Health Sciences Mobile Apps

VisualDx is a diagnostic clinical decision support system with a strong dermatology component. It represents a wide variety of skin tones.
Step 1) First create an account while on campus, or using the VPN. Click "Get the Mobile app" and follow the instructions to register.
Step 2) On your device, find VisualDx in the Google Play Store or iTunes App Store.
Step 3) Download the app and log in using the account you created.

BMJ Best Practice is a step-by-step point of care tool that includes research evidence, guidelines and expert opinion, covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.
Step 1) Click here to register for a free personal account.
Step 2) Download the app onto your device. Available for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.
Step 3) When logging into the app you should skip adding an institutional number.

Index to English-language journals in nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy and other allied health fields.
Step 1) Click here and scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Step 2) Click "iPhone and Android apps" to email yourself a download link and key. Available for iPhone and iPad.

DynaMed (formerly "DynaMed Plus") is a clinical reference resource useful for getting answers to clinical questions quickly and easily.
Step 1) Download the app from the app store.
Step 2) Sign in with your Personal User Account to authenticate the app. Don’t have a Personal Account? Create one by accessing DynaMed on the web through your institution and then selecting the Sign In/Create Account link in the top right hand corner of the screen. Note: You will need to accept the privacy terms on the web before being able to access the app.

The Medical Letter provides users with access to objective, peer-reviewed evaluations of new FDA-approved drugs, and new information on previously approved drugs.
Step 1) Click here and register for a free personal account to access the app.
Step 2) Download the app. Available for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.

Unbiased, referenced information about drugs, toxicology, diseases, acute care, and alternative medicine.
Step 1) Click here to access Micromedex.
Step 2) Click on the Download Center link found in the right corner of screen.
Step 3) Follow the download instructions available on that page.

Seamless access to full-text journal articles purchased by Queen’s. Provides a single place to discover new research, read topic reviews and search PubMed.
Step 1) Download the app from the Apple or Google Play app store (or go to : http://qxmd.com/read). **Note: do this while on campus.
Step 2) Open the app on your device. Create an account.
Step 3) You will be prompted to 'add library access'. Click 'get access' and choose Queen's University from the list.
Step 4) Select 'auto-login'. Enter your Queen's NetID and password.

Provides access to Canadian drug and therapeutic information.
Step 1) Click here, enter the Organization Code: 0006893 and complete your registration.
Step 2) Go to the Apple/Google Play App Store from your smartphone/tablet and search for RxTx Mobile.
Step 3) Once installed, enter your email address and the password created during registration.

A collection of reference e-book titles, including dictionaries and Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses. Available foriPhone, iPad and Android devices.

The Thieme E-Book Library is a collection of full-color downloadable textbooks from Thieme’s renowned Color Atlases and Flexibook series. This comprehensive electronic library covers every course in the medical school curriculum to help students, researchers and clinicians master critical subjects in medicine and the life sciences. Available for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.

Take notes. Keep a journal. Clip anything from the web. Evernote lets you store and share information quickly and securely.

Download a variety of NLM apps including Medline Plus Mobile, PubMed Mobile, PubMed for Handhelds.