iPhone ® & iPad ®
Resources
Description: Get access to the latest scientific videos with cancer researchers and recordings of AACR teleconferences instantly with this application
Free Resource
Bakerman's ABC's of Interoperative Laboratory Data
Description: This reference is used by residents, medical students, practicing physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners for fast, accurate lab data interpretation. Bakerman's ABC's of Interpretive Laboratory Data covers hundreds of common and uncommon laboratory tests, including topics such as specimen, reference range and interpretation.
Annual subscription fee required.
Description: Cochrane Reviews are systematic reviews of primary research in human health care and health policy. They investigate the effects of interventions for prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. They also assess the accuracy of a diagnostic test for a given condition in a specific patient group and setting.
Annual subscription fee required.
Description: Davis’s Drug Guide offers information on over 5,000 trade name and generic drugs. This tool also provides information on dosing and administration, safety, interactions and patient teaching.
Subscription / download fee required.
Description: Mobile database of 1000+ differential diagnoses.
Apple devices require a download fee.
Description: DynaMed is a point-of-care reference tool designed to provide doctors and medical researchers with the best available evidence to support clinical decision-making. DynaMed provides clinically-organized summaries for nearly 2000 topics. Summaries are organized both alphabetically and by category. DynaMed is updated daily and monitors the content of over 500 medical journals directly and indirectly by using ten journal review services. Each publication is reviewed cover-to-cover, and each article is evaluated for clinical relevance and scientific validity using a rigorous 7-step protocol. First, register for Skyscape. Next, obtain a DynaMed serial number from the Research Medical Library.
Download the Skyscape application from iTunes store and follow the directions to download DynaMed.
Description: Collection of PDA software solutions. Includes Epocrates Essentials, an all-in-one guide to diseases, drugs, labs, and diagnostics. Available for free are MobileCME, MedTools, Mobile Resource Center and Rx.
Epocrates Essentials requires annual subscription fee.
Description: Ident-A-Drug provides quick accurate identification of oral tablets and capsules used in North America by the identification code imprinted on all medications, and includes NDC numbers, manufacturers, use and doses. The Ident-a-Drug Database also gives the national drug code (NDC #) as well as the drug class.
Subscription fee required.
Description: The Johns Hopkins ABX Guide is an electronic evidence-based reference tool developed and regularly maintained by world-renowned clinical faculty, who bridge the gap between cutting edge research and its timely incorporation into clinical practice.
Subscription fee required.
Description: Collection of medical databases clinicians can use at the point of care to access information on drugs, lab and diagnostic procedures, diseases and conditions, and patient education materials.Databases include Lexi-Drugs, Lexi-Interact, Harrison’s Practice, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, Lexi-Lab & Diagnostic Procedures and Stedman’s Medical Dictionary.
Subscription fee required.
Description: This clinical calculator gives you quick access to calculations that are too hard to memorize or perform in your head. MedCalc supports US and SI units.
Free resource.
MEDLINE
Description: Premier source for bibliographic and abstract coverage of biomedical and allied health literature.
Research Medical Library Mobile Site - Gives you access to full-text articles
PubMed for Handhelds - (National Library of Medicine)
Unbound MEDLINE - (Unbound Medicine)
PubMed On Tap - (References on Tap) - Requires the following EZProxy server string in your setup: https://login.mdaezproxy-3.mdacc.tmc.edu/login?url=%@
PubSearch - (deathraypizza.com) - Paid for version requires the following EZProxy server string in your setup: https://login.mdaezproxy-3.mdacc.tmc.edu/login?url=%@
No subscription fees required for the above resources. PubMed on Tap and PubSearch have both free and paid for versions.
Description: Medscape is a drug database offered through WebMed. Access 6,000 drugs or generics and hundreds of herbals and supplements. This tool can be used to check for drug interactions or interactions between drugs, herbals and supplements. Read specially focused medical news available in 30+ specialty areas.
Free resource.
Merck Manual for Mobile and Web
Description: Get reliable and trusted information from the most widely used medical reference, now available for your PDA or mobile device.
Subscription / download fee required.
Description: Drug Information contains comprehensive drug information and is backed by the same thorough, unbiased editorial process as Micromedex.
Free resource
Description: Based on the trusted Physicians’ Desk Reference PDR, mobilePDR is an authoritative source for FDA-approved drug labeling information. It includes full labeling information on more than 2,400 drugs, concise point-of-care prescribing, dosing and administering information, full-color images and weekly updates to ensure accuracy. Download in the Apple app store.
mobilePDR is free to all valid U.S. based MDs, Dos, NPs and Pas in full-time patient practice. It does require a DEA or NPI number to register.
Description: Search, browse, read and bookmark full text content from Nature and Nature News.
Access to the full text of all Nature and Nature News content through the app is free if you are on campus and signed into the MDA Mobile network.
To access nature off campus, bookmark the following link on your iPad or iPhone: http://www.nature.com.mdaezproxy-3.mdacc.tmc.edu/nature/archive/index.html
When prompted, login using your MD Anderson MyID.Free resource
Description: Natural Standard was founded by clinicians and researchers to provide high quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies including herbs, supplements, complementary practices, diets exercise and nutrition. This international multidisciplinary collaboration now includes contributors from more than 100 eminent academic institutions. Finally- trustworthy, up-to-date, consolidated information on effectiveness, side effects, interactions, dosing, pregnancy, breastfeeding, historic background, practitioner accreditation, theory, and safety is now at your fingertips.
Subscription fee required.
Description: Access the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines on your iPhone. NCCN offers treatment recommendations and their panels address cancer detection; risk assessment and reduction; and supportive care areas such as nausea and vomiting, distress management, cancer-related fatigue, and cancer pain management. You must be a registered user on NCCN.org before you download the NCCN app through the iTunes Store.
Free resources.
Description: Based on the popular ONS PEP® (Putting Evidence Into Practice) Resources, the new ONS PEP apps help you keep the information with you while you're with your patients. Discover evidence-based interventions for symptom management of cancer and its treatments. Interventions can be incorporated into telephone triage, policies and procedures, quality/performance improvement activities, and standards of care and order sets. Information from the resources can be integrated into orientation, educational programs, and nursing grand rounds. These apps are produced by the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), a professional organization of more than 36,000 cancer nurses and other healthcare professionals. Download from the iTunes Store.
One-time fee required.
PLoS
Description: PLoS Medicine, the open-access journal publishing important original research and analysis relevant to human health.
For iPhone: PLoS Medicine is optimized for the iPhone
For iPad: PLoS Reader is optimized for the iPad.Free resource.
Description:Premier source for bibliographic and abstract coverage of biomedical and allied health literature. The National Library of Medicine also offers other mobile decision support tools on their website.
Research Medical Library Mobile Site allows you to search PubMed and access full-text articles.
PubMed On Tap – Requires the following EZProxy server string in your setup: https://login.mdaezproxy-3.mdacc.tmc.edu/login?url=%@PubSearch – Requires ezproxy: Requires the following EZProxy server string in your setup: https://login.mdaezproxy-3.mdacc.tmc.edu/login?url=%@
Bookmark PubMed on your iPad using this link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.mdaezproxy-3.mdacc.tmc.edu/pubmed?myncbishare=mdacclib&holding=mdacclib_fft
No subscription fees required for the above resources. PubMed on Tap and PubSearch have both free and paid for versions.
Description: SciVerse ScienceDirect is a leading full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from more than 2,500 peer-reviewed journals and more than 11,000 books.
Register at sciencedirect.com with your institutional email address.Free resource.
Description: The new SciFinder Mobile platform allows researchers to use web-enabled smartphones to access Chemical Abstract Services (CAS) databases through SciFinder, a research tool for chemical and related sciences. SciFinder Mobile can be accessed at http://scifinder.cas.org/mobile with most mobile devices. SciFinder is free. Sign up with your institutional e-mail here: http://www.lib.utsystem.edu/scifinder/uthouston
Description: The Scopus iPhone app has the same coverage as scopus.com; thousands of scholarly journals from 5,000 international publishers. You can search for, save and email and/or tweet abstracts and links to articles for later use. You can also set up alerts for your favorite searches and citation alerts for when a particular article is cited.
Free resource.
Taber’s Medical Dictionary for Mobile and Web
Description: Taber's Medical Dictionary contains over 60,000 terms, 1,000 photos, and 30,000 audio pronunciations.
Subscription / download fee required.
UpToDate is an electronic information resource that can be used to get specific, detailed answers to your clinical questions from the office, exam room or bedside. Over 80 million patient-related problems are researched each year with UpToDate.
Access UpToDate on campus for free through the following link. http://pda.uptodate.com
