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I post about this often because I'm on a mission to find the right sources and want to share what I've found. Everyone else, please share too! I like Medscape too, but the info is too broad so I only check it once in awhile. Every week though I get an email from Medinfonow.com that is specific to the fields I've chosen. Their site has a search function that was created by medical librarians, so it's even more targeted than PubMed. emedicine is like webmd and tells us what we already know, not what's new. If anyone knows of something better, please tell me . . . I have been searching and searching but cannot find anything more focused and relevant to my needs than Medinfonow.

The app puts your ice contact on the LOCK screen so that it can be seen without having to unlock the phone. While you cannot get into the app without first unlocking the phone, you can at least get the name and phone number of the contact person without unlocking the phone. That person can give good emergency info and maybe even the lock code.

I wrote a similar question on this site last year https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/what-sources-do-560421.html and saw simililar responses. One person wrote that STTI offers Medinfonow to their members, so they must think it's the best. I just tried Medscape for five months and agree that there's too much info when I only want info related to my field. PubMed is good, but the search function is too broad. Medinfonow costs anywhere from $40/year to $89, and they have a free trial. It's worth it to me to get the info sent to me via email, and to have the ability to go into the site to search for more specific info.

Okay, after 5 months of trying Medscape, I have to say it's way too broad for my needs. There's tons of info, but I want only info about my chosen field, not a site that has everything so I have to search for what is important to me. Medinfonow.com is still my favorite, but I'm open to other ideas. If STTI partners with Medinfonow, it must be the best from their perspective. Anyone else?

If your phone is locked (like an iPhone), EMS cannot get to your ICE contacts. That's why the hospital offered this app. It's free and it works, so why not? It allows you to be covered in case of emergency, and you can still lock your phone.

Yes, I have it on my iPhone and it works when locked -- well, at least it gives the emergency info name and phone number when locked so paramedics or anyone else know who to call. It allows you to put the information on the wallpaper (lock screen) so it comes on when you start up the phone, before you put in your pass code.

Sherman's ICE app works even when the phone is locked since it puts the emergency contact info on the wallpaper. That way the info is on the same screen as the lock screen. You do not need to lock the screen to get at the emergency contact info. This app is made available for other hospitals to customize with their own brand info since it's a valuable, possibly life-saving tool. See http://iceapp.dcinteractivegroup.com/

Oh, and by the way, the reason iphone users don't list an ICE contact is because then that's the name that comes up on the phone when the person calls, instead of the husband or wife's name and photo. iPhones don't have ICE contacts automatically. You can add it, but it screws up the Caller ID listings.

Sherman Hospital created an ICE app for iphones that puts the ICE contact on the lock screen (see it at http://ice.shermanhealth.com). This way, at least the contact's name and phone number are available WITHOUT having to unlock the phone. The paramedics can call that person. Hospitals can have this app customized so they can offer it to their patients at this site (it's cheap when you hear that apps cost like $30,000 to build) http://iceapp.dcinteractivegroup.com

Thanks Crunch. From where does Medscape pull their information? I know Medinfonow gets it from Medline Plus (PubMed).

Thanks everyone. I'm familiar with those from Doreen and appreciate the information. I'm really interested in having new information sent to me as it comes out, as Medinfonow does in their emails each week. Basically I'm looking for a company that sends info to me, versus my having to go to them to research. Magazines are good, but they're at least a month old by the time I get them -- and I have to sift through all the articles to see what is relevant to me. Not that doing so is totally bad. I get a lot of info that way. I just want specific info about my field sent to me like Medinfonow. Anyone know of companies like that?

Come on, life is busy :) I'd like everything delivered to me! Medinfonow does give me nice little summaries so I can decide whether to click it for more info, so I have to do something. But really, if there's new research about, for instance, a hypertension drug that is causing problems similar to what a patient is experiencing, then I want to know about it. If I wait four months for the info to appear in Uptodate, it's too late. Uptodate is good for researching past knowledge. Medinfonow is good for staying informed on the newest research as it comes out.

To stay at the top of our careers, nurses must stay informed on new techniques, drugs, research, etc. Hospitals subscribe to uptodate and it's a nice reference tool, but I have to know to check it myself just to see if there's anything new - and the info isn't that new by today's standards. Medinfonow.com sends me an email each Friday with info related to my specialty, and that works great since it comes right to me and I just click links to get right into the newest research. But their info is only pulled from Medline Plus and Doody's book reviews. So while it's very valuable and worth keeping, I want more. Can you all share with me what else is out there so I can add to my knowledge base - preferably by having it delivered to me? Thanks.

I just wrote on another post about this so it's fresh in my mind. Uptodate is pricey and the information is 6 months old (that's old by the digital age standards). mdconsult.com is also pricey ($349 a year), and only lets you go to the site to search. They do have CME info there though. Medinfonow.com is a good price ($89/year) and sends you an email every week with the newest abstracts/citations from PubMed in the medical fields you select so you can stay informed, plus it has a good search function of PubMed that was designed by medical librarians. These are the same people who publish Doody's Book Reviews which is well respected in the medical field.

Uptodate is pricey and the information is 6 months old (that's old by the digital age standards). mdconsult.com is also pricey ($349 a year), and only lets you go to the site to search. They do have CME there though. Medinfonow.com is a good price ($89/year) and sends you an email every week with the newest abstracts/citations from PubMed in the medical fields you select so you can stay informed, plus it has a good search function of PubMed that was created by medical librarians.