PDAs at UCHC School of Medicine

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PDAs at UCHC School of Medicine

• Evelyn Morgen, MLS
• emorgen_at_uchc.edu
• Benjamin Smith, BA
• bensmith_at_uchc.edu

http//www.uchc.edu
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Lyman Maynard Stowe Libraryhttp//library.uchc.ed
u

• photo on presentation slide
• Library serves three schools (dental, medicine,
  and graduate)
• Renovated in 2005
• Leader in use of technology

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UCONN Health Center PDA Program

• PDAs required for 3rd year medical students since
  2003
• PDAs required for 2nd year medical students
  starting this year
• Approximately 80 students per class

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UCONN Health Center PDA Program

• Used by students during clinical experiences
• Will use during Problem Based Learning classes
  this spring
• Students also use a Student Experience Log to
  record types of patient encounters

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UCONN Health Center PDA Program

• Faculty Champion Program
• Student Champion Program

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PDAs are here to stay

• Student Quote PDAs are probably the best single
  thing that the library helps us with. I can
  download programs at the library, on site, or
  even at home. Every time I connect I get
  automatic updates the newest dosing guidelines,
  warnings about medications or drug interactions.
  
• UConn Health Center Magazine Fall 2007 3(3)19-21

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How is the library involved?

• Recommends content
• Licenses reliable and authoritative resources
• Tests PDA models and recommends one
• Provides PDA Clinics for students
• Works with faculty to create medical cases
  students solve using PDA resources
• Provides support to students

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Librarys Computer Education Center (CEC)

• Provides Academic Computing Support
• Student Laptops
• Student PDAs

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Student Orientations August 2007

• Photo on presentation slide
• All first year dental and medical students
  required to purchase specific laptop model
• Laptop pre-imaged with required software
• CEC provides support

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PDA Clinic Summer 2007

• Photo on presentation slide
• 2nd Year Medical Students attend PDA clinics
  where they set up their own PDAs and download
  required software
• Taught by librarys Computer Education Center
  staff

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Ben Smith Academic Computing Specialist
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PDA Support Background

• Pocket PC Platform (Windows Mobile)
• Student Experience Log
• PC Laptop Requirement
• 2007 PDA Market Share

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Student Experience Log
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Student Experience Log
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Student Experience Log
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PDA Support Background

• Pocket PC Platform (Windows Mobile)
• Student Experience Log
• PC Laptop Requirement
• 2007 PDA Market Share

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2007 PDA Market Share (1st Quarter)
Worldwide Preliminary PDA Vendor Shipment
Estimates by Operating System, 1Q07
(Units) Note Excludes smartphones, such as Treo
750 and BlackBerry 81xx, but includes cellular
PDAs such as BlackBerry 87xx. Source Gartner
Dataquest (May 2007) SOURCE
http//www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id506328
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Windows Mobile 5 (or later) Please

• Storage of Programs
• Installations
• PowerPoint Mobile
• Increased Battery Life

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PPC 2003 vs. Mobile 5 Installation
Mobile 2003
Mobile 5
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Windows Mobile 5 (or later) Please

• Storage of Programs
• Installations
• PowerPoint Mobile
• Increased Battery Life

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Smartphone - Overview

• Two devices in one
• Cheaper
• Phone Contract
• Resolution
• Touch screen
• Windows Mobile Light?

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Windows Mobile
Mobile 5
Mobile 6

• Pocket PC Edition
• Smartphone Edition
• Phone Edition

• Classic
• Standard
• Professional

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PDA Support Current

• PDA Sync Stations
• One-on-One Assistance
• Student Champions
• PDA Clinics

• Websites
• PDF Instructions
• Multimedia Tutorials

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Current PDA Initiative

• PDA Requirement
• Meet with Faculty
• Test PDA Models
• Create Instructions

5) Letters to Students 6) PDA Clinics 7) Demo
Databases 8) Orientation
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Current Programs

• Lexi-Select
• Shots
• Student Experience Log

• Archimedes
• Diagnosaurus
• DynaMed
• InfoRetriever

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Current PDA Initiative

• PDA Requirement
• Meet with Faculty
• Test PDA Models
• Create Instructions

5) Letters to Students 6) PDA Clinics 7) Demo
Databases 8) Orientation
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Pocket PC Software Utilities

• Aurorisoft dotPocket
• http//www.dotpocket.com/ Faronics
  DeepFreeze
• http//www.faronics.com/ Microsoft
  ActiveSync
• http//www.microsoft.com/
• MyMobiler
• http//www.mymobiler.com/

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Demo of MyMobiler Software

• Face of PDA
• Sample of educational software
• Example of mobile web page

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PDA Support Future

• PDA Classes
• PDA Users Groups
• Smartphones
• PDA Friendly Web Page

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QUESTIONS?

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