Evidence Based Medicine tool - The University of Alberta Libraries has released PICOmaker, an Evidence Based Medicine tool for formulating well-built clinical questions on your PDA and saving them to research later. The application is free and can be downloaded from http://www.library.ualberta.ca/pdazone/pico/

NEW SONY Handheld! Check out the latest handheld device from Sony, soon to be released!

Also from Sony, a new tactile touch panel for handhelds

Here is what it doesn't tell you. The folks at Palm disclosed that the ESD problem with the USB cradles is still occurring with the "E" or "H" cradles. The ESD is killing the USB communications chip within the Palm device. They say the serial cradle/cable does not have this problem. I verified that the serial communications still work (so does IR). If your Palm m5XX stops sync'ing, call Palm (toll call - 847-262-7256). They will send you a replacement Palm, after you hard reset the Palm (that does not fix it). This may only be a temporary fix. Try requesting a serial cradle and they will tell you to purchase one. If you are persistent (get your reference number and call Corporate Escalation - 1-847-493-7256), they may send one, along with an airway bill to return your USB cradle. Submitted by Mark Wampole, ITS Customer Support.

InfoRetriever has released their full PALM version of InfoRetriever. The PALM version requires PALM OS 4 or higher running at 20 MHz or faster, 8 MB or more internal memory, and 32MB or more of expansion memory (any type - SD, MMC, etc.) Contact Joe Cassels, Hospital Reps (exclusive distributors of InfoPOEMS) at joe@hospitalreps.com

ACP-ASIM and AMA to Offer Point-of-Care CME Credit - Physicians who use handheld computers to access evidence-based medical information while caring for patients will now have the opportunity to earn continuing medical education (CME) credit for their efforts.

35% discount from Skyscape Software - UNC alumni can receive a 35% discount from Skyscape Software by going to www.skyscape.com/promotion and entering the promotion code 5justin. The 35% discount will be applied when you checkout. Titles include The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2002, Evidence-Based Diagnosis, The 5-Minute Pediatric 2003, The Little Black Book of Primary Care, Pocket OB-GYN, and much more. Thanks to Justin Moll, UNC Med School alumni, for arranging this discount.

Medical Spanish available from Healthy Palm Pilot - a .doc file containing common medical words and phrases for English <->Spanish. A pronunciation guide is included.