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Ian Daniher has been cooresponding with Aurelian, creator of [http://medical-dictionary.ro] |
Ian Daniher has been cooresponding with Aurelian, creator of [http://medical-dictionary.ro XTerm_Medical_Dictionary] |
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I will agree to make this database available free of any charge to your team working for OLPC with a simple condition. I would like formal assurance that third parties don't have access to this database except through the application you create. I had to encrypt it years ago after I noticed several individuals stealing all the definitions to create websites. Every other month I receive requests to sell it. I do not plan to sell it, because I want not to be used for profit. Let's find a way to do this properly and I will be glad to help colleagues from other countries that will use your application. |
I will agree to make this database available free of any charge to your team working for OLPC with a simple condition. I would like formal assurance that third parties don't have access to this database except through the application you create. I had to encrypt it years ago after I noticed several individuals stealing all the definitions to create websites. Every other month I receive requests to sell it. I do not plan to sell it, because I want not to be used for profit. Let's find a way to do this properly and I will be glad to help colleagues from other countries that will use your application. |
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Best wishes, |
Best wishes, |
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Revision as of 21:27, 17 November 2007
A diagnostic aid for untrained or uneducated people working in remote areas without access to formal medical care. Ideally will be largely picture-based, with easy-to-use interface
- User:DyD has collected some diagnosis aids used by a local hospital.
- User:ZdenekBroz has been working on a wikislice of relevant medical information (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wikislice/Medical, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THM_:_DB)
- A very simple pygtk/xml based activity could be made using if/elseif clauses to mimic a diagnostic flowchart.
- The biggest problem here is legal liability, a hefty disclaimer may be needed.
Ian Daniher has been cooresponding with Aurelian, creator of XTerm_Medical_Dictionary "Ian, I will agree to make this database available free of any charge to your team working for OLPC with a simple condition. I would like formal assurance that third parties don't have access to this database except through the application you create. I had to encrypt it years ago after I noticed several individuals stealing all the definitions to create websites. Every other month I receive requests to sell it. I do not plan to sell it, because I want not to be used for profit. Let's find a way to do this properly and I will be glad to help colleagues from other countries that will use your application. Best wishes, Aurelian"
Resources
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Health_Organization_Essential_Medicines
- http://www.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/
- http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download.php
- http://www.medical-dictionary.ro/index.html
- http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Human_Physiology
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wikislice/Medical
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THM_:_DB
If interested in contributing, editing, or providing general assistance, contact either Ian Daniher at it.daniher(at)gmail.com or Steve Burns at steven.burns(at)case.edu