1st Edition

The Doctor's PDA and Smartphone Handbook: A Guide to Handheld Healthcare

By Mohammad Al-Ubaydli Copyright 2006
96 Pages
by CRC Press

This is an essential guide for doctors wishing to maximise the potential of their PDA or smartphones and is the only book available to address the specific needs of doctors in relation to PDAs and smartphones. Handheld computers, or PDAs, are computers small enough to hold in your hand or fit into your pocket. Smartphones are PDAs which also allow the user to make and receive phone calls. For... Read more
About the authors
About the characters
Foreword by Kamran Abassi, JRSM
Introduction
1. Buying a handheld computer
2. The diary
3. The address book
4. The task list
5. Taking notes
6. Smartphones
7. Choosing extra software
8. Medical references
9. Security
10. Databases
11. Medical records

Biography

Mohammad Al-Ubaydli
Director, Idiopathic Solutions, www.mo.md

Online video tutorials by Chris Paton
Director, New Media Medicine, www.newmediamedicine.com

If you own a smartphone or a personal digital assistant (PDA) and you haven't read this book, I suggest you do so now. If you're not a PDA owner but have been toying with the idea of purchasing one, read this book before buying. Read this book and never look back.
George Oosthuizen, British Medical Journal

Clinical Usefulness - 5/5
Evidence-Based Medicine, BMJ Journal, April 2008