OVERVIEW

eMedicine® is a database of thousands of peer-reviewed disease specific articles created by physician authors and editors around the country. Each article has 4 levels of physician peer-review plus evaluation by a Pharm.D. It also contains medical tools and calculators as well as clinical image case, radiography and ECGs.

eMedicine® is available to WSU affiliates. To access eMedicine® on your PDA, you need to:

• Use your SOM email login ID and password or WSU AccessID and password for remote access/downloading
• Download a FREE MobiPocket Reader
• Save the article(s) to your computer
• Send the file(s) to your PDA using Mobipocket Reader or synchronize the file to your PDA
• Tap the file and read it using the Mobipocket Reader.

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.

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

NOTE:

If you have installed POCKETConsult Reader/MobiPocket Reader 4.x on your PDA, you just need to download the topic(s) from the Emedicine site, and synchronize and read it through your PDA. POCKETConsult Reader/MobiPocket Reader 4.8 is used for FIRSTConsult and AccessMedicine.

• 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 through the POCKETConsult/Mobipocket Reader 4.8.
  • Launch your Mobipocket Reader 4.8 in your PDA and tap the library icon ""
  • Tap "browse" link and a topic listed on the screen. The article is displayed on the screen for reading.

If you do not need to access FirstConsult or AccessMedcine with your PDA, you may like to download the current version of MobiPocket Reader following the instructions below.

If you have downloaded Mobipocket Reader 5.0 or higher, go to step 3.

Step 1: Click the link below to download FREE Mobipocket Reader setup program (3.22 MB) to your desktop computer.
http://www.mobipocket.com/en/DownloadSoft/DownLoadReaderStep1.asp?action=download

Step 2: Make sure that your PDA is connected to your PC. Click the "mobireadersetup.msi" to install Mobipocket Reader to your desktop computer and PDA.

Step 3: 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.

Step 4: Launch Mobipocket Reader program (reader.exe) in your computer and send the file(s) to your PDA.

• Clicking "Import" on the menu bar and select the file saved in your computer.
• Click "Send" on the menu bar and send the file to your PDA Mobipocket Reader

Step 5: Launch your Mobipocket Reader in your PDA and tap topics listed under e-books and read them.

SUPPORTING MATERIALS

EMedicine Demonstration (Video Clip)

CONTACT US

For further assistance regarding downloading, installing, or accessing this application, please contact us by an email or call the Information Station at 313-577-1094. We can also provide individual consultation to assist with the download and installation process.

Please send us your comments/suggestions.

Updated : 07/27/ 2007