Session Instructors:	Jie Li jli@jaguar1.usouthal.edu (251) 414-8210 Justin Robertson jroberts@bbl.usouthal.edu (251) 460-7045
Session Date/Time:	Tuesday, April 2 2002; Class: 9:00am; Lab 1:00pm
Session Description:	This session is designed to provide an overview of PDA handheld technology, including hardware options, software resources and a variety of medical applications.
Assignments:	From the information gathered in this class, and from the sites below, choose the PDA you would select for your own use. Explain why you selected this particular PDA. Also list and briefly discuss what particular software would you download to your PDA.
Relevant Readings/ Handouts:	Power Point Presentation For this session's PowerPoint presentation click
Relevant Links:	Guide to Handheld and Palmtop Computing Resources for Health Care Professionals http://medicalsoftwareforpdas.com/ PDA Cortex http://pdacortex.com/ CollectiveMed PDA Center http://www.collectivemed.com/pdasource.shtml Epocrates http://www.epocrates.com/ pdaMD.com http://www.pdamd.com/ Healthy PalmPilot http://www.healthypalmpilot.com/ Skyscape http://www.skyscape.com/ handheldmed http://www.handheldmed.com/ Franklin Electronic Publishers http://www.franklin.com/ Medical PocketPC software http://www.medicalpocketpc.com/software.shtml Family Physician's Guide to Handheld Computers http://www.fphandheld.com/ ZDNet Handheld Supercenter http://www.zdnet.com/special/filters/sc/pda/ handhelds.org http://handhelds.org/ Bargainpda http://www.bargainpda.com/ PalmGear http://www.palmgear.com/ PocketGear http://www.packetgear.com Duke University Medical Center Library Personal Digital Assistants http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/respub/guides/pda/ University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Library PDA Resources http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/internet/pda.cfm University of Maryland Health Sciences and Human Services Library Personal Digitial Assistants - Going Mobile http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/resources/pda.html Stanford University Palm Project http://palm.stanford.edu/ Arizona Health Sciences Library PDAs for Health Care Providers http://educ.ahsl.arizona.edu/pda/index.htm Handheld Computers in Family Medicine http://www.fammed.wisc.edu/education/res/pilotweb.htm PDA in Family Practice http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/fammed/pdaatfmc.htm Jim's Handheld Computing Pages (By Jim Thompson, MD) http://www.jimthompson.net/handhelds/ Palm @ UVA http://www.med.virginia.edu/medicine/student-affairs/palm/index.html Baylor College of Medicine Palm Pilot Page http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/medpeds/palm.html

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