Using technology to optimise how we get things doneDR MOHAMMAD AL-UBAYDLICEO, PATIENTS KNOW BEST

How many of you…Have a smartphone?

Have a tablet device?

Use these devices in clinical work?

About me

I was obsessed with handhelds…

…and now I’m obsessed with PHRs

Trained as a programmer

Trained as a physician

Honorary researcher

Patients Know BestPatients-controlled records allow integrated care across all health and social for each patient’s unique health

Case management with messaging, symptom tracking, care planning and shared records

SkypeVideo consultations are good for you and good for patients

• Save time for the patient

• Avoid the harm of travel

• Avoid the harm of clinics

• See patient’s situation at home

Peer support sitesHealth Unlocked forum for patients to share advice and support see https://healthunlocked.com/multiple-sclerosis

Patients Like Me includes structured data for research see https://www.patientslikeme.com/conditions/1-multiple-sclerosis

Go mobileGet your team some tablets and make sure your phone is a smartphone

Tablets: iPad is best, but Surface runs Windows

Smartphones: Android is commonest and cheapest, you may prefer iPhone, but do not waste investment on Windows or Blackberry

Get your team some tablets and make sure your phone is a smartphone

Tablets: iPad is best, but Surface runs Windows

Smartphones: Android commonest and cheapest, you may prefer iPhone, but do not bother with Windows or Blackberry

Ask for mobile version of your existing systems

As your IT department for custom mobile workflowe.g. Total Mobile www.totalmobile.co.uk/healthcare

Apps for patientsSee: http://apps.nhs.uk/apps/multiple-sclerosis-conditions/#

MS JournalInjection-tracking

RxmindMe PrescriptionMedication-tracking

MSAA - Multiple Sclerosis Self-Care ManagerSymptom-tracking

Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis & ManagementApp production made possible by Allergan, Bayer HealthCare, Novartis and Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

The Multiple Sclerosis - Clinical Care App contains current information on the diagnosis, classification, and management of multiple sclerosis (MS), concisely presented for use at the point of care. The content has been developed by Borm Bruckmeier Publishing in collaboration with the National MS Society, and is intended for practicing neurologists, resident physicians and other healthcare professionals involved in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis.

Highlights include:· Signs and symptoms characteristic of MS· Four disease courses· 2010 Revised McDonald Diagnostic Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis· Differential diagnoses· Elements of the diagnostic workup, including typical findings on brain and spinal MRI, and cerebrospinal fluid analysis· Common clinically-isolated syndrome presentations· Extensive symptom management including impact on quality of life, additional resources, and patient education material · Treatment strategies including disease-modifying medications and relapse and symptom management· Assessment scales including the Kurtzke Functional Systems Scores, Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale, Bladder Control Scale, and Two-Question Screening Tool for Depression· National MS Society resources for clinicians and their patients

Kindle (text)booksClick to search Kindle store

Questions…MOHAMMAD@PATIENTSKNOWBEST.COM