Smartphone Advice

[santivier]

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Hi all, I apologize if my question has already been addressed. Per the title, I am looking to purchase a smartphone for my rotations. I have been eyeing the HTC Mogul. From other threads in medicine, a few of them really liked it. Has anyone had any experience with it in pharmacy? And if the Mogul isn't your choice, what else do you recommend?

Thanks in advance, SV

 

[HappyRph]

The Blackberry Curve is a great all-in-one smartphone. The only down side is it doesn't support 3G yet.

 

[NGP78]

The Blackberry Curve is a great all-in-one smartphone. The only down side is it doesn't support 3G yet.

I agree. It saves you the trouble in periodically updating LEXI-comp's software for new information like would on your PDA. The information is up to date as soon as you connect to the server through the phone.

 

[ethyl]

When do you start rotations? Later this year or 2009? Also what service do you use?

I was torn between the iPhone and the AT&T Tilt.

The cons for the iPhone will fade as time passes. The biggest con is there's no 3G access, but Apple should be releasing a 3G iPhone later in the year. Another con is they haven't released the Software Developer's Kit yet so drug reference companies can adapt their applications for the iPhone... they were supposed to release the SDK in the beginning of this year. Right now, you can use the iPhone to view Epocrates and other online drug reference sites. Unfortunately, if there's no wireless broadband nearby, you'll have to use AT&T's Edge connection...and it'll be painfully slow. The iPhone will be ideal later in the year once a 3G version is available and application developers come out with iphone specific releases.

Right now, I just got the Tilt. It's freakin awesome. 😀 3G, wireless, windows mobile, pullout qwerty keyboard, and you can load any drug reference app.

 

[OKgirl]

Right now, I just got the Tilt. It's freakin awesome. 😀 3G, wireless, windows mobile, pullout qwerty keyboard, and you can load any drug reference app.

I'm curious, how often do you have to use the drug reference apps? Why wouldn't the pharmacy have it on their database?

 

[santivier]

Hi, Just want to thank everyone for their replies so far. I will be heading to rotations later this year (in a few months!) and was hoping for some feedback. Any add'l info would be appreciated!

 

[ethyl]

I'm curious, how often do you have to use the drug reference apps? Why wouldn't the pharmacy have it on their database?

I still have a year until rotations. Right now, there are times at school when I need to check CI's, purpose or dosings. It's awesome taking 2 seconds to bring it up on my phone instead of searching online at home or through a book.

 

[OKgirl]

I still have a year until rotations. Right now, there are times at school when I need to check CI's, purpose or dosings. It's awesome taking 2 seconds to bring it up on my phone instead of searching online at home or through a book.

That makes sense.

I've always wondered, let's say your looking at the information on your phone, wouldn't patients maybe wonder if you were texting someone and possibly get mad?

 

[117296]

Hi all, I apologize if my question has already been addressed. Per the title, I am looking to purchase a smartphone for my rotations. I have been eyeing the HTC Mogul. From other threads in medicine, a few of them really liked it. Has anyone had any experience with it in pharmacy? And if the Mogul isn't your choice, what else do you recommend?

Thanks in advance, SV

ATT 8525, it's the tilt, without all the tilting. Great phone, runs pharmacy apps, storage card is available from the outside, large screen, great keyboard. 👍👍👍

 

[bekman]

I personally use the Sch-i760 from Verizon for all my medical software. It is the only PDA-phone that has a numeric keypad on the front, allowing you to dial without looking at the phone (while driving of course).

Also, you need to examine the difference between a PDA-phone and a smartphone. If you want to run medical software, then an iPhone or other smartphones are not for you. You need a PDA phone that runs Windows Mobile 6 Professional. And there is a learning curve, because it must be customized and worked over. There will be ~$100 in software you will want off the bat.

However, in return for this trouble, you will own one device that can be a full PDA and a complete phone. I think it is worth the trouble, although many people don't like the work.

Kyle