Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has expanded its evidence-based healthcare content with the acquisition of PEMSoft, a premiere pediatric point-of-care clinical information resource.
PEMSoft is an online clinical library and multimedia decision support system that addresses acute and chronic illness and injury conditions in children from newborn to young adult. PEMSoft was founded in 2003 by Dr. Ronald Dieckmann and Dr. Rob Pitt. Dr. Dieckmann is Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and served for 25 years as Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital. Dr. Pitt is Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Queensland, and served for 25 years as Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Mater Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
PEMSoft is available in either US or UK English. The product features nearly 1,000 topics and nearly 3,000 proprietary high-quality medical images and videos, as well as several interactive tools for clinicians. The software is completely designed for fast, point-of-care use at the patient's bedside. The extensive use of links, and intuitive navigation and search features make finding specialised topics easy. Popular modules include an extensive formulary with links to appropriate topics, medical calculators, as well as special sections for triage, signs and symptoms, procedures, quick reference and toxicology. Altogether, there are 41 sections in the vast PEMSoft database that address the entire spectrum of pediatric and neonatal disease and injury.
PEMSoft's editorial board includes renowned physicians from highly regarded institutions such as Baylor, Chicago Childrens Memorial Hospital, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Duke, Stanford University, UCLA, and University of Washington. The system's design and use of evidence-based content and multimedia elements help to assure access to online clinical information is fast, simple and intuitive.
Dr. Dieckmann and Dr. Pitt will continue their work as editors-in-chief with PEMSoft.
