Affinity Library Services is currently piloting a 60-day trial of FirstConsult.
Help us decide if this would be a worthwhile resource for Affinity.
“Treat more patients, more effectively, in less time.”
FirstConsult is a web- and PDA-based clinical information system that supports your clinical judgment by providing evidence-based, continuously updated data on the latest evaluation, diagnosis, management, outcomes, and prevention – all at the point and time of care.
* Evidence-based support for your clinical decision-making
* Differential diagnoses that let you work back from a patient’s chief complaint
* Medical condition information on diagnosis, treatment, prevention and more
* Common procedure files with streaming video and step-by-step instructions
* Customizable patient education handouts in English and Spanish
* Reference Centers that address non-disease topics such as Bioterrorism, Pregnancy, and more
* Works with MDConsult for access to even more clinical information”
Anyone registered for MDConsult already has access to FirstConsult.
On the MDConsult Welcome page, you will see a gray and orange blinking FirstConsult logo next to your name in the upper right corner of the page. Just click to start …
For a FirstConsult User’s Guide (a small booklet that explains everything you need to know to use FirstConsult effectively), contact us :
The MMC Library at mmclibrary@affinityhealth.org or 920-223-0342
The STE Library at sehlibrary@affinityhealth.org or 920-738-2324.
Address comments on FirstConsult to Dr. Paul Veregge or Mary Bayorgeon.
Dr. Paul Veregge, Director of Informatics
pveregge@affinityhealth.org
or
Mary Bayorgeon, Director of Affinity Library Services
St. Elizabeth Hospital Library
(920) 738-2325
mbayorgeon@affinityhealth.org
