Background Advanced mobile communications and portable computation are now
combined in handheld devices called “smartphones”, which are also capable of running …

Background This study implemented and evaluated a point-of-care, wireless Internet access
using smart phones for information retrieval during daily clinical rounds and academic …

Background Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death, yet physicians
inconsistently provide best-practices cessation advice to smokers. Point-of-care digital …

Purpose: Primary care practices are an ideal setting for reducing national smoking rates
because> 70% of smokers visit their physician annually, yet smoking cessation counseling …

Background and Objectives: There is little research on training medical students in smoking
cessation counseling (SCC). This study aimed to determine if a personal digital assistant …

Interventions to improve pediatric blood pressure (BP) screening have not been well
studied. The authors measured staff acceptance of 2 simple in-office interventions and …

Abstract Background and Objectives Many clinicians have not received adequate training in
smoking cessation. We examined the effects of a tobacco training program on clinician …

Smart mobile devices have emerged as a significant communication technology in the
current society provided by advancements in technology and spread of data connectivity. It …

Background: Surveys reveal limited screening and counseling for alcohol misuse by primary
care physicians despite evidence-based recommendations. We developed and evaluated …

Physicians use multiple sources of information to search for answers to clinical questions.
These sources include textbooks, journals, colleagues, and electronic resources, including …