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SOM ACE Experience: Clinical

Resources to assist with the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Advanced Clinical Experience.

Clinical Apps

= App Store, = Google Play Store

Name Cost Device Type Description Instructions
AHA ACLS Fee based ($2.99/year) Access official AHA ACLS algorithms for help running codes.  
Calculate (Medical Calculator) by QxMD Free A next-generation clinical calculator and decision support tool for iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows, freely available to the medical community. Registration is required when first accessing the app.
CanopySpeak Free The CanopySpeak offers a Clinical Mode to support routine communication where involving an interpreter may not be practical, and a Provider Learning Mode to help clinical and non-clinical staff advance towards becoming fluent in speaking the phrases that they frequently use.  
Clinical Key Library Subscription Access to books, evidence summaries, and journal content. Northwell users only. View a video of how to get started using Clinical Key on the web and mobile.
docLogica Free to download. Requires $0.99/month subscription to function.

A helpful tool for combining patient symptoms, signs, and test results to generate differentials, accuracy of diagnostic tests, and more

 
Doximity Free Allows for calling patients while showing your healthcare office on caller ID.  
DynaMed Library Subscription A mobile version of the DynaMed database. Registration required. Hofstra users: written instructions here.  Northwell users: video instructions here.
Epocrates

Free

A drug reference app. Delivers current safety, diagnostic, and treatment information. Epocrates (free) offers Drug Information, Interaction Check, Pill ID, Formulary, athenaText, and Tables. Epocrates Plus (fee-based) offers additional resources such as Clinical Practice Guidelines, Disease Information, Alternative Medicine, etc. Epocrates Plus available for purchase.
Just in Time Teaching (JiTT) Free The JiTT Infographics app is a novel teaching tool approach that delivers evidence-based clinically relevant teaching tips to trainees and clinical faculty in their environment and can be used alone or adapted for resident-as-teacher programs. Evidence-based educational content was developed by medical educators, clinician educators, and residents. Each JiTT tool is also downloadable as a PDF to explain foundational and specialty-specific clinical teaching tips during didactic sessions.  
Johns Hopkins ABX Guide Fee-Based ($29.99) App features up-to-date authoritative, evidenced-based information on the treatment of infectious diseases to help you make decisions at the point of care.  
LexiDrug Library Subscription App provides access to current drug and disease information. Hofstra users: written instructions here. Northwell users: View a video of how to get started using Lexidrug mobile.
MDCalc Free Reference app for clinical calculators.  
PediSTAT Fee-Based ($5.99) Pedi-STAT is a rapid reference for RNs, paramedics, physicians and other healthcare professionals caring for pediatric patients in the emergency or critical care environment.  

Prevention Taskforce

(formerly ePSS)

Free An application designed to help primary care clinicians identify the screening, counseling, and preventive medication services that are appropriate for their patients.

Prevention Taskforce for Android Smartphone/Tablet is based on the current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and can be searched by specific patient characteristics, such as age, sex, and selected behavioral risk factors.
 
UpToDate Library Subscription A mobile version of the UpToDate database.

Hofstra users: written instructions here. Northwell users: View a video of how to get started using UpToDate mobile.