eMedicine/Devices/Procedures

Faster, safer tracheotomies
Researchers at the UPM have participated in the design of a device that allows us to perform tracheotomies faster and safe being beneficial for both patients and healthcare staff. MedicalXpress

Leveraging mobile apps to keep up with massive amounts of medical literature
How then, can a clinician first keep up with the overload of research in their field, and find dependable information? I think there are several ways, as others have outlined such as Dr Vartabedian at 33 Charts in his post about new digital literacies. In the end, it may come down to the type of clinician and user that you are ultimately. Do you want things given to you, which is not unfair to ask of for busy professionals, or do you want to take it upon yourself to find the information?

With such evidence based tools out there such as Up-to-Date and Dynamed, some could argue that these sources should more than make up for any self-mediated work. However, look sometime at the dates of those articles and the update mechanism currently set up, who conducts the reviews and writes the articles and it may inspire some to pick up the legwork on their own. iMedicalApps

How the Red Cross is using mobile apps to improve public health

The Hurricane and Shelter View apps provide a good starting point for disaster relief efforts and a paradigm for other relief organizations. There is still a lot of room for growth such as embedded features to allow users to get information back to the Red Cross or perhaps location sharing features for family and friends to track and perhaps find a loved one.

Overall, these apps are full of useful information and have innovative features that make them great tools and highlight their potential for greater impact in the future.  iMedicalApps