Class of 2005

References for Personal Digital Assistants

Mark O’Connell, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

Medical Applications for the Palm Operating System (OS)

HandDbase www.ddhsoftware.com

Expandable database program with desktop applicability

Jfile www.land-j.com

Simple database program for the palm

Documents to Go www.dataviz.com

Documents reader supporting MS Word and Excel formats

Isilo www.isilo.com

Full featured document reader with HTML support

TealDoc www.tealpoint.com

Full featured document reader

TealInfo www.tealpoint.com

Easy to use reference in table format

Pocket Pharmacopeia http://www.medscape.com/Home/Topics/multispecialty/directories/dirMULT.Links.html

Now available for palm

Epocrates qRx www.epocrates.com

Free drug handbook. Some limitations for peds dosage

Patient Keeper www.patientkeeper.com

Patient tracking software with complex capabilities and features

WardWatch www.torlesse.com/pilot/wardwatch

Patient tracking software with some ability to customize

MathPad www.probe.net/~rhuebner/mathpad.html

Customizable calculation program

MedCalc http://netxperience.org/medcalc

Freeware. 57 common equations used in internal medicine

MedMath http://mail.med.upenn.edu/~pcheng/medmath/index.html

Quick, easy to use program with commonly used medical formulas

MedRules http://pbrain.hypermart.net

Freeware. Clinical prediction rules.

Hi-Note www.cyclos.com

A sticky Note Program also allowing for adding a hierarchical memo pad

ABG Pro www.stacworks.com

Analyze ABG’s quickly

AvantGo www.avantgo.com

Get tons of web-based information from a potpourri of sites

E-Coder www.1-box.com/ecoder1.html

ICD-9 coding for the Palm. All at your finger tips

STAT Growth Charts www.statcoder.com

Freeware. Based on CDC growth charts and includes BMI for age charts.

 

 

Useful Medical Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Websites

PDAMD www.pdamd.com

Health Palm Pilot www.healthypalmpilot.com

Peripheral Brain http://pbrain.hypermart.net

Handango www.handango.com

Palm Gear www.palmgear.com

Jim’s Palm Pages www.jimthompson.net/palmpda/

Handheldmed.com www.handheldmed.com

CollectiveMed.com www.collectivemed.com/pda/\

Evidence-Based Med www.pda-archives.com

Palmspot www.palmspot.com

Palm Tops www.palmtops.about.com

MD Tools www.mdtool.com

Palm Medical www.pal-m-edical.com

PDA Brand Websites

Palm Pilot www.palm.com

Handspring Visor www.handspring.com

TRG Pro www.trgpro.com

Helpful Sites for Using the PDA

How to install files to your PDA

www.pdamd.com/vertical/tutorials/guides/installsoftware.xml

Ten rules for medical students

www.pdamd.com/columns/column-22.xml

Other PDA Websites

Visor Central www.visorcentral.com

PDA Life www.palmlife.com

Acknowledgements: Catherine Pipas, MD, Margaret Russll, MS, and Craig Gjerde, PhD, U of Wisconsin


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