eGPlearning Podblast – Digitalis and Kardia Alivecor Hi #eGPlearners The eGPlearning Podblast is the UKs leading primary care focused health tech podcast which is co-hosted by two Nottingham based GPs- Dr Hussain Gandhi (@drGandalf52) and Dr Andrew Foster (@drawfoster). The podcast explores many topical areas of health technology and applications and challenges that technology can create in primary care. We also …
eGPlearning TipThursday – Habitica Hi #eGPlearners Welcome to the weekly showcase of Technology-enhanced primary & learning resources from eGPlearning. This episode looks at a fun way of building up good habits. Habitica is an app that allows completing your to-do list, to level up your own personalised character to go off onto quests and slay the perils of bad habits. OK, …
eGPlearning TipThursday – Hi #eGPlearners Welcome to the weekly showcase of Technology-enhanced primary & learning resources from eGPlearning. Today learn how to type faster. Working in primary care we do a lot of typing and how quickly you can type may affect how much time you spend at work. Other solutions like dictation software like a previous TipThursday – Dictateit.live may …
eGPlearning TipThursday – Psychiatrienet Hi #eGPlearners Welcome to the weekly showcase of Technology-enhanced primary & learning resources from eGPlearning. This episode I look at Psychiatrienet.nl, which is avaialble on the Neurology and Mental health resources page of the eGPlearning website. This is a useful website from the Netherlands created by doctors, psychiatrists and pharmacists which can help you navigate how to …
eGPlearning TipThursday – Hi #eGPlearners Welcome to the weekly showcase of Technology-enhanced primary & learning resources from eGPlearning. With Black Wednesday approaching (see link), I wanted to show you an app that might help with navigating contact to hospital colleagues. The Induction app by Podmedics enables you to select your local hospitals and search for contact details of wards, departments and …
Mdcalc-the best medical calculator? Hi #eGPlearners Welcome to the weekly showcase of Technology-enhanced primary & learning resources from eGPlearning. This week we look at a useful medical calculator app that runs as an app or from the website – MDCalc. Packed full of useful clinical calculators like Wells score, FeverPain, CURB-65 (interestingly created by a Nottingham UK doctor) and a host …
Recently I was asked to explain to a patient by one of our reception staff why GPs run late. I normally use the analogy of catching a train to explain both why doctors run late with appointments, and why it is important for patients to attend on time. Our team found it helpful to hear so I thought I …
An eGPlearning interview with Dr. Kenny Livingstone the founder of Zoomdoc– an innovative geo-location home visiting app and service for primary care in the UK. Hosted by Dr Hussain Gandhi (@drgandalf52) they discuss how Zoomdoc was created and how Kenny innovated the service, including funding options for entrepreneurs like using Seedrs. As an example look up Zoomdoc on Seedrs …
Welcome to a new resource and enjoy our Podblast… As many of my eGPlearners know I am keen to facilitate technology-enhanced primary care learning. This usually involves advice on various resources and methods that can be used or analysis of health tech/ primary care events. With that in mind, I am keen to support all the eGPlearners out there with …