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Programa IWEEE 2015

18 Friday Sep 2015

Posted by Luis Falcon in events, GNU Health, GNU solidario

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#epigenetica, #epigenetics, #interoperaility, #medicinasocial, #socialmedicine, EHR, freesoftware, GNU Health, gnusolidario, HMIS, iweee2015, medicine, salud, softwarelibre, tryton

El programa puede verse sujeto a cambios por circunstancias externas a la organización.
The program is subject to change
Mapa/Map EXE Hotel Las Canteras 25/09/2015
http://www.exelascanteras.com/contacto-y-mapa.html

Mapa/Map Colegio Médicos de Las Palmas 26/09/2009

www.exelascanteras.com/contacto-y-mapa.html

Registration is open for IWEEE 2013

05 Monday Nov 2012

Posted by Luis Falcon in Uncategorized

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free software, gnu, GNU Health, GNU solidario, IWEEE, IWEEE 2013, Las Palmas, medicine, registration, Social Justice

We are thrilled to announce opening of registration for the VI edition of IWEEE 2013: Social Justice
Admission is free, but previous registration is required. Make sure to reserve your place !

In the next few weeks we will start publishing the tentative program, so don’t forget to check out our latest news and events.

We hope to see you in Las Palmas !

Free Software versus Open Source: Tryton vs Odoo (openERP)

08 Thursday Sep 2011

Posted by Luis Falcon in Libre Software

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fsf, gnu, GNU Health, medicine, openerp, openobject, Public Health, tryton, United Nations

I could write many pages, but it all comes down to one concept: ethics.
When I talk about Free Software, I talk about not only about freedom, but also community and good will from the software author. The latter probably is the most important one.
You write Free Software because you want to contribute to the community. It’s an act of social activism. It’s about sharing and helping out.
This April I got a mail from Chris Larsen, a doctor working in Rwanda, where he was asking OpenERP the scripts to upgrade to 6.x, since they needed to have the latest Medical version. The response he got was that the scripts were not publicly available anymore. If they wanted to upgrade, they would have to pay a support contract to OpenERP. This is the typical example of a vendor lock-in. They change the rules (even the license) and then the user becomes their prisoner.
That very same day I started the implementation of GNU Health (previously called “medical”) in the Tryton platform. Believe me, this was frustrating and it meant a lot of work, but I had to guarantee the future for the health centers.
That effort paid off. Today Health (GNU Health) is an official GNU package (health.gnu.org), the United Nations University has adopted it, and everyday health centers are downloading it from the GNU official site. Obviously, the GNU Health version that today is an official GNU package runs under Tryton, a community-based project.
I just got an email today that a health center in RDC ( Democratic Republic of Congo ) after testing the functionality, will be using GNU Health under Tryton.
Open Source has become the refuge for some speculators, who apply digital lock-ins, by, for example, not releasing the upgrade scripts. This is not fair. It’s not ethical. It’s not thinking about the community. It’s being selfish and greedy. Lastly, it’s not respecting the underlying software.
OpenERP and Tryton need Python, Postgresql and GNU/Linux. If Python or Postgresql would impose a support contract fee to be able to upgrade, they would not exist. So, none of us have the right to break the evolution chain. 
So, a word of advice . Make sure you use Free Software. This is more than just a license. They should be community-based projects.
Some signs of warning to keep in mind : Avoid software that has a “buy” link instead of a “download”, or “1 month free”. Those are signs of vendor lock-in strategies. Also, be wary of “Commercial Open Source”, projects, led by private corporations. They are usually there only for their money and don’t care about you. 
If you are a programmer, you can – and you should – make money from Free Software. You can make a good income by giving training sessions and implementing your software. Free Software is both ethical and a great way of making your living !
As the author of GNU Health, and as the president of GNU Solidario, my commitment is to the community and the underprivileged, so rest assured that I will always suggest you the best environment for your health center. Now that GNU Health is an official GNU package, our mission is supported and backed up by the Free Software Foundation and the United Nations.

Update (Apr 2016) : Please read Richard Stalman statement against the use of Odoo on his post “When Free Software depends on Nonfree” https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/when-free-depends-on-nonfree

Medical 0.0.51 : Easy to install, Signs, Symptoms and health promotion

20 Sunday Jun 2010

Posted by Luis Falcon in GNU solidario, medical

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free software, GNU solidario, health, medical, medicine, openobject, promotion

In this new version of Medical, we have improved the installation; the signs and symptoms in the patient examination; and the functionality on health promotion and disease prevention.

Installation :

Medical 0.0.51 has now a “Medical Center profile” that include the most important functionality modules, so you don’t have to install one by one. It will be done automatically during the installation.

This will include the core module, admissions, lifestyle / sexuality, socioeconomics, diseases (ICD-10), laboratory,gynecology and genetics

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 

– Gynecology ( mammography, colposcopy, breast self-examination )
– Home and car safety
– Sexuality ( sexual habits, practices and associated risks )

Signs and Symptoms

The signs and symptoms section on the patient evaluation / physical examination has been extensively revised and improved. Now we count with over 115 signs and symptoms, covering most of the evaluations. This is important not only for the health professional, but also to get good statistical information.

For a detailed log of chages, please visit the Changelog

Medical is a free Health and Hospital Information System, with the goal to provide a universal high quality e-Health environment, specially for countries and provinces with low resources.

As usual, you can download and test Medical at sourceforge : http://medical.sf.net

Please download it and report any bugs and suggestions !

Medical is part of the GNU Solidario project ( http://gnusolidario.org/en ) . GNU Solidario is a NGO that delivers education and health solutions with free software.

Medical 0.0.49 released !

31 Monday May 2010

Posted by Luis Falcon in HMIS, medical

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EMR, free software, HMIS, medical, medicine, openerp, openobject

In this release we have optimized the navigation, allergy and basic reports.

For a detailed list of modifications, please check http://medical.sourceforge.net/Changelog

Here are a couple of screenshots that show some reporting and the navigation in some areas (medicaments and allergies).

You can see the relationship between what is in the screen and the report generated.

We have also included Panagiotis Kontaxis localization for Greece.

Medical is a free Health and Hospital Information System, with the goal to provide a universal high quality e-Health environment, specially for countries and provinces with low resources.

As usual, you can download and test Medical at sourceforge : http://medical.sf.net

Please download it and report any bugs and suggestions !

Medical is part of the GNU Solidario project ( http://gnusolidario.org/en ) . GNU Solidario is a NGO that delivers education and health solutions with free software.

Peerless Hospital in Nigeria chooses Medical

02 Friday Oct 2009

Posted by Luis Falcon in medical

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medical, medicine, openobject

Dear all

We are very happy to announce that Peerless Hospital in Nigeria has chosen Medical for their institution.

I have been contacted by Mr. Agu Chibueze who told me their decision of using Medical to implement their Hospital Information System, as part of the African Health Network.

This non-profit effort is part of the GNU Solidario project, who delivers education and hea lth to emerging economies with free software.

This is part of the team in Nigeria:

  • Agu Chibueze (Computer Scientist)
  • Emmanuel Akpo (Medical Doctor, Surgeon)
  • Chibuike Ugwuoke (Computer Professional)

This is a very challenging project in which we will put all our effort to deliver a system that will optimize their healthcare. We already set up a development server and are working on a daily basis with the Nigerian team.

Many thanks to Agu, Dr. Emmanuel, Chibuike and the Peerless Hospital for their great mission on helping out the people of Nigeria, and for trusting Medical and GNU Solidario.

Here is a letter from Agu Chibueze about the African Health Network that I want to share with you :

THE AFRICAN HEALTH NETWORK

The African Health Network is a new organization with the primary aim of centralizing Electronic Medical Records within Sub-Saharan Africa. The African Health Network plans to achieve this using strictly open source tools. AHN has chosen OpenERP from Tiny and Axelor as their framework of choice and the medical module from Thymbra.

Currently, online healthcare is far beyond the reach of the common African. While the project is expected to be self-financing, AHN has chosen open standards to bring affordable online healthcare to even the poorest of people within the region. The African Health Network hopes to start its operations by the middle of this month. There are three people central to this project, a doctor and two computer professionals. AHN will be starting out with Peerless Hospital and Wellness in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria as the first member hospital and the Global Medical Missions as the first member health organization.

The AHN project is the first of its kind within the region and is bound to face challenges ranging from poor internet connectivity within the region to a low level of computer literacy amongst health professionals. AHN, however has been working out collaborative relationships between Internet service providers and is planning for an effective computer training program for future members of the online network.

CIE-10 for Medical

20 Sunday Sep 2009

Posted by Luis Falcon in GNU solidario, medical

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free software, GNU solidario, medical, medicine, openobject

For the spanish speaking friends, we have the CIE-10 (spanish version of ICD-10) available since version 0.0.41 of Medical !
So, at this time, users can choose not only the login language (English, French, German, Spanish, Indonesian .. ) but also the whole WHO / OMS disease list and categories in other languages.

We will be talking about medical at the eHealth 2009 conference, ( http://www.electronic-health.org) this week (Istambul, Turkey, September 23-25th )

Versión CIE-10 en castellano


You can get the latest information from Medical at :

http://medical.sf.net

Remember that Medical is part of the GNU solidario Project, a non-profit effort to deliver education and health to the most needed.

Regards
Luis Falcon

Medical : Sourceforge Project of the Month

01 Tuesday Sep 2009

Posted by Luis Falcon in medical

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medical, medicine, openobject, prevention

Hello there !

Medical, the universal Health and Hospital Information System, has been chosen as Sourceforge’s project of the month.

We are very happy to see the momentum that Medical has gained in this year of life. It’s very interesting and indeed very rewarding.

We’ll be showing the project during September 23rd – 25th in Istambul, Turkey (www.electronic-health.org) and during Octuber 22nd-24th in Foz de Iguazu, Brazil (www.latinoware.org), so I’ll be more than happy to talk to you in person.

Thanks you to all of you who contribute to the project. If you want to participate in the project ( interfaces, documentation, translations, … ) will be more than happy to count with your support.

Remember that Medical is part of the GNU solidario project, a non-profit effort to provide Health and Education to emerging economies.

You can check the whole article at :
http://sourceforge.net/community/potm-200909/

Please let me know any comments or suggestions at medical@thymbra.com

Project homepage : http://medical.sourceforge.net

Thanks
Luis Falcón

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