PDA/Mobile Device
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The library endeavours to facilitate easy access to information at the point of need. PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) and Smartphones (Mobile phones with data capabilities such as Blackberry, iPhones and other web-enabled phones) have the capability to support ubiquitous access to medical information. They are handheld computers that have gained popularity as a tool for accessing information at the point of need as well as managing daily tasks.
The library’s PDA/Smart phone project aims to promote the culture and use of PDAs and Smartphones (as well as iPhones) in clinical work. |
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More Information
What
is a PDA?
About Smartphones |
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Brief Guide
Selecting a PDA/SmartPhone
Selecting the right PDA or PDA/smartphone will depend on:
- The functionalities that will meet your needs.
- The range and amount of information you will need to store on your PDA.
- Whether you need a device that will combine a phone, PDA, MP3 player, Email device, Web browser and digital camera,in which case a smartphone would probably be your solution.
- The processing speed.
- The memory size. PDAs normally come with 16 to 64 megabytes of memory. One third of this is normally used for the operating system. Most PDAs come with the basic installation programs.
- PDA/Smartphone resources run on specific operating systems. The three most common operating systems are Palm, Windows Mobile (Previously called Pocket PC), Blackberry and Apple’s iPhones operating system, OS. The choice you make will determine the range of resources you are able to run on your device
Helpful Tips
Ronald Lowe Library
SmartPhone Project Forum
Blog
How PDAs work
PDA/Smartphone Purchasing Guide
iPhones and other Smartphones
Mobile Device Comparison
PDA Medical Resources
Drug
Information
| Title |
Operating System (OS) |
File Size |
Content Description |
AHFS Drug Information
SKYSCAPE purchase
For troubleshooting, contact Skyscape Support
• Online chat connects you "live" with a support team member, 24 x 7 x 365.
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Palm OS
Blackberry
iPhone/iPod
Symbian
Windows Mobile
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22MB
16.72MB
18.72
16.72
25.1
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AHFS (American Hospital Formulary Service) resource on:
Evidence-based data and drug reference.
(Source: Skyscape web site)
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Drugs in Ophthalmology
SKYSCAPE purchase
For troubleshooting, contact Skyscape Support
• Online chat connects you "live" with a support team member, 24 x 7 x 365.
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Palm OS
Blackberry
Symbian
Windows Mobile
iPhone/iPod
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1.9MB
0.36MB
0.36MB
1.5MB
2.36MB
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Contains drug information compiled by experts from the United States (Kaiser Permanente and Jules Stein Eye Institute/ UCLA) and Europe (University of Vienna).
(Source: Skyscape web site)
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Thomson Clinical XPert
Formerly mobileMICROMEDEX
Available only to RVEEH employees through the Victoria’s Clinicians Health Channel
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Palm OS
Windows Mobile
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Various |
Evidence-based, comprehensive drug information resources include alternative medicine, acute care, toxicology, and drug interactions. Also provides disease and laboratory test information. |
| MIMS |
Palm OS
Windows Mobile
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Various |
Australia’s comprehensive and authoritative medicine database |
| epocrates Rx |
Palm OS, Windows Mobile |
Various |
Free resource
Require free registration
3,300+ drug monographs plus formulary information. Limited, free version available.
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E- Books, Reviews, Databases & Calculators
| Title |
Operating System (OS) |
File Size |
Content Description |
| ABG
Pro |
Palm |
14 KB |
Free resource
Program to analyse arterial blood gases
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| Archimedes - Free Medical Calculator |
Palm
Pocket PC |
0.83-2.7 MB |
Free resource
70 formulas for specialties including Cardiology,
Pharmacology, Hematology, FEN, Pediatrics, Pulmonary,
and Renal. Search for 'Archimedes' on web site.
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Cochrane Reviews in Eyes and Vision
SKYSCAPE purchase.
For troubleshooting, contact Skyscape Support
• Online chat connects you "live" with a support team member, 24 x 7 x 365.
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Palm OS
Blackberry
Windows- Mobile
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2.5MB
4.8MB
5.95MB
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Evidence-based medical information
(Source: Skyscape web site)
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Cochrane Reviews in Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders
SKYSCAPE purchase
For troubleshooting, contact Skyscape Support
• Online chat connects you "live" with a support team member, 24 x 7 x 365.
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Palm OS
Blackberry
Windows Mobile
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2.43MB
4.69 MB
3.95MB
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Evidence-based medical information
(Source: Skyscape web site)
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| Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations |
Blackberry
iPhone/iPod
Palm OS (3.5+)
Symbian S60, 3ed. (Nokia)
Windows Mobile (Pocket PC)
Windows Mobile Smartphone |
6.58 MB
8.58 MB
6.7 MB
6.58 MB
18.1 MB
18.1 MB |
This resource provides authoritative definitions for all of the medical acronyms and abbreviations you can expect to encounter in medicine today.
(Source: Skyscape web site) |
DynaMed
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Palm OS (3.5+)
Pocket PC with
-Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 or Microsoft PocketPC 2000 (ARM/X-SCALE only), PocketPC 2002, PocketPC 2003, PocketPC 2003 SE.
-Devices that use Intel StrongArm, X-Scale, and Samsung processors
Blackberry (OS 4.1+)
iPhone/iPod
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64MB |
DynaMed is a clinical reference tool created by physicians for physicians and other health care professionals for use primarily at the 'point-of-care'
To access Dynamed please register and log-in to the Clinician's Health Channel (CHC) |
Evidence-based Medicine Guideline
SKYSCAPE purchase.
For troubleshooting, contact Skyscape Support
• Online chat connects you "live" with a support team member, 24 x 7 x 365.
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Palm OS
Blackberry
Windows Mobile
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Practice guidelines based on research evidence
(Source: Skyscape web site) |
Handbook of retinal screening in diabetes
SKYSCAPE purchase
For troubleshooting, contact Skyscape Support
•Online chat connects you "live" with a support team member, 24 x 7 x 365.
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Palm OS
Blackberry
Symbian
Windows Mobile
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5.1MB
2.73MB
2.73MB
5.5MB
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Covers the basic anatomy of the eye, visual function and the practicalities of screening individuals and population.
(Source: Skyscape web site)
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| The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Illustrated Manual of Ophthalmology, 3rd edition |
Blackberry
iPhone/iPod
Palm OS (3.5+)
Symbian S60, 3ed. (Nokia)
Windows Mobile (Pocket PC)
Windows Mobile Smartphone |
29.3 MB 31.3 MB
31.1 MB
29.3 MB
32.6 MB
32.6 MB |
Reference book for medical students and ophthalmology residents.
Provides thorough and up to date information on all common eye disorders.
(Source: Skyscape web site) |
National Heart, Lung & Blood
Institute PDA Applications
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Palm OS
Windows Mobile
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n\a
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Free resource
Tools for managing high blood pressure, asthma treatment, BMI Calculator, and cholesterol guidelines.
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| EBM Calculator
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Palm
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56-106 KB
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Free resource
"Designed to calculate relevant statistics for diagnostic studies, prospective studies, case control studies, and randomized control trials."
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Wills Eye Manual
SKYSCAPE purchase
For troubleshooting, contact Skyscape Support
•Online chat connects you "live" with a support team member, 24 x 7 x 365.
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Palm OS
Symbian S60, 3ed. (Nokia)
Windows Mobile
Blackberry
iPhone/iPod
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11.9MB
10.2 MB
13.6MB
10.2MB
9.62MB
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Ophthalmic resource covering hundreds of conditions in various clinical sections.
(Source: Skyscape web site) |
PubMed/Abstracting Services
| Title |
OS |
File Size |
Description |
| BioMed
Central |
Palm
Windows Mobile
Windows CE
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n/a |
Free resource
Abstracts and news from BioMed Central journals.
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| NLM/GW
PubMed on Tap |
Palm
Windows Mobile |
112-148 KB |
Free resource
Search PubMed (MEDLINE) using evidence-based filters.
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PDA