News, Clinical Resources, iPhone Apps: FirstConsult

Here’s some good news!  On Nov 6 2010, Elsevier Health, producer of the MD Consult/FirstConsult database, announced their free FirstConsult app for iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad .

UCHC Library is an institutional subscriber to the MD Consult database, which enables any registered library user to access the First Consult database via their mobile device.  If you haven’t used FirstConsult before, it is a clinical point-of-care resource designed for busy clinicians who need fast answers in a “wherever, whenever” wireless environment.  Below is a screenshot of  First Consult apps page from iTunes:

Source: http://www.mdconsult.com/php/227775087-4/homepage – All rights reserved – Copyright 2010

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Here are instructions on how to make it work on your iPhone/iPad:

1.       If you have not previously set up an account with MD Consult, first you’ll need to create one (which is free and quick).  Go to http://library.uchc.edu, then click on Databases, then scroll down to the MD Consult link.

The “Create Account” button is in the upper right-hand corner. (Without this step, your free FirstConsult app will only work for 60 days).  See the screenshot below:

Image Source: http://www.mdconsult.com/php/227775087-4/homepage – All rights reserved – Copyright 2010

2.      Next, using your mobile device, log into your MD Consult account.  Then go to the iPhone App Store.  Download the FirstConsult app into your device.  Medical topics download occurs automatically; you should budget 30 minutes for the initial data downloading.

If you have any questions or problems with getting this to work, please call UCHC Library Computer Education Center staff at 860-679-3772.