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PDA Requirement FOR CLASS OF 2008
Rev March 13, 2006
Hardware Requirement: Must have by first day
of Clinical Orientation--June 27, 2006.
The minimum PDA equipment required is:
- Palm Operating System (OS) version 5.X
- 128 MB or 32 MB and 128 MB
Memory Card w/Expansion Slot
Synchronizing Requirement:
Students are expected to synchronize
their PDA with their home computers a minimum of once a week
preferably at the end of the week in order to send Patient Log
data and receive important updates from UCLA AvantGo server.
We also have ports available in the Med West building and the
TLC/IMF for synchronizing.
It is recommended that you synchronize
each day or every other day so that the information in your
PDA is backed up onto your computer. When you synchronize, it
is also a good idea to also charge your PDA at the same time.
TIP: Be sure to keep your PDA charged. It
is possible to lose your data if it runs out of power.
Software Requirement:
Students are required to use the following software:
The PDA Requirement Committee has
identified various software programs available in four of the
categories listed above.
Pharmacopeias (Required - Select
One)
The primary elements to look for in a "PDA Drug Companion" are:
drug name lookup, class lookup, dosages, costs, drug interactions,
drug mechanisms, and program updateability at time of routine
synchronization. ePocrates contains all of these elements and
is free.
ePocrates
Rx FREE
Peer-reviewed drug information including off-label indications
and formularies in an easy to use format. Includes over 2800
drug monographs and the ability to check up to 30 different
drugs for potential interacations. Also allows user to look
up adult/peds dosing, contraindications/cautions, drug interactions,
adverse reactions, Mfr/cost information and other information
(i.e. pregnancy, lactation and mechanism of action). Drug database
is updated daily. Memory requirement: 3.0 MB (3,000K) minimum
+ 10K per formulary selected. OS requirement: Palm® OS v3.1
or higher.
ePocrates
Pro $59.99/yr
Peer-reviewed information on over 2800 drugs including off-label
indications and formularies in an easy to use format. Also includes
over 400 alternative medicine monographs and the ability to
check interactions with up to 30 alternative medicines and prescription
drugs, ePocrates ID infectious disease guide, over 50 clinical
tables and guidelines and MedMath clinical calculator. Drug
database is updated daily. Memory requirement: Palm OS - 3.0
MB (3,000K) minimum + 10K per formulary selected. Pocket PC
- 4.0 MB (4,000K) minimum + 10K per formulary selected.
(A 35% discount for UCLA medical students and residents can
be found here.)
Tarascon
Pharmacopoeia $27.48/yr
or $7.95/3 mos.
Mobile PDR Free
Medical Calculators (Required -
Select One)
The elements of a good medical calculator include an "info"
function and formulas.
Document Readers (Required - Select
One)
TealDoc $19.95
Has ability to manage large documents by "indexing" topic areas
for easy access. Currently used for the UCLA Housestaff Manual.
TealTool $19.95
Used for creating Teal Docs.
CSpotRun FREE
Enables you to view a document horizontally or vertically.
i-Silo
$19.95
Displays HTML formatted pages. The shareware version requires
a registration fee. There is a freeware version available, but
it is not fully functional.
Security (Required - Select One)
LockMe! FREE
To keep patient data that you store on your PDA secure, use
this free program that allows you to set a password on the PDA
that activates at any interval that you set (e.g., every 24-hours,
to every 4-hours).
TealLock $19.95
Built-in PDA Security
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