Archive for February, 2008

UE: It’s still good old PalmOS for me

Tien Lee is another busy hospitalist and avid PDA user. I echo his sentiments posted in Palmaddicts
I have since started to look at the “dark side” with a Dallab P900 (relatively unknown PocketPC2003 device) and then a Fujitsu Siemens T830. Yet, after starting as a doctor on the wards, I reaffirmed my liking for the [...]

Looking up ICD 10 codes

Just today an Endocrinologist colleague of mine asked me what’s the best program to keep track of his diabetic patients and I straight away suggested Handbase which is a great generic database which is very flexible. You can easily create your own custom tables and custom fields and this allows you to keep track of [...]

UE: PDAs in Oncology

Another user experience in PA. John Thomson MD shares
I have had a TX for about two years now and couldn’t practice without it. I have a personal database of my last 3545 patinets with their diagnosis, demographics and therapy. I can always refresh knowledge of a patient at a tumor conference from my Palm or [...]

USBMIS Sale: Psychnotes

Psych Notes from USBMIS is now 15% off through February 26th
The psychiatric rotation is among the most intimidating clinical rotations. This handy PDA software delivers quick and mobile access to need-to-know information on basic behavioral theories, key aspects of psychiatric and crisis interventions, mental status assessments and exams, mental health history and assessment tools, and [...]

Running Palm applications on the Asus Eee PC

I did email Access enquiring if they plan to come up with a Garnet VM much like they did for the Nokia Internet Tablet. Access replied that “There are no plans at this time to release a version of Garnet VM specifically for Eee PC”. Pity.
Anyway I installed Wine on the Eee which is easy [...]

How to setup Bluetooth DUN for the ASUS Eee PC and the Treo 680

After getting the DUN connection going using a USB cable, the natural course is to move on to Bluetooth. This walk through applies to the default Xandros Linux installation on the Eee.
What are the advantages of this method?
- no cables, meaning no messy wires to lug around
- no additional software purchase needed
- it’s a really [...]

My “Foleo”

Palm, oh Palm. You had me at Foleo. I loved the concept.
A companion for your smartphone is a great idea but too much emphasis on “syncing email” is perhaps a little misplaced. The whole idea is overall connectivity using a device which is lighter and more portable than your average notebook. Wifi, a bigger screen [...]

Tutorial: How to tether Asus EeePC to Treo 680 for DUN

OK, I couldn’t really wait for Palm to come out with their Foleo II, and since the Asus EeePC is very reasonably priced and looks so cute, I went ahead and got one yesterday, As connectivity is an important issue for me, one of the first things I did was to read up on how [...]

Cincistroke

Cincistroke is a new free Palm program from Handhelddoc. This application by Michael Ward is a tool to assist clinicians with the acute management of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke based on current AHA guidelines. Tools you’ll find in this utility include:
· ABCD2 Score for TIA
· Anticoagulation Management
· BP Management for ICH & Ischemic Stroke
· Calculators [...]

Apprisor 2.3

Apprisor is a free viewer for ACC, ACCP, AAFP, AASLD and other Guidelines. The latest version is 2.3 and is available for Palm and Windows Mobile devices.
Get the viewer and the free Guidelines here

Tags: Freeware, Palm, WM