Medically Useful Software, Websites and IPhone/IPad Apps

Zachary Veitch B.Sc., B.A., M.Sc

Outline

• MyNOSM

• PC information– Medical Websites– Organizational Software

• IPhone/IPad Applicaitons– Medical apps– Networking & Data Transfer apps– Document management apps

MyNOSM• Where all your course information (WGS, CLS,

CBL, TOS, LAB) will be located the first day and for the rest of your time at NOSM!

• Timed release as the curriculum progresses. • Location for all (fake) community info.

Medical Websites• The most used websites/resources by students for TOS and

WGS supplementary information.• All available for free on the NOSM Library website.• Listed in order of usefulness.

1. Up-to-date/First Consult/MD Consult – DEPICT information (Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Imaging, Clinical, Treament)

2. Wikipedia/WebMD – less credible resources, but often a good starting point for a topic. Brief low level descriptions.

3. Online & PDF Textbooks – Excellent for pictures for TOS notes, extra info for WGS, LAB, etc

4. e-Journals – excellent, peer-reviewed information, but often too specific for the topic. More useful in later years (3rd, 4th, PGY1)

5. eCPS/e-therapeutics – Gold Standard drug information, but often same as Up-to-date, Epocrates, etc.

Organizational Software• Onenote – excellent for organizing your

studies and med school life in general! TOS, WGS, LAB, CBL, you can store all your information here.

• Sylvius – distributed during your Neurology module, excellent brain imaging Software.

• Netter’s ISO – Shhhh! Distributed through the Student Society, excellent for searching anatomy. Free!

Medical Apps

• ECG Guide ($0.99) – excellent to brush up on ECG’s• Gray’s Anatomy ($2.99)– full Anatomy software,

excellent for before you head into the OR!• **Epocrates Essentials ($159 for FREE!!!! Till the

end of August) – visit http://www.epocrates.com/ma/FreeforMedicalStudents2010/ - I highly recommend this. It is a fusion of multiple medical applications (ex: med calc, medscape, lexi, etc)

• Download Apps to your IPad through the App store. In order to purchase apps, you must have credit card information (thank you Line of Credit!).

• Medscape (WebMD) – (Free) – good basic medical reference. Quick, easy to find treatment information. Not always the most up to date.

• Lexi-Comp (expensive, but purchased for you by NOSM in 3rd year) – Excellent, peer reviewed information. Provide indepth understanding of medical information. Not very user friendly.

• Up-to-date (website hosting) – save the website to your desktop via NOSM Library and it becomes a Webbased App! Same as website.

Medical Apps

• New England Journal of Medicine – Useful to review clinically relevant articles, radiology, and reviews.

• EyeXam – fun app for the clinic! Useful if you don’t have an eye chart around or if you want to test for colour blindness!

• Wikipedia! – Always useful to do basic research.• Youtube/VEVO – AMAZING for reviewing clinical

video’s and getting audio/visual information of symptoms!

Medical Apps

Networking & Data Transfer• Vonage – linked through your facebook account, you

can phone other Vonage App users for FREE through Wifi! Useful in the school when you don’t have a signal!

• Skype – accomplishes the same thing as Vonage. Used by many external medical students for meetings.

• Facebook – self explanatory. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU POST!!!!

• Bump – data transfer software. Useful for transferring photo’s, contacts, meeting dates etc. Links to the other person’s IPhone/IPad via Wifi for transfer.

• GoodReader – excellent document management software. More useful for Iphone.

Questions?