Handheld Computers for Doctors (eBook)

Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, MD is an Honorary Senior Research Associate at University College London in London, UK.

About the Author.

Preface.

Section One: Why Star Trek is science past.

So, you'd like a handheld.

Choosing hardware.

Choosing software for yourself.

Organizing your life.

Taking lecture notes.

Keeping track of patient details.

Medical references.

Reading electronic books.

Games for ward rounds.

Carrying the web with you.

Handhelds for patients.

Section Two: Why two handhelds are better than one.

Case 1 - The haematology department.

Case 2 - The General Practice surgery.

Case 3 - The acute medicine department.

Section Three: On being a project champion.

Making change happen.

Talking to the IT department.

Choosing software for the team.

Training.

Electronic documents.

Getting the funding.

Appendix: Accompanying website.

Index.

"...contains information that all hospital and health
practitioners may find useful...highly recommended for hospital
libraries and libraries affiliated with schools that provide health
care education." (E-STREAMS, November 2004)

"...The book is sincere and detailed...I recommend this book as
a down-to-earth account..." (British Medical Journal, 17
March 2003)

"...provides good tips for the medial student with a PDA..."
(Biomedical Informatics Today, Spring 2003)

"...a handy volume designed to encourage doctors to take up the
PDA habit..." (Handheldsfordoctors.com, 8 April 2003)

"...I would encourage all health care providers to read this
book and make use of this fast-growing technology when manageing
patients". (Practical Diabetes International, October
2003)

"...written in a very informal style that clinicians can read
easily and understand quickly..." (Jnl of the American Medical
Informatics Assoc, 2003)

"...very useful to all who use handhelds, giving them insight
into new and alternative uses..." (European Journal of
Paediatric Neurology, Vol 8, 2004)