Anesthesiology

10 Second EM app for Android, for Emergency Medicine Physicians

7 days ago by
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10 Second EM takes time to become familiar with, and only then does it live up to its title. It could use small improvements here and there, but as it is, this app is a very helpful tool in the clinical setting. This is a highly recommended, affordable app for medical professionals and students alike, with a wide range of covered topics at the user’s disposal.

A complete list of all academic medical journals available for the iPad

13 days ago by
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A spreadsheet containing a complete list of all academic medical journals currently available on the iPad

Analgesic Converter app is a convenient but limited calculator for opioid conversion

19 days ago by
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‘Analgesic’ is a simple app by Skierkowski LLC that could potentially avert errors in opioid conversion. It has a basic layout and is extremely easy to use. There are however several major drawbacks to this app.

Official Android NICE Guidance app helps UK doctors find relevant management guidelines

Apr 25, 2012 by
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An excellent official app from NICE which will help healthcare professionals quickly find the relevant guidance on their mobile device. The regular updates and free price mean that this is an essential download for UK doctors.

New app helps clinicians manage new anticoagulant Pradaxa (Dabigatran)

Apr 17, 2012 by
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Review of the Managing Dabigatran App, to Assist Healthcare Providers with the Prescribing and Managing of Pradaxa (Dabigatran)

Health 2.0 launches Hokie Health app challenge

Apr 12, 2012 by
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Health 2.0, an organization/movement that wants to bridge the gap between technology and healthcare, recently announced that the Hokie Health Code-a-thon which will be held April 13-14 in Blacksburg, Virginia. This two day challenge will bring together people and teams from a variety of professions and talents with the goal of developing applications that enhance care quality, safety and efficiency. This contest will require teams to develop prototypes of the apps they are creating and will be given the opportunity to show off their product.

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]

Pedi STAT app is a quick drug dose reference for pediatric emergency and critical care

Feb 22, 2012 by
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This article reviews Pedi STAT, an app designed to quickly provide emergency and critical care personnel with guidance regarding drug dosing and equipment sizes to help manage common pediatric emergencies

Stanford University’s Septris app combines gamification of healthcare with CME

Feb 15, 2012 by
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Sepsis strikes approximately 750,000 people in the US and is responsible for more than 215,000 deaths. Mortality remains high at 25-50% at a cost of $17 billion each year. These figures suggest that control and recognition of sepsis is relatively poor and there are a number of initiatives in place to try and rectify this. One novel approach to this using interactive case scenarios provides a practical approach to early sepsis identification and application of evidence-based management (best practice) using Stanford’s Sepsis [Read more]

iMedicalApps looking for Android medical app reviewers

Feb 13, 2012 by
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iMedicallApps is looking for Android app reviewers. Must have a medical background, and own and Android phone. Send information to the Contact page.

How Does MediMath App Rank Among Medical Calculator Apps for the iPhone?

Feb 08, 2012 by
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Review of the MediMath Medical Calculator App by Evan Schoenberg, MD, for the iPhone/iPod Touch

Podmedics brings superb medical education podcasts to junior doctors and med students

Jan 25, 2012 by
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Podmedics is a superb resource for medical students and junior doctors alike. The wide selection of topics, appropriate level of content and variation in length means the podcasts can be used for a quick reminder or a more detailed discussion of a particular topic.