We live in a realistic world! Sometimes it's incredible hard to remember dosing, diagnosis, lab tests etc. Many doctors have admitted that they use smartphone apps multiple times per day. I would rather have a doctor have the information on hand than guess. By having the smartphone on hand, it protects doctors and patients everyday.
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Well this is 2011 and a lot of doctors are getting with the times. From personal use, its very convenient to use apps and information aggregators. Best of all is that doctors can always show a patient a certain piece of information(procedure or educate how to use an inhaler) that may be of use to them. Althogh I am surprised that more ER doctors are not using them.
ReplyDeleteIt is definitely a sign of the times. It's crazy to think that just a few years ago, this technology didn't really exist. When I did my rotation at the hospital this summer, I saw doctors, nurses, and pharmacists all using smartphones everyday. In fact, it seemed almost as if you are expected to have one these days. If I didn't know the answer to a question they asked, I could take out my phone and use Micromedex or Epocrates to look it up and give them an answer a few minutes later, instead of having to go home and report back what I found out the next day. I love using my smartphone to be able to look up things I'm not familiar with in an instant! I think the apps will continue to be improved upon, and I look forward to new ones that are released.
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