Developer: Usatine & Erickson Media
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January 2023Operating System: iOS, Android
Cost/Subscription: $109.99 one-time charge
LearnENT
LearnENT is the official educational app of the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. The collaborative app offers detailed classification systems, a comprehensive list of otolaryngology eponyms, diagnostic criteria and interactive case studies for disorders, cancer staging information, a review of anatomical structures, and a history and physical exam section that includes video examples, overviews of important steps, common mistakes, common visual diagnoses, and quizzes to monitor understanding.
Developer: Scott Kohlert
Operating System: iOS
Cost/Subscription: Free
Netter’s Anatomy Flash Cards
This full-color flash card deck comes with numbered labels and hidden answers, concise comments, and clinical notes. Cards are separated into various anatomical groups, including head and neck. The information is arranged sequentially, and no internet connection is required after the initial download.
Developer: Skyscape Medpresso Inc
Operating System: iOS and Android
Cost/Subscription: Free; in-app purchases
Otolaryngology Exam StudyToken
This study app bases its information on the American Board of Otolaryngology (ABOto) training in the field of head and neck surgery. A bank of 100 questions each on a variety of otolaryngology specialty and subspecialty topics can prepare users for the ABOto board certification.
Developer: StudyToken
Operating System: Android
Cost/Subscription: Free; in-app purchases
SIMPL
The System for Improving and Measuring Procedural Learning (SIMPL) app allows faculty and residents to evaluate surgical proficiency after every procedure performed. Each evaluation consists of three questions (the degree of guidance required, intraoperative performance, and the complexity of the procedure). Included is the option to dictate formative feedback. Aggregated evaluation data are accessible to faculty to see how much experience a resident has with any given procedure or group of procedures.
Developer: Procedural Learning and Safety Collaborative, Inc.
Operating System: iOS
Cost/Subscription: Free
Reference/Medical Knowledge Apps
Current Dx Tx Otolaryngology
This reference app spans the entire spectrum of otolaryngology topics, with sections on basic science, facial plastic surgery, head and neck surgery, laryngology, rhinology, pediatric otolaryngology, otology, and neurotology. Information is organized by anatomic region and includes general considerations, pathogenesis, prevention, clinical findings, differential diagnosis and treatment, and medical and surgical management of disorders. There is a clinician’s guide and a radiology chapter. No internet connection is needed after the initial download.
Developer: Skyscape Medpresso Inc.
Operating System: iOS and Android