Mobile Computing Devices & Clinical Information

A variety of web-based information may be accessed via mobile computing devices or downloaded to them for use off-line. Information is available for an increasing range of platforms: BlackBerry, iPhone / iPod, Palm, Symbian, Windows Mobile or Smartphone, etc. Check each site for details of platform availability and details of any payment that may be required.

Mobile downloads provided by
WA Health Libraries subscriptions

Applications available for mobile
devices (some free, some require payment)
and general information

Readers / mobile software

Mobile downloads provided by WA Health Libraries subscriptions

DynaMed Installation Instructions
E-mail DynaMed using the WA Health e-mail system and request a serial number for your mobile device.
Note: Please do not use any personal e-mail accounts such as @iinet.com, @bigpond, @yahoo.com, @hotmail.com or @gmail.com etc when making a request for a serial number. For authentication reasons DynaMed cannot validate that you are affiliated with your institution when using these e-mail addresses.
When requesting a serial number from DynaMed support, specify which type of PDA device you are using to download DynaMed. (e.g. BlackBerry, iPhone, etc.) Types of mobile computing devices DynaMed supports. Any problems, contact the Library.

MD Consult / My PDA / Pocket Consult
Create an Account, Login and choose MyPDA

MD Consult for SmartPhones
Connect from the Library's link to MD Consult. Create an Account. Remember to logout once you have completed the process. Use your username and password to connect through your SmartPhone's connection to MD Consult. www.mdconsult.com

Thomson Clinical Xpert (Micromedex)
Click on the Handheld PDA tab for instructions on how to download.

Applications available for mobile devices (some free, some require payment) and general information

AIDSinfo's PDA Tools
US Dept of Health and Human Services

American College of Cardiology Clinical Guidelines

American College of Physicians
The site offers a variety of resources, including: ACP Clinical Guidelines, ACP Doctor's Dilemma Mobile Game, Teaching in Your Office (helpful tables for physicians instructing medical student and residents); Ethics Manual, books etc.

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine Clinical Guides
All files and software required for downloading the guidelines to Palm and Pocket PC PDA’s are available on RRMEO. [for members]
For Blackberry, Symbian and iPhone users you will be required to purchase iSilo software (US$20 approx. and website details found on guidelines download page) prior to downloading the guideline files.

Australian Medicines Handbook

Archimedes - Free Medical Calculator
More than 130 most commonly used formulas in medical specialties - US units.

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Handheld Computers
From the US National Guideline Clearinghouse

Diagnosaurus 2.0
Diagnosaurus has 1000+ differential diagnoses and is derived from McGraw-Hill's most trusted CURRENT Consult Medicine.

Electronic Preventive Services Selector (ePSS) (US Preventive Services Task Force) - recommendations by patient's age, sex, and selected behavioral risk factors

EBM Calculator

Epocrates Rx
Free mobile drug and formulary reference - US

HandyMed
(includes HandyRef and HandyHeart

Johns Hopkins POC-IT Center - ABX Guide & HIV Guide
The ABX Guide is a resource for diagnosing, managing and treating infectious diseases.
The HIV Guide is a single disease resource.

MedCalc
MedCalc is a free medical calculator for mobile devices

MedicalSoftwarefor PDAs

MEDLINE/PubMed Journal Browser
Shows the latest abstracts from journals selected

MIMS

miniTG (Therapeutic Guidelines)

Mobile Medical Computing Reviews [nothing published since 2007]
MMCR is a free online journal that provides summaries of the clinical literature on mobile computing to guide project decision makers. Its summaries help designers of clinical computing projects to avoid the mistakes of the past and build on the successes for their own projects.

Mobile MerckMedicus

National Library of Medicine NLM Mobile (US)

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (US)

NCBI Bookshelf (US Center for Biotechnology Information)

pdaMD

Pediatrics on Hand (Children's National Medical Center US)

PICO Maker (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome)

Pneumonia Severity Index Module (US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

PubMed for Handhelds

Radiation Event Medical Management (REMM)
Guidance on diagnosis and treatment for healthcare providers during radiation events. US Dept of Health and Human Services

Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Manual

Skyscape
"Skyscape is the worldwide leading service for trusted medical information by specialty for mobile devices."

StatCoder
StatCoder.com develops custom clinical tools for iPhones, PDAs & EHR systems

Unbound Medicine (includes Harrison's and Pediatric Care Online)

UpToDate

Wireless System for Emergency Responders (WISER)
WISER is a system designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents. WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression advice. From the US National Library of Medicine.

Readers / mobile software

Adobe Reader for Mobile Devices

AvantGo

eReader

Handango

HanDBase from DDH Software

iSilo

Mobipocket Reader

Page last updated / reviewed: 12 November 2009
Page Owner: Library & Web Services