October, 2009

Medical Software for Android

Medical Software for Android

Medical software for Android is becoming increasingly available.  QxMD has just released Cardio Calc, Heme Calc, GI Calc, Pregnancy Wheel and Neph Calc.  Unbound Medicine has released a host of new software titles, including Taber’s Medical Dictionary, Davis’s Drug Guide, The Merck Manual, 5-Minute Clinical Consult (5MCC) and more.  Epocrates isn’t on Android yet, but a petition has...

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Medical iPhone App “Recommended Reading” for Georgetown University Medical School

Medical iPhone App “Recommended Reading” for Georgetown University Medical School

The adoption of the iPhone in the medical community has steadily been increasing.    Point in fact, the Georgetown School of Medicine now requires that medical students obtain and use an iPhone as part of their studies.  In an iPhone first, the Georgetown Medical School now recommends that medical students going through their cardiovascular rotation use the iPhone app “The ECG...

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AF Guide – The Atrial Fibrillation Reference

AF Guide – The Atrial Fibrillation Reference

Atrial Fibrillation is commonly encountered by nurses, paramedics, students, residents, and physicians (both primary care and specialist). ‘The AF Guide’, compiled and written by Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, amalgamates the complex recommendations surrounding the management of patients with this common arrhythmia and distils them into an easy to use app. Written by the author of...

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