Textbooks

Oxford Handbook of Clinical Diagnosis is a useful differential diagnosis app for Blackberry

5 days ago by
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A review of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Diagnosis app

Bringing interactive medical lectures to the iPad: Taimma Communications

16 days ago by
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The future of eLearning by Taimma Communications Inc on the iPad. These apps deliver fully narrated learning packages to students.

Grays Anatomy iPad app is an impressive conversion from print to digital

Apr 16, 2012 by
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One of the most well known anatomy textbooks is Gray’s Anatomy. This textbook was first published in 1858 and has remained one of the best anatomy reference texts since. Elsevier have released three versions of this venerable text in app format, Grays Atlas of Anatomy, Grays Anatomy for Students and Grays Anatomy Head and Neck. When we reviewed our top anatomy apps for the iPad, we recognised that these apps had great potential but we had been unable to review [Read more]

VP of major medical developer explains his vision for the future of tablet based medical education

Apr 09, 2012 by
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An interview with Thierry Semoff, Vice President of Taimma Communications, a medical developer specializing in medical education apps which has recently entered the tablet market

Inkling for Web previewed in medical education webcast and brings interactive eTextbooks to all

Apr 06, 2012 by
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iMedicalApps have covered Inkling extensively in a range of articles focusing on the various advantages of interactive textbooks and ways in which these can help students achieve better grades. Inkling recently held a medical education webcast where they extensively previewed Inkling for iPad and the new Inkling for Web. Inkling for Web hold a number of possibilities and is likely to significantly increase the number of students accessing Inkling texts as fully  interactive eTextbook can be accessed from any device eg [Read more]

Clinical Orthopedic Exam (CORE) app is a great resource for internists and specialists alike

Mar 19, 2012 by
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For those of you who didn’t catch Dr. Felasfa Wodajo’s previous review, the Clinical Orthopedic Exam (CORE) app is a multimedia source of over 250 different musculoskeletal physical exam maneuvers. It is indexed by body area in picture and text format, is comprehensive and very well referenced. It’s certainly not your average app.

Comparison of a venerable medical textbook on Inkling for iPad verses Access Medicine

Feb 20, 2012 by
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This is a comparison between Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine from Inkling and Access Medicine

First interactive medical iPad iBook arrives in Apple’s bookstore, free to download

Feb 14, 2012 by
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When Apple announced iBooks 2 and iBooks author, there was much excitement amongst the medical tech community about the possibility of physicians creating their own interactive textbooks. Last Friday saw the release of the first interactive medical textbook, created by Dr. Ed Wallitt, Founder of Podmedics.com. We recently reviewed PodMedics, a UK based site which offers a range of medical podcasts for medical students and junior doctors alike. The iBook entitled, The Podmedics Do Surgery, is a free medical textbook [Read more]

Lippincott’s Illustrated Review of Neuroscience comes to life on the iPad, by Inkling

Feb 07, 2012 by
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Review over Lippincott’s Illustrated Review of Neuroscience for the Inkling platform.

Inkling’s iPad version of Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine is impressive

Jan 26, 2012 by
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Another excellent title from Inkling. One or two navigation issues do not take away from the fact this is the only iPad optimized version of this essential clinical reference text. Medical professionals who purchase this text will know they carry one of the most extensive medical resources in a highly accessible format on a device no larger than a notepad.

For Internal Medicine Students, the Pretest Medicine App Serves as a Useful Review

Jan 19, 2012 by
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This is an app review for Pretest Medicine, written by a third-year medical student who recently completed the internal medicine rotation. This app is available for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

Apple Announces iBooks 2 – Huge Potential for Medical Educators and Med Students

Jan 19, 2012 by
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Apple have announced iBooks 2, iBooks Author and updated iTunes U with a range of new interactive content which is sure to benefit medical students