First GNU Health Academia in United Nations University

24 Friday Jun 2011

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I’m happy to announce that the GNU Health Academy will be inaugurated next June 27th 2011 with a very special host, the United Nations University (UNU), in Kuala Lumpur.

The UNU International Institute for Global Health (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) undertakes research, capacity development and dissemination of knowledge related to key issues of human health. The aim is to contribute to the development and strengthening of health services policy frameworks and management actions, particularly for people in developing countries, and to support implementation of promotive and preventive approach to human health [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_University ]

I will be training the UNU personnel, which are our local partners in Asia. The UNU – IIGH will train local health proffessionals in the use of GNU Health, the Free Health and Hospital Information System.

As I said in a previous post, this is another example of how free software can leverage the resources to help the developing countries. Many thanks to Mr Nurhizam Safie Mohd Satar who is leading the MEDICAL integration project at the United Nations University – International Institute for Global Health (IIGH).

This common effort will increase the amount of physicians using Free Software, and we will all benefit with their valuable feedback.

About the United Nations University :

The UN University is dedicated to the generation and transfer of knowledge, and the strengthening of individual and institutional capacities in furtherance of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.

The mission of UN University is to contribute, through collaborative research, capacity development, and advisory services to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations, its Peoples and Member States.

Web Page : http://www.unu.edu

About GNU Health

GNU Health (formerly known as “Medical”) is a free (GPL license), Health and Hospital Information System that provides the following functionality :
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
  • Hospital Information System (HIS)
  • Health Information System
Medical is part of GNU Solidario ( http://gnusolidario.org/en ) . GNU Solidario is a NGO that delivers education and health solutions with free software.


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La clínica MASAKI en Tanzania elige MEDICAL

03 Friday Jun 2011

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Desde el blog de Luis Falcón (english version): http://meanmicio.blogspot.com/2011/06/masaki-clinic-in-tanzania-chooses.html

Me alegra decirles que la Clínica Internacional Masaki de Tanzania está utilizando MEDICAL como Sistema de Información Hospitalario.

El centro de salud tiene las siguientes especialidades:

– Medicina Familiar
– Enfermedades Tropicales
– Obstetricia y Ginecología
– Neumología
– Salud mental
– Endocrinología
– Orientación Nutricional y de estilo de vida
– Fisioterapia

Hoy en día MEDICAL, el Sistema de Información Hospitalario Free Health de GNU Solidario, está ayudando a centros de salud en todo el mundo y mejorando la calidad de vida de sus pacientes y familiares.

Acerca de Medical

Medical es un sistema de Gestión Hospitalaria y de Información de Salud Libre que ofrece las siguientes funciones:

  • Expediente Médico Electrónico (EMR)
  • Sistema de gestión Hospitalaria (HIS)
  • Sistema de información de Salud

Medical es parte de GNU Solidario, una ONG que implementa soluciones de Salud y Educación mediante Software Libre.

Gobiernos con Medical en sus Portales

Masaki Clinic in Tanzania chooses MEDICAL

03 Friday Jun 2011

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I’m happy to announce that the Masaki International Clinic in Tanzania chose MEDICAL as their Hospital Information System.

The Health center has specialists in :

– Family Medicine
– Tropical diseases
– Obstetrics and Gynecology
– Pneumology
– Mental health
– Endocrinology
– Diet and lifestyle counseling
– Physiotherapy

Today MEDICAL , GNU Solidario Free Health and Hospital Information System is helping health centers around the world improving the quality of life of their patients and families.

About Medical

Medical is a free (GPL license), centralized Health and Hospital Information System that provides the following functionality :
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
  • Hospital Information System (HIS)
  • Health Information System
Medical is part of GNU Solidario ( http://gnusolidario.org/en ) . GNU Solidario is a NGO that delivers education and health solutions with free software.


Governments hosting Medical through their portals :


Indignados demonstration in Spain. Analogies in Free Software community

22 Sunday May 2011

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Yesterday I returned to Buenos Aires from my European tour. It was a very productive week in Geneva and Barcelona, talking about MEDICAL with colleagues, partners, and organizations interested in implementing and joining the MEDICAL project. We also talked about the next version of MEDICAL, Tryton and OpenERP.

Angel, Albert Cervera (Nan Tic) and Luis Falcón in Barcelona

 

Nice dinner with the NaN tic guys. We talked about the OpenERP community, and the need of having a governance in Free Software projects without censorship  or being partial. We all see today how speculators are getting into the “open source” and the techniques they are using to lock-in users.

As I said in an interview last year in OpenERP ( http://www.openerp.com/node/549 ), at the end of the day, is your actions what counts, not the tools that you use. By the way, I hope this interview remains there and won’t be censored, as my latest emails 😉

Cool street names in Barcelona 🙂

Finally, I had the chance to go and support the “Indignados” demonstration in Plaza Cataluña, against politicians and private companies responsible of the crisis that we – as the community – have to suffer.

“Indignados” demonstration in Barcelona

After all, greed puts at risk the development and dignity of communities. The same greedy hands are the ones destroying societies and the free software projects.

Luckily, these people in Barcelona and in the rest of Spain, as well as the free software advocates,  have the conviction to fight for our dignity and future.

Bests
Luis

MEDICAL le da la bienvenida a Tryton !

20 Friday May 2011

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Tenemos grandes noticias para los defensores del Software Libre !!

Hemos empezado a trabajar en la ampliación de MEDICAL en apoyo de Tryton ERP. Tryton es un ERP con una gran filosofía del Software Libre, no sólo por tener el código fuente libre si no también para tener una política de NO LOCK-IN. Esto es lo que vamos a conseguir:

 
– Libertad de elección: ahora el usuario tendrá total libertad en el Sistema Operativo, Base de Datos o ERP. El usuario podrá elegir entre OpenERP o Tryton.

– Upgrades Garantizados: MEDICAL debe basarse en una arquitectura que permita al usuario actualizar su infraestructura. Los usuarios y los centros de salud deben poder contar con las herramientas de actualización y documentación para actualizar el sistema operativo, base de datos y ERP sin costo si así lo desean. Es por eso que lo vemos en GNU / Linux, PostgreSQL y Tryton. Este esquema garantiza que el usuario final tenga la versión más actualizada de MEDICAL.

– Independencia del proveedor: Nosotros, como comunidad, para el futuro de MEDICAL (o de cualquier otra solución de software libre) no podemos depender de un único proveedor o de un grupo de proveedores. MEDICAL no pertenece a Thymbra. MEDICAL es parte de una organización sin fines de lucro: GNU Solidario, que no se puede comprar y no puede caer en manos de especuladores.

– Volver a las raíces: Tenemos que volver a los orígenes del software libre. Como ya he dicho, no se trata sólo de “código abierto“, sino también de comunidad y ética.

Es por eso que ahora creo que tenemos el escenario perfecto para la libertad de elección, la independencia del proveedor, políticas de NO LOCK IN, comunidad y  evolución. Estos factores garantizan la continuidad de MEDICAL para la versión actual y para todas las próximas.

Por supuesto vamos a seguir desarrollando MEDICAL para que tenga la misma funcionalidad en todos los ámbitos (OpenERP, Tryton, GNU / Linux, FreeBSD …).

Hoy es un gran día para MEDICAL y para el Software Libre !

MEDICAL Welcomes Tryton !!

20 Friday May 2011

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From Luis Falcón’s blog (http://meanmicio.blogspot.com)

I have great news for the Free Software advocates.

We have started working in extending MEDICAL to support the Tryton ERP. Tryton is a great ERP with a solid free software philosophy, not only for releasing the source code, but by having NO LOCK-IN policies. So this is what we will achieve

–  Freedom of choice : Now the user will have complete freedom in Operating System, Database or ERP . The user will be able to choose from OpenERP or Tryton.

– Guarantee Upgrades : MEDICAL must rely on an architecture that allows the user to upgrade their infrastructure. The users and health centers should have the upgrade tools and documentation to update the operating system, database and ERP at no cost if they choose to do. Today we see that concept in GNU/Linux, Postgresql and Tryton. This schema guarantees that the end user has the best and most updated MEDICAL version, as well as the underlining components.

In this sense, we, as a community, will always be vigilant to any lock-in strategy in the underlying software (operating system, database or ERP) that could compromise its sustainability.

Many organizations around the world have chosen MEDICAL to improve the lives of the underprivileged. This community keeps growing because not only because of its technical capabilities, but also because of the free software philosophy behind it.

– Vendor independence : We, as a community, can NOT depend on a single vendor or group of vendors for the future of MEDICAL (or any free software solution for that matter). MEDICAL does not belong to Thymbra. MEDICAL is part of a non-for-profit organization, GNU Solidario, which can not be bought or fall into speculators hands. MEDICAL is a public good.

– Back to the roots : We need to get back to the origins of Free Software. As I said, this is not about only “open source”, but about community and ethics.

I believe that today we have the perfect scenario of freedom of choice, vendor independence, no lock-in policies of any type, community and evolution. These factors guarantee the sustainability of MEDICAL for the current and all the next installations around the world.
 
We will of course keep on developing MEDICAL so it will have the same functionality in all the environments (OpenERP, Tryton, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD…).

Today is a great day for MEDICAL and for Free Software.

MEDICAL welcomes Tryton !

20 Friday May 2011

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I have great news for the Free Software advocates.
 

We have started working in extending MEDICAL to support the Tryton ERP. Tryton is a great ERP with a solid free software philosophy, not only for releasing the source code, but by having NO LOCK-IN policies. So this is what we will achieve

–  Freedom of choice : Now the user will have complete freedom in Operating System, Database or ERP . The user will be able to choose from OpenERP or Tryton.

– Guarantee Upgrades : MEDICAL must rely on an architecture that allows the user to upgrade their infrastructure. The users and health centers should have the upgrade tools and documentation to update the operating system, database and ERP at no cost if they choose to do. Today we see that concept in GNU/Linux, Postgresql and Tryton. This schema guarantees that the end user has the best and most updated MEDICAL version, as well as the underlining components.

In this sense, we, as a community, will always be vigilant to any lock-in strategy in the underlying software (operating system, database or ERP) that could compromise its sustainability.

Many organizations around the world have chosen MEDICAL to improve the lives of the underprivileged. This community keeps growing because not only because of its technical capabilities, but also because of the free software philosophy behind it.

– Vendor independence : We, as a community, can NOT depend on a single vendor or group of vendors for the future of MEDICAL (or any free software solution for that matter). MEDICAL does not belong to Thymbra. MEDICAL is part of a non-for-profit organization, GNU Solidario, which can not be bought or fall into speculators hands. MEDICAL is a public good.

– Back to the roots : We need to get back to the origins of Free Software. As I said, this is not about only “open source”, but about community and ethics.

I believe that today we have the perfect scenario of freedom of choice, vendor independence, no lock-in policies of any type, community and evolution. These factors guarantee the sustainability of MEDICAL for the current and all the next installations around the world.
 
We will of course keep on developing MEDICAL so it will have the same functionality in all the environments (OpenERP, Tryton, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD…).

Today is a great day for MEDICAL and for Free Software.

About Medical

Medical is a free (GPL license), centralized Health and Hospital Information System that provides the following functionality :
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
  • Hospital Information System (HIS)
  • Health Information System
Medical is part of GNU Solidario ( http://gnusolidario.org/en ) . GNU Solidario is a NGO that delivers education and health solutions with free software.


Governments hosting Medical through their portals :

Pediatric Symptoms Checklist – PSC – in MEDICAL

09 Monday May 2011

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MEDICAL, the Free Health and Hospital Information System has incorporated the PSC to its latest development branch.
The Pediatric Symptoms Checklist – PSC – has been developed by Dr. Michael Jellinek and Dr. Michael Murphy  from the Massachusetts General Hospital.

The authors define the PSC as “a brief screening questionnaire that is used by pediatricians and other health professionals to improve the recognition and treatment of psychosocial problems in children” 

PSC patient section in MEDICAL

MEDICAL uses the standard PSC form – to be completed by the parents – and will include the Y-PSC.

MEDICAL automatically calculates the total PSC score, based upon form values. It also highlights the evaluations that might indicate a child psychosocial impairment.

The PSC cutoff values will be localized to the different countries (Japan, Germany, Holland …), so it will fit their recommended cutoffs.

Sample data of PSC in MEDICAL

I want to thank Drs. Michael Jellinek and Michael Murphy for developing PCS, as well as Sandra Bishop, PhD and María Pagano, PhD from further investigating and working on this great system. I specially thank them for making it a free resource, for the well-being of all the childrens around the world. If you use the PSC functionality of MEDICAL in your health center, please send them a note !

Thank you
Luis Falcón
lfalcon@gnusolidario.org

About Medical

Medical is a free (GPL license), centralized Health and Hospital Information System for OpenERP that provides the following functionality :
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
  • Hospital Information System (HIS)
  • Health Information System
Medical is part of GNU Solidario ( http://gnusolidario.org/en ) . GNU Solidario is a NGO that delivers education and health solutions with free software.


Governments hosting Medical through their portals :