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  • Alexandre Gouveia 23:41 on 11/08/2009 Permalink | Reply
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    DeltaExchange

    Delta Exchange is a social networking for primary care physicians created by TransforMED, an American Academy of Family Physicians subsidiary. Its main goal is to enhance the family physicians knowledge in the patient centered medical home model.

    Transform to a medical home — with a little help from your friends

    We learned from the National Demonstration Project (NDP) that transforming to a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) isn’t easy — it actually IS rocket science — and it requires meaningful change throughout all aspects of a practice.

    We also learned that medical practices can be lonely places: physicians and staff often feel isolated. What they want and need are opportunities to communicate, collaborate, and learn with other practices in order to maintain the momentum of change.

    And lastly, we also learned that some practice leaders have a DIY attitude (Do-It-Yourself). They were not interested in having a consultant or practice coach in the practice; they just wanted useful information, some accountability, and connections with other practices to learn best practices.

    TransforMED’s Delta-Exchange provides all of that in an online, social networking platform.

    With the cost of 30$/month per user, this is an interesting solution for knowledge sharing and collaborative virtual work among family physicians.

     
  • Alexandre Gouveia 12:56 on 10/08/2009 Permalink | Reply
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    James Bateman on how virtual patients ‘bring more reality’ to simulation-based scenarios http://tinyurl.com/l7wf9p

    This is an interesting video, makes me think about the possibility of using Virtual Reality for Medical Education in General Practice.

     
  • Alexandre Gouveia 09:48 on 16/04/2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Child care, , Virtual Worlds,   

    Medicine Made Easy 

    Engaging kids in healthcare can be one of the many hard tasks of a health professional, but surely one of the most rewarding.

    Nowadays, creating technologic platforms for health education is more than an alternative; it’s mandatory.

    This is certainly going in that direction: Medikidzmedical information for kids!

    medikidzhome

    The 5 Medikidz – Axon, Gastro, Skinderella, Pump and Chi – are a “group of larger-than-life. space-dwelling characters” that live on a 3D virtual world, a planet called Mediland and shaped as the human body. By using graphic novels, medicine information pamphlets, an online information edutainment environment, online games, and of course, social networking, the Medikidz are determined to explain medical concepts in a simple and understandable way, empowering children and their parents. Everything starting in next July.

    medikidz

    medikidzwebsite

    medikidkzstomachroom1

    This is the 3D view of the Stomach Room with some food in it.

    Will it be possible for grown-up docs to pay a visit? I would love to take a journey trough Mediland and remind those days of “Il était une fois la vie”.

    More information:

    Facebook – Medikidz Foundation

    E-Health Europe: World’s first kid’s medical website announced

    Habbo – Medikidz group

     
    • DrV 21:36 on 16/04/2009 Permalink | Reply

      This is interesting. I have thought of using endoscopy videos as a means of teaching kids about the gut.

    • alexandregouveia 22:38 on 16/04/2009 Permalink | Reply

      Thanks for your comment,

      I think we should use all the possible means to help kids understand the human body; endoscopy videos could be interesting in deed.

      Best regards,

      Alex.

    • Ribs Susiaho 08:29 on 17/04/2009 Permalink | Reply

      Glad you like the look of our forthcoming website and virtual world! In answer to your question – yes of course grown-ups can visit too :)

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