Andrew McIvor MD, MSc, FRCP

Professor of Medicine

Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health

COPD eHealth Tools.

Source: Leger Marketing Poll September 2005. n=2,568

Report Card Key Findings

• Standing Orders and Care Maps • Patient Passport

– Patient carried summary and Action plan

• BlackberryPatient monitoring 99.4% daily data received 100

patient cohort 3 yrs monitoring

Apple App: Scoring tools ADO, BOLD, 6MW, Goldman Cardiac Risk, Charlston Co-morbidity Score

Apple App GOLD Guidelines– 3 year agreement signed launch APRS Dec 2012

BlackBerry Based Monitoring of BlackBerry Based Monitoring of COPD PatientsCOPD Patients

• All input and transmission controlled by thumb track wheel or touch pad• Conditional questions uploaded automatically• Fully under study centre control• All data fully secured• Secure uploads of PEF• Instant updates of patient database

• Apple App GOLD Guidelines

– Full guidelines– Multi- language– PDF and Kindle downloads– Integrated tools

New AreasNew Areas

• Raspberry Pi• Animation Education• Viral Health promotion– Asthma Script

– COPD Script

Raspberry PiRaspberry Pi

Other COPD ToolsOther COPD Tools

• Practice Reflection / Medical Audit• Spirometry education• Patient Education• Distance CME

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