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Software Collections | Drug Reference | Medical Calculators | Current Awareness | Clinical Tools | Bioterrorism | Viewing Documents and Web Pages | Miscellaneous | Help and Support
| Software Collections | Description | Platform | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lippincott Williams & Wilkins PDA Store | One of health care’s largest publishers, LWW provides numerous titles for the PDA. Find dictionaries, reference books, clinical texts, lab values, exam review products, and more. | iPhone/iPod Touch + Palm + Windows Mobile | $ |
| PalmGear.com | Search PalmGear for thousands of free and fee-based programs for Palm OS devices. | Palm | Free and $ |
| Skyscape | In-context information for your handheld to make the most informed decisions at the point-of-care. Choose from dozens of reference books, texts, clinical guides, dictionaries, etc, or purchase a convenient grouping of popular clinical titles. Academic discount for UVa affiliates. | iPhone/iPod Touch + Palm + Windows Mobile | $ |
| Unbound Medicine | PDA and iPhone/iPod Touch titles from Unbound Medicine bring the latest information on drugs, interactions, diseases, tests, procedures, and journal literature to handheld devices. Academic discount for UVa affiliates | iPhone/iPod Touch + Palm + Windows Mobile | $ |
| Drug Reference | Description | Platform | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epocrates Rx | Drug monographs and formulary information, including dosing, contraindications, interactions, and adverse reactions. | iPhone/iPod Touch + Blackberry + Palm + Windows Mobile | Free |
| Epocrates Essentials |
Purchase Epocrates Essentials which contains all features of Epocrates Rx Pro Plus:
*Note: All medical students at the University of Virginia School of Medicine are eligible to receive a free one-year license to Epocrates® Essentials. Click this link for licensing and download information |
iPhone/iPod Touch + Palm + Windows Mobile |
Free for UVa Med Students
$*(see note) |
| Epocrates Rx Pro |
Purchase Epocrates Rx Pro which contains:
*Note: UVa medical students, nursing students, and residents are eligible for 10% off subscription fees for Epocrates products. For discount codes or more information, contact Pat Shannon pms5s@virginia.edu. |
Palm + Windows Mobile | $* (see note) |
| UVa Health System Formulary
UVa-only |
Use the free AvantGo software to access the UVa Health System's inpatient and outpatient formularies. | Palm + Windows Mobile | UVa-only |
| Thomson Clinical Xpert (formerly mobile Micromedex)
UVa-only |
This tool provides evidence-based drug information, a drug interaction tool, alternative medicine, toxicology & acute care information.
Note: Use your UVa e-mail username and password to access Clinical Xpert from off-Grounds. |
Palm + Windows Mobile | UVa-only |
| Hopkins Opioid Program (HOP) | A tool from Johns Hopkins University to facilitate appropriate conversions from one opioid or route of administration to another. | Palm + Windows Mobile | Free |
| Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia Deluxe | A fully integrated tool for multiple drug interaction checking, with interactions data from the experts at The Medical Letter®. Includes a fully integrated “Herbal & Alternative Therapy” section, reference tables and medical calculators as well as price information.
Note: UVa medical students, nursing students, and residents are eligible for 15% off the purchase of software from this vendor, USBMIS. For more information contact Pat Shannon, pms5s@virginia.edu |
Blackberry + Palm + Windows Mobile | $ |
| Lexi-Drugs Platinum | Extensive drug information, including more than 1,600 monographs featuring adverse reactions, drug interactions, dosing by population, dietary considerations, and over 30 additional fields of information. | iPhone/iPod Touch + Palm + Windows Mobile | $ |
| Medical Calculators | Description | Platform | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archimedes | More than 70 of the most commonly used formulas in medical specialties. | iPhone/iPod Touch + Palm + Windows Mobile | Free |
| MedCalc | Turn your PDA into a medical calculator for free. Over 50 formulas and clinical scores are available. | Palm | Free |
| MedMath | MedMath is a freeware medical calculator available for download. | iPhone/iPod Touch + Palm | Free |
| Preg Calc Pro | Pregnancy calculator for the Palm. | Palm | $ |
| Current Awareness | Description | Platform | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| HighWire PDA Channels
UVa-only |
Deliver tables of contents, abstracts, and selected full-text material from current journal titles such as BMJ, Chest, Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, and Radiology to your Palm OS device. | Palm | UVa-only |
| AvantGo | Keep current by using My AvantGo to receive health-related news on your PDA every time you sync. My AvantGo also includes dozens of channels on general news, weather, and many other topics. | Palm + Windows Mobile | Free |
| PubMed | Use a PDA Web browser to search this mobile-optimized version of PubMed, read journal abstracts, and access ClinicalTrials.gov — an iPhone/iPod Touch version called PubSearch is available from iTunes. | iPhone/iPod Touch + Palm + Windows Mobile | Free |
| MEDLINE Database on Tap | MEDLINE Database on Tap, or MD on Tap, is an application for PDAs that retrieves MEDLINE® citations directly from the PDA through a wireless connection to the Internet. | Palm + Windows Mobile | Free |
| Clinical Tools | Description | Platform | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Griffiths 5-Minute Clinical Consult
|
As part of Essential Evidence Plus, get access to this popular clinical text. | Palm + Windows Mobile | UVa-Only |
| Essential Evidence Plus
UVa Only |
A database system of filtered, synopsized, evidence-based information. The integrated search engine allows you to simultaneously search, via keyword, the following databases: POEMs, Cochrane Database abstracts, Web-based guidelines, treatment guideline summaries, clinical decision rules, diagnostic test calculators, H&PE calculators, the complete 5-Minute Clinical Consult, and an ICD-9 lookup tool including the 1,000 most-commonly needed codes.
Note: Installation and updates via synched computer require connection via Proxy or UVaAnywhere. |
Palm + Windows Mobile | UVa-only |
| Johns Hopkins POC-IT Antibiotic (ABX)Guide | A critically edited database and a point-of-care decison-support system designed to give free information on antibiotic options and diagnostic criteria. | Palm | $ |
| MeisterMed | Links to helpful tools for the PDA, including CodeMeister (rapidly access the most commonly used billing codes in primary care), LyteMeister (eletrolyte and acid-base management tool), and more. | iPhone/iPod Touch + Palm + Windows Mobile | $ |
| Mobile Merck Medicus | Includes the Merck Manual and Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests Requires registration. | iPhone/iPod Touch + Palm + Windows Mobile | Free or $ |
| Shots 2009 | Shots 2009 is a quick reference guide to the 2009 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules, a collaboration of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the 2008-2009 Adult Immunization Schedule, recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). | iPhone/iPod Touch via SkyScape + Palm + Windows Mobile | Free, $ |
| Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy | Provides authoritative information on infectious disease etiologies, drug regimens and dosages, and complications.
Note:UVa medical students, nursing students, and residents are eligible for 15% off the purchase of software from this vendor, USBMIS. For more information, contact Pat Shannon, pms5s@virginia.edu |
Blackberry + Palm + Windows Mobile | $ |
| MediLexicon | A dictionary of over 46,000 medical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and agrochemical acronyms and abbreviations. | Blackberry + Palm + Windows Mobile | $ |
| Medical Abbreviations Dictionary | Medical Abbreviations Lexicon containing over 440 entries. A free "Light" version of BDicty (reader program for the dictionary) is included in the downloadable ZIP file. | Palm | Free |
| Diagnosaurus | A differential diagnosis tool for the PDA with 1000+ differential diagnoses. Explore by disease, symptom, or organ system. | iPhone/iPod Touch + Blackberry + Palm + Windows Mobile | $ |
| National Guideline Clearinghouse Summaries | All National Guideline Clearinghouse™ Clinical Practice Guideline Summaries are available in a text format downloadable to Palm OS PDAs. | Palm | Free |
| USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference | Access and search this nutrient database. | Palm | Free |
| Bioterrorism | Description | Platform | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| eMedicine Disaster and Trauma eBook | Extensive collection of terrorism-related medical content free to registered e-Medicine users. | Palm + Windows Mobile | Free |
| WISER | WISER is a system designed to assist First Responders in hazardous material incidents. Developed by the National Library of Medicine, it provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance indentification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression guidance. | Palm + Windows Mobile | Free |
| Viewing Documents and Web Pages | Description | Platform | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| iSilo | Use iSilo X and iSilo viewer to capture Web pages and view on your PDA. | iPhone/iPod Touch + Blackberry + Palm + Windows Mobile | $ |
| Documents to Go | Check to see if your PDA desktop and handheld software includes this helpful software for viewing and editing Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. If not, it is available for purchase. | Blackberry +Palm + Windows Mobile | $ |
| RepliGo | Use RepliGo to view documents (Microsoft© Office documents, Adobe© PDF files, Web pages and others) on your handheld. | Blackberry +Palm + Windows Mobile | $ |
| Miscellaneous | Description | Platform | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| HanDBase | Create your own database for your handheld. | iPhone/iPod Touch + Blackberry + Palm + Windows Mobile | $ |
| NLM Mobile | A link to the National Library of Medicine‘s site for the development of mobile software, including MD on Tap (Medline for mobile devices), WISER for hazardous materials, and downloadable versions of books from the NCBI Bookshelf for any mobile device. | Palm + Windows Mobile | Free |
| Smoking Cessation | The National Cancer Institute’s Handheld Computer Smoking Intervention Tool (HCSIT) is designed for clinicians to assist with smoking cessation counseling at the point-of-care. This software was developed in partnership with the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Virginia in accordance with current PHS guidelines. This easy-to-use program can be used with both Palm® and Microsoft™ Windows Mobile handheld computers. | Palm + Windows Mobile | Free |
| Help & Support | Description | Platform | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| iPhoneatlas.com | Search for troubleshooting suggestions and tips and tricks on this CNET site for iPhones and iPod touch devices. | ||
| PalmGear.com Knowledgebase | The PalmGear Support page has Tips & Tricks and other frequently asked questions that have been converted into easily searchable knowledge base articles. Search by categories or keyword(s). | Palm | Free |
| palmOne | Palm’s site has an excellent support section that is arranged by device or is searchable. | Palm | Free |
| Windows Mobile Support | Find help for your Windows Mobile handheld at this Microsoft site. | Windows Mobile | Free |
| Google Groups | Search the discussion groups for postings of mobile-related questions and answers | iPhone/iPod Touch + Blackberry + Palm + Windows Mobile | Free |
| Manufacturer Sites | Check the software manufacturer site for help and support with a specific product. For example, the Epocrates Support Portal is an excellent source of information on the Epocrates products. Apple’s iPod Touch and iPhone support sites contain many resources, including videos, on use and troubleshooting. | iPhone/iPod Touch + Blackberry + Palm + Windows Mobile | Free |
Disclaimer
The product information provided herein has been collected from publicly available information and does not represent an exhaustive list of such products. Nothing herein shall be construed to act as an endorsement by the University of Virginia or the Health Sciences Library of any particular product.
A reasonable effort has been made to keep this information up-to-date, however, further research might be necessary at vendor sites to obtain the most current information.