PDAs and Hospital Libraries

• How we can become leaders in support of

• Public Displays of Affection

PDAs and Hospital Libraries

• Overcoming Barriers to

• Public Displays of Affection

PDAs and Hospital Libraries

• Become Leaders

• Overcome Barriers

PDAs and ER

• First episode of NBC ER featured physicians using PDAs in the halls of the hospital

• Dr. Kerry Weaver head of the ER.

PDAs and Hospital Libraries

• Become Leaders• Get involved now

• Pull providers

• Hospitals will follow

• Create web pages

• Technology conference at WakeAHEC

PDA conference at WAKE AHEC

• Dr. Greenburg

• comments from

attendees: “Keep trying to keep us up to date or at least pull us forward”

PDA conference at WAKE AHEC

• 100% attendance

• Made money to buy IR ports for library.

• Waiting list

• Beverly Richardson teaching an introduction class on the Palm VIIx.

PDA conference at WAKE AHEC

• Very popular download stations.

• DR. Goff “I wondered why I needed a palm and came away thinking I gotta have one.

PDAs and Hospital Libraries

• Barriers to PDAs– No specific HIPPA

guidelines

– No policy in place in most hospitals

– Justification for purchase.

– Some hospitals PDAs not allowed.

PDA’s and Hospital Libraries

• What can we do in hospital libraries to lead the way?