What Are POC-IT Guides?
POC-IT (Point-of-Care Information Technology) Guides provide real-time, evidence-based information that can be accessed by mobile device or computer at the bedside or in the exam room. The Guides are a decision-support tool for primary care physicians, specialists, nurses, pharmacists, medical students and other health care providers available by annual subscription.
Benefits of POC-IT Guides
- Developed and updated by clinical experts at Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Designed for real-time use at the bedside or in the exam room in both primary and specialty care clinical settings
- Distills complex material into need-to-know bulleted information
- Saves time so that clinicians can focus on providing quality patient care
- Easily accessible, rapidly viewed and frequently updated to meet time-strapped clinicians' needs
ABX Guide
A comprehensive resource that covers more than 700 topics on infectious diseases. Includes current, authoritative, evidence-based information to help you make decisions at the point of care.
Expert commentary from Johns Hopkins authors, including Dr. Paul Auwaerter, Editor-in-Chief, ABX Guide.
Topics include drugs, diagnosis, management, pathogens and vaccines.
Expert commentary from Johns Hopkins authors, including Dr. Paul Auwaerter, Editor-in-Chief, ABX Guide.
Topics include drugs, diagnosis, management, pathogens and vaccines.
HIV Guide
Includes clinical decision support information on HIV management and treatment at clinicians' fingertips.
Quickly locate drug monographs, pathogens, guidelines and strategies.
Review in-depth coverage of HIV therapy, including infections, malignancies, clinical tests and microbiology.
Quickly locate drug monographs, pathogens, guidelines and strategies.
Review in-depth coverage of HIV therapy, including infections, malignancies, clinical tests and microbiology.
Diabetes Guide
Designed for health care providers who engage with diabetic patients or those at risk.
An in-depth resource for use on the web or mobile devices.
Explore the evidence-based specifics of diabetes complications, management and treatment recommendations.
Answer clinical questions fast with updated, evidence-based information.
An in-depth resource for use on the web or mobile devices.
Explore the evidence-based specifics of diabetes complications, management and treatment recommendations.
Answer clinical questions fast with updated, evidence-based information.
Phipps Psychiatry Guide
Designed for psychiatrists and primary care providers.
Diagnostic definitions on more than 175 topics.
Topics cover approach, symptoms, diagnoses, medications and treatments.
Content is broken down into bulleted, quick-read entries.
Informed and evidence-based guidance on whether and when to refer to specialists.
Updated edition coming Fall 2025, including modules on Psychedelic Therapy and sections including patient education.
Diagnostic definitions on more than 175 topics.
Topics cover approach, symptoms, diagnoses, medications and treatments.
Content is broken down into bulleted, quick-read entries.
Informed and evidence-based guidance on whether and when to refer to specialists.
Updated edition coming Fall 2025, including modules on Psychedelic Therapy and sections including patient education.
Unbound Medline
Quickly search more than 22 million journal articles from the PubMed database on your smartphone and tablet.
Results contain abstracts, citations and links to available full-text articles, which can be shared with classmates and colleagues.
Unbound MEDLINE contains Grapherence, an exclusive feature that visually explores the interrelationship and relevance of medical literature.
Results contain abstracts, citations and links to available full-text articles, which can be shared with classmates and colleagues.
Unbound MEDLINE contains Grapherence, an exclusive feature that visually explores the interrelationship and relevance of medical literature.
Use Cases
Who Uses POC-IT Guides?
Health Care Providers
POC-IT Guides meet the ever-urgent need of time-strapped clinicians by distilling complex material into need-to-know bulleted information that is easily accessible, rapidly viewed and frequently updated. Users are able to easily search the site, quickly navigate to the needed information, and apply the information promptly and seamlessly at the point of care.
