There's an app for that!

There’s an app for that!

Iris Thiele Isip Tan MD, MSc

Chief, Medical Informatics UnitUP College of Medicine

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AppWord of the Year (2010)

American Dialect Society

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Questions to ask before downloading an app

Visser & Bouman. There’s a medical app for that. Student BMJ 2012;20:e2161

Medical publisher

Regularly updated

Properly referenced

Authors listed

Feedback

Recommended

For health professionals

Clinical decision making

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Does the app require you to input patient

specific data, and could this compromise patients’ privacy?

Patients’ privacy








Do you know where the app is from? By a

drug company or a non-commercial

organization?Conflicts of interest






July 2012


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Draw MDVisible HealthMDs from Harvard Medical School

iPad

Enhances MD-patient communication

Sketch, stamp or type directly on the images

Includes thyroid & parathyroid



Miniatlas appsec-europe

iPhone/iPad & Android

Facilitates MD-patient communication

For rounds with medical students and residentsDiabetes, ACS, Obesity, Hypertension, MetSyn, Osteoporosis, Hypercholesterolemia &

Atherosclerosis (coming soon)


Miniatlas appsec-europe


Type 2 Diabetes: What Now?Everyday Health, Inc.

Step by step guide, videos, recipes, interactive charts, Twitter stream

iPad/iPhone only



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KoboeReader

iPad/iPhone & Android


ZinioThe World’s Largest Newsstand




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FacebookSocial utility that connects people



FacebookAmerican Diabetes Association


FacebookThe Endocrine Society


FacebookAmerican Thyroid Association


FacebookInternational Diabetes Federation


FacebookEuropean Association for

the Study of Diabetes (EASD)


TwitterInstantly connect to what’s most important to you



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PinterestA Virtual Pinboard



PinterestA Virtual Pinboard


“Diabetes” on PinterestPins Boards Pinners


PinterestAmerican Diabetes Association


PinterestAmerican Diabetes Association


“Thyroid Cancer” on PinterestPins Boards Pinners


“Thyroid Cancer” on PinterestPins Boards Pinners


Learnist (www.learn.ist)Share What You Know

iPad/iPhone only


http://www.learn.ist


Learnist (www.learn.ist)Health & Fitness category




Learnist (www.learn.ist)Health & Fitness category




Learnist (www.learn.ist)MS Health Informatics




slideshare.netPresent Yourself


m.slideshare.netPresent Yourself


slideshare.net/isiptanslideshare.net/endocrine-witch


LinkedInWorld’s Largest Professional Network




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When the Rx is an app


MyFitnessPalCalorie Counter & Diet Tracker



Pedometer PRO GPS +Sunday, February 17, 13

Accupedo pedometer

Android

Consumer Reports 2012Lacks detailed instructionsRequire sensitivity adjustments


Accupedo pedometer

Android

Consumer Reports 2012Lacks detailed instructionsRequire sensitivity adjustments


fitbit

Android & iPhone

Log food, water, workouts, weight

Track progress on weight goals with Food Plan

See day’s stats and up to 2 weeks prior


fitbit

Android & iPhone

Log food, water, workouts, weight

Track progress on weight goals with Food Plan

See day’s stats and up to 2 weeks prior


Health Record Keeper (HealthyWomen.org) Health providers, screening/vaccination, healthy ranges, questions to ask, health resources, medication reference

iPad/iPhone only

Free


My Days (Christian Albert Mueller)

Period, Ovulation & Fertility Tracker



dLife Diabetes CompanionFood and recipe lookup, videos and Q & ADiabetes management

iPad/iPhone only


dLife Diabetes CompanionFood and recipe lookup, videos and Q & ADiabetes management

iPad/iPhone only


http://irunonbatteries.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-ibgstar-blood-glucose-monitoring.html




iBGStar Diabetes Manager ApplicationSanofi Aventis

Tracks blood glucose, carb intake, insulin doses

iPad/iPhone only


iBGStar Diabetes Manager ApplicationSanofi Aventis

Tracks blood glucose, carb intake, insulin doses

iPad/iPhone only


PillboxieSchedule reminders just by dropping pills into a pillbox

iPad/iPhone only


Beam BrushThe world’s first smart brush

iPhone & Android


http://www.carepractice.com/emr-needs-a-kick-in-the-app-hole/

“The utopic future of medicine will seamlessly combine data from your daily apps and personalize a health treatment plan based on the life you actually live.”




Electronic “copies” of medical textbooks,

teaching aids or reference materials

-------------------Apps that are solely for

general health and wellness, not to be used

in clinical care

Apps that perform the functionality of an

electronic health system or personal health

record system

-------------------Apps that automate

general office operations (e.g. determine

billing codes like ICD-9)

Apps that allow users to input patient-specific

data to output a patient specific result:

diagnosis, treatment or recommendation

---------------------------------Apps that are an extension

of a medical device to connect to such a device

or control that device

No Likelihood of being regulated as a medical device by FDA Yes

Medical Applications Which the FDA Tends to Regulate (Draft Guideline)

Medical mobile app or not?Dividing line according to the FDA



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ADA Journals (American Diabetes Association)

Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes & Diabetes Spectrum

Journal App


FreeSunday, February 17, 13

Endo Pubs (The Endocrine Society)

JCEM, Endocrinology, Molecular Endocrinology, Endocrine Reviews

Journal AppiPad/iPhone & Android

Free


Endocrinology & Endo EmergencyBy the authors of www.endotext.org & www.thyroidmanager.org

Leslie de Groot (Editor)


$5.99


http://www.endtext.org

http://www.endtext.org

http://www.thyroidmanager.org

http://www.thyroidmanager.org

Joslin CME (MedicinePhone)

iPad/iPhone only

Free


PubMed4HhNational Library of

Medicine LHC


Free


Medscape (WebMD)15 Recommended Medical Apps for SmartphonesVisser & Bouman. There’s a medical app for that. Student BMJ 2012:20:e2162

FreeiPad/iPhone & Android


MedPage Today Mobile (MedPage Today)15 Recommended Medical Apps for SmartphonesVisser & Bouman. There’s a medical app for that. Student BMJ 2012:20:e2162



UptoDate (UpToDate, Inc.)15 Recommended Medical Apps for SmartphonesVisser & Bouman. There’s a medical app for that. Student BMJ 2012:20:e2162

$$$



The Merck Manuals for Mobile + Web (Unbound Medicine, Inc.)15 Recommended Medical Apps for SmartphonesVisser & Bouman. There’s a medical app for that. Student BMJ 2012:20:e2162

$34.99



Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology & Diabetes, 2nd ed.

(MedHand - Mobile Libraries) 15 Recommended Medical Apps for SmartphonesVisser & Bouman. There’s a medical app for that. Student BMJ 2012:20:e2162

$49.99



Lexi Complete (Lexicomp) 15 Recommended Medical Apps for SmartphonesVisser & Bouman. There’s a medical app for that. Student BMJ 2012:20:e2162

$$iPad/iPhone & Android


Epocrates (Epocrates)15 Recommended Medical Apps for SmartphonesVisser & Bouman. There’s a medical app for that. Student BMJ 2012:20:e2162



Micromedex Drug Information (Truven Health Analytics, Inc.)

15 Recommended Medical Apps for SmartphonesVisser & Bouman. There’s a medical app for that. Student BMJ 2012:20:e2162




Prognosis: Your Diagnosis (Medical Joyworks)15 Recommended Medical Apps for SmartphonesVisser & Bouman. There’s a medical app for that. Student BMJ 2012:20:e2162



Prognosis: Diabetes (Medical Joyworks)Game to diagnose complex clinical cases within minutes

Free


Visible Body Human Anatomy Atlas 2 (Visible Body)15 Recommended Medical Apps for SmartphonesVisser & Bouman. There’s a medical app for that. Student BMJ 2012:20:e2162

$34.99



ECG Guide for iPad (QxMD)15 Recommended Medical Apps for SmartphonesVisser & Bouman. There’s a medical app for that. Student BMJ 2012:20:e2162

$$



Student BMJ (BMJ Group)15 Recommended Medical Apps for SmartphonesVisser & Bouman. There’s a medical app for that. Student BMJ 2012:20:e2162



Differential Diagnosis (BMJ Group)15 Recommended Medical Apps for SmartphonesVisser & Bouman. There’s a medical app for that. Student BMJ 2012:20:e2162

$7.99

iPad/iPhone only


Coursera (www.coursera.org)

MOOC


http://www.coursera.org


Coursera (www.coursera.org)Nutrition for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention

University of California San Francisco




Coursera (www.coursera.org)Clinical Problem Solving University of California San Francisco




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iMedicalAppsthe leading physician publication on mobile medicine



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