Handheld computers for informationists

Mohammad Al-Ubaydli MD

Handheld computers for informationists

Introductions Mobile computers Individual usage Team usage NIH issuesndash NIH HUG resourcesndash Blackberryndash offline vs online

QampA

What is a mobile computer

Ultramobilendash Handheld computerndash Smartphone

Advantagesndash portablendash battery lifendash always onndash easy sharing

Recommend Palm or Pocket PC

Why it is here to stay

Handheld computers become smartphones and every clinician is already carrying a phonendash Aziz et al (PMID 16109177) gave smartphones to

surgeons and improved responsiveness to nurses No charge left behindndash Moulton et al (PMID 16385275) gave handheld

computers to trauma surgeons and increases charge capture

Handheld computers for informationists

Introductions Mobile computers Individual usage Team usage NIH issuesndash NIH HUG resourcesndash Blackberryndash offline vs online

QampA

What is a mobile computer

Ultramobilendash Handheld computerndash Smartphone

Advantagesndash portablendash battery lifendash always onndash easy sharing

Recommend Palm or Pocket PC

Why it is here to stay

Handheld computers become smartphones and every clinician is already carrying a phonendash Aziz et al (PMID 16109177) gave smartphones to

surgeons and improved responsiveness to nurses No charge left behindndash Moulton et al (PMID 16385275) gave handheld

computers to trauma surgeons and increases charge capture

What is a mobile computer

Ultramobilendash Handheld computerndash Smartphone

Advantagesndash portablendash battery lifendash always onndash easy sharing

Recommend Palm or Pocket PC

Why it is here to stay

Handheld computers become smartphones and every clinician is already carrying a phonendash Aziz et al (PMID 16109177) gave smartphones to

surgeons and improved responsiveness to nurses No charge left behindndash Moulton et al (PMID 16385275) gave handheld

computers to trauma surgeons and increases charge capture

Why it is here to stay

Handheld computers become smartphones and every clinician is already carrying a phonendash Aziz et al (PMID 16109177) gave smartphones to

surgeons and improved responsiveness to nurses No charge left behindndash Moulton et al (PMID 16385275) gave handheld

computers to trauma surgeons and increases charge capture

Personal information

Simple organizer software can make a big difference

Teach the advantages ofndash synchronization with secretaryrsquos PCndash beaming to colleaguesndash the more they write the more they retrieve

Evidence-based medicine

Most references are equivalent so recommend the NIH-HUG resourcesndash MD Consult

create a personal account then a POCKETConsult account mainly news but also drug reference

ndash Facts and Comparisons AtoZ Drug Facts offline

ndash Natural Standard evidence-based information about complementary and

alternative therapies

ndash MICROMEDEX

Local knowledge

Using local reference information is a big and important part of daily workflow

Source Word PDF HTML Read RepliGo Plucker Great teams beam great amounts

Blackberry devices HHS mandate but can get round this Great for communication and or bureaucracy Limited clinical usage including clinical

software PDFs web pages and beaming

Online vs offline WiFi is desirable but

NIH CIT makes it too difficult

Even when online webpages are often ill-suited for small screens

So offline is default workflow

QampA

Mohammad Al-Ubaydli memomd Copies of the presentation are available at

wwwhandheldsfordoctorscom

Evidence-based medicine

Most references are equivalent so recommend the NIH-HUG resourcesndash MD Consult

create a personal account then a POCKETConsult account mainly news but also drug reference

ndash Facts and Comparisons AtoZ Drug Facts offline

ndash Natural Standard evidence-based information about complementary and

alternative therapies

ndash MICROMEDEX

Local knowledge

Using local reference information is a big and important part of daily workflow

Source Word PDF HTML Read RepliGo Plucker Great teams beam great amounts

Blackberry devices HHS mandate but can get round this Great for communication and or bureaucracy Limited clinical usage including clinical

software PDFs web pages and beaming

Online vs offline WiFi is desirable but

NIH CIT makes it too difficult

Even when online webpages are often ill-suited for small screens

So offline is default workflow

QampA

Mohammad Al-Ubaydli memomd Copies of the presentation are available at

wwwhandheldsfordoctorscom

Local knowledge

Using local reference information is a big and important part of daily workflow

Source Word PDF HTML Read RepliGo Plucker Great teams beam great amounts

Blackberry devices HHS mandate but can get round this Great for communication and or bureaucracy Limited clinical usage including clinical

software PDFs web pages and beaming

Online vs offline WiFi is desirable but

NIH CIT makes it too difficult

Even when online webpages are often ill-suited for small screens

So offline is default workflow

QampA

Mohammad Al-Ubaydli memomd Copies of the presentation are available at

wwwhandheldsfordoctorscom

Blackberry devices HHS mandate but can get round this Great for communication and or bureaucracy Limited clinical usage including clinical

software PDFs web pages and beaming

Online vs offline WiFi is desirable but

NIH CIT makes it too difficult

Even when online webpages are often ill-suited for small screens

So offline is default workflow

QampA

Mohammad Al-Ubaydli memomd Copies of the presentation are available at

wwwhandheldsfordoctorscom

Online vs offline WiFi is desirable but

NIH CIT makes it too difficult

Even when online webpages are often ill-suited for small screens

So offline is default workflow

QampA

Mohammad Al-Ubaydli memomd Copies of the presentation are available at

wwwhandheldsfordoctorscom

QampA

Mohammad Al-Ubaydli memomd Copies of the presentation are available at

wwwhandheldsfordoctorscom