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Clinical Resources : Mobile Apps

Point of Care Apps (UW Subscription)

How to use: For most of the point of care apps, you must first register for a personal account while on the UW-Madison IP or proxy network, then download the app and sign in with your account information. See detailed information for each app below. Questions? Contact us at: askebling@hsl.wisc.edu

 Access Medicine 

Includes Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, Fitzpatrick’s Clinical Dermatology Atlas, Diagnosaurus (a differential diagnosis tool), and Guide to Diagnostic Tests.

  1. Go to AccessMedicine from a computer/device on the UW IP network (if you are off-campus, use your Net ID/password to access AccessMedicine via the Ebling website).
  2. Create a personal account from the drop-down menu in top right corner.
  3. Complete all fields and create an AccessMedicine username & password.
  4. Download AccessMedicine app onto your device.
  5. Login to the app with your AccessMedicine username & password.

Note: You will be asked to confirm your UW affiliation every 90 days. To confirm your UW affiliation, go to AccessMedicine from a computer/device on the UW IP network (if you are off-campus, use your Net ID/password to access AccessMedicine via the Ebling website) and log-in to your personal account.

ClinicalKey

Includes books, journal articles, multimedia, clinical overviews, drug monographs, guidelines, patient education, procedure videos.

Step1: Create a Personal Account

  1. Go to ClinicalKey from a computer/device on the UW IP network (if you are off-campus, use your Net ID/password to access ClinicalKey via the Ebling website).
  2. Create a personal account from the drop-down menu in top right corner.
  3. Complete all fields and create an ClinicalKey username & password.

Step 2: Apply for Remote Access

  1. Go back to the ClinicalKey website from a computer/device on the UW IP network (or if you are off-campus, use your UW Net ID/password to access ClinicalKey via the Ebling website).
  2. Make sure you are completely logged out of your account
  3. Click on the 'Login' link on the top of the page
  4. Click on the 'Apply for Remote Access' link on the bottom of the page
  5. Enter your wisc.edu email address (it should be the same one you used to create an account)
  6. A confirmation email will be sent to you. Once you receive it, click the “Activate your remote access” link.
  7. ClinicalKey will display a confirmation that remote access is complete and will prompt you to log in.
  8. Complete your login process. Remote access is now enabled.

Step 3: Download the mobile app

  1. Download ClinicalKey app onto your device.
  2. Login to the app with your ClinicalKey username & password.

 DynaMed

A clinically-oriented point-of-care tool with topics in many medical specialities, drug information, and medical calculators. With a personal account, earn CME credit using both the desktop and mobile app. 

  1. Go to DynaMed from a computer/device on the UW IP network (if you are off-campus, use your Net ID/password to access DynaMed via the Ebling website). 
  2. Click the Personal Account logo in the in top right corner.
  3. Sign in to your personal account or click 'Register now' to create an account.
  4. Download DynaMed app onto your device
  5. Login to the app with your Dynamed username & password

Note: You will be asked to confirm your UW affiliation every 90 days. After that time, the app will ask you to reenter your active credentials. To maintain your active credentials, go to DynaMed from a computer/device on the UW IP network (if you are off-campus, use your Net ID/password to access DynaMed via the Ebling website) and log-in to your personal account.

 Lexicomp

Point-of-care drug information, including dosing, administration, warnings and precautions, as well as clinical content, such as clinical practice guidelines, IV compatibility from Trissel's 2 Clinical Pharmaceutics Database.

Note: UW Health's license to Lexicomp does not include the mobile app and the Lexicomp website is not optimized for mobile devices.

 UpToDate 

  1. Go to UpToDate from a computer/device on the UW IP network (if you are off-campus, use your Net ID/password to access UptoDate via the Ebling website). 
  2. Click 'Log In/Register' link in top right corner.
  3. Complete all fields and create an UpToDate username & password
  4. Download UpToDate app onto your device
    1. Login to the app with your UpToDate username & password

      Note: You will be asked to confirm your UW affiliation every 90 days. To confirm your UW affiliation, go to UpToDate from a computer/device on the UW IP network (if you are off-campus, use your Net ID/password to access UpToDate via the Ebling website) and log-in to your personal account.

Current Awareness Apps

How to use: After downloading current awareness apps, connect them to your Net ID and password to the access the full-text available to you through UW-Madison and Ebling Library. See detailed information for each app below. Questions? Contact us at: askebling@hsl.wisc.edu

 Browzine 

Easily find, read, and monitor thousands of health sciences journals available from UW-Madison libraries.

  1. Make sure you have the BrowZine app downloaded. 
  2. Open the app and under 'Choose a Library' type in University of Wisconsin.
  3. Choose 'University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ebling Library'. You will then be prompted to enter your Net ID/password.
  4. After entering your Net ID you will be routed to a page where you will be asked to log in. Select 'Continue'.
  5. On the login page click 'No account? Sign up for one.' Use your wisc.edu email to sign up for an account.
  6. Confirm your email address and have fun browsing!

  Read by QxMD

Provides a single place to keep up with new medical & scientific research, read topic reviews,and search PubMed. Allows for UW-Madison users to use NET ID/password for full text articles.

  1. Download the Read by QxMD app.
  2. Open the app and select 'Get Started'.
  3. Login with your Medscape account or go to 'Create Account' to create a new username/password.
  4. Choose 'Connect to Institution' after you login the first time or select the gear icon to go to your Settings.
  5. Under 'Institutional Access', select 'Add'.
  6. Search for University of Wisconsin-Madison and select it from the list.
  7. Select 'Automatic Login Using Library Login'
  8. Enter your Net ID and password and select 'Login'
  9. Confirm your Net ID and password
  10. You will now be able to access all of the content available to you through UW-Madison's subscriptions.