Felasfa Wodajo, MD

Social Textbooks and the iPad – How the Medical Community Could Benefit from Dynamic E-books

Feb 13, 2010 by
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It’s probably not an exaggeration to predict medical students of the next decade will not lift a physical textbook. In fact, even ownership of a discrete entity, formerly referred to as a “textbook’, may be a historical footnote. Instead, students may simply rent the chapters they need for a particular course, paying a recurring subscription fee to the publisher for the period of usage. This system could foster innovation and allow for dynamic ebooks that change with standard of care, [Read more]

Apple or Google? The Answer is Both – What the Future Holds for their Competing Mobile Platforms

Feb 05, 2010 by
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Over the last few months, a great deal of time has been expended on the “hot competition” between Apple and Google in relation to smart phones. Much of this interest probably had to do with a partially imagined story of a once close friendship between Apple and Google, founded on their mutual enmity of Microsoft, now fractured on the rocks of competition and greed. While the truth probably isn’t as dramatic, whatever conflict exists is much less interesting than where [Read more]

Campbell’s Operative Orthopedics App for the iPhone: What Every Orthopedic Surgeon Wants [App Review]

Jan 17, 2010 by
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Campbell’s Operative Orthopedics is a cornerstone of any orthopedic surgeon’s library. This book has been transformed to an iPhone / iPod Touch Application, providing a crucial method for orthopedic providers to access the knowledge in the Campbell’s text.

Evidence Central App – Evidence Based Medicine Guidelines Instantly Available in Mobile Form [App Review]

Dec 30, 2009 by
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Review of Evidence Central, an app that gives the user access to a number of respected medical references for up-to-date recommendations.

FDA Drugs App Provides a Mobile Interface to FDA Drug Approval Data [App Review]

Dec 16, 2009 by
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Review of FDA Drugs App, which provides the usual drug data of other references with the added wrinkly of providing FDA drug approval information as well.

iCME is a Simple and Useful Application to Track CME Hours, but the Competition is Even Simpler [App Review]

Dec 08, 2009 by
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This simple applications attempts to help you keep track of your CMEs.

Misinformation or Mistakes? Rebuttal to “Doctors should choose Google Android over the iPhone for medical apps” post on KevinMD.com

Nov 23, 2009 by
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Recently, a post on the popular medical blog site KevinMD garnered a fair amount of attention with the provocative title “Why doctors should choose Google Android over the iPhone for medical apps”. It was posted on Oct 20, 2009 and was subsequently listed as one of the most popular posts for October on the highly trafficked KevinMD site. In his post, the author seems to have gone out of his way to make a series of increasingly hyperbolic arguments declaring [Read more]

The Merck Manual Professional Edition Medical App is the First Encyclopedia of Medicine that Fits in Your Pocket [App Review]

Nov 11, 2009 by
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This is the professional edition of the Merck Manual app made for healthcare providers. Dr. Wodajo said the following while reviewing the application: “A medical encyclopedia that fits in your pocket”

Procedures Consult – Musculoskeletal App Superbly Demonstrates Common Bedside Orthopedic Techniques [App Review]

Oct 21, 2009 by
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A tool for those learning how to do various musculoskeletal procedures. This application is packed with text, pictures, and videos of actual procedures being done. This is the sister application of another app we reviewed, Procedures Consult: Internal Medicine.

Clinical ORthopaedic Exam App (CORE): Portable Physical Diagnosis on the iPhone [App Review]

Sep 28, 2009 by
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An app that takes physical diagnosis to a portable level, with a focus on orthopedic / musculoskeletal physical exam maneuvers.

Clinical Trials App Provides Key Experimental Trial Information on Your iPhone [App Review]

Sep 21, 2009 by
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This application enables you to search for Clinical Trials that might be suitable for your patients while you’re with them in the examination room. The content of this app is derived from clinicaltrials.gov.

Netter’s Musculoskeletal Flash Cards App Brings Back Classic Netter Drawings [App Review]

Sep 14, 2009 by
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These flashcards try to emulate the tangible Netter’s flash cards you can find at the bookstore. This app’s goal is to help you during the musculoskeletal section of gross anatomy.