, drug interactions, and clinical topic summaries. Login with LSUHSC username and password and select "Handheld PDA" from menu. More info
PsychiatryOnline
Download book content like the DSM-IV-TR(r) to your mobile device. Users must create "My PsychiatryOnline" account to access this feature. More info
Natural Standard
Evidence-based information & images on complementary and alternative therapies & drugs for PDA. Contact us for a link to PDA download and serial number. More info

Mobile Websites

DIRLINE - Directory of Health Organizations
Searchable directory of organizations and other resources in health and biomedicine.
Ebsco Mobile
Search MEDLINE, CINAHLplus, PsycInfo and LexiPals Drug Guide on your mobile device.
NLM Mobile
AIDS info, books, PubMed, radiation events medical management, emergency responders.
PubMed for Handhelds
Search Pubmed, read journal abstracts and get evidence based medicine info for free on your mobile device.
RefWorks Mobile
Access your RefWorks account from your mobile. Group Code required.
STAT!Ref
Access over 80 medical, dental and nursing textbooks on your handheld.
TOXNET - Toxicology Data Network
Searchable databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases.

$ Product must be purchased

Available for Palm

Available for Windows Mobile

Available for Blackberry

Available for iPhone

Free to LSUHSC

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Mobile Medical Software (free and $$)

Books & Software Coding/Billing & Patient Tracking Diagnosis And Treatment Drug Guides Medical Calculators Treatment Guidelines

By Specialty Dentistry Medicine Nursing Other software guides

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Books & Software

AccessMedicine -- save book chapters to your PDA
AHRQ's PDA Tools -- preventive services selector, pneumonia severity index, smoking cessation tool
Eponyms by Andrew Yee -- Database of medical eponyms. Free for students.
Geriatrics at your Fingertips $-- From the American Geriatrics Society. Free to students.
Medical Mnemonics -- remember the important details with this mnenomics database for Palm
MeisterMed $ -- Variety of software. Some free resources
Mobile MerckMedicus -- Includes the Merck Manual & Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests. Registration required, free to licensed healthcare professionals.
MobiPocket Medical Textbooks $
Modality Learning $ -- Board review flashcards and textbooks for iPhone
NCBI Bookshelf -- handheld computer resources
NHLBI PDA Tools -- High blood pressure, BMI, ATP Cholesterol guidelines from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
QxMD -- free medical software for your iPhone and Blackberry
PEPID Medical Information Services $ -- Medical and nursing software
PsychiatryOnline-- Psychiatry textbooks
STAT!Ref Medical, dental and nursing textbooks. Requires wireless.
SkyScape $ -- Free and pay-for medical and nursing books and software
Unbound Medicine $ -- medical and nursing books and software

Coding/Billing & Patient Tracking

HandEchart $
iChart $ -- Manage patient records on your iPhone
MD Coder $
Patient Keeper $
Patient Tracker $
PocketBilling $
StatCoder $ -- includes free downloads for mental health, cardiology, growth charts
WardWatch $
ZapMed $

Diagnosis & Treatment

American College of Physicians' PIER
Diagnosaurus 2.0
Dynamed
POCKETConsult $

Drug Guides

Antibiotic (ABX) Guide $ -- from Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases.
Epocrates $ -- Epocrates RX is free
Lexi-Drug from LexiComp $
MicroMedex/Thomson Clinical Xpert -- Registration required
Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia $
WISER -- Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders

Medical Calculators

Archimedes
EBM Calculator -- calculate statistics for Diagnostic studies, Prospective Studies, Case Control Studies, and RCTs
MedCalc -- common formulas in anesthesiology, pediatrics, emergency, intensive care and internal medicine
Family Practice PDA-- a variety of medical calculators
Pneumonia Severity Index Calculator
QxMD -- free medical calculators for Blackberry and iPhone

Treatment Guidelines

ACC Pocket Guidelines -- From the American College of Cardiology
AIDSInfo Guidelines -- From the National Institutes of Health
Asthma Treatment Guidelines
ATP III Cholesterol Management Implementation Tool
Mobile Medica -- Clearinghouse of clinical guidelines. Requires APPRISORT, a free document viewer
National Guideline ClearinghouseT (NGC) Clinical Practice Guidelines
Obesity Guidelines
Radiation Event Medical Management (REMM)
Electronic Preventive Services Selector (ePSS) - Search or browse U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations

Dentistry

DentalMedSoft -- Dental textbooks
DentiCon -- Web-based practice management software

Medicine

ACP: PDA and Mobile Computing Resources -- clinical references and mobile documents
ASCO PDA Services -- From the American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Thoracic Society Palm Tips -- Monthly column on PDAs in medicine
The Palmdoc Chronicles -- the latest medical PDA news and updates
PDAs in Family Medicine Practice -- from the University of Rochester Medical Center
Pediatrics on Hand -- Guide to pediatric handheld devices

Nursing

CollectiveMed.com -- PDAs in Nursing
Evaluation of PDAs and Smartphones in Nursing Practice
Lippincott Nursing PDA products -- $
Nursing Central from Unbound Medicine - $
PEPID Nursing Software for Mobile Devices -- $
PDA Cortex

Other software guides

FSU College of Medicine - PDA Software
PDA Resources: University of Connecticut Health Center

Overview of Mobile Devices

Buying Guides & Reviews Types of Mobile Devices Help & how-to

Mobile computing links Small-screen Websites Software

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Buying Guides & Reviews

While the LSUHSC library does not endorse any particular mobile device, please keep the following points in mind:

iPhone & iTouch: will not connect to the LSUHSC wireless network.

Email is supported on the following devices: Window CE/Windows Mobile, Palm, iPhone

email mknapp@lsuhsc.edu for more information

AMSA Overview of Handheld Devices -- Answers the question, 'Why do I need a handheld device for 3rd year medicine?
Evaluation of PDAs and Smartphones in Nursing Practice -- From the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation
Mobile Device Options for the Healthcare Professional -- From Yale University School of Medicine
CNET.com product reviews --Technology reviews

Types of Mobile Devices

Blackberry
iPhone
iPod touch
Palm
Windows Mobile, Pocket PCs and Smartphones

Help & How-to

Blackberry - Need Help? -- 'Blackberry 101' getting started guide, email set up, tips and tricks
Blackberry support -- Official knowledge base, product documentation software and support programs from RIM
iPhone Support & User guide ( PDF) -- From Apple.com
iPod touch Support -- From Apple.com
PalmOne Support Center -- Updates, online forums & knowledge library from Palm.com
Smartphone & Pocket PC Help -- Updates, online forums and user guides from Microsoft's Windows Mobile division

Mobile Computing Links

Tools, products, downloads, discussion groups and more.

BlackBerry FAQ & Online Forum -- BlackBerry advice & how-to plus an active user forum
CNet Mobile -- software, product reviews & downloads
Handango -- Software for mobile devices
iPhone Web Apps -- from Apple.com
PocketGear -- Mobile software for Palm, Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphones
Pocket PC Central -- software, reviews, tutorials, & help

Small-screen Websites

Websites for smaller screens - requires wireless or internet connection

Blackberry Help! -- Help center designed for viewing on the Blackberry
Google -- Google for smaller screens
PDA Hotspots -- A list of websites that adjust to the smaller screens of mobile devices.
PubMed for Handhelds -- Search PubMed on your mobile device
TOXNET -- Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases
WebWISER -- A wide range of information on hazardous substances
Yahoo Mobile -- Yahoo for smaller screens

General Software for Mobile Devices

Document Readers	Database Programs	Document Converters
Adobe Reader iSilo $ MobiPocket Reader TealDoc $	HanDBase$ JFile$ Pendragon Forms$ SmartList to Go$ TealInfo$	Documents To Go$
		Survey software
		QuickFormz by Lokilogic$
Backup Software	Word Processing	Printing Utilities
	QuickOffice Wordsmith$	PalmPrint$ PrintPocketCE$
Backup Buddy$