11 Best Skills apps for Android (Medical)
Following is our list of the best skills apps for Android. Trusted developers like Senior Games and Maternity Foundation (MF) are known to create software that in theory will improve wellbeing and health. After extensive testing we've concluded that the best apps include Focus, Safe Delivery, Davis Clinical Nursing Skills, .
1 Focus
Train your Brain, Boost your memory and cognitive skills with daily workouts
Focus is an Android app that aims to stimulate cognitive skills through daily brain training. Developed in collaboration with psychologists and neuroscience professionals, it offers over 25 games that target memory, concentration, coordination, visual perception, and logical reasoning. The app provides personalized statistics and metrics, allowing users to track their cognitive evolution over time and compare their results with others of the same age and gender. With a simple and user-friendly interface, Focus is a free app with subscription options for accessing specific content.
2 Safe Delivery
A life-saving mHealth tool for midwives and other skilled birth attendants.
The Safe Delivery App is an award-winning and research-based app designed to provide high-quality obstetric and neonatal care to women and babies worldwide. It is a convenient tool for midwives, healthcare professionals, and birth attendants to enhance their knowledge and skills. The app offers evidence-based clinical content that helps users stay updated with guideline changes and deliver woman-centered care. It features a user-friendly design with concise clinical guidance for quick responses to emergency situations. The app is available in multiple languages and national versions, with culturally appropriate animated videos and content. It includes various useful features such as written clinical procedure descriptions, drug lists, clinical guidance modules, a search function, quizzes, and a MyLearning platform for continued education. The app has been developed in collaboration with the Maternity Foundation, the University of Copenhagen, and the University of Southern Denmark, based on international guidelines from the World Health Organization and the International Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics. Users can find additional video content and exercises on the app's website.
3 Davis Clinical Nursing Skills
Invaluable resource for both the common and critical clinical procedures
The Davis Clinical Nursing Skills app is a helpful tool for nurses. It provides step-by-step directions and reasons for each procedure, so you know what to do and why. It includes a complete unit on physical assessment, with detailed coverage and over 100 illustrations. There is also a Special Considerations section for different client needs. The app also has features to help you quickly find information, such as multiple indices and bookmarks. You can also mark topics with voice notes or annotations to remember important facts.
4 Cardiac Auscultation
Become a skilled cardiologist by listening to murmurs and solving quizzes
The Cardiac Auscultation app for Android allows you to listen to heart sounds and identify murmurs. It provides information on the causes, symptoms, and treatments for all murmurs. You can also test your knowledge with quizzes to reinforce what you've learned. The app includes a comprehensive history taking and examination section, ensuring you don't miss any important details. It continuously updates to ensure you have the latest guidelines and accurate information in the field of cardiology.
5 Lifesaver Mobile
Learning emergency life-saving skills made easy - anywhere, anytime, for free.
The Lifesaver Mobile app is a free app that teaches you how to perform CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) anytime and anywhere. It uses four action-packed scenarios to help you learn life-saving skills. The app has an easy-to-use interface and includes clear visual and audio interactions. It also features real-life stories shared by rescuers and survivors, as well as answers to common questions by first aid experts. The app provides real-time feedback on your accuracy, speed, and answers and has built-in technology to detect the speed and depth of your CPR. It also includes emergency information and medical FAQs. It is developed by UNIT9 with funding from the Resuscitation Council (UK). Please note that the app follows the UK resuscitation guidelines and completing the modules does not provide a certificate of competence. To register as a GoodSam Cardiac Responder, complete the Lifesaver training on the Lifesaver website using a laptop or desktop computer.
6 Tork VR Clean Hands Training
Take care of patients and test your hand hygiene skills as nurse or physician
The Tork VR Clean Hands Training app helps healthcare staff improve their hand hygiene. It follows WHO's guidelines for hand hygiene and includes a game that allows you to practice hand hygiene techniques. You can choose to be a nurse or a physician in the game and face real-life situations. Using a VR headset, you can practice hand hygiene using your own hands.
7 Geeky Medics
OSCE revision, Learn clinical skills on the go with our awesome collection of OSCE guides.
The Geeky Medics app for Android is a comprehensive collection of over 150 high-quality OSCE guides that cover a wide range of clinical skills. The app features video demonstrations that make it easier to understand clinical skills, and you can quickly review guides by swiping through images of the key steps involved. The examination mode allows you to assess yourself or a colleague with built-in checklist mark schemes and a customizable timer. The app also includes data interpretation guides for ECG, ABG, CXR, AXR, and more. There are free history taking guides to help you prepare for exams, and you can customize your own list of favorite guides. Some guides are available for free, but to access all content, you need to purchase an inexpensive subscription. The app covers various categories, including cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, neurology, musculoskeletal, endocrine, obstetrics & gynecology, ear, nose & throat, breast examination, clinical procedures, history taking, information giving, advanced communication, data interpretation, written skills, surgery, and emergency.
8 Advanced Language Therapy: Aphasia
Take your aphasia therapy to the next level with 4 evidence-based advanced apps
The Advanced Language Therapy: Aphasia app for Android is a collection of four apps that help with aphasia therapy. These apps build on the skills from the popular Language Therapy 4-in-1 app. The four apps included are: Advanced Comprehension Therapy, Advanced Naming Therapy, Advanced Reading Therapy, and Advanced Writing Therapy. Each app focuses on different language skills and includes various activities to improve listening, reading, verbal expression, and writing abilities. This app is suitable for stroke survivors with mild or moderate aphasia, brain injury survivors with high-level cognitive-communication impairments, and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who work with adult communication. You can try the apps for free with the Advanced Language Therapy Lite version and then purchase the full version with all four apps or the ones you need separately. The app offers wifi-free use, no log-ins or subscriptions, and is designed with adults in mind, but can also be used by older children and teens. It provides support for independent home practice and can be used in-clinic with a qualified clinician.
9 Cardio Ex
Coronary & Peripher, Cardiology reimaged as a video game: hone skills, earn points, have fun
Cardio Ex is a cardiology app that turns learning into a fun video game. It provides clinical cases and procedural challenges for you to diagnose and treat different heart diseases. You can also play levels that simulate interventional cardiology procedures. The app offers free continuing medical education (CME) credits and provides real-time feedback on your performance. It includes reading materials to enhance your knowledge and allows you to explore different conditions and treatments. You can earn rewards and achievements and customize your avatar. The app is recommended for medical professionals and students in various specialties.
10 PulsePoint Respond
Download the PulsePoint app and use your CPR skills to save a life!
PulsePoint Respond is an app that connects to 911 and informs you about emergencies in your community. It can also notify you when CPR is needed nearby. This app helps create an informed and engaged community that takes action during cardiac arrest situations. You can also receive notifications about local threats like fires and floods. The app covers many cities and communities, and you can even listen to live dispatch radio traffic. If the app isn't available in your area, you can help by contacting local officials and expressing interest. PulsePoint is a non-profit foundation.
11 Prognosis
Your Diagnosis, Improve your diagnostic skill by solving realistic clinical case studies
Prognosis is an app for medical professionals that helps improve diagnostic skills and decision-making in managing various clinical presentations. It provides relevant facts and explanations for the diagnostic and management rationale behind each case. The app covers a wide range of medical specialties and offers concise discussions, key learning points, and actual clinical experiences from over 200 physicians. New cases are regularly updated to keep users informed about global endemic and epidemic trends. Prognosis has been recognized as the best app for health and well-being, compared to Dr. House for doctors, and listed as one of the top five apps for doctors.
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