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?