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Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP Women & Infants’ Hospital/Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Medicine and the ipad: lessons from an early adapter. Who am I. 1991-5 Rochester School of Med/Dentistry 1995-8 Yale-New Haven Hospital
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Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP Women & Infants’ Hospital/Alpert Medical School of Brown University Medicine and the ipad: lessons from an early adapter
Who am I • 1991-5 Rochester School of Med/Dentistry • 1995-8 Yale-New Haven Hospital • 1998-9 Clinician/Educator, Yale Primary • Care Program • 1999-2001 Medical Oncology Fellowship, • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr. • 2001-3 Clinical Assistant Attending, Developmental Therapeutics, MSKCC • 2003- 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 (Email, 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 Email, Contacts, Calendar) • Web-based searches (Pubmed, Brown Library) • Scholarly activities (Keynote, Pages) • Meeting Minutes (Pages) • EMR access achieved via CITRIX App.
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): • http://www.fastcompany.com/1613882/tether-iphone-3g-ipad-mywi • Use a mobile phone with mobile 3G: • http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/02/want-a-cheaper-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
Pages Cost: 9.99
Good Reader Cost: 1.99
Citrix App Free
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: 99.99 Pediatrics package: 49.99
Visual Dx Mobile Free Trial subscription* *Clinician package: 99.99 Pediatrics package: 49.99
Visual Dx Mobile Free Trial subscription* *Clinician package: 99.99 Pediatrics package: 49.99
Visual Dx Mobile Free Trial subscription* *Clinician package: 99.99 Pediatrics package: 49.99
Visual Dx Mobile Free Trial subscription* *Clinician package: 99.99 Pediatrics package: 49.99
Pub Med On Tap Lite: Free Full: 2.99
MD Magazine Free
Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP Women & Infants’ Hospital/Alpert Medical School of Brown University Q & A For more HCPLive Network apps please visit: http://www.hcplive.com/ipad_iphone