Archive for September, 2007

Have it All!

Epocrates is inviting you to Have it All at 20% Off for their Epocrates Essentials Deluxe product.
This offer is valid for 20% off any subscription to Epocrates Essentials Deluxe until Midnight PT on October 4, 2007. The offer will be automatically applied in the shopping cart if you click on the “buy now” link above. [...]

My Work Tools

These are the two gadgets I carry with me most days.

On the right is my workhorse, a Treo 680 running Agendus Premium (an excellent PIM) to keep track of appointments, tasks, contacts and memos, Drug references, Up To Date and other useful medical applications. It’s also my main eBook reader.
Next to it on the [...]

Eponyms saves the day!

“Sinosum” (could it actually be my blogger buddy Spinosum?) wrote to Palmaddicts and tells of how by using Eponyms on his PDA, he managed to impress everyone in the Radiology conference room by quickly looking up Maffucci syndrome.
Eponyms is available for Palm and Pocket PCs, and the best part is it’s free!
Related post:
Eponyms - do [...]

Installing Palm programs in Vista

Upgraded to Vista yet? Not long back on of my home PCs died and I got a Dell Dimension to replace it and I insisted on Windows XP Pro rather than Vista mainly for compatibility issues. Palm has a Desktop version 6.2 beta which is Vista compatible. Previous versions had problems with the Palm Install [...]

USBMIS Offer of the week: OutbreakID

OutbreakID is now 15% off thru Sept 26.
The software is for physicians and public health professionals who stand on the frontlines as the key agents for the early detection of outbreaks. OutbreakID® covers potential outbreaks caused by exposures to toxins, chemicals, and infectious agents. It covers 201 diseases (156 infectious diseases), including nearly every disease [...]

GAD-7: MeisterMed’s latest QuickTool

MeisterMed’s latest QuickTool, GAD-7, is a simple 7 question survey designed to help you assess your patients for generalized anxiety disorder.
You can get it free (along with MeisterMed’s other Members-Only content) if you sign up for the Meistermed mailing list.
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ICDMeister 2008 Now Available

On October 1, 2007, the 2008 ICD-9-CM code set will take effect replacing the 2007 codes. ICDMeister 2008 is now available to help you ensure your coding is up-to-date. If you haven’t used ICDMeister, you need to check out what has been called “the fastest and easiest ICD-9 coding reference for your PDA.” [...]

Spotted: a doctor still using a T3

Palmaddicts mentions a Doctor who is still using a PDA, a Tungsten T3. This is one of the Palm PDA classics IMO. I still have one. It has a beautiful large screen which is collapsible as it used a sliding mechanism, a Palm innovation. It has a fast processor and very quick response time. I [...]

Fingertip Formulary Mobile launched

via Mobility Site:
Fingertip Formulary announces the immediate availability of Fingertip Formulary Mobile, a free formulary service designed for healthcare providers. The Fingertip Formulary database covers approximately 95% of the managed care lives in the U.S. and Puerto Rico and offers healthcare professionals access to the largest and most accurate source of formulary data available. Fingertip [...]

If I were a medical student

At a PDA forum I frequent, a medical student asked what software to install in his PDA phone.
Are you a medical student starting cilnical clerkship and wondering how a Palm PDA/smartphone might help you?
If you are new to the world of PDAs, then you must read Matt Delaney’s Expert Guide for Medical Students. This is [...]