Transcript Presentation: Making the Most of Medical Apps

Making the Most of
Medical Apps
Sarah Jewell
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
[email protected]
November 16, 2012
http://libguides.mskcc.org/mobile
eAnatomy
iPad
NO FEE with subscription
This atlas includes over 4,000 anatomy images,
including MRIs and CTs.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imaios-e-anatomy/id334876403?mt=8
Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Android, Blackberry, iPhone,
iPad
NO FEE with subscription
Includes info on diagnosis, drug indications,
dosing, pharmacokinetics, side effects and
interactions, pathogens, management, and
vaccines
http://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/ub
DrawMD
iPad
NO FEE
As a suite of apps designed by two
surgeons seeking to improve patient
understanding of medical problems,
drawMD utilizes the iPad’s unique
interface to allow anyone to sketch,
stamp, or type directly on the detailed
anatomic images included in the
application. There are many specialties
available.
http://www.drawmd.com/
Lexicomp
Android, Blackberry, iPhone,
iPad
NO FEE with subscription
Comprehensive drug information
resource including dosing, FDA
alerts, drug interaction analysis,
formulary information, and more.
http://online.lexi.com/crlsql/servlet/crlonline
VisualDx
Android, iPad, iPhone
NO FEE with subscription
For dermatologic conditions, Visual
Dx provides multiple images for each
disease, in order to allow validation of
a diagnosis.
http://www.visualdx.com/visualdx/visualdx6/launch.jsp
Nursing Central
Android, Blackberry, iPhone
NO FEE with subscription
Mobile access to information about
diseases, tests, and procedures; a
database of 5,000 drugs; more than
60,000 dictionary terms; Medline; and
tables of contents to major nursing
journals.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/products/nursing_central
American Journal of Nursing
Android, Blackberry, iPad,
iPhone
NO FEE with subscription
AJN is the oldest and largest
circulating nursing journal in the
world. The Journal's mission is to
promote excellence in nursing.
http://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/_layouts/1033/oaks.journals/mobile.aspx
CINAHL
Android, Blackberry, iPad,
iPhone
NO FEE with subscription
The major indexing resource for
nursing literature covering over
2,900 hundred English language
nursing journals, as well as primary
journals for the allied health
disciplines.
http://search.ebscohost.mobi/
Archimedes Calc
Android, Blackberry, iPad,
iPhone
NO FEE with subscription
From Skyscape, this calculator
provides more than 130
preprogrammed formulas that
include specialties such as
Cardiology, Pharmacology,
Hematology, FEN, Pediatrics,
Pulmonary and Renal.
http://www.skyscape.com/estore/productdetail.aspx?productid=227#
Molecules
iPad, iPhone
NO FEE
View molecules in three dimensions, and even rotate
them with your fingers. New molecules can be
downloaded from the PDB or PubChem.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/molecules/id284943090?mt=8
PubMed On Tap
iPad, iPhone
$2.99 for full version
PubMed search interface with option to put in proxy
URL to get to full-text of subscription content.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pubmed-on-tap/id301316540
Science
Android, iPad, iPhone
NO FEE with subscription
Founded in 1880 on $10,000 of seed
money from Thomas Edison, Science has
grown to become the world's leading
outlet for scientific news, commentary,
and cutting-edge research, with the
largest paid circulation of any peerreviewed general-science journal.
http://m.sciencemag.org/
ChemSpider
Android, Blackberry, iPad,
iPhone
NO FEE
A simple interface that allows you to
search across our database of
almost 25 million chemical entities
based on chemical name.
http://cs.m.chemspider.com/
DailyMed
Android, Blackberry, iPad,
iPhone
NO FEE
DailyMed provides high quality
information about marketed drugs.
This information includes FDA
labels (package inserts).
http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/mobile/index.cfm
About Herbs
iPad, iPhone
NO FEE
More than 200 monographs describing the
structure, purported uses, adverse effects,
and drug interactions of various herbs,
botanicals, supplements, complementary
therapies, and more.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/about-herbs/id554267162?mt=8
MyMedSchedule
Android, iPad, iPhone
NO FEE
MyMedSchedule Mobile is a secure
medication schedule and reminder
program, complete with pictures of
your pills. It allows you to create and
save easy-to-understand medication
schedules.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mymedschedule-mobile/id397469804?mt=8
First Aid
Android, iPad, iPhone
NO FEE
The official American Red Cross First
Aid app puts expert advice for
everyday emergencies in your hand.
http://itunes.apple.com/US/app/first-aid-by-american-red-cross/id529160691?mt=8
Relax Melodies
iPad, iPhone
NO FEE
Relax Melodies is the leader in
personalized relaxation and sleep
assistance. Just custom mix your
favorite high quality sounds from a
selection of 46, then slip naturally into
a relaxed state or a deep, rejuvenating
sleep.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/relax-melodies-white-noise/id314498713?mt=8