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This month’s collection of PDA resources for oncologists, hematologists, urologists, and
related medical professionals highlights some of the more useful reference programs, databases,
calculators, and diagnostic aids. Oncology net guide is always on the lookout for new
and novel handheld applications, so e-mail us at info@mdnetguide.com and tell us about
your favorite programs, the downloads from which you have gotten the most, or even those
that have not been helpful at all in your day-to-day practice.
| Description: Blood Chemistry requires the iSilo document reader and is a guide to interpreting common blood studies and lab tests (chem.-7, hematology, etc). With this download, you’ll “never confuse and AST with an ALT again.” |
| Code: o4382 |
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| Description: Now you can download the resource that “brings together all currently available information on staging of cancer at various anatomic sites and incorporates newly acquired knowledge on the etiology and pathology of cancer” right to your Palm. This program’s staging calculator enables clinicians to enter T, N, and M variables for fast and accurate staging. The latest ICD codes are also included, along with “major revisions” to the chapters on breast cancer and melanoma. The chapters on cancer of the thyroid, colon, liver, and kidney have also been updated with important information. A free trial download of this product is available at this website. |
| Code: o4381 |
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| Description: Download this tool to your Palm OS- or Pocket PC- equipped handheld and use it to estimate a patient’s probability of carrying a BRCA 1/2 mutation based on several clinical parameters (familial history of ovarian or breast cancer, etc). Not designed to act as a comprehensive clinical predictor, this resource should be used as a more general predictive guide as to which patients may be good candidates for further testing, genetic counseling, and referral. |
| Code: o4383 |
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| Description: Download this application that “calculates the Nottingham Prognostic Index, Van Nuys Prognostic index, and TNM stage to predict breast cancer survival as a function of tumor size, tumor grade (1-3), and number of nodes involved with tumor.” The program “calculates 10-year mortality as a sole function of either tumor size, number of positive nodes, or TNM classification” and can be a useful tool “in patient counseling for adjuvant therapy of breast cancer.” |
| Code: o4384 |
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| Description: This freeware application builds upon the success of ChemoRx, a program that enables physicians to calculate chemotherapy doses of most popular protocols. Now users can add and save their own protocols and protocol notes and switch between the personal protocol database and the standard database. New protocols will be regularly added to the standard database. Visitors must complete a brief, free registration before downloading this program or entering protocols into the database. |
| Code: o4385 |
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| Description: Use this program to quickly and easily write crisp, professional letters to your patients. Featuring literally hundreds of templates, and the ability to create custom forms, this application allows physicians to “logically build a concise, specific, and detailed letter with just a few quick strokes of the stylus.” Go ahead and print to your own letterhead, or, if you’d like, this program will create letterhead for you, using your personal practice information. If this sounds useful, and you own a PDA running on the Pocket PC platform, check out the free trial version. |
| Code: o4386 |
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| Description: Sign up with this free service and get the latest journal abstracts delivered right to your handheld computer. You select the topic areas that most affect your practice from which to draw the abstracts. Physicians can also participate in the Clinical Rewards Program by answering educational clinical questions to earn points that can be redeemed for journal subscriptions, CME programs, and other services. |
| Code: o4388 |
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| Description: This HanDBase add-on database of more than 12,000 drug names and dosage forms includes each drug’s generic name, brand name, usual dose, and use or class, plus additional information and notes relating to the drug’s usage. Many new investigational and orphan drugs have also been added, including drugs that are still investigational but likely to be approved by the FDA in the near future. As this is a freeware application, there is no cost for download. |
| Code: o4387 |
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| Description: The Little Blue Book is now available for download to handheld devices running either the Palm OS or Pocket PC platforms. This resource provides access to physician and pharmacy fax numbers, e-mail addresses, and other contact information customized for the same 146 separate metropolitan areas as the print version. The Little Blue Book for PDA contains “the same information physicians have come to depend on for making HMO-compliant referrals for their patients, phoning colleagues for consults, or for calling in prescriptions to a pharmacy. All physicians are listed at no charge. More information, including answers to frequently asked questions and a downloadable free trial version, is available at the site below. |
| Code: o4389 |
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| Description: OmniMD is a high performance Pocket PC-based and Internet-enabled electronic medical record system, medical transcription, document management, charge capture, and scheduling solution. The system is HIPAA compliant and wireless capable. OmniMD reduces paperwork, streamlines practice workflow, and leaves physicians with more time to provide better health care. Visit this site to read more detailed information on OmniMD’s features and to try the online product demo. |
| Code: o43810 |
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| Description: This “up-to-date guide to all aspects of cancer chemotherapy” provides complete coverage of more than 100 drugs and cancer-specific treatments. The newly updated version features a chapter on antiemetic drugs, discussion of clinical pharmacology, indications, and dosages, and extensive information on toxicity and drug interactions. Visit this site for an interactive demo that more fully explains and showcases the fetures and functions of this program. |
| Code: o43811 |
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| Description: Complete a brief, free registration with Obis, and download the latest US cancer statistics (incidence, mortality, prevalence, etc) from the SEER public registry directly to your handheld computer. |
| Code: o43813 |
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| Description: Health care professionals will find three free, useful, and easy-to-download programs at this site: Mobile PDR, MedMath, and the Chemotherapy Regimens Guide. The first two products should be familiar to most physicians; the Chemotherapy Regimens Guide is “an educational review of information affecting the administration of cancer chemotherapeutic agents,” and may be used with either the Palm or Pocket PC operating system. |
| Code: o43812 |
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