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Telehealth: In the New Millennium

Part 2 - The Practical Palm Pilot. Telehealth: In the New Millennium. ISN: Informatics Symposium. Stephen Z. Fadem, M.D., FACP Houston Kidney Center Houston, Texas. Dubai, UAE. February 5, 2001. Gadgets are smaller. 1. The PC 2. The INTERNET 3. Combos TV + CD+ DVD with WEB

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Telehealth: In the New Millennium

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  1. Part 2 - The Practical Palm Pilot Telehealth:In the New Millennium ISN: Informatics Symposium Stephen Z. Fadem, M.D., FACP Houston Kidney Center Houston, Texas Dubai, UAE February 5, 2001

  2. Gadgets are smaller • 1. The PC • 2. The INTERNET • 3. Combos TV + CD+ DVD with WEB • 4. Small Gadgets: pager + phone + beeper + WEB • Dream + Technology = REALITY Source: US News and World Report

  3. Technology • Chips are smaller • .18 to .03 microns • Less heat and power • Focus has been from • Speed and power • Size and energy consumption IBM and Intel Source: US News and World Report

  4. The hand held device • 1971 Hoff - Microprocessor • 1972 Alan Kay - PARC - Dynabook • 1993 Newton MessagePad • 1994 – Jeff Hawkin’s block of wood • 2001 – palm OS – fastest growing platform in history

  5. PALM V Same OS Rechargable Light Slim PALM VII Same OS Built in antenna Access mobile web sites e-mail transfer May not work everywhere Expensive • PALM III • Same OS • 2 aa batteries • Thicker • Color possible Also, Visor, Sony and Palm m100

  6. Who needs a hand held device? • Keep addresses and phone numbers • Keep appointments • Keep formulas and do calculations • Keep a PDR and reference list • Keep and update patient records • Take notes, read books, edit papers • Share your information

  7. Addresses and Phone numbers • Add on the fly • Synchronize with your computer • Beam and get beamed • Transfer business card • Store e-mail addresses • Paste into other programs

  8. Appointments - Calendar • Enter meetings and conferences • Repeating weekly meetings • To do lists • Intuitive • Beam events • Share on a network

  9. Formulas • SynCalc – algebraic programmable advanced scientific calculator • Synergy Solutions • www.synsolutions.com • MedMath calculators • Pcheng@post.harvard.edu • MedCalc calculators • www.medscape.com

  10. Pharmacology refs • Epocrates • www.epocrates.com • Automatic updates • Free • Tarascon ePharmacopoeia • Medscape – www.medscape.com • Not licensed outside US

  11. Patient records • Rounder – a powerful free Palm database coordinated with MS Access • Flexible • Complicated • Configure • ThinkDB – www.thinkingbytes.com • JFile – www.Land-j.com • HanDBase – www.ddhsoftware.com

  12. Notes and Books • Take notes with MemoPad • QuickWord (SmartDoc) – www.cesinc.com • Import or create - edit and bookmark, MS Word docs • MakeDocW – • Makes Palm docs for word and text files • TealDoc – Download Medscape articles • Documents To Go – document shuffler • www.memoware.com - download and read books http://www.palmgear.com

  13. Sharing • JP Systems – BeamLink • Move files between pager and Palm • Beam to printer other Palm • Hotsync – Direct Serial or Network • Wireless • Palm VII – Internet browsing • Minstrel – Novatel’s Omnisky • Modem add on • JP Systems – OneTouch Mail • Integrate several POP servers on Palm

  14. Information Transfer • Writing - Graffiti • Onscreen keyboard • Enter text into Palm Desktop and hotsync to Palm • Tap in forms • Beam • Wireless connectivity

  15. Graffiti • Write letters and numbers in separate areas on Palm • Alphabet can be learned in minutes and is similar mainly simple English strokes • Hacks available to simplify

  16. Palm Travel

  17. Palm Travel

  18. Palm Travel Expense account Currency converter E-mail Portable charger Portable Hotsync Travel info International clock

  19. General - www.palm.com www.palmgear.com Pharm - www.epocrates.com Syncalc - www.synsolutions.com Rounder - www.synapsesoft.com MakeDoc - http://www.palmgear.com SmartDoc - www.cesinc.com ThinkDB - www.thinkingbytes.com handDB - www.dbhsoft.com Medical www.medscape.com www.medicalpiloteer.com www.franklin.com/medical www.zapmed.com http://uhimrp.hawaii.edu/pilotpublic/pilot.htm http://www.doctorspalm.com http://www.nephrotogo http://andyyee.tripod.com/ http://www.healthypalmpilot.com/ Sites

  20. The Palm Easy to master Hard to live without Fun Practical Saves time Enhanced accuracy

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