Shannon McNamara, MD

Practice Exams in Emergency Medicine is an evidence based iPad board review app

Feb 04, 2013 by
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Practice Exams in Emergency Medicine is an app published by Elsevier Australia for physicians preparing for the Australiasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) fellowship exam.

Introduction to Bedside Ultrasound is the first complete interactive iBook for physicians

Jan 28, 2013 by
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This interactive text for the iPad includes high quality videos embedded in a comprehensive overview of bedside ultrasound for Emergency Physicians.

The Heart is an interactive medical iBook for iPad

Jan 25, 2013 by
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This interactive textbook uses phenomenal 3D graphics to teach introductory cardiac anatomy.

Emergency Medicine iQ is a board review app for iOS and Android

Jan 16, 2013 by
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This mobile app for Emergency Medicine physicians has unreliable content with practice questions that are too basic to recommend for board review.

How medical professionals can use Skitch app with Evernote for personal notes and presentations

Jan 11, 2013 by
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Skitch is a simple but powerful photo annotation mobile app designed to be used in conjunction with Evernote.

BoneBox Skull Viewer app for iPad is a 3D medical education tool

Jan 07, 2013 by
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In medical school we were all given a bone box with a real human skeleton to study from. I wondered how well this app could replicate that experience.

How to use Apple’s Keynote app for medical presentations

Dec 27, 2012 by
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Keynote mobile app is useful for health care providers to create and present digital slide shows on the iPhone or iPad.

FracturED iPad app is moving mobile medical education in the right direction

Dec 10, 2012 by
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This app for Emergency Medicine physicians is focused on the evaluation and treatment of common orthopedic injuries of the hand and wrist.

Review of burn management app created by Johns Hopkins Physician, inspired by mass casualty event

Dec 07, 2012 by
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This app provides an excellent, comprehensive summary on the basics of initial burn management by using focused, mobile multimedia, but does exclude some important components.

Coags Uncomplicated is a free “educational app” with a hidden agenda

Nov 28, 2012 by
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NovoNordisk developed this app about rare diseases treated with one of their expensive drugs, but is not transparent about their conflict of interest.

EMRA Antibiotic App for ER physicians improved with recent update

Nov 15, 2012 by
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This review will evaluate how well the this app helps physicians choose appropriate antibiotic therapy for patients in the Emergency Department.

EM Ultrasound App for iPhone is a comprehensive reference for bedside scans

Oct 15, 2012 by
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EM Ultrasound is a simple but comprehensive app that contains a wealth of information on bedside ultrasound that is easy to navigate and readily applicable at the bedside.