DEMONSTRATION

Cardio Calc - Palm OS Cardiology Calculators

 

Dr. Chi-Ming Chow and Du Yang, University of Toronto and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

ABSTRACT:

 

The goal of CardioCalc is to develop a comprehensive sets of Palm OS based clinical cardiology calculators to assist healthcare practitioners and students in the field of cardiology, internal medicine, emergency medicine and primary care to perform day-to-day calculations in their clinical work. Info screens will provide the background and references for the formulas. The normal ranges and the clinical implications are also included. The users can carry with them these calculations on their Palm OS enabled devices. The availability of these calculations will save time for users and also reduce mistakes and thus enhancing the overall delivery of care. Altogether there are close to 45 equations.

 

The clinical cardiology calculators cover the following areas:

Echocardiography

EKG

Exercise Stress Test

General Medicine

Hemodynamics

Epidemiology

Unit Conversions

 

For more information on the CardioCalc and download a copy please visit ... http://homepage.mac.com/cardio/cardiocalc/index.htm

 

BENEFIT TO PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING SESSION:

 

The demo will present the final product to the attendees. The participants will be able to download the program onto their Palm OS device for their use. The challenges of designing the user-interface and programming the Palm OS will be discussed.

 

Dr. Chi-MIng Chow

St. Michael's Hospital

30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Phone: 416-864-3024

Fax: 416-864-5571

Email: mailto:cmchow1@cs.com

 

CO-AUTHORS:

Du Yang

St. Michael's Hospital

30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada