MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'apple ipad'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:11:44 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029213&cid=t_326556_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F6XBjWtF_Yrw%2F The growing use of digital devices by doctors is presumed to hasten the demise of the sales rep. Novartis, for instance, recently crowed that using a new wad of Apple iPADS will greatly enhance efficiency (back story) not long after letting go 1,400 reps. In fact, the drugmaker yesterday laid off 75 oncology reps. But are docs really showing reps the door in favor of a hand-held device? Not yet. A new survey finds that 10 percent no longer see reps and, in general, 78 percent use their computers, iPADS and other mobile devices to gather info about drugs and devices. However, 56 percent of the majority say these gadgets do not influence the time they spend with reps. The a survey, which was conducted by Sermo, the online site that offers docs a place to dish, and FiercePharma, queried 98 ph... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029213 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:15:58 +0100 5029213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4953413&cid=t_326556_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FF1IUAhpiph4%2F The iPad is a revolutionary product. It allows me to do things I’ve never been able to do before with a PC. While it has it’s limitations, I find myself using this device more and more instead of my Windows computer. Here is a list of six things that Microsoft and the legion of PC makers should take into consideration when designing new products. 1. Instant On. This is a big time saver. If I had the time I’ve wasted over the years waiting for computers to boot, I could take a long vacation. The main factor here is OS design and the use of flash memory. My iPad starts instantly when I open the smart cover. My netbook either tries to boot from hibernation, locks up, or has to boot from scratch. My last couple of notebooks had trouble with suspend mode. My desktop PC has trouble in... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4953413 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:50:13 +0100 4953413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789636&cid=t_326556_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FUtb6qNBvltg%2F One year after its launch, the iPad is proving hot with docs. A new survey finds that 30 percent of US physicians now own the Apple tablet and another 28 percent plan to purchase an iPad within the next six months, according to a survey of 2,041 doctors by Manhattan Research. In fact, 75 percent of all docs in the US own some type of Apple device, such as an iPhone, iPad or iPod (see the statement). The finding is potentially significant, at least when one considers that docs can access electronic medical records on their iPad. The implications for EMR providers is rather obvious, since iPad accessibility may be a deciding factor for some practices when selecting an EMR provider. There can be implications for drugmakers, too. Pharma can use the EMR app on iPad to interact with docs by prov... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789636 Thu, 05 May 2011 12:16:36 +0100 4789636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642993&cid=t_326556_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FWuG2BE2xCdk%2F In a note to employees this morning, Novartis ceo Joe Jimenez gushed that the Apple iPad offers the drugmaker “game-changing” technology that will make it possible for sales reps to save 250 hours over the course of the year and allow “the entire field force to make an incredible 35,000 additional customer visits each year.” This conclusion, of course, has not yet been proven. But Novartis did trim 1,400 sales reps from its roster in recent weeks, underscoring how technology will increasingly be used by the pharmaceutical industry to eliminate such personnel whenever possible (back story). A few more iPads and perhaps a few more hundred reps will go? But there is more. Jimenez also notes that “another benefit of having sales materials on the iPad is that our r... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642993 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:11:38 +0100 4642993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3827065&cid=t_326556_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fipads-for-all-first-year-medical-students%2F2010.08.05 Stanford plans to provide all first-year medical students with a 32 GB WiFi iPad. The students are already familiar with them, the tablet enhances how they view course content and take notes, it allows better access to textbooks, and it’s environmentally friendly. Good thing they’ll become doctors, because one blogger says the iPad is an ergonomic nightmare. It’s too heavy to use for long stretches, and even Steve Jobs has to be a contortionist to balance it while reading. (Scope-Stanford School of Medicine, Suite101.com) *This blog post was originally published at ACP Internist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3827065 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:00:00 +0100 3827065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671694&cid=t_326556_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-ipad-in-the-or%2F2010.06.17 Felasfa Wodajo, an orthopedic oncologist in Virginia, recently took his iPad into the operating theater to see how it performs in such an environment. Being one of the editors at iMedicalApps, Dr. Wodajo just published his initial findings and they bode a rather bright clincial future for the iPad, and tablets in general. SOURCE: iMedicalApps: Test driving the iPad in the hospital Operating Room… *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671694 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:00:15 +0100 3671694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3467851&cid=t_326556_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D2909 Over at KevinMD.com, Iltifat has posted a nice review of the iPad for doctors. I must admit I am tempted to get one myself, especially since I can run apps I have got for my iPod Touch on it as well. Reading PDFs (journal articles mostly) and other medical references on a larger screen would be wonderful. On the other hand the size of the device, fitting only in large lab coat pockets (I for one don’t wear lab coats anymore), makes it more cumbersome to carry around compared with a smartphone. The first model released may be WiFi only but at least I can run it with my mobile hotspot - the Palm Pre with MyTether would make a great companion. There may be some early glitches reported but the gorgeous display and great battery life are big plus points. Ultimately I think it’s bett... The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3467851 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3467851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3298461&cid=t_326556_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FF2DhcXaUKsY%2F Here you have the February edition of our monthlyeNewsletter covering cognitive health and brain fitness topics. Please remember that you can subscribe to receive this Newsletter by email, using the box in the right column. The recent SharpBrains Summit witnessed the convergence of Benjamin Franklin’s words (”Man is a Tool-Making Animal”)  with neuroscientist Santiago Ramon y Cajal’s  (”Every man can, if he so desires, become the sculptor of his own brain.”) The neuroplasticity revolution that may well transform education, training, healthcare, aging, is under way. New Tools Will the Apple iPad Be Good for your Brain: Prof. Luc Beaudoin lays out key criteria to assess Apple iPad’s potential value for our cognitive fitness, and judges the iPad aga... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3298461 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:24:23 +0100 3298461 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3251201&cid=t_326556_88_f&fid=38153&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozemedicine.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D862 Apple’s iPad will probably be a big hit with many people with its nice interface for browsing the net, reading magazines, viewing photos and videos, and running innumerable Apple iPhone style apps. But I must agree with the results of this little study which seems to indicate that whilst ED doctors are wanting a tablet style point of care computing tool to make their data entry and patient management more efficient, unfortunately the iPad won’t cut it for a number of reasons including: resistance to dust and liquids for disinfecting user authentication such as fingerprint or RFID barcode reader for patient identification integrated camera or at least an SD card reader transfer photos from a camera for improved documentation voice to text dictation ability to run hospital softw... Oz E Medicine - emergency medicine in Australia blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3251201 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:40:23 +0100 3251201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3235840&cid=t_326556_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FVQ3Flr0QK3I%2F The following guest post by Dr. Peggy Polaneczky, a New York-based physician, was recently featured on the Better Health blog.The original post can be found on Dr. Polaneczky’s The Blog that Ate Manhattan: Food, Considerations & Second Opinions blog. First off, I need to address those who think they’re being brilliantly funny comparing Apple’s new product name to a feminine hygiene product – making comments like “Does it come with wings?” and “It’s light and easy to use, but can you swim with it?” (these are the cleaner comments I’ve seen), or calling for the next generation ITampon. Since when did the word “Pad” become unusable in public discourse? And where were these folks when IBM came out with their Think Pad? It&... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3235840 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:38:10 +0100 3235840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3227884&cid=t_326556_114_f&fid=34963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsymtym.net%2F2010%2F01%2Fimarkets%2F The obvious horiztonal markets are the consumer markets. The vertical markets are the enterprises, specifically: education and healthcare. Will this be the death of PCs in many enterprises? Many enterprises have needed appliances for years, but have been sold PCs—failing to understand what their markets really needed. Perhaps the iPod and iPhone are the best examples of the Trojan Horse being smaller than its occupant. (Source: symtym) symtym blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3227884 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:58:35 +0100 3227884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3224904&cid=t_326556_114_f&fid=34963&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsymtym.net%2F2010%2F01%2Ffuture-upset%2F (Source: symtym) symtym blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3224904 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:40:31 +0100 3224904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3220489&cid=t_326556_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fwhy-apple-ipad-will-not-revolutionize.html The announcement of the Apple iPad has been accompanied by the usual irrationally exuberant, buzzword-laden statements and bellicose grandiosity from the IT punditry about how it will "revolutionize" or "transform" medicine.However, this will not occur anytime soon, for in medicine, the device may help solve a portability and visibility problem (compared to PDA's), but it will not solve this problem: the mission hostile user experience.The solution to that problem will require significant human magic.-- SS (Source: Health Care Renewal) Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3220489 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:42:00 +0100 3220489 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3216779&cid=t_326556_132_f&fid=35024&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBlindscientist%2F%7E3%2FsFZ3zUUPyTU%2F Just sayin’. With all the negative reviews, ponderations, blog posts, newspaper reports, I just wanted to give so kudos to Steve and the Apple family. Is it the best product ever? No. Is it the next coming of Jesus Christ? No. So what is it? It’s just another product, and you, only you (maybe with your wife/husband/partner/household) will decide if it fits your budget, if it is useful for you and if you actually need to buy it. Apart from that, rants are always good for the people that writes them (I know it firsthand). The icing on the cake is when I overheard two homeless guys discussing if you could multitask on an iPad. When they discovered you couldn’t, they decided not to buy it. Last time I saw them they were in the public library computers. (Source: Blind.Scientis... Blind.Scientist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3216779 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:08:17 +0100 3216779