The Palmdoc Chronicles

The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2009 (Mobile Editions) 39th annual update for BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and Palm OS is now available.
The Sanford Guide in PDA format is an excellent alternative to the handbook - quick search for topics and larger fonts which are easier on the eyes!

Tags: Sanford Guide

Wayne has posted his experience with the Palm TX as a medical student in PalmAddicts (a great daily resource for Palm and PDA users)
Wayne says not all reference texts convert to electronic versions nicely - that’s probably true to an extent. It’s also that sometimes one is used to one format and it takes some [...]

USBMIS has announce a trio of interlinking programs for Blackberry owners: The Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia, The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy, and Current Consult Medicine 2007
The innovative design of these three applications provides an all-in-one solution for medical professionals allowing them to access the wide range of valuable information contained in three popular medical references [...]

The Sanford Guide is a well known and widely used antimicrobial reference. The Pocket edition in print is currently a 160+ page booklet which costs US$10.50. There are also versions for Palm and Pocket PCs costing US$27.50. View the price list in their store
The question is which would you get?

Tags: Palm, Sanford, Sanford Guide, Smartphone

You’ve got a new PDA, read the manual, charged it up. You’ve got used to the controls, buttons and learnt how to use the built-in applications like calendar, addressbook and now you are raring to fill it up with Medical Applications.
Here’s a list to help you along
PDA Applications useful in General Medical Practice
Contact Management
The [...]

The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2006, PDA Edition, for Palm and Pocket PC devices has been released.
Powered by USBMIS, The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2006, PDA Edition contains all of the content found in the print edition. This year’s updates include:
* Up-to-date comprehensive treatment guidelines for bacterial, fungal, mycobacterial, [...]

Emergency Medicine Doc reminds us that the John Hopkin’s Antibiotic guide is available free for PalmOS (no PPC versions I’m afraid WM fans) and via the Web.
Another comprehensive Infectious disease/antibiotic guide for PalmOS and WM is the venerable Sanford Guide.

Tags: Palm, PPC, Sanford, Sanford Guide, WM

The new Sanford Guide 2005 PDA edition is now available for download.
The PDA version, for both Palm and Pocket PC platforms, contains the complete contents of the 35th edition of The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy.
The new features for Sanford Guide 2005, PDA edition include:
* Searchable version of the complete index [...]

USBMIS is calling for beta testers for their Sanford Guide 2005 - Palm and PPC versions.
Thanks to medPDA.net for the heads up.
I’ve registered…

Tags: Palm, PPC, Sanford, Sanford Guide, USBMIS

Robert Kindzierski writes in from Canada:

I am a second year medical student from Canada. Before medical school, I graduated from pharmacy where I first was exposed to a palm IIIXE. The minute I saw epocrates and how easy it was to look up drugs, I knew I needed to get one. Since [...]