Shiffman PDA Library

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

Authentication | Reader | FIRSTConsult | Articles from EMedicine | sections of Ebooks from AccessMedicine or AccessSurgery | Ebooks from NLM | Others

Shiffman Medical Library subscribes several PDA resources for our users. To download those products remotely, please read authentication instructions first.

To read articles from Emedicine, ebooks from NLM, and use clinical decision support tool "FIRSTConsult", users need to download a free reader program and synchronize the content to their PDA. MobiPocket Reader version 5 or higher does not work smoothly with FIRSTConsult. Thus we recommend users to download a Reader from the FirstConsult website. To download FristConsult to a hybrid mobile devices (e.g. PPC Smartphones) without stylus, users need to select manual downloading available from the user profile webpage.

To read sections of textbooks via AccessMedicine or AccessSurgery, users just need to 1) save files to the computer, 2) synchronize files to mobile devices, and 3) view them via web browser or a suggested reader.

Users can also download other clinical decision support tools (Essentail Evidence Plus, Epocrates Essentials) to their mobile devices and access UpToDate within WSU and DMC wireless enabled buildings.

Some free programs such as caculators or tools can be downloaded to your PDA by following the instructions on the website. Please contact us by an email or call the Information Desk at 313-577-1094 for further assistance.

Step 1: Creating a POCKETConsult Account
Note:You can manage your Elsevier PDA products including FIRSTConsult, calculators, drug updates and MDC news through the POCKETConsult.

• Go to FIRSTConsult website
  Note: If you access this site remotely (e.g. from DMC or home), please read authentication for details.

• Now you are on the FIRSTConsult web page. Click the tab "myPOCKETConsult". If you have had an account, log into your POCKETConsult account. If you are first time user, click the button "CREATE NEW ACCOUNT" and setup your profile. After creating a POCKETConsult account, you will automatically come to your download summary page.

Step 2: Downloading PocketConsult Reader

• Click the "Install Reader" button and follow the instructions to download and install POCKETConsult Reader and default channel content to your PDA, and Mobipocket Web Companion to your computer automatically.

• Synchronize your PDA to install POCKETConsult applications
  

Download Content

After downloading a reader, you need to download the content to your PDA.

FIRSTConsult

• Sign in to your PocketConsult account. On your "MyPOCKETConsult" page, click the "Library" link on the top toolbar. Scroll down to the Library section and click the "MODIFY SELECTIONS" button. All the Elsevier PDA titles to which we subscribed are listed under "My Library" page.

• Select the "Download to Device" or ""Download to Memory Card" option listed under the Action column and Click the "SAVE for NEXT SYNC" button.

• Perform active sync. The content you selected will be psychronize to your PDA.

• Tap the POCKETConsult from your PDA start menu to launch POCKETConsult. Then tap "Library" to access FIRSTConsult which includes three components: Differential Diagnosis, Medical Conditions and Search.

• You can manage your content (e.g. remove or add items) through POCKETConsult

Ebooks from AccessMedicine or AccessSurgery

Download topic(s) or images

• Open your web browser and go to AccessMedicne (http://proxy.lib.wayne.edu/login?url=http://www.accessmedicine.com/) or or AccessSurgey (http://proxy.lib.wayne.edu/login?url=http://www.accesssurgery.com/index.aspx)
  Note: If you access this site remotely (e.g. from DMC or home), please read authentication for details.

• On the AccessMedicine or AccessSurgery home page, select a book you want to read and then click the links to locate and select the section topic(s) or images you wish to download.

• To download text, you simply 1) click the link "Download for PDA" on the toolbar; 2) save the file(s) to your computer; 3) synchronize the file(s) to your PDA; and 3) then read it by tapping the link on your PDA. These files are readable on any PDA that can view HTML files.

• To download images to your PDA, you simply 1) click the link “Add to My Saved Images”; 2) log into your AccessMedicine account; 3) view and select the image(s) you like to download; 4) click the button "Download the Selected Images" and then sync the images to your PDA to study on the way to go.
  Note: If you do not have an AccessMedicine account, click the link “Sign up for a FREE personal account” to sign up for a FREE personal account. Fill in the form and click "Save" button to create a personal account. Please uncheck the box if you do not want to receive email alerts.

Download USMLE-based customized reading topics to your PDA (AcessMedicine)
There are about 3000 sample questions with answers and explanations for USMLE Step 1 and Step 2. You can practice test questions using your desktop PC and then download relevant book sections that may help you study those questions you missed.

• Click “My Saved Images, Bookmarks... ” link on the toolbar at the top of the AccessMedicine home page. A screen will pop up that will require you to log into your AccessMedicine account.

• After login, click “Take a Test Now” link listed under “LANGE Self-Assessment Tool” on the middle column of the page.

• You will then see a screen which lists USMLEasy Step 1 (Lite), USMLEasy Step 2 (Lite), and USMLEasy Step 3 (Lite) under the “Enrollment” section. Click a link “USMLEasy Step 1 (Lite)”, “USMLEasy Step 2 (Lite)”, or “USMLEasy Step 3 (Lite)” link and follow the instructions on the screen to start your exam.

• You can select either practice or test mode and exam criteria by checking the radio box on the screen. Then click “OK” to start the exam questions.

• After you finish all the exam questions, click the “Save and Exit" button on the right upper cornner to view your score.

• In addition to your score, you can click “View a customized reading list” from AccessMedicine. The list that is drawn from AccessMedicine book sections is based on questions you may have missed.

• After browsing and selecting the topics you wish to download, click the "Save for PDA" link on the toolbar and save the file(s) to your computer. Synchronize the file(s) to your PDA and read those topics anytime you like using your PDA!

Emedicine

• Select and save the topic(s) to your computer
  
  • Go to Emedicine web site
    Note: If you access this site remotely (e.g. from DMC or home), please read authentication for details.
    
  • Click the link "PDA and Wireless" on the left column
    
  • There are hundreds of peer-reviewed articles available for downloading. Click interesting topic link(s) and save the article(s) to your computer.
    
  • Synchronize the file(s) to your PDA
    
    
• Read the article(s)
  
  • Launch your Mobipocket Reader in your PDA and tap the library icon ""
    
  • Tap "browse" link and a topic listed on the screen. The article will be displayed on the screen for reading.
    

Authentication

School of Medicine students, faculty and staff:

All School of Medicine (SoM) users are strongly recommended to use SoM Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access library resources remotely. It facilitates access to WSU resources from the Detroit Medical Center facilities and any other non-WSU remote location (e.g. at home) with any Web browser and Internet connection.

1. Go to: http://vpn.med.wayne.edu
2. Enter the same login ID (e.g. zsmith) and password you use for your SOM e-mail account
3. Then add Shiffman Medical Library bookmark on your VPN website
• Click "+" on the "Web Bookmarks" bar
• Enter WSU Shiffman Medical Library in the Bookmark Name box and http://www.lib.wayne.edu/shiffman in the "URL" box
• Click "Add Bookmark" button
4. Now click the WSU Shiffman Medical Library link to access any library electronic resources (e.g. e-journals, e-books, databases, clinical tools, etc.)

Until you sign out you will be recognized by the university network - without the need for additional passwords. If you are a SoM affiliate and do not have an e-mail account, go to http://accounts.med.wayne.edu to obtain these credentials.

University Employees:

University employees can use the identical service by pointing your browser to: http://vpn.wayne.edu and using the WSU Access ID/PipelineID (e.g. ab1234) and its password for access. If you require assistance on locating your AccessID and password, please visit WSU C&IT website http://computing.wayne.edu/accessid/aboutaccessid.php for instructions.

University Students (Non-School of Medicine)

University students can access library resources remotely by using the library system's EZproxy server. Always start your search for library resources from the Shiffman Medical Library web page. (Do NOT use WSU Pipeline to access library resources). When attempting to access a resource that requires WSU authentication, a screen pops up and asks for a user ID and password. Enter your WSU AccessID/Pipeline ID and password to validate entry. Then click the "Submit" button which directly links you to a database or other restricted resource. If this does not work for you, you may consider using WSU's proxy Server to access library resources limited to WSU users instead. Go to C&IT site for instructions on how to setup your web browser for WSU proxy server.

Ebooks from the National Library of Medicine

You can download several books from the bookshelf of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to your PDA.

• Go to Handheld computer resources in the NCBI Bookshelf page

• Click the download link and save the file to your computer
  
• Synchronize the file to your PDA
  
• Read the book
  
  • Launch your Mobipocket Reader in your PDA and tap the library icon ""
    
  • Tap the "browse" link and the book title and then read the book.
    
• You can sign up to be notified by e-mail when other titles are added to the collection.
  

Other Products

You can also download clinical decision support tool "Essential Evidence Plus (Formally Inforetriever with InfoPOEMs)" to your Pocket PC or Palm which provides differential diagnosis, evidence-based guideline summaries, clinical rules and calculators, InfoPOEMs, photo gallery, and more. Please visit our Essential Evidence Plus download instructions page for details.

SOM undergraduate medical students can download Epocrates Essentials which includes Griffith's 5MCC. Follow the instructions on the Epocrates Essentials page to download the program to your mobile devices.

Updated: 04/10/08