Gastroenterology

Meditoons explains GI pathologies with simple animations, a must have app for physicians

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Meditoons, a new app by Pearlswan Communications, features short and simple animations to help explain gastrointestinal diseases such as gallstones, appendicitis, and hemorrhoids

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

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

History & Physical i-PocketCards app lacking in clinical usefulness

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Review of H&P i-PocketCards app by Danielle Jones discussing the apps clinical usefulness and functions.

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

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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.

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

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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

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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]

Surgical Logbook app makes tracking procedures easy but raises concerns about security

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Surgical Logbook is a basic logbook which comes with some robust features such as statistics and export. The overall design and user interface is highly commended and the app is easy to use. There is no information given regarding the security of the logbook which is an important consideration before storing sensitive patient data.

Creating your own app? Learn to design before learning to code

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Anyone contemplating how to create their own app already has a vision of what that app will look like and how it will work in their own head. By teaching yourself design principles—both visual and interaction—you will be better equipped to flesh out your app idea and maximize its appeal. You will avoid making clumsy mistakes that go against typical design conventions and, with a little creativity, generate your own conventions for others to shamelessly steal. Teaching yourself to code actually works against this because you begin to think about and conceptualize your app based on your limited coding skill set. Instead of thinking about your project from a user perspective, you begin thinking about the guts inside it and how the nuts and bolts will fit together to make a working product.

The best iPad note taking apps to use with stylus pens

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We have considered a range of note-taking apps-it is now to time to recommend the best note-taking app for healthcare professionals. Overall many of these apps offer similar levels of functionality although there are two clear market leaders- Note Taker HD and Notes Plus. Although the learning curve associated with Note Taker HD can be steep, it has become the leading note-taking app which can use a stylus. It is highly recommended to all healthcare professionals who want to take notes on their iPad in a variety of situations

Top 9 iPad keyboard cases reviewed

In-depth comparison review of nine top iPad Keyboard cases, ranging from folios to clamshell cases.

Top 5 iPad PDF medical literature management apps for doctors

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An inside look at the top 5 PDF management apps for healthcare professionals

ICD-9 (2012) app for medical coding is a frustrating solution for a frustrating problem

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CD9 (2012) by CONCEPTNETICS disappoints and is too buggy and slow for meaningful use in coding and medical billing