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As noted in the iMedicalApps blog, Epocrates Essentials (usually $159) is being offered free for medical students if you download it before August 31st, 2010. Epocrates offers one free and three pay applications: Epocrates Rx (free) Epocrates Rx Pro ($99/year) Epocrates Essentials ($159/year) Epocrates Essentials Deluxe ($199/year) The free version is available for iPhone/iPod touch, […]
Read ArticleThe blog iMedical Apps has an interesting posting on how “Google’s use of mobile health technology in Haiti could foreshadow their plans for mobile medicine.” It includes a YouTube video (see below) released by Dr. Roni Zeigler, Chief Health Strategist at Google, showing how the creation of a simple mobile application, Resource Finder, was being […]
Read ArticleMedlinePlus has been redesigned with a new layout and color scheme. Highlights of the new design include: A Videos & Cool Tools page that makes multimedia content easier to find and searchable. A Share button on all health topic pages and interactive tutorials that allows you to share links to MedlinePlus through your favorite social […]
Read ArticleEach year the Eccles Health Sciences Library hosts its Infofair where we offer speakers, panel discussions and others with up-to-date information on technology services, applications and resources as well as a glimpse into the future of computing in the health sciences. This year we seek to address the issue of the personal health record, or […]
Read ArticleAs noted in the weekly MidContinental Region News newsletter: “Last week, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services launched HealthCare.gov, a new online tool for consumers. The site connects consumers with information and resources to help them access quality, affordable coverage in their community.”
Read ArticleFurniture continues to arrive on the main floor from storage while contractors are speedily installing the ceiling tiles on the lower level.
Read ArticleFaced with drastic budget cuts the NY public library teamed up with two viral marketing companies to create two videos detailing their plight. After over 2 million views of the viral videos New York Public Library supporters succeeded in getting their city council to reduce the size of the budget cuts. Enjoy!
Read ArticleThe Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) offers resources and support materials to “help understand and implement Web accessibility” worldwide. Their new article, “How to Make Presentations Accessible to All” is essential reading.
Read ArticleAs a member of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM), Mid-Continental Region (MCR), the Eccles Health Sciences Library wants to announce the upcoming “Wyoming Symposium for Health Information Professionals” July 14-16, 2010. Health care providers, information professionals and members of the general public who are interested in health information literacy are encouraged to […]
Read ArticleAnother title in the ten new e-books purchased for our library is Cardiac Nursing by Susan L. Woods, with contributions by Erika S. Sivarajan and Sandra Adams Motzer. From the publisher’s summary: A classic in the field of cardiac nursing, this well-recognized text and clinical reference has earned the reputation as “The Red Reference Book” […]
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