Medicine and the ipad: lessons from an early adapterDon S. Dizon, MD, FACPWomen & Infants’ Hospital/Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Who am I
• 1991-5 Rochester School of Med/Dentistry• 1995-8 Yale-New Haven Hospital• 1998-9 Clinician/Educator, Yale Primary
Care Program• 1999-2001 Medical Oncology Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Ctr.• 2001-3 Clinical Assistant Attending,
Developmental Therapeutics, MSKCC
• 2003- Women & Infants’ Hospital
What is my practice
• 60% Clinical• 10% Didactic teaching/Education• 30% Administrative • Chemotherapy Safety• Medical Oncology coverage/call schedule• C-SIF administration• Program leadership• Institutional Review Board• Research oversite
Electronic Resources
• Personal Use: iPhone• IT support allows integration to Outlook (Email, Calendar,
Contacts)
• Work Use: Palm Pixie• Restricted to use as beeper/mobile phone• WARNING: Complicated rate plan
• Desktop: Windows PC• Limited access for Leopard OS• PC Tablets/Laptops employed in clinical areas
• Hospital Records currently being integrated. Use of EMR/Paper records at present time.
• EMR/CPOE integration in 2010
iPad: My history
• Early-adapter• Originally planned for personal use• Current use is 80% professional:• Communication (Integrates with IT for Email,
Contacts, Calendar)• Web-based searches (Pubmed, Brown Library)• Scholarly activities (Keynote, Pages)• Meeting Minutes (Pages)• EMR access achieved via CITRIX App.
iPad WIFI vs. iPad WIFI with 3G
Criteria WIFI WIFI + 3G
Cost Starts at 499.00 Starts at 629.00
Wireless network Yes Yes
Cellular network No Yes
GPS No Yes
Data Plan NA
250GB: 14.99/monthUnlimited: 24.99/month
[No annual contract] required]
My Choice
• iPad with Wi-FI• Use it stationery• Work use majority: connect to institution’s
wireless network.• Did NOT want extra expense of data plan.• Rare use where Wi-Fi not available.• Utilization of alternative for 3G:
• Tether iphone to ipad 3G (requires jailbreaking): • http://www.fastcompany.com/1613882/tether-iphone-3g-ipad-
mywi• Use a mobile phone with mobile 3G:
• http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/02/want-a-cheaper-3g-ipad-now-heres-how/
iPad and Cellular Plans
• No free ride.
• Unlimited data plan on phone contract does not necessarily cover tethering to iPad.
• Verizon: requires separate data plan!
• Data usage fees HIGHER than for cellular plans
• Contact carrier BEFORE you tether to avoid excess charges.
Keynote Cost: 9.99
Keynote
Keynote
Pages Cost: 9.99
Good Reader Cost: 1.99
Good Reader
Good Reader
Good Reader
Citrix App Free
Citrix App
Citrix App
Citrix App
Citrix App
Embedded support for Imaging
Sign My Pad Cost: 3.99
Sign My Pad Cost: 3.99
Sign My Pad Cost: 3.99
Sign My Pad Cost: 3.99
Visual Dx MobileFree Trial subscription**Clinician package: 99.99Pediatrics package: 49.99
Visual Dx MobileFree Trial subscription**Clinician package: 99.99Pediatrics package: 49.99
Visual Dx MobileFree Trial subscription**Clinician package: 99.99Pediatrics package: 49.99
Visual Dx MobileFree Trial subscription**Clinician package: 99.99Pediatrics package: 49.99
Visual Dx MobileFree Trial subscription**Clinician package: 99.99Pediatrics package: 49.99
Pub Med On Tap Lite: FreeFull: 2.99
MD Magazine Free
Q & A
Don S. Dizon, MD, FACPWomen & Infants’ Hospital/Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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