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Friday, July 21, 2006
The Palmdoc Chronicles has moved house
First of all, I've got a proper domain name, at last. You can now access the Palmdoc Chronicles simply by surfing over to http://palmdoc.net The new site is hosted on a server which uses the Wordpress publishing engine. I like Wordpress as I am familiar with it, there are many beautiful templates I can use and more importantly I can categorise posts and search posts as it is database driven. While Blogger has served me well all these years, it is time to move on. So ladies and gentlemen, please change your web links and your bookmarks to http://palmdoc.net If you are using Feedburner, I've changed the feed to point to the new RSS feed, If you are using Bloglines or some other RSS feed reader, you may point the reader directly to the new site's RSS feed, http://palmdoc.net/?feed=rss2 This will be the last post on Blogger. Thank you for your attention. Posted 12:40 AM by Palmdoc | | Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Press Release: Global Care Quest Announces ICIS PocketPACS(via MedGadget )
Nice to see them use the Treo as an example. Even with the Treo's 320x320 screen, I really don't know how sharp the X-ray images will turn out. Still, interesting use of technology but I suspect this will evolve as the hardware gets better and better. Posted 12:31 PM by Palmdoc | | Saturday, July 15, 2006
New in Palmgear: Dx/Rx: Palliative Cancer Care
Posted 11:13 AM by Palmdoc | | Friday, July 14, 2006
Beta: Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia, PDA Edition
Tarascon Publishing and USBMIS, Inc. would like to offer you the opportunity to be one of the first to test-drive the newest PDA version of the Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia. The new Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia, PDA Edition is now more complete than ever. Many additional features join the existing trusted content to create the most valuable drug reference available for Palm and Pocket PC devices. New Features Include:
Posted 12:06 PM by Palmdoc | | Thursday, July 13, 2006
Must-have Medical Apps for your PDA
PalmOS or PPC platforms welcome. Perhaps we'll start off for those of you in General Practice or General Medicine. Please add your suggestions in this forum or post your comment here. Watch out for the next post: Must-have Medical Apps for your PDA - General Medicine Posted 7:24 AM by Palmdoc | | Friday, July 07, 2006
Posted 6:39 AM by Palmdoc | | Monday, July 03, 2006
My Procedures v1.1 is a freebie which trainees and students who need to keep medical procedure logs might want to have in their PDAs.
Description: "My Procedures" lets you track your procedures, from your pda or Windows desktop, print a list of your procedures, with a spreadsheet, and email a list of your procedures.
Posted 6:17 PM by Palmdoc | | Sunday, July 02, 2006
Dx/Rx: Leukemia 9.0.7
Dx/Rx: Leukemia (DxRxLeuk) provides a comprehensive review of the leukemias and myeloproliferative disorders. Dx/Rx: Breast Cancer 9.0.5 Dx/Rx: Breast Cancer is a complete but concise reference that covers staging, monoclonal antibody therapy, genetic aspects of breast cancer, and prevention strategies, among other important topics. FDA Guide to Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins 9.0.7 Badbugs is an essential mobile reference that provides the basic facts regarding the characteristic disease symptoms of foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. Posted 8:45 AM by Palmdoc | | Friday, June 30, 2006
Medical Imaging Consultant PDA Edition by USBMIS is the ordering physician’s quick reference for diagnostic imaging exams. It provides portable, fast access to extensive information that will help determine whether image testing is necessary, and if so, assist in choosing the most appropriate exam.
With interlinked content and a custom designed user interface, the Medical Imaging Consultant PDA Edition provides the most convenient and accurate way to select the single, best exam. Features include: * Current information for over 350 clinical conditions * Data on diagnostic procedure * Clinical benefit * CPT Code * Medicare reimbursement * Radiation in chest X-ray equivalents * Overall risk factors * Clearly divided pediatric and adult sections * Easy-search index Posted 10:27 AM by Palmdoc | | Thursday, June 29, 2006
Thought I'd digress from the usual medical software news and give credit where it's due. My Treo650 gave trouble - the keyboard became unresponsive at several sections. I called up Palm Asia and without much trouble, got an SRO number for an exchange with a refurbished unit (the usual practice). I was expecting a downtime of 72 hours or thereabouts and I switched to my Dell Axim x50v for synchronizing Outlook Data between my work and home PCs, and for a phone my backup was my old trusty SEt68i. Needless to say, the Dell made a mess of the sync and I ended up with numerous duplicates. Luckily I also have MapiLab Outlook Duplicate remover installed and this removed the dupes like grease lightning.
Anyway the happy story is when I sent my Treo650 to the Palm Drop Zone which happened to be fairly near where I work, I got an immediate swop!. So the down-time was really minimal, less than 24 hours. Kudos to Palm. Great service once again, thank you. Posted 2:33 PM by Palmdoc | | Sunday, June 25, 2006
I use PalmPDF a lot to read full text Journal articles in their original Adobe PDF format. This great freeware has been updated to version 1.3 and you can downloaod it from their website.
(via MobileRead) Posted 7:28 AM by Palmdoc | | Friday, June 23, 2006
Basic Concepts In Pharmacology
Basic Concepts in Pharmacology, PDA edition provides all of the same valuable information as the print edition, as well as many additional features that can only be found within the PDA edition, in addition to the overall convenience of portable, mobile technology. Features Include: * Automatic updates to all chapters reflecting the latest advances in practice * Bookmarks personalize your application for the information you access most frequently * Interlinked content and a comprehensive index for easy searching * Key concepts and definitions highlight essential information * Charts, Tables and Illustrations allow easy comprehension of complex material Posted 6:24 AM by Palmdoc | | Thursday, June 22, 2006
ActiveECG for Palm Handhelds Now Available with Bluetooth Connectivity
CASTINE, Maine - June 21, 2006 - Active Corporation, Inc., producer of portable medical devices used "when life is on the lineT," today announced the availability of a new BluetoothR adapter for their ActiveECGT cardiac monitor. For a limited time, the Bluetooth adapter will be offered to new ActiveECG customers for free. ActiveECG is an inexpensive, handheld, professional cardiac monitor which provides diagnostic quality cardiac monitoring on PalmR handheld devices. The Bluetooth adapter for ActiveECG provides users with access to a wide variety of Palm handheld devices including Treo smartphones and other Bluetooth-enabled devices. This eliminates the use of varying cables for different devices and ensures that users can continue to use ActiveECG when they upgrade to new handhelds. ActiveECG provides real-time display and recording of ECG data on Palm handheld devices. ActiveECG offers comprehensive cardiac monitoring capabilities which include QRS (heart beat) detection, pacemaker detection, leads-off sensing, active noise suppression and extensive self-testing. Its small size, rugged design and long battery life make it perfect for wilderness or other harsh environments. Its low price and use of standard, low cost consumables make it practical as a personal monitoring device. "Palm's easy-to-use, flexible platform lets third-party solution providers, like Active Corporation, offer customers mobile versions of their products," said Tara Griffin, vice president of enterprise markets for Palm, Inc. "Treo smartphones with a Bluetooth connection to ActiveECG gives individuals the power to collect and monitor data cable free. Best of all, testing and monitoring capabilities are accessible outside the confines of a hospital." By adding a Bluetooth adapter, ActiveECG can more readily be used in difficult monitoring situations. A patient can be monitored during the difficult extrications performed in wilderness medicine or by a ski patrol. An Emergency Medical Technician can monitor a patient trapped in a car or under debris from a secure distance, providing increased safety for the patient and the rescuer. Veterinarians can more easily monitor their patients who may not be willing to lie down and cooperate, or who may be of a size that it is impractical to be connected via a cable. Link Posted 5:33 AM by Palmdoc | | Tuesday, June 20, 2006
You can now look up Epocrates drug info via Google
If you are a Gmail account holder, you can subscribe to Epocrates® Online via "Google Co-op." With this service, you will automatically see links to FREE Epocrates drug monographs at the top of your results list when doing Google drug searches. ![]() I wish Google would also get it to work with Mobile Google searches. Then one might consider replacing the memory hogging Epocrates application on the PDA with just your PDA's browser! Posted 9:13 AM by Palmdoc | | Sunday, June 18, 2006
PocketPC users who use Accu-Check glucometers might also want to check out GlucoComm v1.2 from FreewarePPC.com
Description: GlucoComm is an application to download your glucose readings from the Accu-Check line of glucose meters. It has been tested with the Active and Compact models. It should also work with other models from Accu-Check that have an IR port, but it has not been tested. It will likely not work with other brands. Posted 6:00 AM by Palmdoc | | Friday, June 16, 2006
Thomson and Novartis bring you the ICD-9CM Handheld Coding Tool - Version 1.2 with 2006 data for Palm and Pocket PC.
A little unusual that the setup program is for both Palm and Pocket PC. Unfortunate as you are forced to download 21 MB! Wish they could have separated the two setup programs. But it's free, so can't complain. (Hat tip to Ectopic Brain.) Posted 6:27 PM by Palmdoc | |
Initial Psychological Disorder Analysis v3.0 is now available in Freewarepalm.com
Description: Quickly determine an initial diagnoses of an Axis-I or Axis-II psychological disorder. Posted 7:27 AM by Palmdoc | | Thursday, June 15, 2006
In search of more Ram for my Treo - Palm are you listening?
Now from the news that we hear on the grapevine, Palm is to release 4 new Treo models this year. 2 have been revealed: the Treo700w, and the Treo700p (WM and PalmOS respectively). The speculation is that the next two models will be "Hollywood" (possibly a GSM WM powered model without an external antenna) and "Lowrider" whatever this may be). I think Palm will be making a BIG mistake if they don't release a PalmOS GSM Treo700p. Forget about 3G (there is talk that PalmOS Garnet cannot support 3G). I just need the RAM!! GPRS/Edge will do!! There are 2 billion GSM users Palm. Neglect us and you shoot yourself in the foot (again). We don't want WM5 in Treos. We want a GSM Treo700p with more memory and NVFS issues fixed. Period. Posted 12:59 PM by Palmdoc | |
The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2006, PDA Edition, for Palm and Pocket PC devices has been released.
Powered by USBMIS, The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2006, PDA Edition contains all of the content found in the print edition. This year's updates include: * Up-to-date comprehensive treatment guidelines for bacterial, fungal, mycobacterial, parasitic and viral infections, including prophylaxis, occupational exposure and immunization * As a reflection of the worldwide MRSA "epidemic", especially community-acquired MRSA, a new Table 6 is added to specifically address this growing problem * Information on drug dosage, resistance, pharmacology, adverse reactions, drug-drug interactions and resource links is updated * New and updated source references to the medical literature are included throughout
Posted 6:50 AM by Palmdoc | | Sunday, June 11, 2006
Skyscape has released updates in Palmgear:
MedSurg Notes: Nurse’s Clinical Pocket Guide 9.0.6
Mosby's Diagnostic and Lab Test Reference, 7th Ed. 9.0.5 Adaptable, convenient, and easy-to-use, this reference delivers information health care providers need for efficient, safe, and accurate testing. This reference contains a wealth of added functionality that makes pinpointing information easier and faster than ever. The Little Black Book of Emergency Medicine, 2nd Ed. 9.0.5 Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of this reference provides comprehensive, concise, evidence-based information on diagnosing and treating illness and injury in the emergency setting. The Little Black Book of Emergency Medicine is a convenient resource offering quick access to vital information and makes a great reference for solving pressing problems on the ward or in the clinic. Dx/Rx: Upper Gastrointestinal Malignancies: Cancers of the Stomach and Esophagus 9.0.6 Tightly organized into a super-condensed outline bulleted format, this reference details precise, up-to-date information for diagnosis and treatment of esophageal and gastric cancers. Comprehensive and concise, the reference covers epidemiology, diagnosis, staging, treatment, and complications. Throughout the handbook, tables and figures summarize important clinical data and current professional society recommendations, while salient references direct readers to additional information. Current, quick, and concise, for instant access on ward or in the clinic! Posted 6:46 AM by Palmdoc | | Wednesday, June 07, 2006
USBMIS announces the Beta preview of OutbreakID, an application for Palm and Pocket PC specially for physicians and public health professionals who stand on the frontlines as the key agents for the early detection of disease outbreaks. OutbreakID includes chemical and biological weapons, emerging infectious diseases, foodborne illnesses, occupational diseases, zoonoses, and arthropod-borne infections. It covers 199 infectious diseases, including nearly every disease listed in the Control of Communicable Diseases Manual.
OutbreakID gives physicians and public health professionals all the information at their fingertips about diseases that cause outbreaks. Features: * Explore the database of 199 diseases in 16 categories * Search for diseases by "Disease Name" or "Disease Criteria" * Verify findings and epidemiological factors with references listed for each disease * Query by one or more disease criteria with the option for "AND" or "OR" searches * Access diseases worldwide or limit the search to those endemic to the United States * Bookmark your most often used searches, for quick access * Keep Notes on diseases for your own reference Join the OutbreakID FREE beta test today and be one of the first to use this groundbreaking application. Beta testing is open now and will close on June 20th. Posted 6:51 AM by Palmdoc | | Tuesday, June 06, 2006
There's one place where a PDA would come in handy and that's the ER where you have little time to find that reference. It could save lives if you could look up that toxicology info or durg interaction right in your Palm.
Emergency Room Basics 3.05 has been released in Palmgear.
Posted 7:37 AM by Palmdoc | | Monday, June 05, 2006
Posted 6:25 AM by Palmdoc | | Sunday, June 04, 2006
Bloglines is my favorite RSS reader at the moment. It is browser based so you don't have to install a separate app. The best part for PDA users is, there is a mobile version which works well with mobile browsers like Palm's Blazer and Opera Mini (version 2.04, the current one is quite stable and works very well with the Treo 650, especially supporting the Treo's navigation Dpad).
When I mention RSS to my colleagues, I usually get blank looks. Many people still haven't heard of RSS! I have written a couple of simple RSS tutorials which might help some on the way: Using RSS Feeds Medical RSS Feeds In the second link I mention how easy it is to generate Journal RSS feeds using PubMed's SendTo RSS facility. Here's how: 1. Run a search in PubMed limiting the search only to the Journal of interest. For instance in the case of Blood Journal, you would put "Blood[jour]" in the Search box. 2. Choose RSS Feed from the Send to pull-down menu (this is at the bottom of the Pubmed page) 3. On the RSS Feed Page you may edit the name of the feed and limit the number of items to be displayed, click Create Feed. If the number of citations retrieved is greater than your “limit” number you will have the option to link to PubMed to display the entire retrieval. 4. Click the XML icon to display the XML and copy and paste the URL into the subscribe form in your RSS reader. For Haemonc folks, here are the RSS feeds I have created: Blood Blood reviews Bone Marrow Transplant Current Op Haematology Haematologica Transfusion Thrombosis Haemost Br J Haem Eur J Haem Acta Haematol J Clin Oncol Here's a screenshot from my Treo650 running Opera Mini and viewing one of the feeds using Mobile Bloglines: ![]() Happy feeding! Posted 12:58 PM by Palmdoc | | Saturday, June 03, 2006
Mosby's Diagnostic and Lab Test Reference
Description Adaptable, convenient, and easy-to-use, this reference delivers information health care providers need for efficient, safe, and accurate testing. This reference contains a wealth of added functionality that makes pinpointing information easier and faster than ever. Posted 9:35 PM by Palmdoc | |
Released in Palmgear by USBMIS:
FIRST AID for the Emergency Medicine Clerkship 1.1 Application Description The First Aid For The Emergency Medicine Clerkship guides the reader in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of many of the problems seen by emergency physicians. FIRST AID for the Medicine Clerkship 1.1 Application Description The First Aid For The Medicine Clerkship contains detailed how-to-succeed and what-to-study guidance from medicine clerkship veterans. FIRST AID for the Surgery Clerkship 1.1 Application Description The First Aid for the Surgery Clerkship is designed to prepare for the surgery clerkship examination and provides clinical diagnosis and treatment of many of the problems seen by surgeons The PDA applications, available for both Palm and Pocket PC, contains all of the same trusted information as the text versions, plus many more exciting features: * Special Flash Card feature allows user to create high-yield study tools * Separate tabbed sections for High-Yield Exam Tips and Ward Tips * Create/Share Notes to customize patient information on any PDA * Dynamic hierarchy for rapid navigation of the contents * “Jump-To” combo box allows quick look-ups for epidemiology, etiology, signs & symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment * Calculators allow quick computation of medical formulas * Bookmarks enable frequently-accessed material to be found quickly * and more!
Posted 6:26 PM by Palmdoc | | Wednesday, May 31, 2006
New USBMIS releases in Palmgear
Application Description Clinical Anesthesiology is a succinct overview of the basic concepts and clinical considerations essential to the modern practice of anesthesia. The ideal reference for any anesthesiologist or trainee in this area of specialty, Clinical Anesthesiology is now available in handheld form for your Palm or Pocket PC device Thompson's Rheumatology 1.1 Posted 7:17 AM by Palmdoc | | Saturday, May 27, 2006
Schwartz Principles of Surgery 1.1
Application Description With its extensive content and custom-designed user interface, Schwartz Principles of Surgery, PDA Edition enables you quick access to the answers you need to make the right diagnosis or initiate a treatment. Interlinked content, a notes feature, and custom bookmarks make this more than a reference application. Schwartz Principles of Surgery has developed into the ultimate PDA tool for anyone enrolled in a surgical clerkship or surgical residency. Schwartz's textbook of surgery is one of the world's most well known references in general surgery. This reference is considered a must for anyone studying or training in the field of surgery. Posted 2:56 PM by Palmdoc | |
ICD Browser v0.2 is a free application for PPC users.
Description: This program is an easy to use browser with search capability for the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes, as they are published from the W.H.O. Features: - Two ways for displaying codes, Grouped all together into a treebox, or separeted into chapters, sections and subsections. - Search codes. - Easy to use interface. Posted 5:42 AM by Palmdoc | | Friday, May 26, 2006
Obstetrics, Gynecology & Infertility 1.1
Application Description Obstetrics Gynecology & Infertility has been a trusted reference for 10 years and is now more complete than ever. For the first time, this valuable reference now contains information on the subspecialties of maternal-fetal medicine, reproductive endocrinology, and gyn-oncology, as well as a broad base of general medicine information which reflects the changing emphasis of Ob/Gyn as it expands to include primary care for women. Obstetrics Gynecology & Infertility PDA Edition is a necessity for clinicians, Ob/Gyn residents, medical students, and other medical professionals. The reference contains an abundance of information and is now available from the convenience of your Palm or Pocket PC device. Take a look at these features: * Utilize over 200 tables, flowcharts and figures * Quickly search comprehensive index * Conveniently jot down notes within program content * Easily access frequently viewed information using bookmarks * Examine several operative reports for support information * Reference new “Spanish Primer” chapter * Utilize full list of lab values Posted 2:38 PM by Palmdoc | | Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Board Review for your PDA
Author, Sara J. Cuccurullo, and developer, USBMIS, team up to bring the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Board Review to your PDA device. Now available for the Palm and Pocket PC platforms, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Board Review is a necessary tool for rehabilitation specialists doing clinical work and physical medicine & rehabilitation students studying for clinical rounds and for licensure examinations. Physician Medicine and Rehabilitation Board Review features all of the same trusted content of the text version as well as additional features useful to your PDA device:
Exclusive PDA Features
Posted 9:25 AM by Palmdoc | |
Skyscape has released a few new Titles in Palmgear:
Mobile eMC: UK electronic Medicines Compendium 8.0.1 The UK electronic Medicines Compendium is the most authoritative, up-to-date and trustworthy source of information about medicines licensed for use in the UK - providing Summaries of Product Characteristics (SPCs) on over 3,000 UK prescription-only and OTC licensed medicines. Dx/Rx: Lung Cancer 9.0.4 Tightly organized into a super-condensed outline format, this reference details precise, up-to-date information for diagnosis and treatment of Lung Cancer. Throughout the reference, tables and figures summarize important clinical data and current professional society recommendations, while salient references direct readers to additional information. The Little Black Book of Sports Medicine, 2nd Ed. 9.0.4 Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of this reference provides comprehensive, concise, evidence-based information on diagnosing and treating sports medicine injuries and illness. The Little Black Book of Sports Medicine is a convenient resource offering quick access to vital information and makes a great reference for solving pressing problems on the ward, in the clinic, or on the playing field. Posted 6:34 AM by Palmdoc | | Saturday, May 20, 2006
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