The book champions the idea that handheld computers have a significant role to play in the future of clinical practice. It shows why and how these devices can help reduce paperwork, and how to use the technology without waiting for the IT department's latest expensive, complicated and overdue solution.
The book is in three sections:
- Explains that handhelds, far from futuristic gadgets, are today's technology benefiting clinicians around the world. The ten chapters guide the user through all possible applications of these machines.
- Looks at three teams that put the handhelds to different clinical uses.
- Explains the tools and techniques that are useful in introducing the technology to a group.
If you work in hospital or community medicine, you can take advantage of technology that is affordable, powerful, easy and effective. Handheld computers can be used for education, administration and clinical practice, and in association with colleagues to support communication and teamwork.
Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, MD is an Honorary Senior Research Associate at University College London in London, UK.
This is the first book to address the uses of handheld computers within clinical practice and considers the many different possible applications of handheld computers in a medical environment. The book champions the idea that handheld computers have a significant role to play in the future of clinical practice. It shows why and how these devices can help reduce paperwork, and how to use the technology without waiting for the IT department's latest expensive, complicated and overdue solution. The book is in three sections: Explains that handhelds, far from futuristic gadgets, are today's technology benefiting clinicians around the world. The ten chapters guide the user through all possible applications of these machines. Looks at three teams that put the handhelds to different clinical uses. Explains the tools and techniques that are useful in introducing the technology to a group. If you work in hospital or community medicine, you can take advantage of technology that is affordable, powerful, easy and effective. Handheld computers can be used for education, administration and clinical practice, and in association with colleagues to support communication and teamwork.
Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, MD is an Honorary Senior Research Associate at University College London in London, UK.
handheld computers for doctors 3
acknowledgements 9
contents 11
About the Author 13
Preface 15
SECTION ONE Why Star Trek is science past 21
one So, you’d like a handheld 23
two Choosing hardware 27
three Choosing software for yourself 33
four Organizing your life 37
five Taking lecture notes 45
six Keeping track of patient details 51
seven Medical references 57
eight Reading electronic books 63
nine Games for ward rounds 67
ten Carrying the web with you 73
eleven Handhelds for patients 79
SECTION TWO Why two handhelds are better than one 85
twelve Case 1 - The haematology department 87
thirteen Case 2 – The General Practice surgery 95
fourteen Case 3 – The acute medicine department 105
SECTION THREE On being a project champion 119
fifteen Making change happen 121
sixteen Talking to the IT department 127
seventeen Choosing software for the team 133
eighteen Training 137
nineteen Electronic documents 141
twenty Getting the funding 149
APPENDIX Accompanying website 159
INDEX 161
"...contains information that all hospital and health
practitioners may find useful...highly recommended for hospital
libraries and libraries affiliated with schools that provide health
care education." (E-STREAMS, November 2004)
"...The book is sincere and detailed...I recommend this book as
a down-to-earth account..." (British Medical Journal, 17
March 2003)
"...provides good tips for the medial student with a PDA..."
(Biomedical Informatics Today, Spring 2003)
"...a handy volume designed to encourage doctors to take up the
PDA habit..." (Handheldsfordoctors.com, 8 April 2003)
"...I would encourage all health care providers to read this
book and make use of this fast-growing technology when manageing
patients". (Practical Diabetes International, October
2003)
"...written in a very informal style that clinicians can read
easily and understand quickly..." (Jnl of the American Medical
Informatics Assoc, 2003)
"...very useful to all who use handhelds, giving them insight
into new and alternative uses..." (European Journal of
Paediatric Neurology, Vol 8, 2004)
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.7.2003 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► Hardware |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete | |
| Technik ► Medizintechnik | |
| Schlagworte | advantage • affordable • Book • colleagues • Communication • Computers • Computer Science • Dealing • Doctor • Education • Effective • Informatik • Latest • Little • Medical Science • Medizin • much time • paper • paperwork • spent • Teamwork • Technology • Time • Today |
| ISBN-13 | 9780470859001 / 9780470859001 |
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