This document discusses doctors' use of mobile devices and the internet in medicine. It notes that most US doctors use the internet for medical information from their offices and homes, including from mobile devices. Many start with Google searches and look up conditions, treatments and drugs. Some make treatment changes based on online searches. The document also discusses the merging of doctors' personal and professional lives online, and risks of discussing patients. It provides examples of how one doctor uses their mobile for reminders, lectures, medical apps and records. Potential advantages of email in healthcare are outlined. The document also describes several mobile health apps and devices, including ones for monitoring inhaler use, taking photos of the eye, and detecting atrial fibrillation from

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American Board Certified in Internal Medicine,
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Consultant, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Apollo First Med Hospitals , Chennai
Dr.Ashwin K Mani

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8. Internet use by doctors
 86% of U.S. physicians use the Internet to gather
health, medical or prescription drug information
 92% -accessed it from their office
 21% - in the patients room
 88% said they looked for health information online
from home
 59% reported doing so from a mobile device
American Medical News 2010

9. Doctors using the net
 92% started with Google
 57% use terms related to conditions,
 36% use terms related to treatments and trials
 33% look for branded medication.
 About a third of physicians made a treatment change
after their net search

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14. Practicing Medicine in the Age of Facebook
 Merging of professional and personal lives
 Patients can view our pictures, profiles and our
likes/dislikes and friends
 Discussing patient related issues online/blogs –
patients or their families may have access
 Employers can even learn about a prospective
candidate from their online profile on a social
networking site
NEJM 2010

15. How I use my mobile on an average day
 Wake up
 Reminders - Patient Emails/Whatsapp
 Video lectures and podcasts
 Medpulse/Medscape
 Epocrates
 Uptodate
 Pages/Word
 Numbers/Excel
 Evernote
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 Mediafiles from the net which can be played on
computers or mediaplayers or mobile phones
 Good to have a quick review by experts while driving,
walking, jogging
 Easily accessible from any mobile device
 Effective way for busy doctors to keep uptodate
 More reliable than info from “medical reps!!”

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23. Potential advantages of email in delivering
health care
 Convenience and time saving
 Unlimited length
 Useful to clarify doubts
 Better than oral phone orders , especially for
medications
 Patients can access from anyplace (especially on
mobile phones)
 Written record, avoids illegibility
 Improved quality of care

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20 $ glucometer

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48. The device has a sensor that sits
atop (most) inhalers used by
patients who have asthma or COPD.
The sensor transmits data to a
companion app on the user’s
mobile phone every time the
inhaler is used. The app can then
track the time and location of each
medication discharge, which can
then be used to help patients and
their care givers better understand
their asthma
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49. Allows Doctor to take photographs of the
fundus on mobile
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50. Smartphone otoscope which parents can insert into
childrens ears and can be viewed remotely by the specialist
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51. FDA clears first smartphone-based device
to detect atrial fibrillation
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52. Smart phone based ultrasound
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53. Researchers use iPhone kit to identify fake
antimalarial drugs
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WHO estimates that 20% of malarial deaths are due to fake antimalarials
Drug dissolved in sodium chloride and dropped onto a test paper
A mobile phone apps scans the paper and interprets the color with high degree of accuracy

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68. There’s an app for that !!
POOP MD

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