To assist ASCO Annual Meeting attendees who use their smartphones and iPads to plan and enhance their Meeting experience, ASCO offers two free Meeting-related apps. iPlanner allows users to browse sessions, personalize a Meeting schedule, and locate session rooms and exhibits/booths on an interactive McCormick Place map. iMeeting allows users to play purchased Mobile Meeting content (videos captured at Annual Meeting and thematic symposia sessions) on Web-enabled devices.
ASCO also offers apps that allow convenient on-the-go access to the Membership Directory, Society publications, patient information on Cancer.Net, and the Conquer Cancer Foundation. ASCO’s complete suite of apps is detailed below.
MEETING APPS
iPlanner
Free; available for iPhone, iPad, Android, and BlackBerry. Search “ASCO” in App Store, iTunes Store, or Google Marketplace.
Highlights:
- Browse sessions by date, time, speaker, and track
- Add selected sessions to a personalized schedule
- Syncs with the Web-based ePlanner (accessible by computer), so your itinerary is always available
- Locates your session room with an interactive map of McCormick Place
- Browse exhibitor list and locate specific booths
iMeeting
Free app; available for iPhone and iPad. Search “ASCO” in App Store or iTunes Store.
Highlights:
- View Mobile Meeting content (videos) captured at 2011 ASCO meetings. Content can be purchased during Registration, online at the ASCO University Bookstore (university.asco.org/store), or onsite at ASCO University Bookstore locations
- Access Meeting presentations where and when you want, without being tethered to a computer
MEMBER-ONLY APPS
iDirectory
Free; available for iPhone, iPad, and Android. Search “ASCO” in App Store, iTunes Store, or Google Marketplace. Members-only; sign in with ASCO.org username and password for access.
Highlights:
- Search for ASCO members by name, institution, city, state/province, country, or specialty
- Add contacts to your Favorites list or send a colleague’s public contact information to a patient by e-mail
- Get directions to a contact’s address from your location, or view nearby colleagues on a list or map view
- Read the ASCO Twitter feed
iLibrary
Free; available for iPad. Search “ASCO” in App Store or iTunes Store. Members-only; sign in with ASCO.org username and password for access.
Highlights:
- Read full-text ASCO publications, including the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO), Journal of Oncology Practice (JOP), ASCO Connection, The ASCO Post, ASCO Daily News
- Browse Annual Meeting and thematic symposia resources, blogs, and videos
- Sync to the last page you read so you can pick up where you left off, or re-read from your list of recently viewed media
OTHER ASCO APPS
Cancer.Net
Free; available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices. Search “Cancer.Net” in App Store or iTunes Store.
Highlights:
- Oncologist-approved mobile companion for patients
- Comprehensive information on cancer types
- Organizational tools for personal medical data
Conquer Cancer Foundation
Free; available for iPhone and iPad. Search “Conquer Cancer Foundation” in App Store or iTunes Store.
Highlights:
- Interactive content and easy access to online resources and videos
Journal Apps (upcoming)
Apps for JCO and JOP for iPhone and iPad are planned for release later this year. Mobile versions of JCO (jco.ascopubs.org) and JOP (jop.ascopubs.org) websites are available now and optimized for viewing on any mobile device, including iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry. ■
Selected portions reprinted from ASCO Connection. © American Society of Clinical Oncology. “Journals Adopt New Technology to Augment Impact of Research.” ASCO Connection, April 2011:25. All rights reserved.
