How do I download and get a ClinicalKey account for the free app FirstConsult?
ClinicalKey App Now Available for Android and Apple iOS (and replaces First Consult)
To download the app, you will have to be affiliated with Athens Campus to get access. Here are the steps:
Open your app store on your device
Search for “Clinical Key”
Click install
Once downloaded, log in with an Institutional Log in (last option) and search for Ohio University - Athens Campus
Log in with your OHIO username and password
You do not have to create a free account with ClinicalKey, but it saves your preferences in the app and in the browser. this is how you create a free ClinicalKey account:
Visit Clinicalkey.com.au while you are on campus or connect to ClinicalKey through our library databases tab.
Click on the “Register” link
Enter your information- your OU email will be your username for the app
Confirm your password by re-entering it
That’s it!
When you do a search in ClinicalKey, depending on your topic, you’ll be presented with a list of results (the first being First Consult if it matches your search). You can use the filter option in the bottom corner to limit results to: fulll-text articles, images, books, clinical trials, guidelines, drug monographs, videos, procedures, or patient education.