The initial design document for the core components of the project. Now obsolete, but useful for historical purposes.

By:           Topps, Hall and Tarrant
Date:         December 21, 2000
Distribution: Internal
Formats:      .doc (37 k), 

Who is eligible and what is required of them?

By:           Topps
Last updated: January 21, 2001
Distribution: Internal
Formats:      HTML

How to use your PocketPC as a prompter when public speaking.

By:           Topps
Last updated: February 25, 2001
Distribution: Internal
Formats:      .doc

Update on where we're at and where to next

By:           Topps
Last updated: September 12, 2001
Distribution: Internal, 800kb
Formats:      .zip contains .ppt - password protected

Update on where we're at and where to next with this innovative procedural skills log. Many additional features to enhance compliance and to increase its value as an educational resource. This has now been superceded by the Praxis Project. See below.

By:           Topps
Last updated: September 17, 2001
Distribution: Internal, 800kb
Formats:      .zip (not on web yet - call me)

Update on where we're at and where to next with this experimental educational and evaluation tool. Still in development but showing great potential for how the PocketPC platform can really be used for educational purposes.

By:           Topps
Last updated: September 17, 2001
Distribution: Internal, 800kb
Formats:      .zip (not on web yet - call me)

Update on where we're at and where to next with this experimental educational and evaluation tool. Replay high quality digital sound recordings of cardiac auscultation findings.

By:           Topps
Last updated: September 27, 2001
Distribution: Internal, 
Formats:      .zip (not on web yet - call me)

Update on where we're at and where to next with this experimental educational and evaluation tool. Still in development but promises to significantly change how we evaluate each other in medical teaching.

By:           Topps
Last updated: September 30, 2001
Distribution: Internal, 
Formats:      .zip (not on web yet - call me)

Simple tracking log, created with HanDBase, for tracking procedures given during the UofC anesthesia residency program. Works the same on either PocketPC or PalmOS devices. 

By:           Topps
Last updated: November 12, 2001
Distribution: Internal, 
Formats:      GasPasser.zip 

Distribute workshop and lecture handouts in electronic form, using the Address book of your PDA. Slightly cumbersome to set up the first time but simply requires uploading your handout to the PocketProf web site for subsequent presentations. Click here for more info for users, and here for more info for presenters.

By:           Topps
Last updated: January 11, 2002
Distribution: Internal, 
Formats:      Virtual Handouts.zip 

Some short notes to refer to when dictating on the Calgary Health Region dictation system. There are two files - a small HanDBase file with a listing of the codes for the various worktypes; and a short Word document with instructions on how to use the system. Simply copy these to the My Documents folder on your device, using ActiveSync.

By:           Topps
Last updated: February 27, 2002
Distribution: Internal, 
Formats:      Worktype codes, Instruction notes 

The procedure log project has been significantly updated and renamed. Rather than depending on third party database tools, we have now recoded this from scratch, using sophisticated development tools, which allows us greater control over the product. Click here for more details.

By:           Topps
Last updated: October 17, 2002
Distribution: Internal, 
Formats:      .cab 

Project output for Q1 deliverable. Applications that will come with your device initially.

By:           Topps
Date:         January 21, 2001
Distribution: Internal
Formats:      HTML (628 k)

Very useful abbreviated pharmacopoeia. More detailed than ePocrates, with better coverage of Canadian drug names. Cross-links to other products by LexiComp. Here are some notes on how to use LexiDrugs more effectively - there is a lot to this program once you figure out how to get around in it.

By:           LexiComp
Date:         April 21, 2002
Distribution: Internal
Formats:      PocketPC, Palm/Visor

Concise but clear clinical reference. Well indexed. Very useful for quick refresher for unusual topics. Cross-links to other products by LexiComp. Use the LexiDrugs notes for tips on how to use it.

By:           LexiComp
Date:         January 21, 2001
Distribution: Internal
Formats:      PocketPC, Palm/Visor

Drug Interactions. Cross-links to other products by LexiComp, especially LexiDrugs. Use these notes for tips on how to use it.

By:           LexiComp
Date:         January 21, 2001
Distribution: Internal
Formats:      PocketPC, Palm/Visor

Cursive handwriting recognition on full screen. This is on the Microsoft CDROM that comes with your Compaq iPaq 3650 -- you will find it in the Extras folder.

By:           Microsoft and Calligrapher
Date:         January 21, 2001
Distribution: Internal
Formats:      PocketPC 

Digital wallet to store credit card numbers, passwords etc securely. This is on the red (or white) Compaq CDROM that comes with your Compaq iPaq 3650 -- you will find it in the X:\Compaq\eWallet folder. Here are a few more notes about what this tool does for you.

By:           Iliumsoft
Date:         January 21, 2001
Distribution: Internal
Formats:      PocketPC 

Lists and outlines. This is on the red (or white) Compaq CDROM that comes with your Compaq iPaq 3650 -- you will find it in the X:\Compaq\LstPro folder. There are also many pre-made lists for ListPro available on the IliumSoft web site on the ListPro List Exchange. Look here for some more information about ListPro.

By:           Iliumsoft
Date:         January 21, 2001
Distribution: Internal
Formats:      PocketPC 

News channel and Internet clippings reader. A wonderful way to grab news headlines, selected journal articles. The AvantGo reader comes pre-installed on both the Handspring and the iPaq. However, you do need to set up what channels and stuff you want to receive. (Further details on setting up your channels.)

By:           AvantGo
Date:         January 21, 2001
Distribution: External
Formats:      PocketPC, Palm/Visor 

Touch-tone phone dialer with added options. Highly configurable. Very useful for dialing complex sequences for hospital paging systems. A little tricky to set up - further details - but well worth it.

By:           Iliumsoft
Date:         February 2, 2001
Distribution: External
Formats:      PocketPC 

Beam data between PocketPCs and Palm devices. Load this software onto the PocketPC and you can beam data back and forth to Palm/Visor devices. There is no need for additional software on the Palm. More information here.

By:           Conduits
Date:         February 15, 2001
Distribution: External
Formats:      PocketPC 

Turn your PocketPC sideways or view the screen in high resolution at 360x480 pixels. For this amazing piece of software magic, you need JS Landscape. No trial version available but only $10.

By:           JimmySoftware
Date:         February 15, 2001
Distribution: External
Formats:      PocketPC 

Jot or record a quick reminder, just like with the built-in Notes or Recorder, but then have it popup to remind you. Similar to BugMe or DoodleBug on the Palm but much more flexible. A bit quirky to install - see notes on how to do this. There is also quite a good independent review of this program here.

By:           Applian
Date:         March 25, 2001
Distribution: External
Formats:      PocketPC 

HanDBase is a simple database that has been around a long time for Palm users. Because it is simple to construct new databases, there are hundreds of simple databases, with a great number that are useful to the medical field. HanDBase is now available for the PocketPC and all those databases that you couldn't use before are now yours for the asking. See here for more information on this. Here are some home-grown databases from project members - these can be used on PocketPCs or Visors.

By:           DDH Software
Date:         March 25, 2001
Distribution: External
Formats:      PocketPC, Visor 

This is a screen capture utility that allows you to show live on your desktop screen what is happening on your device screen. It also allows you to remotely control your device from the desktop. Works over the ActiveSync link. Pretty cool. Great for workshops and demos. Very cheap.

By:           Bitbank
Date:         April 17, 2001
Distribution: External
Formats:      PocketPC 

Present, create or edit PowerPoint presentations directly on your PocketPC. There are several image viewers out there that allow you to show basic PPTs as images. This program handles all transitions etc...but best of all, you can modify the presentation, without bringing your laptop along. Great for traveling light to conferences.

By:           Conduits
Date:         September 12, 2001
Distribution: External
Formats:      PocketPC 

HTML    web page (HyperText Markup Language)
.ps     PostScript
.doc    Microsoft Word
.rtf    Rich Text
.zip    archive file for Windows
.tar    archive file for UNIX