First step to health literacy: ask questions
As noted in a previous post, health literacy includes everything from the ability to get care in our complex healthcare system down to being able to understand the instructions on […]
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An app for tracking blood glucose levels?
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According to the Technology Review website published by MIT, using a nanosensor “tattoo” and a modified iPhone, cyclists could closely monitor sodium levels to prevent dehydration, and anemic patients could […]
Read MoreNew mobile app from Johns Hopkins
As noted in the iMedicalApps blog: Statistics from the 2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet (link here) show that the prevalence of diabetes in the U.S. is 8.3% or 25.8 million […]
Read MoreUsing mobile app in simulations
As noted in the iMedicalApps blog, researchers in the UK wanted to test whether a mobile app designed to educate health care providers on advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) protocols […]
Read MoreUniversity of Minnesota medical students using iPads
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Per the iMedicalApps blog: The medical students at the University of Minnesota’s Duluth campus have all been given iPads to help with medical education — adding to the growing list […]
Read MoreMedical app contest announced
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From the “idea lab” at the American Medical Association comes the “AMA App Challenge,” a contest “asking U.S.-licensed physicians, residents/fellows and medical students for their ideas for medical apps. These […]
Read MoreMobile medical translation tool
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Today the iMedicalApps blog reviewed MediBabble Translator, “a free, professional-grade medical translation tool” by NiteFloat, Inc. Obtaining an accurate medical history and examination of non-English speaking patients can be expensive […]
Read MoreMedical training via simulation apps
In a recent post on the iMedicalApps blog, Dr. Satish Mira discusses the iPhone app Virtual Cath Lab. As of today there are 2 versions available, one for free and […]
Read MoreUniversity Health Care goes mobile
A quick overview of the University of Utah Health Care’s new mobile site.
Read MoreClinical Team Experience registration open
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Registration for the Clinical Team Experience (CTE), an interdisciplinary project that demonstrates the importance of a team approach to health care delivery, is now open.
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