Here is the SimpleMind mindmap of my presentation from Handheld Learning 2009 created on iPhone (it’s too big to see in this post so I’ve attached it as a link).

SimpleMind is a great free easy to use application which you can then upload to iPhoto – shame it wasn’t really big enough to hand around at the conference round table so I resorted to a paper version.

HHL09 Presentation Mindmap

A glowing review of version 2.0 of the Blausen Human Atlas application (£11.99 at the iTunes store in the UK) from Notes from the Clinic. The only caveat seems to be that you need to be in range of Wireless Internet to fully appreciate the videos.

The Blausen Human Atlas website describes the iPhone application as providing point-of-care access to 3D animations of common medical treatments and conditions, with accompanying narration derived from the world’s largest award winning medical animation library.

Source : mobihealthnews twitter feed

Notes from the Clinic: Blausen Human Atlas App

Blausen Website

Channel 4 is embarking on a groundbreaking project with Digital Goldfish, the Dundee-based developer. “You Booze You Lose” will be an iPhone/iTouch game that enables players to track their weekly, monthly and yearly alcohol consumption. The game will then display the effects of your habits, such as weight gain, liver disease and the financial and emotional impact…..

38minutes has more

4ip – a new initiative to encourage innovation on digital platforms and reinvent public service media for the digital age.

Interesting interview about Lifescan which was amongst the features demonstrated at the iPhone 3.0 update announcement. The announcement was important for developers because applications can be more effective as the user no longer has to remember to click on the app to get reminders – they can now be “pushed” to the phone like a text message.

In the interview Dave Detmers discusses the company’s demo at Apple’s event and fleshes out the background story on its Bluetooth-enabled blood glucose monitor that synchs up with the iPhone 3.0 OS. LifeScan is a Johnson & Johnson company focused primarily on diabetes monitoring devices and software.

MobiHealthNews Full Interview

Runkeeper is a great little application (free or paid for) that allows you to log the time and length of how far you have run, walk, or ridden. Utilising the GPS feature of the iPhone it allows you to easily track your speed, pace, and elevation, record and map routes (using GPS) and even share your fitness activities and progress with friends.

Easy to use and contrary to some reviews it hasn’t eaten into my iPhone battery too much so far. Great stuff !

Runkeeper Site

Joshua Schwimmer blogs about medical uses of the iPhone from last year but still relevant and interesting (!)

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Epocrates, a free database of pharmaceuticals — with extras like CME credits and medical news — for physicians, the most used healthcare application on the iPhone….

Source : Tech Medicine

Epocrates

John Halamka describes the Kindle and Ipod Touch/iPhone as devices with great potential for medical education….

Kindle Blog Entry

Ipod Touch Blog Entry

An example of mobile personal learning with a doctor and patient….

“Rather than trying to explain procedures with patients using just words, he now carries his phone around and shows them actual video clips of the procedures to help them understand what he’s trying to convey”

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Source : OL Weekly