mobile health sciences resources
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Mobile Health Sciences Resources
from the Biomedical Library to your Smart Phone
What we'll cover today...
• Have you married your Penn life with your device?o AirPenn Net, email, and some calendar thoughts
• Results of a recent informal survey:o Which type of handheld do Penn people have?o What are Penn people doing on their handhelds?
• Library resources await you...• "App" vs. "web-based resource"• Bringing it all back home - the importance of syncing• Questions?
The University in your phone
Connect to AirPenn Net Windows Add your @...upenn.edu emailservers: mailbox.zimbra.upenn.eduport: (my own) 993 contact your LSP for setup specifics...there are differences between departments/ accounts/ etc.
Any calendar tips? Icon-ify useful webpagesnon-iPhones: set your homepage to 'skweezer'
iPhone/ iPod Touch is currently the most popular device on campus, with Blackberry a
close 2nd
What's in use, and what's useful?
The Biomedical Library has lots of mobile resources for you...Bookmark this: www.library.upenn.edu/m/healthsci.html
o PubMed for Handheldso Unbound MEDLINEo AccessMedicine Quick Answerso CMDT 2009o Epocrates RXo Harrison's Onlineo Unbound Medicineo many, many more...
PubMed searching for Handhelds
Three of 4 options stay in the pubmed interface - • TBL gives a citation and snippet • Abstract...self explanatory• Related narrows your search 'behind the scenes'
based on details of the selected article Full Text links to Journal's Site, where you will find a PennText link (if you're connected via AirPenn Net, you won't need to sign in with your PennKey) Choose 'HTML' format to read on your device right awayBookmark the HTML view to save
Drug Reference & Decision Support
Micromedexoptions for searching:'Drug Interaction'; 'IV Compatibility' 'Compare Drugs' and 'Drug Identification'. select the option for 'switch to point of care interface', upper-right cornerPenn only, choose top tab for 'handheld pda' Blackberry iPhone app has special setup instructions
JAMA Evidence
'The Rational Clinical Examination' and 'Users Guides to the Medical Literature' fromyour mobile browser. Your personal account allows you to save images, worksheets,question wizards and other EBMtools for quick access.
Penn only, web-based - register for mobile access
Let's set up Micromedex *If you have a Blackberry, you'll need OperaMini 4.2 Open your default browser and visit 'm.operamini.com' to download. 1. Open your iPhone (Safari) or Blackberry (OperaMini) browser and
go to: http://www.thomsonhc.com/micromedex2/librarian
2. Once you're logged in, bookmark the page...iPhone users, set your bookmark as a desktop icon
3. Enter your search term of choice in the box - if you can't think of one, try 'neuralgia'
Look at all these Calculators!!
Lab Values, Dosing Tools, and more
Trying the Anion Gap Calculator...
An example of what they mean by"Decision Support"...
e-Books and ReadersBooks @ OVID
*Chapters can be saved, storedand read on your handheld.
Thoughts on reading from a small mobile screen?
Penn-only, Some assembly required
"App" vs. Web-based Resource
Terms are still a bit fuzzy• An application is downloaded and installed on your device,
making it useful even when you're out of wifi's reach. o These are "device dependent", specific designs for
specific devices.
• A web-based resource depends on your device's internet browser. For non-iPhone users, the transcoder at 'skweezer.com' is an easy way to speed things up and get them formatted correctly. Consider making it your device homepage.o These are "device independent", it doesn't matter what device
you have - as long as it has a web browser you're good to go!
Syncing
• A MUST Do!• iTunes makes it easy• Keep things updated• Consider using a tool like Evernote to keep things
integrated between your device, your computer, and wherever you might be on the internet.
