On this page
- Overview of the app
- Downloading the app
- Access from your desktop
- Creating a user account
- Setting up full-text access
- Setting up notifications and email alerts
- Creating, sharing and following collections
- Tips
Read by QxMD Overview
Create, Share and Follow Collections (App)
Add articles to a Collection:
- Sign into the Read by QxMD app
- Tap the search icon (bottom-right of the app screen)
- Enter your search term and select the Search button
- Select (tap) the article you would like to add to a collection
- Click on the ☆ symbol (top of article)
- Select the + Add to My Collection link
- Either Enter the Collection Name (for a new collection) or select an existing collection (from the list)
- Repeat steps 2-7 to add additional articles
Share a Collection:
- Tap on the ☆ symbol at the bottom of the app screen
- The Saved Papers view will display with a list of My Personal Collections
- Tap the Publish button alongside the collection you would like to share
- Alongside the Visibility setting tap PRIVATE - to change the setting to PUBLIC
- Enter a Description (optional)
- Click the Done (or tick or Finish) button
The collection can now be selected by other users (see Notifications/Alerts box).
To Follow a Collection:
Note: This assumes the user has downloaded the app and created a profile.
- Sign into the Read by QxMD app and select the Settings cog (top corner)
- Select the Settings cog (top-right corner)
- Under Content Settings:
- Select Collections to Follow
- Enter a search term in the Search for a Public Collection box (for example: ANZCA Clinical Trials Network) and click the Search button
- Select the Collection you would like to follow (by selecting the tick box alongside the collection)
- Click Done (or tick) when complete
Overview
Read by QxMD aims to provide a single place to keep up with new medical & scientific research.
It provides a simple interface that drives discovery and seamless access to the medical literature by reformatting it into a personalized digital medical journal.
Features:
- Get full-text PDFs with one tap
- Keep up with the latest new research that will impact your practice
- Browse through 1000s of outstanding topic reviews
- Search millions of articles from PubMed and our database of outstanding topic reviews
- Read your favorite journals or browse article collections.
- Access full-text through the Counties Manukau Health Library's institutional subscription or via open access publishers
- Share articles with colleagues over email, Twitter and Facebook
- Organize and review your personal collection of articles
Download & access
Download the Read by QXMD app:
You can download the app through the QXMD website:
Or via one of these links:
- iOS (iTunes App Store) - Access: Free
- Android (Google Play) - Access: Free
- Web app - Access: Free
Signing in:
Once you have downloaded the app, CM Health staff will need to create a user account (see sidebar), which will allow them to keep up-to-date on their specialist topics, favourite journals and so on.
- Open the app
- New users should will need to set up a new account (see sidebar)
- If you already have an account:
- Sign in with Facebook OR
- Enter your account credentials:
- Select the LOGIN link
- Enter Email and Password
- Click the Sign In button on the top-right
Setting up institutional/full-text access:
- Once signed in, select the Settings cog (top corner)
- Under Account Settings, select Institutional Access
- Select Counties Manukau Health
- Select your login preference = Choose automatic login
- User name: Employee staff number
Password: your first name - Click Done (or tick) when complete
Notifications/alerts
It is possible to set up the Read by QxMD app to send alerts/notifications based on a whole range of settings, including publication of articles related to chosen specialties, journals, collections and keywords.
- Sign into the Read by QxMD app and select the Settings cog (top corner)
- Select the Settings cog (top-right corner)
- Under Content Settings:
- Select one of the following:
- Specialties to Follow
- Journals to Follow
- Collections to Follow
- Keywords to Follow
- Search/select/enter your specialty(-ties)/journals(s)/collection(s)/keywords for which you would like to set up alerts/notifications
- Click Done (or tick) when complete
- Select one of the following:
- Under Account Settings, select App Settings & Information (or App Settings on Android)
- The following settings can be adjusted:
- Automatic PDF Download
- Download Finished Notification
- Color Code Papers by Paper Type
- Attach PDF when Emailing Papers
- Notification Settings: Push & Email Notifications [*recommended]
- New articles from journals you've subscribed to*
- New articles from collections you've subscribed to
- New articles from keywords you've subscribed to
- Landmark new research
- General notifications
- Updates on Read
- Updates on QxMD news, software updates and the latest information on our products, services and partners
- This Week's Most Read Papers*
- Weekly Update
- New comment on paper's I'm interested in
- New follower for my shared collection
- New comment on papers in my collection
- Trending papers*
- Click Done (or tick) when complete
Accessing Read by QxMD from your desktop
Access Read by QxMD on your desktop:
Create a user account in Read by QxMD
User accounts can be used to personalise access, set up notifications and download PDF content for the Read by QxMD app.
- After installing, open the app
- Click on the green SIGN UP (or NEW ACCOUNT) button
- Complete the Personalization form:
- Your Profession - for example: Physician
- Your Specialty = example: Anesthesiology
- Your Location = New Zealand
- Click Next (or Continue)
- Add any other specialties and click Next (or Continue) OR don't select anything and click Skip
- Add Keywords, Collections and Journals of interest and click Next (or Continue) OR don't select anything and click Skip
- Sign in using Facebook OR enter your name/email credentials to create a Read by QxMD profile:
- First Name
- Last Name
- Work ZIP (Post Code)
- Password
- Click Done (or Finish) when complete