Handheld computer workshop: Introduction to the meeting

Handheld computer workshop

	Beginners' session Merck, Sharp and Dohme Room	Advanced session Ground Floor Mezzanine
10.30 am	Introduction to handheld computers	Case studies
11.15 am	Coffee
11.45 am	Managing patients - HanDBase and patient tracking software	Security
12.30 pm	Using medical reference software and drug guides	Designing databases
1.15 pm	Lunch
2.15 pm	Using handheld computers in a team	Training other users
3.00 pm	PDA project	Sharing clinical information
3.45 pm	Using handhelds in a Wireless Network	Contracts
	Both sessions - North Hall
4.15 pm	Conclusion to meeting and discussion
4.45 pm	Completion of evaluation forms
4.50 pm	Close of meeting and tea

Handheld computer workshop

	Chris Paton	Mohammad Al-Ubaydli
10.30 am	www.newmediamedicine.com	www.handheldsfordoctors.com
11.15 am
11.45 am
12.30 pm
1.15 pm
2.15 pm
3.00 pm
3.45 pm

4.15 pm
4.45 pm
4.50 pm

Advantages of handheld computers

Mobility Synchronization Beaming

PDAs are only useful if they are used

“... [of the] 2,600 devices that clinicians are allowed to keep... Only 10% to 20% of students and residents use their PDAs to download patient data before starting rounds...”

http://www.mobilehealthdata.com/article.cfm?articleid=810Mobility

The wrong way to fly

The wrong way to fly

Abbas bin Firnas, died 887 A.D.

An Arab Andalusian inventor. He also introduced eastern music to Andalusia. He produced glass from stone and created a machine to calculate time. He tried to fly wearing a robe of feathers.

The Wright way to fly

A handheld computer is good for storing and displaying information that is the size of your hand, not your arm

x-ray images vs x-ray reports
complete medical records vs blood results and jobs lists

Result - search more textbooks in your hand than an entire bookshelf full of books