Nick Lee looks at how technology is coming to the aid of anatomy teaching 

There are over 2000 iPad medical applications on the Apple App Store. The following are four groups within the UK pushing the boundaries of anatomy teaching with the aid of technology. Three out of the four groups have created apps for mobile devices running Apple’s iOS mobile operating system. The fourth, with a large back catalogue in medical software, is looking at applications for tablet devices in the future.

Nicholas Lee picks up the Livescribe Smartpen

I have wanted to try a Livescribe Smartpen and recently got to test their new Echo Smartpen, which I have now been using for the last month. I was wondering if it would be of particular use to a surgeon and wanted to explore the possibility of making an electronic copy of my operation notes. 

Susan Moug, Andrew Renwick and Yvonne Dunn explore the ethics and legalities of starting your own medical website

The internet’s limitless capacity to facilitate information exchange makes the setting up of your own medical website an attractive and convenient way to inform and interact with your colleagues and patients. However, just as in everyday practice, doctors with medical websites have ethical and legal responsibilities; this article highlights some key areas.

Nicholas Lee speaks to Daniel Morrison-Gardiner (pictured), UK Healthcare Director at Research in Motion, makers of the BlackBerry, about the benefits of smartphones in healthcare

Why a BlackBerry Smartphone for a surgeon?

There is more to a BlackBerry than being just a smartphone and we have multiple form factors from the BlackBerry Torch to the soon-to-be-released tablet BlackBerry Playbook.