Handheld Computers for Doctors

by Mohammad Al-Ubaydli (National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA )

• ISBN13: 9780470858998
• ISBN10: 0470858990
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

About the Author	xi
Preface	xiii
SECTION ONE Why Star Trek is science past	1	(64)
So, you'd like a handheld	3	(4)
Choosing hardware	7	(6)
Choosing software for yourself	13	(4)
Organizing your life	17	(8)
Taking lecture notes	25	(6)
Keeping track of patient details	31	(6)
Medical references	37	(6)
Reading electronic books	43	(4)
Games for ward rounds	47	(6)
Carrying the web with you	53	(6)
Handhelds for patients	59	(6)
SECTION TWO WHY TWO HANDHELDS ARE BETTER THAN ONE	65	(34)
The haematology department	67	(8)
The General Practice surgery	75	(10)
The acute medicine department	85	(14)
SECTION THREE ON BEING A PROJECT CHAMPION	99	(40)
Making change happen	101	(6)
Talking to the IT department	107	(6)
Choosing software for the team	113	(4)
Training	117	(4)
Electronic documents	121	(8)
Getting the funding	129	(10)
Appendix Accompanying website	139	(2)
Index	141