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PDA Corner: Shots 2003
Shots 2003 is a quick reference guide for PDAs that includes the 2003 childhood immunization schedule, adult immunization schedule, vaccines for adults at high risk, and the childhood catch-up schedule. It is available free of charge from the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Group on Immunization Education Web site <www.immunizationed.org>. In 2000, Shots version 1 for Palm OS was released based on the Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule, and in 2001 the software was updated. In 2002, Richard K. Zimmerman, M.D., M.P.H., and Donald B. Middleton, M.D., of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, and other members of the STFM Group on Immunization Education supplied additional content. Updates included high-risk indications, catch-up, administration routes, adverse reactions and contraindications. Most recently a Pocket PC .NET version of Shots 2003 was made available. The Shots PDA application has proved to be a popular resource, recommended by medical and nursing schools for use by their students. Last year, Shots 2002 was downloaded over 30,000 times, and Shots 2003 has been downloaded over 25,000 times through September 2003. The Childhood Immunization Schedule is a collaboration of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). The 2002-03 Adult Immunization Schedule is recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Funds for development and updates to the application have been made available through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, STFM, and the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. --Judith A. Troy, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine |
