most common medical apps for download for medical practioners

1. Common Mobile Apps
in
Medical Practice
Dr. Tushar Chokshi
M.D. ( Anaesthesia )
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2. Lecture Outline
• List of most commonly used apps in medicine
• Individual app in detail information with
screen shots
• How to find medical specialty wise apps
• Take home message
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3. Requirement
• Smartphone with any Operating System
( i-phone, android or window etc )
• High Speed internet plan with 3G
• Big Screen and/or Newer version Smartphone
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4. Most Common used Apps in Medicine
• PUBMED Mobile
• MEDSCAPE
• Drugs.com Medication Guide
• Pediatric On call
• DOCPHIN
• Disease Dictionary
• SlideShare Presentation
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7. • PubMed (1997) is a free search engine app accessing
primarily the MEDLINE database of references and
abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics
• Provides quality control in scientific publishing &
older references from the print version of Index
Medicus back to 1951 and earlier
• As on 8th February 2015, PubMed has over 24.6
million records
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8. Characteristics
Standard search
• Simple searches on PubMed can
be carried out by entering key
aspects of a subject into
PubMed's search window.
• e.g. Causes of Sleep Walking
translated as "etiology" or
"causes“ or
"causality" or "somnambulism” or
"sleep walking“
Heart Attack Aspirin Prevention
translated as "myocardial
infarction" or "myocardial" and
"infarction" or "heart" and
"attack" or "heart
attack" and "aspirin“
Comprehensive search
• Optimal searches in PubMed
• Search thorough understanding
of core component
• Right type of search
• Exact title of journal article or
subjects
• e.g. Spinal anesthesia in Neonates
or
Comparison of atracurium and
rocuronium in Laproscopic
anesthesia
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16. Articles found in pubmed search
• Cancer 3161775
• Colon cancer 90627
• Colon cancer treatment 48980
• Colon cancer treatment option 645
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Example of specific search

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18. • Medscape ( 1995 ) from WebMD is a part of WebMD
Health Professional Network that includes the
Heart.org and eMedicine.com.
• web resource for physicians and health professionals
• Features peer-reviewed original medical journal
articles, CME (Continuing Medical Education), a
customized version of the National Library of
Medicine's MEDLINE database, daily medical news,
major conference coverage, and drug information—
including a drug database (Medscape Drug
Reference, or MDR) and drug interaction checker
• A weekly email newsletter
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30. • Online pharmaceutical encyclopedia which provides drug
information for healthcare professionals
• Launched in September 2001
• From May 2010 Drugs.com is on mobile platform
• Contains a library of reference information which includes
content from
• Cerner Multum, Micromedex
• Truven Health Analytics,
• Wolters Kluwer Health,
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Physicians' Desk Reference,
• A.D.A.M., Stedmans, AHFS,
• Harvard Health Publications
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42. • Available on: App store & Google play
• Information pool with vast number of articles. Introduction,
Presentation, Investigations, Treatment, Complications and
Patient Education of almost all disease topics and conditions
• The app helps you to get growth calculators, renal calculators,
pregnancy calculator, blood group calculator, drug dose
calculator, critical care calculators, diarrhoea calculator and
biochemical test calculators
• Pediatric Oncall apps are the highest rated, fastest growing
free mobile apps for healthcare professionals
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50. • Docphin is a mobile and web platform for medical
professionals.
• Launched in May 2012,
• Developed by Indian IT professionals in USA
• Docphin helps medical professionals access medical
research, landmark articles, and search for relevant
medical research more easily.
• Docphin is available on the web, iOS, and Android
• Docphin was selected by Apple as one of the best
new iOS apps in 2014
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SlideShare Presentation

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SlideShare founded in October 2006 and
acquired by LinkedIn in May 2012
SlideShare has grown to become the world’s
largest community for sharing presentations
and other professional content
SlideShare is among the top 120 most-
visited websites in the world

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73. www.imedicalapps.com
iMedicalApps is an independent
online medical publication for
medical professionals, patients,
and analysts interested in mobile
medical technology and health
care apps
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Specialties
Anesthesiology
Cardiology
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Pediatrics
Psychiatry
Radiology
Surgery
Family Practice
Internal Medicine
Obgyn
Orthopedic Surgery

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I don’t know which medical apps to choose

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhGuvlXkyfg ( pubmed)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XniBdAdBzLM ( medscape )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P76Yh0SVGE ( docphin )
https://www.youtube.com/user/drugscom (drugs.com )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBW6TK58pZ0 ( slideshare )
https://www.youtube.com/user/PediatricOnCallvideo ( pediatric oncall )
Youtube video presentation of apps in details

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These medical apps are best guide for medical
professionals
All doctors must download these apps
These apps are ready information for diseases, drugs,
journals reference, as medical calculators and
dictionary
Medical specialties wise apps can be tailor made
with imedicalapps