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Top 10 (or so) Medical Apps for Clinical Practice

Top 10 (or so) Medical Apps for Clinical Practice. Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS. Disclosure. Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS has documented that he has no relevant financial relationships to disclose or COIs to resolve. Background…. I am not advocating that you pay for any apps

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Top 10 (or so) Medical Apps for Clinical Practice

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  1. Top 10 (or so) Medical Apps for Clinical Practice Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS

  2. Disclosure • Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS has documented that he has no relevant financial relationships to disclose or COIs to resolve.

  3. Background… • I am not advocating that you pay for any apps • Almost all of these are free • Even if some cost money, there’s almost always a free alternative • Almost all of these are available on multiple platforms

  4. General Rule • Apps work best when they: • Make good use of capabilities • Don’t try to do too much • Remain simple to use

  5. General Purpose Apps

  6. Evernote • Can save notes from all kinds of places, including websites • Organize into notebooks • Sync across devices • Can share easily with others

  7. Dropbox • One stop shop for storage • Photos, videos, docs • Share links • Can save locally for offline viewing

  8. Medical Literature Apps

  9. PubMed Mobile • Search and view abstracts • Send links through email • Share through social media • Links to full articles

  10. Read by QxMD • Features papers • Allows for browsing • Retrieves full text pdfs • Share them with others

  11. Docphin • More sophisticated search • Allows for news search • Same reading functionality as others

  12. Medical Reference Apps

  13. Calculate • Point of care tools in tons of subspecialties • Often updated • Adapts to your practice • Detailed references

  14. Pedi QuikCalc • Many common calculations • Weight based drug dosing • IV fluid rates • Conversions • Growth • Bilirubin

  15. ePSS • Provides decision support for preventive guidelines • Based on age and other factors • Pulls from USPSTF

  16. Shots • Vaccine schedules • Information about contraindications and adverse reactions • Data on each vaccine • Catch-up • Brand names

  17. Medical Practice Apps

  18. Medscape • Drug reference • Interaction check • Even herbals! • News • CME

  19. Epocrates • Drug reference • Interaction check • Pill identifier • Medical calculators

  20. Medibabble • Translator for practice • Database of questions and instructions • Organized around standard history • Multiple languages

  21. Standard Dictations • Provides templates for dictations for visits and procedure • More useful for trainees • Can’t edit, but keep pushing

  22. drawMD Pediatrics • Variety of background images • Draw freehand on top of them • Email or save sketches • Can print them

  23. The Future:Patient-Centered Apps

  24. Spirometry • Developed at UW • Uses regular smart phone technology • Measures resonances • Can diagnose measured of lung function within 5% accuracy

  25. Blood Pressure • Take BP directly on device • Automatically stores and graphs • Can email to doc • Works with some EHRs

  26. Glucometers • Small devices that connect to phones • Integrated applications • Can email results • Sometimes automatically share all data

  27. Pulse Sensing • Uses the front facing camera • Infrared measurements of pulse in face

  28. Otoscopy • Uses the rear facing camera • Takes pictures • Can send to physician • Proposed used in chronic OM

  29. The Future • Unprecedented capability for patients to share data • Ubiquity of devices is the real game-changer • Data are coupled with communication • Expect movement on the patient-centered front

  30. Questions? • Email: aaecarro@iupui.edu • Twitter: @aaronecarroll • YouTube: Healthcare Triage

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