iPhone applications for Medicine
This is an old post , more than months ago , there are many iPhone articles , apps reviews and resources are posted here , please search the blog for iPhone for more articles .
iPhone is an internet-connected multimedia smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. with a flush multi-touch screen and a minimal hardware interface. iPhone becoming more popular and usable , by millions these days , and its counted as the developer.
Why Using iPhone in medicine ?
iPhone is the most candidate smartphone for developers right now to build applications over it , though it has many features such as :
- Wide screen : 9 cm (3.5 in) liquid crystal display (320×480 px at 6.3 px/mm, 160 ppi) .
- Interactive screen .
- Multimedia enabled .
- Internet enabled .
- Connections and Networking : Wi-Fi , Bluetooth .
- Thousands of iPhone applications and tools ( free , commercials , web enabled updatable ) .
But the most important features are :
- Easy to develop application for iPhone ( frameworks , libraries , resources , tutorials , and community support )
- Many web based applications are ported to iPhone
- Integration of many web2.0 services with iPhone .
Though , iPhone is not that ready yet for major Medical application start up , cause its geographical distribution and may be marketing issue .
Developer Flavor :
To develop an iPhone’s application or widget , there are two variationsdevelopers can use to build their iPhone app : iPhone SDK ( iPhone SDK : is provided by apple for iPhone developers ) and web-based development , So web developers who are in large numbers now can precipitate in iPhone application development .
Web developers can build their own iPhone application that look and feel like native Apple iPhone applications , but there is a developer issue came up : SDK provides access to some base-level resources on the iPhone such as audio
recording and playback. while web based can not .
About Medical applications for iPhone :
Medical handheld applications were hold to specific type of developers , with special skills on certain languages , though iPhone comes in web2.0 era so it provide the capability for web developers to contribute in building applications for iPhone , or port their application to iPhone .
Some of medical applications for iPhone which ported or made specially for iPhone are EMR , Medical Atlas , Medical Image tool , and some are ported from exiting medical projects , and medical online services .
iPhone application , will increase in time as the iPhone market become more wider and get more users as well as get more attention of web developers with more developer resources such as development frameworks , and libraries .
Web Based Medical projects and iPhone :
The idea of iPhone as a Multimedia and Internet enabled smartphone with free developer resources and capability of portability . will enable many of online medical projects to enable their web based medical applications for iPhone , in matter of time , though iPhone development and use still in early stage for that to suspect .
Also the competition between smartphones is just getting started , though the iPhone still the easiest one so far to build application for it , OpenMoko ( Open source smartphone – linux OS based ) and google android , are the incoming competitor for iPhones .
Web developers now can create mobile widget and applications for Nokia S60 mobiles , which is extending the same capability for iPhone for web developers , using web development concept and Ajax . which make Nokia S60 mobiles are candidate to compete with iPhone .
List of Medical application for iPhone :
Medical iPhone applications , you can find at appstore for iPhone at apple . Though there are many applications portal for iPhone and iPod Touch , but appstore is the primary one for almost all iPhone applications .
- Liferecord EMR :an EMR soultion , that works on many types on smartphones as Google Android , BlackBerry storm , and apple iPhone .
- Mosby’s iTerms Flash Cards for Medical Terminology : a Medical dictionry for medical students , doctors and medical practitioners on iPhone .
- MediMath :a Medical Calculator with Style for iPhone and iPod Touch .
- Glasgow Coma Scale from Handheldcare.com
- Epocrates : is a drug profiling database application for iPhone . it has an enabled iPhone web site , which contains free features and permium features .
- Body Mass Index Calculator for iPhone : another Handheldcare.com production .
- Unbound Medicine : 3 sets of medical applications for iPhone : Nursing Central , Taber’s Medical Dictionary , Davis’s Drug Guide .
- Netter’s Anatomy : a Commercial Anatomy Atals for iPhone . and iPod touch .
- Medical Eponym by Andrew Yee : Andrew created many variations of his Medical Eponym ( Palm , iPhone , Windows mobiles , Pocket PC )
- Pregnancy wheel for your iPhone or iPod Touch .
- Doctorcalc : a list of amazing iPhone applications for doctors .
- ICD9 Consult : Search , Browse , medical conditions and medical procedure .
Developer resources :
- iPhone SDK
:Software development kit , provided by apple to build a native iphone
applications you can download it at apple developer portal .
- iWebKit: iPhone websites / webapps creator : Framework for web developer to build their iPhone application .
- iUI : User Interface (UI) Library for Safari development on iPhone , Open source and free .
- Aptana : is an IDE , which is extended for building iPhone application with support of many frameworks for iPhones.
Resources and referances :
- Aptana Studio IDE iPhone . Resources for developing iPhone application with Aptana Studio .
- Mobile Apps and Widgets for Nokia Phones .
- iPhone Development: Pros, Cons & Resources for the iPhone SDK – Article - .
- iPhone in medicine – Article -
- Medical iPhone Blog
- A Tech Rx for Doctors: The iPhone – Article -
- emrLifeRecord – EMR on iPhone -
- MediMath Medical Calculator with Style for iPhone and iPod Touch .
- Handheldcare.com
- Epocrates.com
- Unboundmedicine.com
- Epocrates.com enabled iPhone web port -link – .
iPhone application Portals :
- AppStore
- Appsafari.com
- Freshapps.com
- iPhone webapp at apple
Hamza Emadeen Mousa
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We currently have 5 in the top 100 apps in the Medical App Store:
A Shockable Ringtone (joke with your friends at work and change your Ringtone)
IV MEDS (pending update from apple will have more drugs, more tools (tylenol
motrin and more dosing… OB wheel
STAT MEDS (pending update from apple will have a better interface) and OB wheel
and more tools
ABC Cursive writing (helps handwriting for doctors that could use the help)
Stroke scale (scores, stores and emails different stroke scales) mini neuro
book.
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Sad Scale, stress index, CTAS, ESI
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We currently have 5 in the top 100 apps in the Medical App Store:
A Shockable Ringtone (joke with your friends at work and change your Ringtone)
IV MEDS (pending update from apple will have more drugs, more tools (tylenol
motrin and more dosing… OB wheel
STAT MEDS (pending update from apple will have a better interface) and OB wheel
and more tools
ABC Cursive writing (helps handwriting for doctors that could use the help)
Stroke scale (scores, stores and emails different stroke scales) mini neuro
book.
———
Sad Scale, stress index, CTAS, ESI
Harvey Castro MD
http://www.deeppocketseries.com
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I Phone saves the day, again? lol… Good article.
Another good app, just released:
CORE – Clinical ORthopaedic Exam
Several hundred clinical tests to assist with musculoskeletal/orthopaedic/sports medicine diagnoses, with video demonstrations, written instructions, diagnostic properties, links to PUBmed, and much more. Exhaustive list… if the clinical test has been published it is indexed in this application. See screenshots at the website http://www.clinicallyrelevant.com
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For those app developers that don't know Objective-C and Cocoa Touch and don't want to outsource development, check out localbeacon (an iphone app builder) at http://www.bigforge.com. Great for those who want to build just one app or developers interested in white label. Full integration of Twitter and Facebook.
For those app developers that don't know Objective-C and Cocoa Touch and don't want to outsource development, check out localbeacon (an iphone app builder) at http://www.bigforge.com. Great for those who want to build just one app or developers interested in white label. Full integration of Twitter and Facebook.
awesome tool is it free ?!
awesome tool is it free ?!
It's free to try and free for first 30 days, but if you want to get serious about there are some fees associated with it.
It's free to try and free for first 30 days, but if you want to get serious about there are some fees associated with it.
A couple relevant useful medical iphone apps from Clinically Relevant Technologies:
http://www.clinicallyrelevant.com
CORE – Clinical ORthopaedic Exam
Nearly 250 clinical tests for the physical exam of musculskeletal diagnosis. Includes written instructions, video demonstrations, and diagnostic properties for all tests (validity/reliability) with PUBMed referenced links
Low Back Pain Clinical Management Guidelines
Based on the ACP guidelines for the management of low back pain to include screening strategies, interactive algorithm, and evidence-weighted comparisons of common pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
A couple relevant useful medical iphone apps from Clinically Relevant Technologies:
http://www.clinicallyrelevant.com
CORE – Clinical ORthopaedic Exam
Nearly 250 clinical tests for the physical exam of musculskeletal diagnosis. Includes written instructions, video demonstrations, and diagnostic properties for all tests (validity/reliability) with PUBMed referenced links
Low Back Pain Clinical Management Guidelines
Based on the ACP guidelines for the management of low back pain to include screening strategies, interactive algorithm, and evidence-weighted comparisons of common pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
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