White-Tiger Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Which is the best smart phone operating system for medical applications? Is blackberry supported by a lot? What about windows mobile 6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviathan Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 I've got Epocrates and a few others on my Palm OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beekeeper Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 I'm partial to Blackberry but I'm sure anything you get will be decent for medical applications. I have epocrates and 5-Minute Clinical Consult on my Blackberry Curve and both run just fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flying kumquat Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 I had a Windows Mobile 6 phone previously, and it seemed to be supported by everything (PEPID, LexiComp, UpToDate, Skyscape, etc.). I liked PEPID as a program overall, though it was a little buggy. Now I have an iPhone. Skyscape seems to be the only thing that works as a full system, and it runs well. You can get a lot of different titles, including Pocket Medicine, 5-minute clinical consult, and some bundles of clinical info + drug info + medical calculators + DDx tools for a decent price (though only on a one year's subscription). Epocrates' drug tool is good for drug interactions and pill finding (by a patient's description - "the triangular yellow pill"), but since it's not integrated into Skyscape, I tend to not use it too much. Also, it's a bit slow to load up. PEPID claims to be working on their iPhone platform, but as of a few weeks ago, it wasn't up. You can get UTD on the iPhone, but only on an internet browser (i.e. like you would on a regular computer). It's not that useful when you're in the bowels of the hospital and have no cell phone service/internet access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryd Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 qxmd.com they have apps for blackberrys and they're free. Anyone try them? Are they good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morkelkey Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Hello... Currently i am using Nokia E75 and i thing its the best mobile ever use in Nokia because of its sound quality and also provide every 3G support.... if you E75, not need of smart phone.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac_guy Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Do you guys find having a smart phone necessary in med school? I'm going into my first year. Any thoughts and comments are appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookus Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Yeah, I was also wondering how useful a smartphone would be. Is it a huge convenience, or does it turn out to be a bit of a toy and a luxury that is nice to have, but not really essential? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White-Tiger Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Generations of doctors survived without... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura_333 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Generations of doctors survived without... Hmm, maybe I should forget a new laptop and find my mom's old typewriter : ) Haha, seriously though, how did people go through school without the internet and computers...I HATE going to the library! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netfiltering Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 I've thought about whether I should get an iPhone too. I really want to put it off for as long as I can, because every time I receive an email or some other message, it does distract me. There was a study showing that checking your email breaks your train of thought, where you need at least 5-10 seconds just to remember what you were trying to do *before* you checked your email. For students, that distractions is not really ideal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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