Medicine and the ipad: lessons from an early adapter Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP Women & Infants’ Hospital/Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Who am I Rochester School of Med/Dentistry Yale-New Haven Hospital Clinician/Educator, Yale Primary Care Program Medical Oncology Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr Clinical Assistant Attending, Developmental Therapeutics, MSKCC Women & Infants’ Hospital
What is my practice 60% Clinical 10% Didactic teaching/Education 30% Administrative Chemotherapy Safety Medical Oncology coverage/call schedule C-SIF administration Program leadership Institutional Review Board Research oversite
Electronic Resources Personal Use: iPhone IT support allows integration to Outlook ( , Calendar, Contacts) Work Use: Palm Pixie Restricted to use as beeper/mobile phone WARNING: Complicated rate plan Desktop: Windows PC Limited access for Leopard OS PC Tablets/Laptops employed in clinical areas Hospital Records currently being integrated. Use of EMR/Paper records at present time. EMR/CPOE integration in 2010
iPad: My history Early-adapter Originally planned for personal use Current use is 80% professional: Communication (Integrates with IT for , Contacts, Calendar) Web-based searches (Pubmed, Brown Library) Scholarly activities (Keynote, Pages) Meeting Minutes (Pages) EMR access achieved via CITRIX App.
iPad WIFI vs. iPad WIFI with 3G CriteriaWIFIWIFI + 3G CostStarts at Starts at Wireless networkYes Cellular networkNoYes GPSNoYes Data PlanNA 250GB: 14.99/month Unlimited: 24.99/month [No annual contract] required]
My Choice iPad with Wi-FI Use it stationery Work use majority: connect to institution’s wireless network. Did NOT want extra expense of data plan. Rare use where Wi-Fi not available. Utilization of alternative for 3G: Tether iphone to ipad 3G (requires jailbreaking): Use a mobile phone with mobile 3G: now-heres-how/-3g-ipad- now-heres-how/
iPad and Cellular Plans No free ride. Unlimited data plan on phone contract does not necessarily cover tethering to iPad. Verizon: requires separate data plan! Data usage fees HIGHER than for cellular plans Contact carrier BEFORE you tether to avoid excess charges.
Keynote Cost: 9.99
Keynote
Pages Cost: 9.99
Good Reader Cost: 1.99
Good Reader
Citrix App Free
Citrix App
Embedded support for Imaging
Sign My Pad Cost: 3.99
Sign My Pad Cost: 3.99
Sign My Pad Cost: 3.99
Sign My Pad Cost: 3.99
Visual Dx Mobile Free Trial subscription* *Clinician package: Pediatrics package: 49.99
Visual Dx Mobile Free Trial subscription* *Clinician package: Pediatrics package: 49.99
Visual Dx Mobile Free Trial subscription* *Clinician package: Pediatrics package: 49.99
Visual Dx Mobile Free Trial subscription* *Clinician package: Pediatrics package: 49.99
Visual Dx Mobile Free Trial subscription* *Clinician package: Pediatrics package: 49.99
Pub Med On Tap Lite: Free Full: 2.99
MD Magazine Free
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