Mobile Technology and the Anaesthetist

Anthony Lewis !

September 2014

Consultant in Anaesthesia

NORTH SHORE PRIVATE HOSPITAL

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Medical Director

Moore’s Law !

Processor speeds, or overall processing power for computers, will double every two years.  !

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Gordon Moore, 1970

Was Gates Correct?

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Anaesthesia apps

Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia, Third Edition

Emergencies in Anaesthesia, Second Edition

(Free) Awake Fibreoptic Intubation

Anaesthesia

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SonoAccess

MHApp

iBronch

Coagulate

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Sepsis Guide: Surviving Sepsis Quick Reference

Pharmacology apps

DrugDoses

iRemi

(Free) Precedex – Dexmedetomidine

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Pharmacokinetics apps

AnestAssist PK/PD

TIVAManager

PKSim

Vaper

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Learning apps

Mental case

iThoughts (mindmapping)

What can apps do?

Content

Calculators

Database

Simulators

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Web-based

Books

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Design

Design is not just what it looks like and

feels like. Design is how it

works.

Steve Jobs

Simplicity is not the absence of clutter, that's a consequence of

simplicity. Simplicity is somehow essentially describing the purpose and place

of an object and product. The absence of clutter is just a

clutter-free product.

That's not simple. Jony Ive

Cost

$120 per hr

$960 per day

$4800 per week

$19200 per month

1. Don’t add too many features

2. Tell people your idea and ask for their comments

3. (Don’t develop for too many platforms)

4. Design simplicity

5. Costs

6. Pay attention to gestures

7. Every review and every feedback issue is important

8. Update regularly and add new content

9. Don’t forget to market your app. This will involve costs.

10. Own the code