Handheld Computing Page

DATABASES Epocrates Rx and Rx Pro (PALM & PocketPC) Clinical drug database (Alternate Meds, Infectious Diseases, MedMath, Tables and more available for $49.99/year subscription on Pro version) (Free version requires registration). Griffith's: 5 Minute Clinical Consult (PocketPC and PALM) clinical information in a unique outline format (various prices). Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases Antibiotic Guide (PocketPC & PALM) Physicians/Clinicians: search by bug/drug/diagnosis; find current, concise information on antibiotics for treating infectious diseases (requires registration). Medical Mnemonics (PALM; can use PDF or AvantGo for PocketPC) Database of medical mnemonics (requires registration). MobilePDR (PocketPC & PALM) Physicians, NPs, and PAs can download the free version of the Physician's Drug Reference (PDR). Receive daily updates with each synchronization along with MedWatch alerts. Individual drug information as well as multi-drug interactions are available (requires registration). Although slightly dated, they have a good article about choosing the best platform for your needs. Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy (PocketPC and PALM) electronic editions ($25). Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia (PocketPC and PALM) All drug information is meticulously peer-reviewed by drug information experts and practicing clinicians of multiple specialties ($25/year subscription). MEDICAL CALCULATORS Archimedes (PocketPC & PALM) Medical Calculator with more than 70 formulas. MedCalc (PALM) Medical Calculator with more than 68 formulas (including pregnancy and dose calculator). Medicalc (PALM) Medical Calculator. MedMath (PALM) Medical Calculator. PATIENT CARE PatientKeeper (PALM & PocketPC) Patient management application (requires registration). Patient Tracker (PALM & PocketPC) Patient charting application (requires registration). MISCELLANEOUS ABG Pro (PALM) analyze arterial blood gases. AvantGo (PALM & PocketPC) Download web pages as channels (requires registration). Cancer Tools (PALM & PocketPC) CA-Tools are electronic applications for handheld personal digital assistants (PDAs) to aid in the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. CA-Tools have been designed by physicians for physicians. Applications should be useful to both primary care and cancer specialists. Developed by the Texas Medical Association and The American Cancer Society - Texas division. STAT Cholesterol (PALM) STAT Cardiac risk is now STAT Cholesterol. Estimates coronary heart disease risk using the Framingham Heart Study Prediction Scores (1998 update). GrowthCharts (PALM) calculates growth percentiles based on the June 2000 revision of the CDC Growth Charts for the United States. KineticsPro (PALM) is a palm-based pharmacokinetic calculator that utilizes age, gender, height, weight, renal function, and diagnosis to calculate patient specific dosages of Vancomycin, Gentamicin, Tobramycin, and Amikacin ($19.95). MedRules (PALM) Clinical Prediction Rules. Nephro To Go (PALM) a comprehensive handbook of Nephrology. PalmEKG (PALM) ECG/EKG Field Guide for the Palm. (Quick Download) Pregnancy Wheel (PALM) Used for calculating the Estimated Due Date and Gestational Age. To operate the program simply enter the first date of the Last Menstrual Period (LMP) or Ultrasound data (U/S). Shots (PALM or PocketPC) Pediatric and Adult Immunization Schedule. HandHeldMed.com Medical resources for the Palm OS and PocketPC platforms.  Official download site for the Merck Manual and other digitized medical documents (requires you to download free reader needed to read documents you pay for).  Links to download AvantGo Channels of various medical journals. New Media Medicine - medical PDA, tablet, and handheld news, reviews, articles and resources. Healthy PalmPilot Medical resources for the Palm OS, includes the net's largest collection of health care related freeware and software for the palmpilot. KeepKidsHealthy.com the Pediatric Pilot Page for Doctors using a PDA. Learn about handhelds - a gentle introduction to PDA technology. Medical Approaches - a handheld textbook of approaches, written by junior doctors for junior doctors. MedicalPocketPC.com Medical resources for the Pocket PC and Windows CE. Memoware.com Medical documents for all platforms (may need doc reader below). CSpotRun is a free reader for documents in the popular Pilot DOC format (PALM). Suggested for PALM OS devices due to its compact size. Mobipocket Reader - Downloading on your PDA gives you a free 14-day trial of the Mobipocket Reader Pro. After 14 days, you can either purchase a license of the Pro version or continue using the free Standard version to read ebooks on your PDA (PocketPC and PALM). Suggested for PocketPCs, most OS versions and processors. Palm Reader Free reader from Palm Digital Media (PocketPC and PALM). Palm M100 memory upgrade Tom Warfel has an engineering and medical degree and shows how to modify the Palm m100 to become an M105. He discourages most people from doing this since it involves a lot of risks, but it is fun to read about an engineer who goes into medicine and see what he does. (Kinda like this web site). pdaMD.com Medical resources for the Palm, Pocket PC, and EPOC handheld devices. PocketPC City - Medical Medical resources for the Pocket PC. University of Kentucky College of Medicine Palm Page and Windows CE Page software downloads for both platforms. University of Minnesota Medical School Palm Page Has information on Palm and PocketPC platforms. Yale University School of Medicine Palm Computing Page.  Has information on installation and choosing a PDA. Palm OS based platform users need to have Hotsync Manager functional to load software to their handheld computer. If you have a PDA that uses USB and are running WIN 95 on your PC, you may need to use the infrared ports on each device instead of the USB ports. This goes for all PDA platforms. Check out the links above and below to set up your PDA. WinCE and PocketPC based platform users need to have ActiveSync functional to load software to their handheld computer.   You can download our channel using AvantGo with the link on our home page If you have problems with syncing with Avantgo, go to CONTROL PANEL (off the START -> SETTINGS), and then double-click on Mobile Link. Make sure that there is a Device Profile for your PDA and Server Settings selected. Either click on ADD (if a profile does not exist) or PROPERTIES (if a profile exists) and make sure you have a HOSTNAME (sync.avantgo.com) and PORT (80). Put in you AvantGo Username and Password. Finally, Select your Connection Options. Make sure you really have some channels selected on the AvantGo web site.  University of Kentucky Wireless Access for handheld devices on campus. Handheld Hardware Check out the current prices of Palm OS products and accessories at the campus computer store. Check out the current prices of PocketPC products and accessories at the campus computer store. Tablet PCs, devices that will play an important role in medicine (other links and resources). How it may play a role with University of Kentucky's Integrated Clinical Information System (ICIS) by Eclipsys.