The Electronic Clinical Resources session shares with you how to use various electronic tools on mobile devices and the internet to help you find clinical information quickly on your clinical rotations.
We will be using various electronic clinical resources throughout the session. To make sure you are ready, please ensure that you have, or can, access to the following electronic tools on your computer and/or mobile device (**these 5 are must-haves for the session).
**Tip: for the activities in the session, it may be easier to use the WEBSITE version, so you can “CTRL+F / command+F” for quick searches.
- VisualDx (app, website)
- MDCalc (app, website)
- Dynamed (app, website)
- CPS (formerly known as RxTx) (CPS/RxTx app, website) and/or Lexicomp (Lexicomp app for AHS employees such as clinical clerks – only available when you hit clerkship)
- PubMed (website)
Other tools that may be helpful include (these may be used in other ICP sessions and in your future rotations):
- Orthobullets (app, website)
- FirstLine (formerly known as Spectrum) (app)
- LactMed (website)
- Bugs and Drugs (app, website)
DURING SESSION: Click HERE to access the Fast Finder Activity. (Please do the activity only AFTER viewing the podcast. Password to the “HERE” link is ecr!). Tip: keep this website open (the website that you are on, intro.ucalgaryblogs.ca/ecr) so that you can easily access VisualDx, MDCalc, Dynamed, CPS, and PubMed.
The Fast Finder Leaderboard includes names for people who gave permission to be on it by entering their name (optional) in the Fast Finder activity form.
