A simple app that enables you to save pubmed abstracts. You may add a personal note to abstracts. You may also email the abstracts and export the saved data. The app is for free. Made by an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Vikrant Azad. I coded this app for my personal use and […]

12th April 2016, Brussels, Belgium. What is the rationale for this initiative? Digital revolution is radically changing how European citizens are living and facing their social and health care habits: a recent eurobarometer survey showed that 6 out of 10 Europeans had looked for their health information on the internet […]

The way we use the web has changed over the years and so has the technology that comes with this behavioral change. To get an address or a telephone number we simply hit up google and perform a search. 50% (1) of the time we do so, we do it via […]

Start: 9th May 2016, Cape Town, South Africa. Echo in Africa is a collaborative project between the British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) and SUNheart which takes place at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town South Africa. Now in its third year, BSE members are invited to volunteer to take part in […]

How privilege and power in the economy drive extreme inequality and how this can be stopped. The gap between rich and poor is reaching new extremes. Credit Suisse recently revealed that the richest 1% have now accumulated more wealth than the rest of the world put together. This occurred a […]

EchoCalc  EchoCalc is the official App of the British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) made freely available to download. It contains all of the BSE normal reference values for transthoracic echocardiography and other widely used reference values, including those for prosthetic aortic and mitral valves. The app is free to download and […]

2016 Yellow Book CDC Health Information for International Travel (commonly called the Yellow Book) is published every two years by CDC as a reference for those who advise international travelers about health risks. The Yellow Book is written primarily for health professionals, although others will find it useful. Key Features […]

Start: 2nd July 2016, Cordoba, Argentina. In 2001 Argentina experienced the worst economic collapse of its history, yet since then, the country has been on a path to economic growth and social inclusion. Over the last several years, there has been a concerted effort to provide care to those without […]

Start: September 2017, Baltimore, MD, USA. This certificate program focuses on humanitarian assistance in the international health context. The program is a major educational activity of the Center for Refugee and Disaster Response. The Center receives technical assistance from the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Pan American Health […]

    With the term “healthcare” in mind, one tends to think that only the best designers and engineers are hired to work in this field, building only the best and most usable websites and applications available on the market. Meanwhile in the real world they do not (most of […]