Archive for 'Software' Category
Scutsheet for iPad – Streamline Morning Rounds and Patient Management
Ditch the notecards. Keep track of your inpatients with Scutsheet. Designed for doctors, nurses, PAs and residents, it uses the same skeletons you use when handwriting your progress notes. The interface is designed to maximize data entry speed. Scutsheet [iTunes] The underlying concept of Scutsheet is to replace the notecards many students and residents still [...]
WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool for iPhone
Supported by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), Doctot FRAX affords the medical practitioner an easy-to-use tool to calculate the 10 year probability of fracture of an individual patient. Once completed, the tool generates the following results: the 10 year probability of a major osteoporotic event the 10 year probability of a hip fracture Body Mass [...]
Simple Steps to Secure your Smartphone
Lifehacker is featuring a helpful tutorial on smartphone security. This is a worthwhile resource for those interested in features such as password protection and remote data wiping. Features are discussed in the context of several different mobile software platforms. How to Secure Your Smartphone [Lifehacker]
Mobile Radiologic Learning Tool – Lieberman's iRadiology
Lieberman’s iRadiology app offers 500 radiology cases designed to help medical students and residents improve their plain film,CT, and MRI reading skills. Available for iPhone.
CORE – Clinical ORthopaedic Exam for iPhone
This reference database of ~250 clinical tests facilitates diagnosis of musculoskeletal and orthopedic disorders. It offers descriptions on how to perform each test as originally described by its author, video demonstrations (if wifi-connected), diagnostic properties (reliability and validity), and links to supporting medical references via abstracts in PUBMed. Currently retails for $39.99 CORE – Clinical [...]
Optimize Netbook Note Taking with Microsoft Word
There’s a cool feature from Word 2003 which is buried in 2007 for true fullscreen viewing. You can get the button by going to the Word Orb > Word Options > Customize > look under “All commands” and select “Toggle Full Screen View” I realized you can save a ton of battery life by dimming [...]
How to Find Free WiFi with your Mobile Device
Windows Mobile: WiFiFoFum This is the latest version of WiFiFoFum – the best WiFi scanner and war driving software for Pocket PC 2003 and Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC and Smartphone editions. iPhone/Touch: JiWire’s Wi-Fi Finder With more than 200,000 locations in 135 countries, JiWire’s Wi-Fi Finder makes it easy to search for free- and [...]
AirStrip OB for iPhone/Smartphone
This AirStrip OB application provides the capability for physicians (Obstetricians) to use their PDA’s or Smart Phones to remotely access real-time fetal heart tracings (“strips”), maternal contraction patterns and other critical data from hospital labor and delivery units. This is accomplished through the AirStrip OB software, which is installed onto a mobile handheld device and [...]
Turn your Computer into an Alarm Clock – WakeupOnStandBy
WakeupOnStandBy (Windows) Wake your system from Stand-by mode or Hibernation at a predefined time and run any file or program. It can also be used to run scheduled operations daily, or on specific day(s).
Essential Facebook Privacy Tips for Medical Students
1. Use Your Friend Lists – For those not aware of what friend lists are, Facebook describes them as a feature which allows “you to create private groupings of friends based on your personal preferences. For example, you can create a Friend List for your friends that meet for weekly book club meetings. You can [...]