Last night, in the #MedLibs chat on Twitter, there was a conversation about benefits of librarians going on rounds with the doctors (shorter stay, reduced mortality, increased patient safety, reduced costs) (bibliography from “Librarians on the Front Lines“).
A side conversation about our favorite apps took on its own life. I wanted to collect all my notes in one place for easy reference, so when I have more time I can come back to download any of the apps I don’t already have. Here we go!
@aldricham Speaking of apps, thanks for mentioning the Sensitivity & Specificity App, it’s been super handy! #medlibs
— Tony Nguyen (@TonyNguyen411) February 8, 2013
Sensitivity & Specificity http://jolisbiotech.blogspot.com/2012/08/sensitivity-specificity.html
($0.99) iTunes | Google Store | Amazon
@tonynguyen411 @aldricham There’s a new patient version I hadn’t seen B$ appfinder.lisisoft.com/app/patient-po… #apps #medlibs #risk #sensitivity #specificity
— P. F. Anderson (@pfanderson) February 8, 2013
NOTE: This turned out to be false. Info was based on this review, which included a link to the app in iTunes, but the link is now broken and the app is no longer listed on the developers blog. No explanation given. Great idea, though!
@tonynguyen411 an app @lamedboheme73 told me about that I never guessed I’d use as much as I do – Eponyms #medlibs
— Alison Aldrich (@aldricham) February 8, 2013
Eponyms https://sites.google.com/site/androideponyms/
Free student version iTunes | Android | Github | Based on Andrew Yee’s Medical Eponym page
@aldricham @lamedboheme73 I have been using the First Consult app a lot since I didn’t know about the Pocket Medicine thing. #medlibs
— Tony Nguyen (@TonyNguyen411) February 8, 2013
First Consult http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/article.jsp?pageid=382 Free iTunes
NOTE: The Pocket Consult app? Unfindable in the iTunes store, and according to AppFinder was removed. It is available for Android devices here and is listed as available direct from the publisher for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad at the cost of $64.99.
@tonynguyen411 if you are using an iPad i suggest using full version of MD Consult, not just First Consult. get it all. #medlibs
— Heather Holmes (@LaMedBoheme73) February 8, 2013
MD Consult (book) https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/md-consult-beta-first-consult/id483562072?mt=11
AHRQ ePSS for preventive care recommendations #medlibs
— Rachel Walden (@rachel_w) February 8, 2013
AHRQ Electronic Preventive Services Selector app itunes.apple.com/us/app/ahrq-ep… #medlibs
— P. F. Anderson (@pfanderson) February 8, 2013
AHRQ: Electronic Preventive Services Selector (ePSS): http://epss.ahrq.gov/ePSS/index.jsp Free (iTunes | Other)
NOTE: I would have included a screenshot that showed actual content, except the app crashed at this point every time I opened it on the 1st generation iPad I use.
Not mentioned in the chat was PubMed for Handhelds. I’m sure that is because it needed no mention, since every medical librarian with a mobile device has surely already added this app. Except for those like me, who have older devices with older operating systems. Aside from that, of course. Lucky for me, the website for the app is a mobile accessible equivalent, so I can get by fine without the actual app.
Pubmed for Handhelds: http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/ Free (iTunes | Android)
Oh, and another thing we talked about a lot last night? Generating PICO format questions. And the Pubmed4HH app includes a PICO search interface.
It all comes full circle.
UPDATE, February 8, 2:30pm
It turns out I was looking in the wrong place for the Pocket Medicine “app.” Here’s the real scoop.
@pfanderson by “get pocket medicine on your iPad” I meant the ebook — amzn.to/ULptOs
— Alison Aldrich (@aldricham) February 8, 2013
Want more?
Top 10 free iPad Medical Apps, by Iltifat Hussein | June 11, 2012. http://www.imedicalapps.com/2012/06/top-free-ipad-medical-apps/
Apple’s top 80 apps for doctors, nurses, patients. By Brian Dolan | Nov 27, 2012. http://mobihealthnews.com/19206/apples-top-80-apps-for-doctors-nurses-patients/
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Reblogged this on Kevin the Librarian and commented:
Excellent list of medical apps for medical librarians.I would also add some of the other NLM apps that are useful here: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mobile/. I’m also a big fan of Medscape, Epocrates and Skyscape and have found that many physicians like them too.
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Yep, I absolutely agree. This post was long enough already, so I was planning to save those for two later posts, one a part two, and the third on drug apps. For this post, I focused specifically on what was recommended by the community in conversation during the Thursday evening #medlibs Twitter chats. This was an especially useful one! Maybe we’ll see you there sometime, @readkev. 🙂
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