Last Updated on June 26, 2022 by Laura Turner
Updated February 5, 2022. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and formatting errors.
Medical students have one of the toughest jobs around. You are expected to diagnose, treat and manage patients with multiple conditions that span a wide variety of disciplines and therapeutic areas. Keeping up with the latest, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on your smartphone or tablet can be one of the best tools in your arsenal.
In addition to helping with memorization, these apps can also provide support for point-of-care decision-making.
This article will take a specialty-by-specialty look at some of the most comprehensive sources for clinical practice guidelines on your iOS or Android device.
All of the apps in this list have been verified as coming from credible and authoritative sources, and contain guidelines for more than one topic.
Best Guidelines App for All Professions/Specialties
Guideline Central*
Guideline Central is unique in that it includes guidelines from nearly every therapeutic area and medical specialty in one place. Over 2,500 guidelines are included, and most are available for free. Full-text guidelines can be extremely dense and lengthy, so this app focuses on “quick-reference” formats of the guidelines to help save time and make implementation easier. In addition to guidelines, it also offers drug lookup, clinical calculators, USPSTF recommendations, clinical trials, quality measures, and PubMed search.
iTunes | Google Play
Best Cardiology Guidelines Apps
AHA Guidelines on the Go
The app includes quick access to AHA’s guidelines. Integration of complex clinical treatment guidelines, tagged and mapped for effective search with cross-linking, resources, and more
iTunes | Google Play
ACC Guidelines Clinical App
Access the American College of Cardiology’s clinical guideline recommendations and use interactive tools such as risk scores, dosing calculators, and algorithms.
iTunes | Google Play
Best Oncology Guidelines Apps
ASCO Guidelines App
This user-friendly app provides health care providers, patients, and caregivers with the recommended cancer care options for a variety of cancer types. It also includes interactive tools to inform treatment decisions at the point of care
iTunes | Google Play
NCCN Guidelines App
This easy-to-use and convenient format will further assist health care professionals in their implementation of the NCCN Guidelines, thus improving the quality and effectiveness of care provided to patients with cancer.
iTunes | Google Play
Best Gastroenterology Guidelines App
AGA Clinical Guidelines App
Access American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Guidelines on your mobile device at the point of care with intuitive and quick navigation and use built-in interactive tools such as diagnosis and treatment algorithms.
iTunes | Google Play
Best Urology Guidelines App
AUA Guidelines at a Glance
The mobile app version of AUA’s Guidelines, policy statements, white papers, and more.
iTunes | Google Play
Best Internal Medicine Guidelines App
ACP Clinical Guidelines App
The ACP Clinical Guidelines app includes recommendations from ACP’s clinical practice guidelines and guidance statements.
iTunes | Google Play
Best Orthopedic Surgery Guidelines App
AAOS OrthoGuidelines App
OrthoGuidelines is an online information resource providing up-to-date treatment guidelines to orthopedic surgeons and professionals.
iTunes | Google Play
Best Endocrinology Guidelines App
Endocrine Society Guidelines App
Access the Endocrine Society’s Clinical Practice Guidelines at the point of care and use interactive tools such as risk calculators, diagnosis and treatment algorithms, and medication charts.
iTunes | Google Play
Best Hematology Guidelines App
ASH Pocket Guides
Interactive versions of all ASH’s clinical pocket guides. In addition to the pocket guides content, the app includes calculators and other tools to aid in clinical decision-making.
iTunes | Google Play
Best Vascular Surgery Guidelines App
SVS Interactive Practice Guidelines
The Society for Vascular Surgery Interactive Practice Guidelines App (SVS iPG) offers clinicians, trainees, and third-party payers 11 guidelines and 4 score calculators.
iTunes
Best Dental Guidelines App
CDC DentalCheck
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) evidence-based recommendations guide infection control practices in dental offices nationally and globally; provide direction for the public, dental health care personnel (DHCP), and policymakers; and affect technology development in the dental industry.
iTunes
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