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Epocrates puts continuing medical education courses on handhelds
San Mateo,
CA, May 4, 2005 -- (MobileVillage) -- Epocrates today announced
its MobileCME on-the-go continuing medical education system,
which enables physicians to take continuing medical education
(CME) courses on handheld devices such as Palm- and Pocket
PC-based PDAs and smartphones.
The content
for MobileCME largely comes from the Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine. Other contributing institutions include
the Massachusetts Medical Society (publishers of the New England
Journal of Medicine and Journal Watch) and the Health Science
Center for CME. Course options include clinical areas such
as cardiology, pediatrics, psychiatry, internal medicine and
oncology, with additional courses being added throughout the
year.
Each
MobileCME course consists of an educational article followed
by a brief post-test. After successfully completing the post-test
of up to ten questions, the physician can submit the activity
for CME credit from the accredited provider. When users synchronize
their handheld devices to the Internet, the results of completed
CME programs are sent to Epocrates.
After
receiving the results, Epocrates e-mails certificates to the
users verifying the credits earned. New CME courses are automatically
downloaded when users synchronize their devices, according
to Epocrates.
The MobileCME
application is now integrated with other Epocrates applications,
including its mobile guide to drugs, diseases and diagnostics;
mobile drug and formulary guide; disease diagnosis and treatment
reference; and diagnostic reference.
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