GP joins iPad age with own app
CARTER'S Encyclopaedia of Health and Medicine is set for release, but interested GPs should not go looking for it on bookshelves. Written by Brisbane GP Dr Warwick Carter, the encyclopaedia is the first Australian medical application for the latest technology sensation – the Apple iPad. With more than 12,000 entries covering everything from anatomy to first aid, the resource, unsurprisingly, took seven years to complete. The encyclopaedia was initially marketed as a CD-Rom, but as an iPad application it is able to move well beyond the limits of a typical book, with interactive diagrams and cross-referencing. ...