Miller School of Medicine
Calder Library
Department of Learning, Research, and Clinical Information Services
- Email: reference@miami.edu
- Phone: 305-243-6648
- Ask a Librarian: http://calder.med.miami.edu/librarianask.html
There are also other useful medical and research related sources that have mobile apps available.
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AccessMedicine & AccessScience Access My Library App (Florida Electronic Library) ACP Clinical Practice Guidelines AHRQ Electronic Preventive Services Selector AIDSinfo AIDSinfo HIV/AIDS Guidelines AIDSinfo Drug Database AIDSinfo HIV/AIDS GlossaryB
BrowzineC
Canopy Medical Translator CINAHL Plus ClinicalKey Mobile The Cochrane Library AppD
Drug Information Portal (NLM) DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria Mobile App DynaMedE
EBL Ebook LibraryNote EBSCOhost Mobile EndNote For IPad Epocrates AHRQ Electronic Preventive Services Selector ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)F
Florida Electronic LibraryH
Health Hotlines HerbListI
IsabelL
Lynda.com Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA)M
Mango Languages MediBabble Translator MedlinePlus MedOne Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print MicromedexN
National Library of Medicine Natural MedicinesP
Prescribers' Desk Reference (PDR) PsychiatryOnline DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria Mobile App Psychology Databases PTSD Coach (US Department of Veterans Affairs) PubMedR
RCSB Protein Data Bank RefWorksS
Serials Directory SPORTDiscusT
3M Prep App TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice)U
UpToDateV
VisualDx Wiser (NLM) WorldCatZ
Zika
AccessMedicine is an innovative online resource that provides students, residents, clinicians, researchers, and all health professionals with access to more than 50 medical titles from the best minds in medicine, updated content, thousands of images and illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, diagnostic tools, a comprehensive search platform, and the ability to download content to a mobile device.
About the AccessMedicine App
The AccessMedicine app delivers indispensable support and invaluable point of care solutions for clinical practice through these mobile features:
Quick Medical Dx & Rx is a collection of concise evidence-based outlines of conditions and disorders most often encountered in medical practice, perfect for high-yield review or for quick reference in the clinical setting.
Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas of Clinical Dermatology facilitates dermatologic diagnosis by providing color images of skin lesions, plus a summary outline of skin disorders and diseases.
Differential Diagnosis Tool provides more than 1,000 diagnoses through Diagnosaurus, a McGraw-Hill Medical tool that efficiently allows you to browse by symptom, disease, or organ system at the point of care.
Diagnostic Tests, from Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, is a quick reference guide to the selection and interpretation of commonly used diagnostic tests, including laboratory procedures in the clinical setting.
The AccessMedicine app is available to users at institutions with a full site license. To activate and for continued access to the app, the user must have an active My Access account and sign in every 90 days through your institution, either on-site or through a VPN. Sign up for a My Access account today by logging into your subscription and clicking on your institution name in the upper right hand corner. To download the app, please visit the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
Now, you can use AccessScience from your mobile device, tablet or laptop even when you are not connected to your institution's network. Simply download a Roaming Passport to your device.
Click on the image above to download from your Roaming Passport.
A whole array of interdisciplinary electronic resources freely accessible within Florida.
Download the Access My Library app for Apple iOS or Android devices.
ACP Clinical Practice Guidelines
The American College of Physiscians produces "evidence-based clinical practice guidelines," which means the guidelines follow a rigorous development process and are based on the highest quality scientific evidence.
Internal medicine physicians and other clinicians can access ACP's evidence-based clinical recommendations through the ACP Clinical Guidelines mobile app.
Available for Apple iOS and Android devices.
AHRQ Electronic Preventive Services Selector is a hands-on tool designed to help primary care clinicians identify and offer the screening, counseling, and preventive medication services that are appropriate for their patients. The ePSS is based on the current, evidence-based recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and can be searched by specific patient characteristics, such as age, sex, and selected behavioral risk factors.
Click on the image above to download from your Apps store.
AIDSinfo: Information on the latest federally approved HIV/AIDS medical practice guidelines, HIV treatment and prevention clinical trials, and other research information for health care providers, researchers, people affected by HIV/AIDS, and the general public.
AIDSinfo creates mobile applications for popular AIDSinfo features. These apps allow access to federally approved HIV/AIDS treatment and research information optimized for mobile devices and are offered free of charge.
Browse, read and monitor scholarly journals across the disciplines. BrowZine works by organizing the articles found in Open Access and subscription databases, uniting them into complete journals, then arranging these journals on a common newsstand.
Available for Apple iOS, Android and Amazon devices.
Canopy Medical Translator
Canopy Speak allows you to communicate quickly with patients using translated medical phrases in Spanish, Chinese, French, Arabic, Russian, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and more. It shows phrases with written translations, and plays with audio. When needed, call live medical interpreters for free with one button tap.
Includes 4,000+ common medical phrases created by medical professionals, clinically organized, across 9 specialties:
- Anesthesia
- Dentistry
- Dermatology
- Emergency Medicine
- General Surgery
- Internal Medicine
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Ophthalmology
- Pediatrics
Greeting and Goodbye, History, Physical Exam, Labs, Radiology, Procedures, Rounding, Labor and Delivery, Gynecology, Reassessment, Plan, and more
Available for Apple iOS and Android devices.
CINAHL Plus
CINAHL Plus provides a wide scope of nursing and allied health journals as well as a high number of records, full-text, and cited references. In addition, it provides full-text evidence-based care sheets, quick lessons and continuing education modules.
Mobile Access via EBSCOhost Mobile 2.0:
EBSCOhost Mobile provides seamless access to nursing resources provided via the EBSCOhost interface, including the CINAHL and MEDLINE product lines, on mobile devices. It auto-detects when users are connecting from mobile devices and sends them to the most appropriate version of the interface. iPad and some tablet users are directed to the desktop site, which is optimized for iPad and tablet use. EBSCOhost mobile is fully optimized for Apple iOS 7 or higher, Android 2.3 or higher and Kindle Fire OS 4.5.1 or higher.
Access CINAHL Plus from the Calder Library Website, by clicking CINAHL from the databases tab on the left.
ClinicalKey Mobile
ClinicalKey is a clinical search engine that adapts to any screen size, helping you find fast answers and deep evidence from more than 1,000 full-text reference books, 600 full-text journals, videos, images and more.
To get started with ClinicalKey:
- Download the free ClinicalKey App
- Sign in securely using your ClinicalKey account or remote access log in.
Available for Apple iOS and Android devices.
The Cochrane Library App
The Cochrane Library App has the latest up-to-date evidence from the Cochrane Library in a convenient, easy to navigate format. It provides relevant, accessible research from the world’s leading experts in evidence-informed health care.
All content in the app is free and new issues will download regularly. Available for Apple iOS and Android devices.
The Cochrane Library includes:
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Cochrane Controlled Trials Register
- Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects
- Cochrane Methodology Register
- Health Technology Assessment Database
- NHS Economic Evaluation Database
Drug Information Portal (NLM): More than 12,000 drug records from NLM and other key government agencies.
Mobile enhanced website for all devices.
The DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria Mobile App provides mental health practitioners, researchers and students fast access to vital DSM criteria and codes so they can fully integrate the new data into their practice and study. Users have complete offline access to all of the criteria sets as well as online access to supporting videos, commentary and resources. Powerful search and customization tools aid and enhance assessment of symptom presentations in a variety of clinical and administrative settings.
The app is available for purchase for Apple iOS and Android devices.
DynaMed is the next-generation clinical reference tool physicians can rely on for fast, easy access to point-of-care decision support. Written by a team of specialized physicians and researchers, content is updated several times daily to include information on the latest evidence-based research, providing practice-changing answers to clinical questions with optimized speed.
Access DynaMed from Calder Library's eDatabases tab on the home page. Click on the Sign Up For Remote Access tab at the top of the DynaMed page, then sign up for a DynaMed Account. You must have a personal account to download the mobile app from the App Store or Google Play.
EBL provides ebooks to academic and research, government and corporate libraries.
Users are required to authenticate both on campus and off campus. Provides access to a growing collection of academic titles across many disciplines. Users will be prompted to authenticate both on campus and off campus. Books may be viewed online using the EBL Full Text reader. Many titles are also available to download for reading offline.
Windows and Mac users must use Adobe Digital Editions to view the downloaded titles.
To download an EBL ebook to a mobile device such as an iPad, iPhone, Android tablet, or Android phone, download and install the Bluefire Reader app for Apple iOS or Android. When you use Bluefire Reader for the first time, you will be prompted to authorize your device with an Adobe ID. Authorization is required to read ebooks that have been secured with Adobe's digital rights management (DRM) software. If you do not have an Adobe ID and password, create a free Adobe ID. You will only need to enter it once.
EBSCOhost Mobile provides seamless access to the EBSCOhost (ehost) or EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) interfaces via mobile devices without the need to download an application. Simply access your library's EBSCOhost resources from a mobile device and a mobile-friendly version of the site will display. For more information on EBSCOhost Mobile click here .
If you would prefer to use the available app for iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad and Android, below you will find links to download it from iTunes and Google Play. Authentication instructions and links to online Help pages that describe how to use the app, are available here.
This free app ensures that users get the most from searching premium EBSCOhost database content, provided courtesy of the library.
The convenience and rich functionality of the app enables users to:
- Choose which databases to search
- Limit results to full text or peer reviewed
- Sort by relevance or date
- Retrieve full text results in HTML and/or PDF formats
- Save results for offline access at a later date
- Email results to self or others
- Automatically save 25 most recent searches
- View cover flow display of results
A downloadable bibliography and database manager that enables you to collect citation information from databases, websites, and more; organize them; and use them to create bibliographies and in-text citations.
Download the IPad app from the iTunes store.
Free drug and disease information on the web. A paid subsciption version, Epocrates Plus can be purchased by individuals.
Epocrates app available for Apple iOS and for Android devices.
Both apps are free, but require the subscription for enhanced features on Epocrates Plus. Disease information, alternative medications, lab guides and more clinical tools and content are available by upgrading to an Epocrates Plus subscription.
Members with an Epocrates Plus subscription will have access to premium content across all Epocrates supported platforms.
AHRQ Electronic Preventive Services Selector is a hands-on tool designed to help primary care clinicians identify and offer the screening, counseling, and preventive medication services that are appropriate for their patients. The ePSS is based on the current, evidence-based recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and can be searched by specific patient characteristics, such as age, sex, and selected behavioral risk factors.
Click on the image above to download from your Apps store.
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
More than 1 million records to journals, documents, dissertations, media, books, etc, published since 1966. Access available within UM I.P. domain.
Simply access your library's EBSCOhost resources from a mobile device and a mobile-friendly version of the site will display. For more information on EBSCOhost Mobile click here .
If you would prefer to use the available app for iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad and Android, below you will find links to download it from iTunes and Google Play. Authentication instructions and links to online Help pages that describe how to use the app, are available here.
EBSCOhost Mobile app available for Apple iOS and Android devices.
A whole array of interdisciplinary electronic resources freely accessible within Florida.
Download the Access My Library app for Apple iOS or Android devices.
NLM database of health-related organizations operating toll-free telephone services. The database also includes information on services and publications available in Spanish (including AIDS, cancer, diseases and disorders, maternal and child health, aging, substance abuse, disabilities and mental health).
Download app for Apple iOS.
To help consumers navigate information about popular herbs and herbal supplements, the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health has launched HerbList – an app for research-based information about the safety and effectiveness of herbal products.
The app was built using NCCIH's Herbs at a Glance webpage; a series of brief fact sheets that provide basic information about specific herbs or botanicals—common names, what the science says, potential side effects and cautions, and resources for more information.
Developed by NCCIH and launched through the National Library of Medicine’s app pages, HerbList is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store
Isabel is an award-winning, clinical decision support system designed to enhance the quality of diagnosis decision making. Its unique feature is a diagnosis reminder system.For a given set of clinical features Isabel instantly provides a checklist of likely diagnoses including bio-terrorism conditions, related diagnoses and causative drugs.
Isabel no longer has an iPhone or Android app, but has a mobile enabled site. On your device go to: https://www.isabelhealthcare.com, save the shortcut to your home screen. Click on the Login icon and enter the UM institutional ID and password, available from the desktop version when logged in remotely through Calder Library. Check ‘remember me’ to save login details. A QR code is also available for faster mobile access. You save to your home screen for future use.
NOTE: iPhone - Safari users will need to disable “Block Pop ups” in Settings in order to get to the linked resources. Settings >> Safari >> Block Pop-ups OFF
LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com)
Offers over 42,000 how-to videos on a wide-range of software applications, from Microsoft Word and Adobe Photoshop to Final Cut Studio. Note: Users must create a free, individual account in order to access content.
Available for Apple iOS and Android devices; also from the Amazon Appstore and for Windows 8 devices.
Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
Databases on librarianship, information retrieval and management, and more via EBSCOhost web.
App is available through EBSCOhost Mobile , which provides seamless access to the EBSCOhost (ehost) or EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) interfaces via mobile devices without the need to download an application. Simply access your library's EBSCOhost resources from a mobile device and a mobile-friendly version of the site will display.
If you would prefer to use the available app for iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad and Android, you can also download the app for Apple iOS and Android devices. Authentication instructions and links to online Help pages that describe how to use the app, are available here.
MediBabble is a free, professional-grade medical translation tool. MediBabble is a robust history-taking and examination application designed to improve the safety, efficiency, and overall quality of care for non-English speaking patients.
Available for Apple iOS.
NLM selected consumer health resources, drug info., encyclopedia, dictionary, news, directories, etc. Mobile MedlinePlus is a mobile friendly web site, not a mobile "app" (application). NLM developed a mobile Web site to reach as broad an audience as possible and to be usable on a variety of devices.
MedOne
The MedOne App lets users download and read e-books offline, in addition to accessing cases, surgical procedures, journal articles and watch videos on the go. It has been designed to make browsing, accessing and reading MedOne content simple and easy.
Every book in MedOne Education can be downloaded to mobile devices for off-line use! Download the MedOne App in iTunes or in Google Play.
After downloading the MedOne App, login with your MedOne username and password to get started. If you do not have a username and password and have not signed up to access MedOne from outside of the university, detailed instructions can be found here: www.thieme.com/medone-at-home.
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print
Comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. Designed for novice test consumers to experienced professionals. Contains information for a complete evaluation of test products in psychology, education, business, and leadership.
Available through EBSCOhost Mobile , which provides seamless access to the EBSCOhost (ehost) or EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) interfaces via mobile devices without the need to download an application. Simply access your library's EBSCOhost resources from a mobile device and a mobile-friendly version of the site will display.
If you would prefer to use the available app for iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad and Android, you can also download the EBSCOhost app for Apple iOS and Android devices. Authentication instructions and links to online Help pages that describe how to use the app, are available here.
MICROMEDEX is a collection of many different drug databases, including Martindale, the Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), DRUGDEX, DISEASEDEX, POSIONDEX, and several alternative medicine databases.
Available for Apple iOS and Android devices. For more information on downloading Micromedex mobile apps, click here.
The world's largest medical library; on the NIH campus.
View a list of of all NLM's mobile enabled sites and available mobile apps at the Gallery of Mobile Apps and Sites page.
The list is also available from NIH's website.
Natural Medicines
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database gives trusted unbiased, clinical data on approximately 90,000 herbal products, dietary supplements, vitamins, minerals, homeopathic products, Ayurvedic medicines, complementary alternative medicines, integrative therapies, alternative treatment modalities (e.g., acupuncture), traditional Chinese medicines (fixed combination) products, and other natural remedies. Provides high-quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies.
Available for Apple iOS and Android devices.
Trusted by generations of healthcare providers, PDR delivers innovative health knowledge products and services that support prescribing decisions and patient adherence to improve health. As a leading provider of behavior-based prescription management programs, PDR provides event-driven and clinically relevant healthcare messaging through its patented process that improves patient compliance and outcomes, while preserving privacy.
mobilePDR is the official drug information app from PDR, allowing healthcare professionals free access to the current drug prescribing information available.
A powerful web-based portal that features DSM-V, the most widely used psychiatric reference in the world, and The American Journal of Psychiatry as the cornerstones of a collection of psychiatric references from American Psychiatric Publishing. It provides access to the DSM Library, Journals, Textbooks, American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines, self-assessment tools for study, clinical and research news from Psychiatric News, and medication information handouts for patients. Psychiatry Online is a mobile enabled site.
In addition to providing access through remote solutions, PsychiatryOnline also provides the remote access options below for institutional users:
- Universal Campus Activated Subscriber Access (CASA) is an initiative by Google Scholar that allows for seamless remote access to subscribed content. Users will be recognized and authenticated to access their institution’s subscriptions, regardless of location, if they have visited Google Scholar from on site at their institution within the last 30 days.
- Mobile Device Pairing allows users to pair a personal device (phone, tablet, laptop, etc.) to the institutional subscription access for seamless off-site use. Users just need to have an email with a domain matching your institution (example: user@yourinstitutionname.edu).
For more information on the above options please see the PsychiatryOnline Mobile Access Guide.
The DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria Mobile App provides mental health practitioners, researchers and students fast access to vital DSM criteria and codes so they can fully integrate the new data into their practice and study. Users have complete offline access to all of the criteria sets as well as online access to supporting videos, commentary and resources. Powerful search and customization tools aid and enhance assessment of symptom presentations in a variety of clinical and administrative settings.
The app is available for purchase for Apple iOS and Android devices.
A source for full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology.
Combines a weekly release of up-to-date reviews of current books and films with a searchable database. This database helps faculty members quickly identify literature for course work, students identify research done over time, and practitioners find current practice information.
A gray literature database, which serves as a companion to the scholarly PsycINFO database. Most of the content was written for professionals and disseminated outside of peer-reviewed journals.
The APA's database of more than 1 million citations to the psychology literature, published since 1967. Access available within UM I.P. domain.
Databases all are available through EBSCOhost Mobile , which provides seamless access to the EBSCOhost (ehost) or EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) interfaces via mobile devices without the need to download an application. Simply access your library's EBSCOhost resources from a mobile device and a mobile-friendly version of the site will display.
If you would prefer to use the available app for iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad and Android, you can also download the EBSCOhost app for Apple iOS and Android devices. Authentication instructions and links to online Help pages that describe how to use the app, are available here.
PTSD Coach (US Department of Veterans Affairs)
The National Center for PTSD (US Department of Veterans Affairs) is dedicated to research and education on trauma and PTSD. PTSD Coach was created by the VA's National Center for PTSD in partnership with the Department of Defense's National Center for Telehealth and Technology. The National Center for PTSD has a list of other related mobile apps available.
The Protein Data Bank (PDB) archive is the single worldwide repository of information about the 3D structures of large biological molecules, including proteins and nucleic acids.
The PDB was established in 1971 at Brookhaven National Laboratory under the leadership of Walter Hamilton and originally contained 7 structures. After Hamilton's untimely death, Tom Koetzle began to lead the PDB in 1973, and then Joel Sussman in 1994. In 1998, the Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics (RCSB) became responsible for the management of the PDB. In 2003, the wwPDB was formed to maintain a single PDB archive of macromolecular structural data that is freely and publicly available to the global community. It consists of organizations that act as deposition, data processing and distribution centers for PDB data.
The RCSB Protein Data Bank is a mobile-responsive website is available on all devices.
A web-based bibliography and database manager, used to easily create personal databases of imported references from text files or online databases, that facilitates reference storage, retrieval, formatting for publication and sharing of folders or databases. Note: If prompted remotely for a University Subscriber Group Code, click here. The service will prompt for your individual LOGIN and PASSWORD. Click on the User Login link near the top of the RefWorks homepage to create a new account or access an existing account.
Use RefMobile to connect to RefWorks using your mobile device.
Access to information about 178,500+ U.S. and international periodicals, from within the U.M. I.P. domain. Select EBSCOhost and then the Serials Directory options.
Available through EBSCOhost Mobile , which provides seamless access to the EBSCOhost (ehost) or EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) interfaces via mobile devices without the need to download an application. Simply access your library's EBSCOhost resources from a mobile device and a mobile-friendly version of the site will display.
If you would prefer to use the available app for iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad and Android, you can also download the EBSCOhost app for Apple iOS and Android devices. Authentication instructions and links to online Help pages that describe how to use the app, are available here.
Database of Sports literature; journal coverage is 1975 - present; books and theses is 1949 to present. Access within UM IP domain.
Available through EBSCOhost Mobile , which provides seamless access to the EBSCOhost (ehost) or EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) interfaces via mobile devices without the need to download an application. Simply access your library's EBSCOhost resources from a mobile device and a mobile-friendly version of the site will display.
If you would prefer to use the available app for iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad and Android, you can also download the EBSCOhost app for Apple iOS and Android devices. Authentication instructions and links to online Help pages that describe how to use the app, are available here.
The 3M Prep App for iPad is a selection tool that promotes best practice by allowing the individual to select the most appropriate antiseptic solution for the area to be treated. This tool also allows the individual to view how to correctly apply the product while listening to a detailed set of application instructions.
TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice)
Access more than 15,000 links to EBM and peer-reviewed articles and practice guidelines at more than 61 sites of high quality medical information. Also searches PubMed using EBM filters.
The TRIP Database is a mobile-friendly site for Apple iOS and Android devices.
A clinical support system designed to answer clinical questions that arise in daily practice. Contains succinct, comprehensive, current and fully referenced evidence on more than 7,000 clinical topics written by physicians.
For mobile access, you must first register for an Up To Date account from the library's website within the UMMSM/Jackson Health System IP domain (on-campus or remote). Once registered, you can install the UpToDate Mobile App on up to two devices.
Download and install the mobile app:
1. Search for “UpToDate” in your app store. Available for Apple iOS and Android devices.
2. Open the UpToDate Mobile App and log in with the UpToDate user name and password you created when registering for your account.
You only need to do this once — the app remembers your user name and password.
To maintain uninterrupted access to UpToDate you will need to confirm your affiliation with University of Miami/ Jackson Health System every 90 days.
To do this, simply log in to UpToDate from within the UM/JHS network every time you use UpToDate.
MOBILE WEB — NOTHING TO INSTALL
Simply open the browser on your mobile device, go to www.uptodate.com and click Log in from the upper right corner.
You will find a consistent experience across all mobile platforms that is:
- Optimized for smaller screens and tablets
- User-friendly and easy to navigate
Diagnostic decision support system (CDSS) merges medical images and expert information to help you build a patient-centric differential diagnosis.
Mobile access is included with UM's institutional license. Access Visual Dx from Calder Library's eDatabases tab on the Library website home page, while on campus. Click on the Get Mobile App button under the search box, then sign up for a Visual Dx Account. You must have a personal account to download the mobile app. Click here for the specific mobile download instructions to ensure you can use VisualDx on the go.
WHO’s Zika app aims to provide essential information on Zika virus disease and its suspected complications. Designed primarily for health care workers and responders, the app can also be a source of real-time information for the general public.
Download and use the app on Apple or Android platforms and have easy-to-use information at your fingertips.