Handheld computers are all the rage on campus. According to a survey of TJU primary care physicians in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, ownership was high (2/3 of respondents) and use at point of care was significant. The survey was conducted by Jonathan M. Fenkel, JMC '04, and Marvin E. Gozum, MD. Their results have been submitted for formal publication, but Jeffersonians can already benefit from what they have learned.
How? JEFFLINE's Palm Support Center includes specific software recommendations that resulted from the survey. Use it to cut through the hype for hundreds of available medical applications, and get the most-recommended titles for your own handheld. Top pick in the survey was ePocrates' qRx software for drug information, which has the added benefit of being free to download.
Look for the Palm Support Center in JEFFLINE's Community for Clinicians, under the Support tab.
What else is available in the center?
- links to on- and off-campus sources of hardware and software.
- software written by Jefferson students and staff.
- AISR workshops for PDA users.
As part of its continuing workshop series, AISR has developed a seminar for PDA owners who want to take advantage of e-journals, books, and other clinical reference tools. It's good for both new owners and for anyone who wants to expand his or her existing toolkit.
As new software becomes available, look for reviews in the JEFFLINE Forum. For that, we'd love to have some feedback from readers. Please complete the following survey, and your comments may appear in a future Forum issue:
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