Browsing by Author "Aungst, Timothy Dy"
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- ItemConsensus on use of the term "App" versus "Application" for reporting of mHealth research.(2014-07-18) Lewis, Thomas Lorchan; Boissaud-Cooke, Matthew Alexander; Aungst, Timothy Dy; Eysenbach, Gunther
- ItemDigital health evaluation workshop for interprofessional healthcare students.(0000-00-00) Aungst, Timothy Dy; Lahoz, Monina R; Evans, Paula JThe use of online resources by patients for their daily health needs has escalated with the proliferation of mobile devices and mobile apps While healthcare professionals can help their patients access quality online resources and tools they may not have received the education and training to do this effectively To meet this educational need a daylong workshop was developed at a health sciences university that aimed to increase awareness of students in various health disciplines of mobile health related apps and federally sponsored websites that provide patient friendly medical information
- ItemIntegrating mHealth and mobile technology education into the pharmacy curriculum.(2014-02-21) Aungst, Timothy Dy
- ItemMedical application use and the need for further research and assessment for clinical practice: creation and integration of standards for best practice to alleviate poor application design.(2013-06-20) Misra, Satish; Lewis, Thomas Lorchan; Aungst, Timothy Dy
- ItemMedical applications for pharmacists using mobile devices.(2013-07-09) Aungst, Timothy DyBACKGROUND Mobile devices eg smartphones tablet computers have become ubiquitous and subsequently there has been a growth in mobile applications apps Concurrently mobile devices have been integrated into health care practice due to the availability and quality of medical apps These mobile medical apps offer increased access to clinical references and point of care tools However there has been little identification of mobile medical apps suitable for the practice of pharmacy OBJECTIVE To address the shortage of recommendations of mobile medical apps for pharmacists in daily practice DATA SOURCES Mobile medical apps were identified via the iTunes and Google Play Stores via the Medical app categories and key word searches eg drug information medical calculators In addition reviews provided by professional mobile medical app review websites were used to identify apps STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION Mobile medical apps were included if they had been updated in the previous 3 months were available in the US used evidence based information or literature support had dedicated app support and demonstrated stability Exclusion criteria included apps that were not available in English had advertisement bias used nonreferenced sources were available only via an institution only subscription and were web based portals DATA SYNTHESIS Twenty seven mobile apps were identified and reviewed that involved general pharmacy practice including apps that involved drug references clinical references medical calculators laboratory references news and continuing medical education and productivity CONCLUSIONS Mobile medical apps have a variety of features that are beneficial to pharmacy practice Individual clinicians should consider several characteristics of these apps to determine which are suitable to incorporate into their daily practice
- ItemSmartphone medication adherence apps: potential benefits to patients and providers: response to Dayer et al.(2013-07-29) Aungst, Timothy Dy