All the information contained in the program is a mix of evidence based medicine and best practice, and is displayed in a standard format so that you can jump straight to me presentation, treatment, investigation, or reference sections to get the information you require in a matter of seconds. Pointers are provided for further reading in established texts and articles and references are closely linked to the Oxford Textbook of Medicine and the Oxford Textbook of Surgery. Regular updates are available via disk or the Oxford Clinical Mentor Online updating service. But the information has been organised in quite a different structure to the printed version, designed for rapid retrieval of information. OCM contains details of more than 2,000 disease.
Installation is quick and easy.
OCM uses a custom written interface. Although it will run on high resolutions, only a 648x480 window will be displayed. When OCM starts up you will be presented with the search screen. The titles of articles are grouped into chapters based on the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine and the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties. A powerful feature of OCM is an ability to uncover possible clinical implications of combination of symptoms, signs and test results that might be found whilst examining a patient.