The Palmdoc Chronicles

UMASS Nursing Students Gain Confidence, Experience with Skyscape Medical References for PDAs
LOWELL, Mass. & MARLBOROUGH, Mass. � April 26, 2006 - UMASS nursing students at Boston and Lowell campuses are trading literally thousands of pages of medical reference texts for a state-of-the-art digital solution that puts the information, and more, right into the palms of [...]

Skyscape Introduces “Little Black Book of Primary Care, 5th Edition” for Handheld Devices
MARLBOROUGH, MASS. – April 24, 2006 – Skyscape, Inc., the leader in mobile point-of-care decision support solutions, today announced the release of “Little Black Book of Primary Care, 5th Edition” formatted specially for PDAs and smart phones.
“Little Black Book of Primary [...]

After reading Clinical Case Blog’s excellent How Can a Doctor Use Google Page Creator? ,
I decided to give it a shot and can concur that Google Pages is very easy indeed.
So as a more elaborate “About me”, I present
Palmdoc’s Home Page
Waddya think?

Tags: Google, Palm

Handbook of Pharmacology and Physiology in Anesthetic Practice, 2nd Ed. is a new release in Palmgear
Delivers instant access to the most critical information and provides fast facts on the pharmacology of commonly used anesthetic agents and on the physiologic responses of the body to anesthesia.
Whether you’re a resident preparing for Board exams or an experienced [...]

Not long more till the rumoured May 15 announcement of the Treo700p..
But I spotted Treo Today’s blog on another rumour: next Treo 650 firmware update coming?
The features which excite me the most:
- FAT32 support (Allows use of the new 4GB SD cards)
- Updated Bluetooth support. (New handsfree devices)
- Pocket Tunes will replace Realplayer
- WiFi drivers [...]

The “Little Red Book” that you stuff into your lab coat every morning is now available for your Palm or Pocket PC device. Obstetrics Gynecology & Infertility, 5th Edition is a concise, easy-to-use handbook for clinicians and a survival guide for Ob/Gyn residents and medical students. It provides useful information for immediate patient care, as [...]

Skyscape Introduces “Prentice Hall Nurse’s Drug Guide 2006” for Handheld Devices
MARLBOROUGH, MASS. – April 17, 2006 – Skyscape, Inc., the leader in mobile point-of-care decision support solutions, today announced the release of “Prentice Hall Nurse’s Drug Guide 2006” formatted specially for PDAs and smart phones.
“Prentice Hall Nurse’s Drug Guide 2006” is a comprehensive [...]

Spotted in Freewarepalm: Nephro v3.9 is application specially for nephrology based problems.

Tags: Freeware, Palm

Yes. PDAs are not dead - they are thriving. At least in the medical community.
More medical schools requiring PDAs (via Palmaddicts)
Some interesting stats
- 28% percent of medical schools require students to have PDAs, according to the most recent survey by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the schools‘ accrediting organization.
- any more students use them [...]

The National Library of Medicine’s TOXNET databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases is available on your PDA for free, and you don’t have to run a separate client program. All you got to do is point your PDA’s browser to Toxnet PDA.
LactMed is a more recent addition to Toxnet and is [...]