Updates
Upcoming Updates for Doctor’s CompanionTM Australian edition
The next update is scheduled for 24 November 2010
***Highlights***
Based on the terrific feedback we’ve received about our current features and suggestions for new features, the next update will include:
***Drug Guide***
- Continue to add information on more new drugs as sponsors make them available to us
***Guidelines***
- New feature. Australian national treatment guidelines for a variety of medical specialties
***Conference News***
- New feature. The latest commentaries on local and international conferences for a variety of medical specialties
Previous Updates for Doctor’s CompanionTM Australian edition
26 September 2010
***Registration***
- Added dental practitioner and paramedic registration codes
23 September 2010
***Drug Guide***
- Added information on 1,300 new drugs
- Added function to download and view a PDF of the Consumer Medicine Information, and send the PDF to an email address
***Meetings***
- Added meetings for the following specialties:
- Allergists/Immunologists
- Anaesthetists/Pain Specialists
- Cardiologists
- Cardiothoracic Surgeons
- Cosmetic Physicians
- Dermatologists
- Emergency Physicians
- Endocrinologists
- Gastroenterologists/Hepatologists
- General Physicians
- General Practitioners
- General Surgeons
- Geriatricians
- Infectious Disease Physicians
- Neurologists
- Neurosurgeons
- Nurses
- Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Opthamologists
- Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Otolaryncology Head & Neck Surgeons
- Paediatric Surgeons
- Paediatricians
- Palliative Care Physicians
- Pharmacists
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
- Psychiatrists
- Rehabilitation Physicians
- Renal Physicians/Nephrologists
- Respiratory Physicians
- Rheumatologists
- Sexual Health Physicians
- Urologists
- Urology Surgeons
- Vascular Surgeons
- Added a Search function with the ability to find conferences by specialty type, meeting name, and city/country
- Added a feedback button to allow users to give feedback on any additional conferences they want added
6 August 2010
***Meetings and Conferences***
- Fixed the website button to link through to the conference website
***Clinical Trials***
- Changed the appearance to allow greater functionality
- Added complete list of 860 clinical trials currently recruiting in Australia from ClinicalTrials.gov
- Added a Search function with the ability to find trials by trial name, treatment or disease type
***General***
- Improved stability when viewing websites
- Disabled UI restrictions, allowing users to see all sections (non-medical practitioners will still not see messages intended for medical practitioners to comply with regulations governing the Australian healthcare industry)
- Fixed compatibility with iOS4
- Fixed some other bugs
31 May 2010
***Drug Guide***
- This update enables users to download and view a PDF of the Full Product Information for 1,300 drugs, and send the PDF to an email address