Health Sciences Resources For Mobile Devices

One of the largest free clinical reference tools. Requires free registration. Available for iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch), Android, and Kindle.

A list of common and obscure medical eponyms.  Available for most major platforms.

A tool that contains over 1,000 differential diagnoses.  Available as an app for iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad), Android, Blackberry, Palm and Windows.

Free resource which allows you to look up any prescribable drug. Once the drug has been identified, the user has access to information such as adult and pediatric dosing, contraindications, drug interactions, adverse reactions, effects on pregnancy and lactation, mechanism of action, and pricing and package information.  Available for Blackberry, iPhone/iPod Touch, Android, Palm OS and Windows Mobile.

Drug database. $2.99/year subscription required.  iOS 3.0 or later (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) or Android (2.2 and up).

Drug charts with pricing. $45 subscription required.  Apps available for iPad, iPhone, or Android.

Provides practitioners with the latest recommendations for the appropriate use of antimicrobials and the optimal treatment and prevention of infectious diseases. Subscription costs $29.99.  Available for iPhone or Android.

Purchase required (25% discount for U of A if purchased through Skyscape or Unbound Medicine). Serves as a quick-reference tool for accessing the latest information on diagnosis, pathogens, and antibiotics.  Available for Blackberry, iPhone/iPod Touch, Android, Palm OS and Windows Mobile.

Free medical calculator.  Available for Blackberry, iPhone/iPod Touch, Android, Palm OS and Windows Mobile.

Free medical calculator.  Available for iPhone/iOS.

Free medical calculator.  Available for iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad), Android, and Blackberry.

Clinical Prediction Rules. Developed by the BMJ Group and the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM).  iPhone only.

Adult and adolescent guidelines for the treatment of HIV/AIDS.

TOP clinical practice guidelines are available in a PDF version that has been specially formatted for small screens on mobile devices.

Protocols for pre-hospital assessment and care. iOS only (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad).

Some material is available through a mobile-optimized site. Other material must be purchased through Skyscape (25% Discount).

n application designed to help primary care clinicians identify the screening, counseling, and preventive medication services that are appropriate for their patients.

A free database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). Maintained by the Canadian Medical Association, it currently includes over 1200 CPGs developed or endorsed by an authorative medical or health organization in Canada.

All evidence-based practice guidelines available on www.guidelines.gov can be downloaded to a Mobile device following the instructions at this site.

As part of a project, funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, the RNAO has developed several PDA versions of the Nursing Best Practice Guidelines. These mobile versions of the guidelines are specifically designed for viewing on PDAs or mobile phones.

Shots is a quick reference guide to the Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules, a collaboration of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the 2007-2008 Adult Immunization Schedule, recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Details on each vaccine are available by clicking on the vaccine names.

Advanced PubMed App for iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPhone).

Alternative Web access to MEDLINE through Unbound Medicine

Offers regular commentary on mobile medicine and reviews of new apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Blackberry. Written by medical professionals.

From PubMed