Guide to useful medical

apps

Dr Hans Blom

Version 2

Released August 2017

This document has been compiled as a guide only to medical related apps available on the internet.

The apps in this document are not under the control of Sydney North Health Network. The Sydney
North Health Network does not endorse these apps and is not responsible for any material on, or
linked to from these apps. Medical professionals should always exercise professional judgment before
referring a patient to an app, or using an app in their day-to-day consultation.

For further guidance as to how this document should be used, please refer to the Royal College of
Physicians Position Statement on medical apps contained here:

https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/file/175/download?token=5nTJceC1

There is also the TGA position Statement on apps:-

https://www.tga.gov.au/regulation-medical-software-and-mobile-medical-apps
Allergy
Pollen Count Forecast (iTunes/Google Play)

• Useful for allergy sufferers for several major Australian cities

• Free
• (There are separate links for Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra )

Allergy FT: Allergy Food Translator (iTunes)

• Allows patients to create and allergy profile and then store this and translate into French,
German or Spanish. One can then show this to waiters in restaurants.
• Handy for travelers.

My EpiPen App (iTunes/Google Play)

• Free
• The MyEpiPenApp was created to assist people at risk of severe allergic reactions, but can
also be used by others who want to learn what to do in the event of an allergic emergency.
• The app includes a video demonstrating how to use an adrenaline autoinjector and a
slideshow that walks you through the two-step operation.
• Patients and their healthcare professionals can also create allergy profiles listing allergens to
avoid and symptoms that may indicate an allergic emergency.
•
Cancer
Bowel Cancer (iTunes/Google Play)
• Free ; useful app on bowel cancer prevention, screening and treatment

Iheard
• Free; Cancer Council Australia useful site dedicated to addressing many claims about
cancer especially cures, prevention, treatments and risk reduction

CancerAid - Empowering cancer patients and carers iTunes

• Free

• CancerAid is a first-of-its kind tool that helps anyone diagnosed with cancer navigate through
each stage of their cancer journey.

The app brings patients and caregivers greater structure in their lives by providing them with
an easy to use organisational platform and a medically reliable source of cancer information.

“CancerAid allowed me to take control of my medical records and my life at the time I needed
it the most” – Sarah, Sydney Australia

BACKED BY INDUSTRY SPECIALISTS AND LEADING CANCER INSTITUTIONS

Designed with input from over 300 cancer specialists, CancerAid is fast becoming the most
comprehensive cancer resource and support platform available.
 Launching in reputable cancer hospitals worldwide, including the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse,
and with further leading institutions joining the app over the coming months, CancerAid will
soon be a key component of cancer care for all patients and their caregivers.

Cardiovascular
Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Good tool on updating knowledge
• Cost $1.49

ECG Guide (iTunes/Google Play)

• $1.49
• By QxMD Medical Software
• The most comprehensive ECG app in the iPhone App Store - over 200 examples of common
and uncommon ECGs

ECG Guide for ipad (iTunes)

• $9.99
• Navigating the complexities of ECG interpretation may be a little easier with this app.
• Described as a learning tool for those in training as well as a reference for doctors who are
more experienced in interpreting ECGs, the app includes more than 200 high-resolution
sample ECGs with both common and complex findings.
• Produced by QxMD Medical Software, the app has an ECG interpreter — a step-by-step
guide to ECG interpretation — as well as allowing doctors to test their knowledge with more
than 100 multiple-choice questions.
• The content covered includes ECG graph analysis, ischaemia assessment and approach to
arrhythmia.
• Other features include a rapid reference section, and paediatric values.
•
Kardia by AliveCor iTunes/Google Play
• Free
• This is Kardia by AliveCor™— the proactive approach to heart health. Kardia works with the
FDA-cleared Kardia Mobile— the most clinically-validated mobile EKG solution on the market.
Useful for detecting AF.

Photo AFib Detector

• Free
• Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) is one of most common heart rhythm disorders and increases the risk
for heart disease and stroke, both leading causes of death.
The Photo AFib Detector was designed for personal AFib detection and Heart Rate
monitoring.
It uses smartphone's inbuilt back camera.
Cardiology – drawMD iTunes
• Free
• Patient Education by Drawing on Medical Illustrations Relating to the Heart, Strokes and other
Cardiac Conditions for Healthcare Providers
• Part of a series by Visible Health, Inc.
Heartpedia (iTunes/Google Play)
• Free
• Congenital heart defects can be difficult to visualize and explain. Heartpedia, created by
Cincinnati Children's Hospital, allows you to interact with 3D models of pediatric heart
anomalies and defects. Healthcare providers may use these anatomically-correct models as
visual learning tools to help educate patients and families on specific defects and repairs.
Heartpedia may also be helpful to patients and families who want to learn more on their own
or to share the details of a defect with concerned friends and family.

Dermatology
SunSmart (iTunes/Google Play)
• Free
• Cancer Council Victoria has updated its popular SunSmart app ready for the warmer months.
• It lets you know when you need sun protection and when it is safe to get some sun exposure,
and includes a seven-day weather forecast, the UV level and sun protection times for your
local area.
Mole Mapper iTunes/ Google Play
• Free
• Mole Mapper is a personalized tool to help you map, measure, and monitor the moles on your
skin. Using a familiar Maps-like interface, you can measure the size of a mole using the
camera and a common reference object like a coin.

Drugs and Alcohol

Antibiotic Decision Tool (Google Play)
• Free; developed by Northern Sydney Local Health District;

Joint Effort (iTunes/Google Play)

• Cannabis reduction & cessation tool
• Free

My QuitBuddy (iTunes/Google Play)

• Smoking cessation aid tool
• Free
Quit for You (iTunes/Google Play)
• Free
• If you're pregnant or planning to be, Quit for You - Quit for Two provides support and
encouragement to help you give up smoking.

AlcoDroid (Google Play)

• Free; useful app in assisting patients to cut back on alcohol intake

On Track with the Right Mix (iTunes/Google Play)

• Developed by DVA it allows patients to track alcohol intake and creates a ‘well-being’
score to facilitate improved health outcomes
• Free
National Drugs Campaign iTunes
• Free
• The Australian Government’s National Drugs Campaign app allows instant access to
information on illicit drugs and services for youth and parents.
About Herbs iTunes
• Free
• About Herbs is presented by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Integrative Medicine
Service. This app works on iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch devices.

Key features:

• More than 200 monographs describing the structure, purported uses, adverse effects, and
drug interactions of various herbs, botanicals, supplements, complementary therapies, and
more
• Objective information backed by scientific references
• Two different versions of each monograph: one written for healthcare professionals and one
for consumers
• Search by product or service name, or by medical condition
• Save favorites and explore featured products and services
• Weekly updates with new and updated monographs

Ear, Nose and Throat

drawMD ENT iTunes
• Free
• Patient Engagement by Explaining Medical Conditions on Illustrations for Ears Nose and
Throat Specialists.
• Part of a series Visible Health, Inc.
•
Sound Check (iTunes/ Google Play)

• Free
• SoundCheck is a hearing screener / sound level meter application that allows you to measure
environmental noise levels and to quickly evaluate your own hearing to determine if it is within
a normal range, or if you have potential hearing loss.

Emergency

Endocrinology
Diabetes Australia App (iTunes/Google Play)
• Free
• From Diabetes Australia comes an app that will act as your pocket guide in easing the
management of diabetes for yourself or someone you care about. News, information,
research and online stores are easily accessible and regularly updated. In the app you will
also find a health care directory that is the most up to date and relevant to your particular
location, diabetes friendly recipes, and information about when you need to see your health
care professionals and why this is important. An Australia wide events directory will give you
all the information necessary to see that you have access to the best programs and services
available in your location and what the rest of Australia is up to.
D-Life Diabetes NSW (Google Play)
• Useful guide for young adults with Diabetes Type 1 with excellent range of topics
• Free

FRAX (iTunes/Google Play)

• $5.99
• By International Osteoporosis Foundation IOF
• The WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX®) offers the medical practitioner an easy-
to-use tool to calculate an individual patient’s 10-year probability of an osteoporotic fracture.
Osteoporosis management guidelines around the world now increasingly recommend that
fracture risk assessment be part of any clinical evaluation to help inform treatment decisions.

Gastrointestinal

drawMD Gastroenterology iTunes

• Free
• Patient Engagement by Drawing on Medical Illustrations of Gastrointestinal Anatomy for GI
Specialists
• Part of a series by Visible Health, Inc.
•
Geriatrics
MindMate - Makes a difference. Every day. ( iTunes)
• Free

MindMate is not your ordinary Alzheimer’s or Dementia App. Our sole mission: Making people
living with Alzheimer's more independent. We give family members a greater peace of mind
and enable professional carers to provide real person-centered care.

Games - Stimulate grey matter.

The MindMate App provides fun and interactive Games to stimulate user's cognitive abilities
based on world-leading research.

My Life - Save your memories.

A photo book to store your memories and a "About me" section to let people access all the
personal information they need to provide better care.

Tools - A helping hand

For those users who already live with an early stage of dementia, the MindMate App provides
a unique everyday-tools package. This package contains tools to make notes, to-do lists and
helpful, customisable reminders.

Entertainment - Have an active life

The MindMate App also provides physical exercises and nutrition advice for a healthier
lifestyle to stay fit. We also provide MOVIES & MUSIC. Watch, listen, dance and sing-a-long
together with your loved-one to the greatest hits from the 40s, 50s, 60s. 70s and 80s, and test
your knowledge in our Music Quizzes.
 For care facilties - Create multiple residendent profiles
Do you want to use the MindMate App with different users on the same tablet? MindMate now
enables you to create a personalised experience for every resident, without the need to
purchase a tablet for everyone.

Haematology
ASH Guide (iTunes/ Google Play)
• Free
• The ASH Pocket Guides app brings together all of ASH's pocket guides to provide guidelines
for the diagnosis and management of a variety of hematologic conditions. Key features
include:

Clinical tools including 4Ts and bleeding score calculators, HIT and VWD diagnostic and
treatment algorithms, and a chronic warfarin dosing tool

All nine of ASH's currently available pocket guides, including:

* Management of Acute Complications of Sickle Cell Disease
* Health Maintenance and Management of Chronic Complications of Sickle Cell Disease
* Hydroxyurea and Transfusion Therapy for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease
* Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
* Immune Thrombocytopenia
* Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy
* Red Blood Cell Transfusion
* Anticoagulant Dosing
* Von Willebrand Disease

MAQI2 Anticoagulation Toolkit (iTunes)

• Free
• This mobile app provides healthcare practitioners with an up-to-date, easy-to-use resource for
managing anticoagulation patients more safely and effectively. The content was developed by
the Michigan Anticoagulation Quality Improvement Initiative (MAQI2).

Hepatology

Infectious diseases

Immunisation
Save the Date to Vaccinate (iTunes/Google Play)
• Free;
• NSW Heath tool to assist parents to remind them on vaccination schedule; excellent
prompts

Internal Medicine
MEDtube Medical Videos (iTunes/Google Play)
• Free
 • Huge database of medical videos in all branches of medicine including lectures,podcasts,
visualisations and animations

Evernote (iTunes/Google Play)

• Useful app to allow for recording notes ( including audio)
• Free

Pocket Anatomy iTunes/Google Play

• Detailed 3D visualisations of both male and female anatomy of all body systems
•
Human Anatomy Atlas – 3D Anatomical Model of the Human Body (iTunes/Google
Play)
• $24.99
• Human Anatomy Atlas is the worldwide gold standard in anatomy reference apps. More
colleges and universities teach with Human Anatomy Atlas than any other 3D atlas.

- Over 5,000 3D structures in a male and female human body. (Over 10,000 total.) You can
zoom, pan, and rotate to study from multiple viewpoints and zoom levels.
- To learn more about any structure, tap on it. You’ll get a definition, pronunciation, Latin term,
and common diseases explained.
- There is also additional content, like select microanatomy and physiology videos.

The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine (iTunes/Google Play)

• $72.99
• This Oxford University Press source of information is developed by MedHand Mobile
Libraries. Improve your performance with relevant, valid material which is accessed quickly
and with minimal effort in the palm of your hand using MedHand’s patented technology.

•The world's best-selling pocket medical handbook - the only choice for medical students and
junior doctors
•Offers up-to-date and practical clinical advice that can be implemented at the bedside
•Clearly indexed, with colour-codes tabs and ribbons to help you navigate and find the
information you need, fast
•Features over 600 colour illustrations and clinical photographs to aid diagnosis and
understanding
•Offers a unique approach, bringing art, philosophy, history and over 25 years' of experience
to the practice of medicine

Lifestyle Health and Fitness

Runkeeper ( iTunes / Google Play)

Track Workouts - Go for a run, walk, jog, bike, or any activity really. With GPS, you’ll get a clear view
of your training in real time.
• Set Goals - Have a race, weight, or pace in mind? We can coach you to get there.
• Follow a Plan - We have personalized routines to fit into your busy schedule. And helpful reminders,
just in case.
• Stay Motivated - Join challenges, snag exercise rewards, and share achievements with your friends.

Medicare
 • Express Plus Mobile (iTunes/ Google Play
) Interacting with Medicare is quicker and easier with the Australian
Government’s Express Plus Medicare mobile app. Use the app to view your Medicare claim
history, update your contact and bank account details, submit Medicare claims and much
more.

You need to be registered for a Medicare online account and have a MyGov account to use
Express Plus Medicare. You can use your existing MyGov username and password to set up
your four-digit PIN for first time access.

Services available via Express Plus Medicare:

•request a replacement or duplicate Medicare card

•view and update your address, phone and email details
•view and update your bank account details
•view your Medicare card details
•view your Child Immunisation History Statement
•view your Medicare Safety Net information
•view and store statements in the Secure Vault
•find your nearest Medicare service centre
•lodge a Medicare claim.

Mental health

BeyondNow (iTunes/Google Play)

• Useful for patients with at risk of suicidal thoughts. Takes patients through their feelings and
crisis management
• Free;

Self-Help Anxiety (iTunes/Google Play)

• Useful for patients to assess ,monitor and manage their anxiety

MindShift (iTunes/Google Play)

• App designed for young people to address anxiety and teach skills to cope better
• Free

NoGo iTunes/Google Play

• Assists patients in addressing difficulties in 4 areas : unhealthy foods, alcohol excess ,
smoking and caffeine intake

MoodPrism
• Free (iTunes/Google Play)
• A team from Monash University has developed a new smartphone app, MoodPrism that will
track the users’ mood over time and support their mental health and well-being.

Stress Check iTunes/Google Play

• Free
• Stress Check is a research-based assessment tool designed by clinical psychologists to
provide users with an overall ‘stress score’.
• The app provides insights into various factors affecting the user’s stress levels, such as
interpersonal, physiological, situational and control issues.

PTSD Coach Australia (iTunes/Google Play)

• Free
 • PTSD Coach Australia is an app that helps people understand and manage the symptoms of
post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.
• The App is based on the latest scientific understandings of PTSD, and was modified from the
U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs PTSD Coach app.
•
Wellness Tip of the Day-Cleveland Clinic iTunes/Google Play
• Free
• Convenient, short, daily wellness tips from Cleveland Clinic experts.
• The Wellness Tip of the Day app offers health- and diet-related tips in two formats: colorful
bouncing balls, each displaying a wellness tip, or a calendar-style offering of daily tips.
• It’s easy to share these tips on Facebook or to email them to others.
Headspace-Guided Meditation and Mindfulness Techniques ( iTunes/Google
Play)
• Free introductory sessions with options to buy further sessions
• Meditation made simple. Guided meditations suitable for all levels from Headspace.
Meditation can help improve your focus, exercise mindful awareness, relieve anxiety and
reduce stress.

Overcoming Social Phobia By This Way Up (iTunes/Google Play)

• Cost : $60
• THIS WAY UP’s online Social Phobia course has been clinically proven to lessen worry and
the symptoms of Social Phobia.

THIS WAY UP’s Social Phobia course is:

• Effective
80% of users see improvement, 50% to the point of no longer being troubled by anxiety.

• Convenient
This self-help course can be done from anywhere, at any time.

The course can be accessed immediately without any waiting periods or bookings.

Using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), this app provides a practical and engaging way
to overcome your Social Phobia. We teach you how to change your thought patterns, so you
can start coping better.

The course has been designed and written by hospital and university experts from the
University of New South Wales and St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, bringing together cutting
edge mental health research, and extensive clinical trials.

Medication
The Doctor’s Bag (iTunes/Google
Play)
• Free; support GP’s during emergencies with recommended doses for Drugs in PBS
Prescriber Bag

MedicineList+ (iTunes/Google Play)

• Excellent app created by NPS MedicineWise on storing medications, useful reminders ,
calendar alerts for prescription
MedAdvisor (iTunes/Google Play)
• Free; assists patients in reminding when scripts are running low and also allows for
communication with pharmacy to order medication to be ready for collection saving
waiting time.

iMIMS Australia (iTunes/Google

Play)
• Subscription required

eTG complete

By Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd ( iTunes)

• eTG complete includes the latest version of all Therapeutic Guidelines topics, integrated in a
searchable digital product, designed for use on desktop and mobile devices.

MedSearch ( Australian Department of Health ) ( iTunes/ GooglePlay)

• Free
• Know your medicine with MedSearch™.

MedSearch™ connects consumers, carers, doctors, nurses and pharmacists to trusted and
current information about prescription medicines in Australia. Simply search the medicine
name to find its Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) or Product Information (PI) document.

Musculoskeletal
Inside Gout (iTunes/Google Play)

Neurology
Parkinson’s Toolkit (iTunes/Google Play)
• US app divided into planning, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
• Free

Migraine Buddy
• Free (iTunes/Google Play)
• Migraine Buddy was voted the BEST Migraine App by Healthline
Migraine Buddy is an advanced migraine headache diary and tracking app designed by
neurologists

SeizAlarm: Seizure Detection & Help Request Service

• Cost : $ 6.99/month or $69/ year iTunes
• Help when you need it, for those with seizure disorders.

SeizAlarm is a user-friendly iPhone and Apple Watch app which allows those with epilepsy
and other seizure disorders to alert emergency contacts when they need help*.

Features:

- Seizure detection. Seizure-like motion detection is done via the motion sensors on the
iPhone. Sensitivity controls allow you to set customized settings specific to you. When a
seizure is detected, emergency contacts will automatically be contacted via multiple channels
 (text message, phone call and email).

- Send immediate help requests manually to emergency contacts.

- There is also a manually activated time delayed help request feature (via the "Time Delayed
Help" button) that is helpful for those that have localized seizures (auras) that may turn into
generalized tonic-clonic seizures. You are able to custom set the delay time in the settings.
When a seizure warning is initiated you will see a countdown which can be extended via the
press of a button. If you end up becoming unresponsive due to a seizure then once the timer
ends a help request will be sent.

- When a help request is sent your contacts will be contacted with GPS coordinates, so they
know exactly where you are.

- You can are also able to track your seizure events with robust logging features.

- SeizAlarm also supports multiple emergency contact support, so more than one person can
be contacted when you need help.

- Seizure detection snooze which allows you to disable detection when you are doing an
activity, such as exercise, which may trigger a detection.

- International phone number support for emergency contact(s).

Nutrition
Monash Uni Low FODMAP Diet (iTunes/Google Play)
• Comprehensive data base of foods for IBS sufferers
• $12.99

If Not Dieting : Empowerment Cards iTunes/Google Play

• Free
• Dr Kausman’s app was launched by the Butterfly Foundation for Eating Disorders . It features
a collection of 65 cards, each providing a key message to help people to improve their body
image and achieve and maintain their healthiest weight.

Lifesum - Healthier living, better eating, more movement (iTunes/Google Play)

• Free
Lifesum helps you make better food choices, improve your exercise, and reach your health
goals. Build healthy habits in small, sustainable steps and make health a part of your lifestyle,
not another thing on your to-do list.

Food Switch (iTunes/Google Play)

• Free
• The app allows users to scan the barcode of a product to see the levels of total fat, saturated
fat, sugar and salt, and then it comes up with similar foods that are healthier choices.

Australian Calorie Counter - Easy Diet Diary iTunes

• Free
• Lose weight with Easy Diet Diary, the most popular Australian-made calorie counter and diet
tracker in the Australian App Store.

Enter your foods quickly and easily by searching our extensive foods database or by scanning
the barcode. Then track your energy intake (in kilojoules or calories), major nutrients, the
energy you burn in exercise, and your weight.
The Coeliac Society of Australia Ingredient List (iTunes/Google Play)
• $ 12.99
• Coeliac Australia's Ingredient List details over 800 ingredients and 300 additives used in
Australian and New Zealand foods and indicates whether they are safe for inclusion in a
gluten free diet. Applies to foods sold in Australia & New Zealand .

In order to follow a gluten free diet, it is essential to become ingredient aware and an expert
label reader. As products and their ingredients change constantly, Coeliac Australia is not
able to recommend brands of products.

By becoming ingredient aware you are able to take control of your diet and increase your
choice of suitable products

CalorieKing (iTunes)

• Need a quick and easy way to check calories, carbs and fat? The CalorieKing Food Database
is Australia's best and most reliable. Verified to clinical standards, it contains over 22,000
Australian foods including many popular fast food chains and restaurants. The CalorieKing
Calorie Counter for iPhone has a user-friendly interface that allows for a quick comparison
between foods of their kilojoules, calories, carbs and fat. By tapping on a specific food, you
can quickly access more detailed information including protein, fiber, saturated fat, trans fat,
cholesterol, sodium and alcohol. Make dieting easy with the information to accomplish your
weight and health goals.

Have you noticed a problem with the app or the database? Please submit a ticket through the
support link below rather than just leaving feedback, so we may have an opportunity to work
with you to identify and resolve the problem.

Obstetrics and gynaecology

Squeezy (iTunes/Google Play)
• Teaching aid for women to facilitate bladder control
• $6-$6.50

Pelvic Floor Safe Exercise (iTunes/Google Play)

Free
• The Continence Foundation of Australia has developed a free, safe-exercise app to both help
prevent incontinence and enable people experiencing problems to continue to exercise
without further straining their pelvic floor or suffer embarrassing accidents.
• The Pelvic Floor First app has three customised workouts for people of all fitness levels and
pelvic floor strength. The wide range of exercises have been designed by physiotherapist and
fitness leader Lisa Westlake to ensure people enjoy the benefits of a total-body workout that
protects their pelvic floor muscles.
• App features include:
• Instructional videos and audio for all workouts
• Detailed pictures and instructions for each exercise
• Pelvic floor muscle exercise guide
• Ability to save favourite exercises for personalised workouts
• Links to useful websites to learn more about your pelvic floor

Sprout Pregnancy (iTunes/Google Play)

• $6.99
 • The Sprout app and has plenty of features to help track and plan a pregnancy. These include
an appointment diary, kick tracker and contraction tracker. There is even a list of things to
pack for hospital - for mum, dad and baby.
• Another section called 'The Doc Says' also provides week-by-week information and advice
about a range of pregnancy issues, from morning sickness to pre-term labour.
•
First Time Pregnancy Google Play
• Free
• This app an excellent insight into exploring the various aspects of pregnancy by providing a
timeline, weekly information, due date calculation and milestones to keep you safe. It
illustrates the journey from embryo to newborn baby with beautiful images, photos and
ultrasounds of the baby in your womb, whilst giving you weekly updates from conception up to
the birth of your child.
Mind the Bump: (iTunes/Google Play)
• Excellent tool to assist pregnant women/ parents to cope better at various stages of
pregnancy and post-natally using meditation and Mindfulness strategies
• Free

drawMD Female Pelvic Surgery iTunes

• Free
• Patient Education by Drawing on Medical Illustrations of Human Anatomy for Healthcare
Providers
• Part of a series by Visible Health, Inc.
Lady Pill Reminder (Google Play)
• Free
• This app acts as a reminder system . One indicates the type of birth control pill you take
(number of pills in the packet) and the time you usually take your pill, and "Lady Pill
Reminder" will notify you when you'll have to take your pill.

Ophthalmology
EyeSnellen (iTunes)
• $14.99
• Dr Colley says his app is ideal for GPs who do not have a dedicated Snellen chart or projector
in their practice.
Its accuracy is based on a built-in distance calibration function.
• This negates the need to manually measure the distance between chart and patient. An auto-
calibration feature detects how far away the patient is and the room’s luminance and then
adjusts letter heights and iPad brightness
• The iPad chart is free and fully functional, while the iPod and iPhone remote must be
unlocked to use the direction pad.

Vision Test (iTunes/Google Play)

• Free
• The Vision Test app evaluates your eyes in a variety of different ways including visual acuity,
the presence of astigmatism, colour blindness and reduced far-field vision. The app also
offers eye advice and facts.

Colour Vision Test (iTunes/Google Play)

• Free (Full version 0.99)
• Rather than having to ask the patient what number they see, writing it down and looking up
what it means, GPs can simply ask the patient to click one of the multiple choice options
under each image, then move onto the next image.
• The free version of the app, Color Vision Test Lite, uses six Ishihara Color Plates to test
colour vision and give an immediate report on the user's colour vision status.
• The full version of the app uses 16 colour plates to do the test.
drawMD Ophthalmology iTunes
• Free
• Quickly engage with patients in a meaningful way.
drawMD is a fast, free, simple and effective way to communicate with illustrations.

Orthopaedics
OrthoGuidelines ( iTunes/ Google Play)
• Free
• OrthoGuidelines is the home for AAOS quality products, such as clinical practice guidelines
and appropriate use criteria. Users can navigate all guideline recommendations by
orthopaedic disease, specialty, keyword, strength of evidence, and/or stage of care. The
platform has been laid out with concise guideline and recommendation topics to aide in quick
navigation, comprehension, and clinical use. Users can also search all AAOS
recommendations, rationales, and appropriate use criteria with a single keyword search. The
app provides evidence-based recommendations at the point of care to assist clinicians with
clinical decision-making and clinician-patient

drawMD Orthopedics iTunes

• Free

• Quickly engage with patients in a meaningful way.

drawMD is a fast, free, simple and effective way to communicate with your patients by
sketching on medical illustrations relevant to orthopaedics

Paediatrics
RCH Clinical Guidelines (iTunes/Google Play)
• Up-to-date Clinical Guidelines for treating children
• Free

CareMonkey (iTunes/Google Play)

• Useful app for parents to store their children’s health information e.g. allergies, medications,
blood type, emergency contact, immunisation history, asthma plans
• Free;
Developmental Milestones (iTunes)
• $2.99
• This unique new app is designed by doctors for doctors, and provides clear guidelines on
child development.
• The app helps to identify when milestones are not being met and concerns should be raised
with parents. Users can either browse milestones by age or enter the child's date of birth.
• Milestones are broken down into four categories: speech and language; gross motor; fine
motor; and social. Each category contains succinct bullet points as a guide.
• There's also a category detailing which developmental delays mean a more formal
assessment is needed.

My Childs eHealth Record app (iTunes/Google Play)

• Useful site to record Immunisations and child development; follow this link as there are
several steps in developing this
ASDetect (iTunes/Google Play)
• Free
• ASDetect empowers parents and caregivers to assess the social attention and
communication behaviours of their children younger than 2½ years
• By La Trobe University

Palliative Care
Opioid Dose Calculator (iTunes/Google Play)

GP Pain Help (iTunes/Google Play)

• Free
• GP Pain Help was created by the Centre for Palliative Care Research and Education, and
developed by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, to help doctors on the go
manage cancer pain in their patients.
palliAGEDgp (iTunes/Google Play)
• Free
• The palliAGED app is an easy memory prompt to guide GPs in the delivery of good palliative
care for their older patients. The application directs users through key clinical processes,
recommended at various points of the patient’s trajectory. palliAGED promotes best practice
by providing a structured approach to supporting patients and their family in the last year of
life.

Pathology
Lab Tests Online AU (iTunes/Google Play)
• Useful comprehensive guide on laboratory test
• Free

Radiology
Diagnostic Imaging Pathways (iTunes/Google Play)
• WA app guiding doctors on best diagnostic imaging pathways for various conditions
• Free

Clinical App: Imaging clinical decision rules (iTunes/Google Play)

• Free
• Designed by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists, this app provides
readily accessible clinical decision rules (CDRs) to help doctors decide when imaging is
appropriate.
• The recommendations are evidence-based and aim to stratify patients into higher and lower
risk for a given clinical condition and, consequently, if it is likely there will be a benefit from
medical imaging.
• Related: 20 clinical activities doctors should do less of
• In particular, the CDRs focus on: suspected lower limb DVT; suspected pulmonary embolism;
acute lower back pain; and adult and paediatric ankle, cervical spine and head trauma.
• This very practical app is likely to improve GP confidence in not only requesting imaging, but
also in deciding when imaging is not appropriate.
The Ottawa Rules (iTunes / Google Play)
• Free
• The Ottawa Rules are a set of clinical decision rules developed by Dr. Ian Stiell and his
research team at The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and the University of Ottawa.

The rules have been demonstrated to decrease unnecessary diagnostic imaging and
emergency room wait times which enhances patient comfort and reduces health care costs.

This app was developed to make the rules more accessible. This study aims to evaluate
whether the usability of the app is related to the modality used and to evaluate whether it has
any impact on diagnostic imaging rates.

Renal
KDIGO (iTunes/Google Play)
• Free; very useful comprehensive resource / data base on renal diseases and guidelines
CKD-Go (iTunes/Google Play)
• Free
• This app allows you to view a personalised action plan based on the eGFR and urine
albumin:creatinine ratio. Action plans and staging criteria have been adapted from CKD
Management in General Practice, Kidney Health Australia.

This guide is based upon the best information available at the time of publication. It is
designed to provide information and assist decision-making. It is not intended to indicate an
exclusive course of action, or serve as a standard of medical care. Variations, taking
individual circumstances into account, may be appropriate.

Every health-care professional making use of this guide is responsible for evaluating the
appropriateness of applying it in the setting of any particular clinical situation. The authors
assume no responsibility for personal or other injury, loss or damage that may result from the
information in this publication.

Respiratory
Asthma Australia – Asthma app ( iTunes )

• Free
• This app is an educational tool developed by Asthma Australia for healthcare professionals
and people with asthma (and their families and carers). It provides easy access to information
and resources about asthma, asthma medications, device technique videos, asthma action
plans and asthma first aid and clinical guidelines.

Sexual health
CDC : STD Treatment Guidelines ( iTunes/Google Play)

• Free
 • The STD Treatment (Tx) Guidelines mobile app serves as a quick reference guide for doctors
and related parties on the identification of and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs).

Sleep disorders
Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock (iTunes/Google Play)
• Free
• Analyses sleep pattern using iPhone’s accelerometer
• Also assists in optimal alarm waking times

Surgery

drawMD General Surgery iTunes

• Free
• Patient Education by Drawing on Anatomical Illustrations for Medical Doctors and Health Care
Providers
• Part of a series by Visible Health, Inc.

drawMD Thoracic Surgery iTunes

• Free
• Patient Engagement by Drawing on Thorax Illustrations for Cardiothoracic Surgeons at the
Bedside
• Part of a series by Visible Health,Inc.

Touch Surgery, Surgical Simulator iTunes/Google Play

• Free
• • The Surgical Simulator trusted by over 1 million medical professionals

• Support English, Spanish, Chinese and Russian languages

OVERVIEW:
Touch Surgery is an interactive mobile surgical simulator that guides you step-by-step
through every part of an operation, and every decision that’s made along the way. It’s the OR
in your pocket.

FEATURES:
With Touch Surgery's surgical simulator, you can:
- Practice surgery anytime, anywhere!
- Learn operations step-by-step in our training mode
- Experience realistic surgical environments created with state-of-the-art 3D graphics
- Track your results and measure your progress
- Build a personalised library of procedures
- Learn new techniques from top physicians
-New spy glass feature allows you to identify and learn about the instruments, tissues,
muscles and bones contained in our procedures.
- Access a wide range of 3D simulations
-Share your progress with fellow professionals

Travel health
The Travel Clinic app (iTunes/Google Play)
• Allows patients to record vaccines
• Free
CDC Health Information for International Travel 2016 (iTunes/Google Play)
- The Yellow Book
• Free
• Health risks are real and ever-changing, especially while traveling abroad. For both
international travellers and the health professionals who care for them, CDC Health
Information for International Travel (more commonly known as The Yellow Book) is the
definitive resource for preventing illness and injury in a globalized world.
•
CDC, Can I Eat This? ( iTunes / Google Play)
• Free
• Application description: Montezuma’s revenge, Delhi belly, or travelers’ diarrhea—whatever
you call it, an illness from unclean food or water can ruin your international trip. Help prevent
travelers’ diarrhea and other illnesses by using CDC’s Can I Eat This? app. Select the country
you’re in and answer a few simple questions about what you’re thinking about eating or
drinking, and Can I Eat This? will tell you whether it’s likely to be safe. With Can I Eat This?,
you can be more confident that your food and drink choices won’t make you spend your
international trip in the bathroom.

Vascular

drawMD Vascular iTunes

• Free
• Quickly engage with patients in a meaningful way on vascular conditions.

drawMD is a fast, free, simple and effective way to communicate with your patients by
sketching on relevant medical illustrations.

Medicare
MBS Search (iTunes/Google Play)

• Allows speedy search for Medicare Item Numbers

• Free

National Health Services Directory (iTunes/Google Play)

• Free
• It provides information such as location and opening hours for GPs, pharmacies, EDs and
hospitals across Australia.
• The app can track your location and give you a list of all the nearest health services, where
they are located (right down to the distance from your location), phone numbers, a map and
opening hours.

OzHealth iTunes
• Free
• The OzHealth app is a condensed version of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s
13th biennial Health Report.
• The OzHealth app provides stats on Australia’s population, life expectancy, births, deaths,
international comparisons and population groups.
 • It also provides data on diseases, injuries, illicit drug use, tobacco and alcohol consumption,
health promotion, organ donation, dietary recommendations, medical research, spending on
medicines, and lifestyle factors that affect health.

Tools Miscellaneous

BigMagnify iTunes
• Free
• Features include magnification zoom levels of 1x, 2x, 4x and 8x, a freeze screen function and
automatic focus.

MediBabble Translator
• Free
• MediBabble is a history-taking and examination application designed to help doctors take an
accurate history and perform a physical examination. It
• includes thousands of translated questions and instructions all playable as audio recordings.
• A physical examination section provides phrases used to prepare, position, instruct and
educate patients during an examination. Five languages are currently available.

Universal Doctor Speaker: Medical Translator with Audios iTunes

• $8.99
Universal Doctor Speaker is a multilingual app providing key medical phrases translated
across 17 languages with audios to facilitate communication between patients and healthcare
professionals who don't share a common language.

The app can be used by patients, as well as healthcare professionals to communicate with
foreign patients.

Better Health Channel (iTunes/Google Play)

• Free
• A spin-off from the Victorian Government's popular Better Health Channel website, it allows
users in that state to locate health services including GPs, hospitals, dentists, pharmacists,
dietitians, massage therapists and physiotherapists.
• An extensive list of fact sheets about medical conditions and treatments can be searched by
body part, category or via an A-Z listing, while the first-aid section gives information about a
range of common injuries.
•
Medscape (iTunes/Google Play)
• Free
• Medscape provides fast and accurate clinical answers at the point-of-care and is the leading
medical resource for physicians, medical students, nurses, and other healthcare
professionals.

CliniCalc Medical Calculator (iTunes/Google Play)

• Free
• Healthcare professionals often need to do complex calculations and remember numerous
scores and classifications. Can you calculate the CHADS2 Score for Afib patients or
remember the Glasgow Coma Scale? This application gives you the answers with
comprehensive background information in numerous categories of medicine

• Calculate (Medical Calculator) by QxMD (iTunes/Google Play)

• Free
• By QxMD Medical Software
• Clinical calculator and decision support tool, freely available to the medical community.
Epocrates References & Tools for Healthcare Providers: Drugs, Dosing, Interactions,
Guidelines, Medical Calculators & More (iTunes/Google Play)
• Free
• Excellent General Reference tool ( USA tool )

Quick Medical Diagnosis and Treatment ( QMDT )

• ~$ 12.00 iTunes
• Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment (QMDT) app provides practical, expert, as well as
immediate access to evidence-based diagnosis and treatment information. The most
authoritative clinical guidance on more than 950 diseases and disorders is just seconds away!
When every second counts, turn to Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment (QMDT), the
ultimate on-call and office companion.
Omnio: Your personalized, all-in-one clinical resource (iTunes/Google Play)

• Free
• Designed with the healthcare professional’s clinical workflow in mind, Omnio gives you quick
and easy access to important and relevant medical information.

• NEW! Favorites: Keep your most important resources one tap away
• Drug Guide: Comprehensive database of US brands and generics, with formulary from
7,000 health plans
• Disease Guide: Free access to The Merck Manual, the world’s best-selling medical
textbook, fully integrated for seamless use with relevant drug information and calculators
• Calculators: Contain intuitive indices with an easy-to-use interface
• Newsfeed: Be the first to know the latest through curated news and ideas for your specialty
• Also included: Interaction analyzer, pill identifier, and dosing calculators
DynaMed Mobile ( iTunes/Google Play)
Free + Subscription
• Created by physicians for physicians, DynaMed is the leading evidence-based clinical
resource for use at the point of care. Rated the most current point-of-care reference tool and
best overall disease reference, DynaMed content is constantly updated to reflect the
systematic identification, evaluation, and review of the latest clinical evidence.
UpToDate (iTunes/Google Play)
• Free + Subscription
UpToDate is the leading clinical decision support resource with evidence-based clinical
information – including drug topics and recommendations that clinicians rely on at the point of
care.
Healthdirect – check symptoms, find health services and trusted advice
(iTunes/Google Play)
By Healthdirect Australia Ltd

• Free
• Australia’s free health app that helps you make informed decisions about your health.

You can use the healthdirect app to:

• check your symptoms with the healthdirect Symptom Checker

• find a health service when and where you need it
• search for trusted health information

The tools you need to manage your own health

The healthdirect app includes a Symptom Checker tool which guides you through a series of
 questions to help you make an informed decision about what to do next, whether it is self-care
or seeing a health professional.

Australian health services, at your fingertips

The healthdirect app includes an Australia-wide directory covering a range of health services.
Easily find the health service you need, when you need it, their contact details and directions
from your current location.

Burn Out Proof iTunes/ Google Play

• Burnout Proof - preventing physician burnout, one download at a time

Burnout Proof is the first mobile app designed to lower physician stress levels, prevent physician
burnout, help you build a more balanced life and a more Ideal Practice.

If you work with patients, these short (5-10) minute video and audio lessons will help lower your
stress immediately. Dr. Dike Drummond, CEO of TheHappyMD.com, has taken the key lessons
learned in delivering over 1500 hour of one-on-one coaching to hundreds of burned out
physicians - and made them available to all healthcare workers here in the Burnout Proof App.

MediTracker iTunes / Google Play

• Free for GP’s ; patients pay an annual $5.99

• A MediTracker subscription puts your GP medical record in your hands, anywhere, anytime. You
can easily access your latest health summary, including allergies, immunisations, medications
and more. After hours or in an emergency you’ll be able to help emergency medical teams treat
you safely and properly.

Health Unlocked : Help Group and Community Support ( iTunes)

• Free
• HealthUnlocked is a social network for health. Get matched with others in your same health
situation, learn from the experiences of others, receive emotional support, and get recommended
content, communities, people, and services.

There are over 600 communities focused on topics ranging from cancer to running and
everything in between.

Each community is moderated by reliable patient organizations or charities to ensure the best
information is being shared by everyone.