Preface.

Section One: Why Star Trek is science past.

So, you'd like a handheld.

Choosing hardware.

Choosing software for yourself.

Organizing your life.

Taking lecture notes.

Keeping track of patient details.

Medical references.

Reading electronic books.

Games for ward rounds.

Carrying the web with you.

Handhelds for patients.

Section Two: Why two handhelds are better than one.

Case 1 - The haematology department.

Case 2 - The General Practice surgery.

Case 3 - The acute medicine department.

Section Three: On being a project champion.

Making change happen.

Talking to the IT department.

Choosing software for the team.

Training.

Electronic documents.

Getting the funding.

Appendix: Accompanying website.

Index.