PHL Discovery

Clinical Apps (click on a link below 🔽 to jump to that section)

Do I even need an app?

Pro's and con's 

Clinical Summary Apps

Clinically relevant summaries of medical conditions / Ideal if you need an overview, rather than thousands of database results / Examples include UpToDate, BMJ Best Practice

Drugs

Examples include Therapeutic Guidelines, MIMs, Micromedex

 

Do I need the app 📳?  (Back to Top)

App Advantages App Disadvantages
Can provide functionality when not connected to the Internet Installations can be large (storage, data)
Can provide additional functionality to that found on the website Many sites are mobile optimised anyway, so can be just as good to visit the website on your phone. You can add shortcuts to sites on your phone screen

Clinical Summary Apps  (Back to Top)

UpToDate

Installation

Go to UpToDate (this needs to be done on a Peninsula Health computer)

Complete the Registration form (orange Register button at top right)

Download the UpToDate app (Android / iOS) and log in

Tips

Every 3 months, an email will prompt you to log into UpToDate (on a Peninsula Health computer) to maintain access

If you use your personal email address, then you can take your CME points with you wherever you go

You can install the app on up to two devices

Search for answers with your voice in 16 different languages

Android iOS

BMJ Best Practice

Installation

To start, either be on a PH computer or logged into your CHC account. See Offsite Access

Register for a personal account

Download the app (Android / iOS) and log in

Tips

The app requires around 400 Mb of space to install

Includes comorbidities tool

Includes content from Cochrane Clinical Answers

Android iOS

ClinicalKey

Installation

Install the app (Android / iOS)

On the opening screen choose ClinicalKey, not ClinicalKey for Nursing

On the Edition screen, choose ClinicalKey Australia

On the following screen, choose Access via your Institution

Search, choose Peninsula Health and Confirm

Log in with you Athens account

Tips

As well as Clinical Overviews, the app provides access to books, journals, guidelines, procedure videos and more

The app provides access to many core clinical ebooks (e.g. Oh's Intensive Care, Rosen's Emergency Medicine etc)

ClinicalKey has some of the content of Ausralian Medicines Handbook (AMH) in its Drugs section. This is just the AMH Drug Monographs and Guides

Android iOS

Drug Apps  (Back to Top)

eTG 

Installation

Register for a token on a Peninsula Health computer (alternatively if you register offsite, use your CHC login)

The token will appear on screen & also will be emailed

Download the app (note-a workaround involving downloading the app directly from the Therapeutic Guidelines is currently required for the Android app. Your phone will display a warning but its ok. See here)

Select Institutional user login and login by email (the one you used to register for the token) + the token number

Tips

Tokens must be renewed annually

The Android app is in the process of being reinstated to the app store. In the interim, use the Android link to the right


Android

iOS

Micromedex

Installation

Visit Micromedex Mobile
(If you do this offsite, you will need your CHC login)

Click on Micromedex Native Mobile Apps (the first grey line)

There are three apps available:
Drug Reference
Drug Interactions
IV Compatibility

Use the password provided for each app, to access each app after installation

Tips

None as yet ...

Android
Drug  Reference
Drug Interactions
IV Compatibility
iOS
Drug Reference
Drug Iteractions
IV Compatibility

eMIMs Plus (New)

Installation

Go to eMIMs Plus on a work computer

Click on the three horizontal lines (top right)

Click "Request Mobile Token"

Enter your preferred email address and then fill out the fields that appear

Download the eMIMs Plus app (links to the right)

Tap Login

Tap Token, then enter emailed token

Tips

Tap Resources (bottom right) for additional options (e.g. Don't Rush To Crush)

 

Android iOS
AMH

AMH

Installation

This is not available as an app, but two options:

Create a shortcut to the mobile optimised website on your phone (see Do I need the app above)

Install the ClinicalKey app as it includes some parts of AMH (Drug monographs and Guides)

     
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