“The next billion people who will be getting online will be using cellphones, not computers,’’ says one of the experts quoted in a Boston Globe article about an MIT project using mobile phones to help health professionals and farmers in developing countries. Because of the ubiquity of cell phones in the developing world, they provide [...]
Medscape Mobile looks like a competitor to Epocrates. Check it out if you are looking for something different on your iPhone or iPod Touch for drug info and CME: http://www.medscape.com/mobile/about.
Just found the iPhone Medical App Review blog, which is authored by a resident and 4th year. Looks interesting and honest in its assessments of medical apps for Apple devices. Would love to see comments from some of you on whether you think this resource is a good one, and if we should link to [...]
Some long-awaited good news for the iPhone-inclined of you on HSCS email systems! The newest iPhone, 3GS, will now be eligible to download email and calendar data from HSC Outlook accounts. Here are the full details from an announcement sent via email yesterday to Health System Computing users. Thanks to Elaine Attridge for the scoop. [...]
This recent article in PCMag caught my eye
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2343550,00.asp
It discusses some new apps such as a blood pressure cuff that plugs into the iPhone and a glucose testing device. I really need to check out the medical apps often because there is always something new!
Have you figured out a really cool trick with your mobile device lately? Or want to see what others in your program are doing that is really useful for medical needs or just daily survival in the UVa Healthsystem? Click the button at right to join the MUG Discussion Forum in UVaCollab!
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The Health Sciences Library has just rolled out a new gateway to our web site, made especially for iPhone and iPod Touch devices. Visit m.hsl.virginia.edu to see mobile-friendly information about the library, databases with mobile-optimized interfaces, and links to other UVA services that work well on a small screen. Whether it is library hours, recommended [...]
For those interested in psych resources:
A new mobile version of the PsychiatryOnline.com site—available at m.psychiatryonline.com—is optimized for viewing on mobile devices. Access to the mobile site is included as an added benefit of current subscriptions. You will be automatically redirected to m.psychiatryonline.com when visiting the main PsychiatryOnline.com site from a wireless-enabled mobiledevice (such as a smartphone [...]
Check out this interesting article in PCMagazine about 3rd party iPhone peripherals as they apply to nursing:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2343550,00.asp
