APP2Speak® vs MGH Nephrology Guide

APP2Speak® is an adult-focused Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) speech app designed to help individuals who have lost the ability to speak or have difficulty communicating due to stroke, aphasia, ALS, head and neck cancer, dementia, and other conditions affecting speech and communication. Developed by an experienced American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certified speech-language pathologist, APP2Speak uses photo-based communication, providing a simple and familiar way to communicate. Users can communicate by touching photographs to speak preprogrammed or personalized messages. Its straightforward navigation, familiar photographs, and easy customization can help reduce the complexity often associated with AAC. IMMEDIATE COMMUNICATION APP2Speak includes four preprogrammed communication pages containing photographs, words, and speech output for common everyday needs and conversations. Users can begin communicating immediately and personalize the app as their needs change. PERSONALIZED PHOTO-BASED COMMUNICATION Create unlimited custom communication pages using personal photographs from your photo library, images, or photos taken directly within the app. One or more personalized phrases can be associated with each photograph. Personal photographs can make communication more familiar, meaningful, and individualized while allowing users to express their own needs, preferences, relationships, and personality. TEXT-TO-SPEECH APP2Speak includes a text-to-speech page for creating novel messages. Frequently used words and phrases can be saved for quick access, helping conversations flow more naturally and efficiently. PERSONAL RECORDED VOICE APP2Speak allows personalized voice recordings to be associated with customized photographs and messages, providing another option for individualized communication. SIMPLE CUSTOMIZATION APP2Speak is designed so users, family members, caregivers, and speech-language pathologists can quickly personalize communication without extensive programming or special training. FEATURES • Four preprogrammed photo-based communication pages with words and speech output • 100% photo-based communication • Unlimited customizable communication pages • Use personal photographs, images, or take photos directly within the app • Create and save one or more phrases for customized photographs • Turn preset photographs on or off and rearrange photographs within preset pages • Two photograph display-size options • Text-to-speech with the ability to edit and save frequently used words and phrases • Two text-display options to support low vision • Adjustable speech rate • Personal recorded voice • Lock/unlock editing • Page lock and Go to Page navigation • Rearrange customized photographs and pages • Share custom pages with other APP2Speak users through an enabled Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection • Built-in written instructions and video demonstrations • Select whether APP2Speak opens to a preset communication page, text-to-speech page, or custom page ACCESSIBILITY APP2Speak is compatible with many iOS accessibility features, including low-vision settings, Touch Accommodations, and compatible Bluetooth switches. APP2Speak is available in English. Additional languages may be used when personalizing text-to-speech and custom communication pages based on supported device language and voice settings. COMPATIBILITY Compatible with supported iPad and iPhone devices running iOS 13.0 or later. ONE-TIME PURCHASE Full access to APP2Speak for $199.00 plus applicable taxes. No subscription required.

The Nephrology Guide of the Massachusetts General Hospital is an up-to-date, quick reference for the diagnosis and management of patients with acute and chronic kidney disease as well as common electrolyte and acid-base disorders. It was developed for generalists—students, residents, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants—as well as nephrology fellows, attendings, and dialysis nurses. Over 150 topics are authored by nephrology experts at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and include more than 320 tables, charts, figures, images, and carefully organized lists. Hard to find information such as considerations for special populations (e.g., patients with diabetes, cancer, lupus, HIV) are also included. The Guide is fully integrated with Unbound Medicine’s Prime PubMed allowing users to link from literature references to full citations, abstracts, and full-text journal articles provided by the publisher. With the Guide you can:  * Consult more than 150 topics in bulleted, fast-read format * Review 320+ tables with quick synopses of clinical considerations * Find detailed sections on dialysis and kidney transplantation * Stay current with regular updates delivered automatically  * Highlight and make custom notes within topics * Link to the primary literature using Prime PubMed * Search by specific keywords to find topics fast * Bookmark 'Favorites' and organize them using popular tagging feature  Purchase includes a 1-year subscription with regular content updates. Your Nephrology Guide of the Massachusetts General Hospital subscription automatically renews at the current rate of $49.99 unless auto-renew is turned off 24 hours prior to the conclusion of your current 1-year period, which can be done in account settings. This will ensure you receive all updates for the following year. Should you choose not to renew, you will be able to continue to use the content however will not receive updates. Editor: Eliot Heher, MD, Medical Director, MGH Kidney Transplant Program Powered by: Unbound Medicine Unbound Privacy Policy: www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement