{"id":32910,"date":"2012-11-06T17:31:49","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T22:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/?post_type=fellowship-training&p=32910"},"modified":"2012-11-06T20:49:51","modified_gmt":"2012-11-07T01:49:51","slug":"aha-theres-an-app-for-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/2012\/11\/06\/aha-theres-an-app-for-that\/","title":{"rendered":"AHA — There’s an App for That!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several Cardiology Fellows who are attending AHA.12 in LA this week are blogging together for CardioExchange. The Fellows include\u00a0Tariq Ahmad<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Reva Balakrishnan<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Megan Coylewright<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Eiman Jahangir<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Amit Shah<\/strong><\/a>, and\u00a0John Ryan<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(moderator). Read the previous post\u00a0here<\/a>. Read the next one here<\/a>. For\u00a0related CardioExchange content, go to our<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>AHA 2012 Headquarters<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0page.<\/em><\/p>\n

Oftentimes, we have a love-hate relationship with technology. While at times I feel that it helps me to be more efficient, other times I feel the whole day is wasted trouble shooting.<\/p>\n

Admittedly, I have geared up with technology during this conference with a smartphone, tablet, and ultra-portable laptop (total weight approx. 4 pounds). I would like to think that these tools\u00a0allow me to be more time-efficient. When I reflect back, however, I think that old-fashioned pen and paper would have been just fine, if not better, in certain cases. So then are they just toys?! I think that would be an interesting debate\u2026.<\/p>\n

Here are some of my favorite tech-related moments\/tricks at AHA. Feel free to share some of yours!<\/p>\n

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  1. Letting go of my AHA program book “brick.”\u00a0This thing probably only weighs 2 pounds, but it certainly feels like 10. The AHA app<\/a> has been excellent; at any time, I can quickly pull up the 10 different sessions happening simultaneously and bookmark the ones I want to attend.<\/li>\n
  2. Real-time article downloads.\u00a0Often, someone will present an excellent point that happens to be referenced in Circulation<\/em> or an open-access journal. The slide is up for about 10 seconds, which give me just enough time to perform a Google (or Google Scholar) search for the article with the author name, year, journal, and one key word. The article is usually one of the first items that appears; I quickly find the PDF link and open it on my mobile device. Then, I open the document with Dropbox (a free app), which saves it to my online storage account and downloads automatically to my computers at home. Now, whether or not I will actually get around to reading the articles is another question\u2026.<\/li>\n
  3. Note-taking with Evernote (another free app).\u00a0I like taking notes at these conferences, but find that organizing them can be a challenge. Sometimes I like to take notes on my computer and other times on my phone or tablet. I appreciate using an app like Evernote, which allows me to take notes on any of my devices and sync it with my online account. If I am on the go, I can take some quick notes on my phone. Then, if I find a seat and plant down, I can open up my laptop and continue the same note from where I left off.<\/li>\n
  4. Office time on the bus. One challenge at AHA has been the commute. My hotel is in Universal Studios, and the commute has been approximately an hour. I have really appreciated being able to set up a mobile office on my commute with internet access through my phone. It really succeeds in the clutch for taking care of time-sensitive work on my laptop\u2026like blogging!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Is there any particular tech trick, app, or aspect of the AHA app that you have found particularly useful?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    AHA.12 may be a haven for the tech-savvy. What tech tricks help you stay organized?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":286,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[476,195],"class_list":["post-32910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-aha","tag-fellowship-training-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/286"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32910\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/cardioexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}