The Palmdoc Chronicles

Unbound Medicine announced today the release of The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2007 for PDA. This premier resource for actionable answers to clinical questions provides instant access to the essentials of more than 600 medical conditions. Organized for easy use and rapid information retrieval, all topics are brief, consistent, and action-oriented. The essentials of diagnosis, [...]

I have released Haemoncrules version 2.2 in Palmgear. The new module is HIT Prediction using the simple 4Ts as published by Warkentin.
You may read more about the project in the Haemoncrules Homepage

Tags: Palm, Palmgear

MeisterMed is pleased to announce the release of STD 2006 , our newest medical reference for your PDA.
STD 2006 includes the full text of the CDC’s MMWR publication ‘Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2006′ published in August 2006.
STD 2006 also includes a color photo atlas with more than 60 high-resolution color images and step-by-step [...]

Basic Concepts in Pharmacology, PDA edition from USBMIS is on 15% Discount through October 31st.
Features:
* 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 [...]

Here’s a sneak preview of the next version of Haemoncrules which will be updated pretty soon to version 2.2 in view of a few minor bug fixes and an incorporation of a new module: HIT syndrome prediction (after Warkentein) . This was at the request of Drs. Rowles & Shankar. Hope you guys like [...]

Mobile Tools Help Improve Patient Care
Handheld disease diagnosis and symptom assessment tools help clinicians determine optimum treatment plans and significantly improve patient care, according to a survey released today by Epocrates, Inc., provider of mobile and web-based clinical applications.
“Treatment options need to be considered based on multiple factors - family history, current medications, symptoms and [...]

Doctors using PDAs want speed and efficiency. Here’s a tip on how to enter meetings/tasks/email in Agendus quickly. (kudos to Life With Palm - which I’ve added to the blogroll)
In any of the non-edit views in Agendus, one can create a new meeting by writing “m” and the new meeting screen will pop up. This [...]

I have updated Haemoncrules to version 2.1 comprising 33 modules in all.
Please visit the new Haemoncules homepage in the Palmdoc Chronicles for more details.

Tags: Palm

Do you use your Treo to communicate with your patients via SMS? I do quite a fair bit. Texting is quite convenient and non-obtrusive, unlike phone calls. It is also considerably cheaper if you consider long distance communications. I can text patients who are abroad at the cost of a local text message with my [...]

Check out:
Oxford Handbook of General Practice, 2nd Ed. 9.0.7
A lifeline for the busy GP, this reference covers the whole of general practice. It includes hands-on advice and allows rapid access to information to help with any day-to-day problems which might arise in general practice.
The general practice section has been revised to include the new General [...]