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The Future of Advanced Prehospital Care

3 days ago by
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A discussion on some of the new POC options available for EMS field.

Health:Refactored Conference shows numerous paths to develop, design dream health apps

3 days ago by
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Part 1 of 2 regarding coverage over Health 2.0′s inaugural Health: Refactored code & design conference.

Giving out medical advice on twitter can lead to more harm than good

5 days ago by
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Discussion on the appropriate use of Twitter for medical advice and how much responsibility falls on the healthcare provider

Wrapping up TEDMED 2013

6 days ago by
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A summary on what went on in TEDMED 2013. Great speakers and amazing technologies.

Study: Medical apps improve Physician ability to answer clinical questions in resource limited areas

9 days ago by
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A recent study in JAMIA evaluated whether medical residents in Botswana had better clinical reference access through mobile medical applications over searching through PubMed4Hh.

The best medical apps released this past week v16

16 days ago by
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The following is a list of the notable medical apps released for Apple’s iOS this past week.

Study shows opioid converting medical apps lack consistency

18 days ago by
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Opioid converters are readily available as mobile apps. However, recent research has demonstrated that there is a discrepancy in the consistency of their calculations.

The best medical apps released this past week v15

Apr 28, 2013 by
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The following is a list of the notable medical apps released for Apple’s iOS this past week.

Survey results show how medical student use of medical apps differs from resident physicians

Apr 25, 2013 by
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A recent survey amongst UK medical students and junior doctors found a high use of smartphones and medical application usage in clinical situations and in medical education.

Published BMJ piece takes aim at medical apps and their utility

Apr 23, 2013 by
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One recent piece, by Margaret McCartney, was published in the British Medical Journal titled “How do we know whether medical apps work?” [1] It is a nice short read, where Dr. McCartney lays out the overriding utilization of smartphones and tablets in our daily lives to both play games, manage our daily activities, and search the web. We have had no issue integrating these aspects into our social lives and enjoy them immensely (I need to look no further than [Read more]

Recent study assessing vascular medical apps finds apps lack references to literature

Apr 22, 2013 by
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A recently released study by Carter et al. assessed the extent of mobile medical applications with usability in vascular practice. Overall, the authors noted that the study demonstrated a short supply of medical apps designated for vascular surgical utilization.

Dermatologists express concern for mole diagnosing medical apps, citing poor results in testing

Apr 17, 2013 by
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In a recent letter to the editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Ferrero et al. noted several troubling issues with currently available mobile medical applications designed for dermatological purposes. Namely, in this case, the authors looked at an app called ‘Skin Scan,’ which was created to help with the identification and management of skin cancer. The authors then used the app against images from UpToDate, the National Cancer Institute, and Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine. In [Read more]