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ciera.williamsThe platform looks really similar to instagram.
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ciera.williamsThe author, Didier Fassin, is an anthropologist and sociologist at the Institute for Advanced Study. He is a professor of Political Science and orginially a physician in internal medicine. He researches public health and "medical anthropology" looking at AIDs epidemiology, mortality disparities, and global at large. He is hailed as the developer of "moral anthropology, which looks at moral judgement's effect on everyday life and international relations. He conducted research in Senegal, Ecuador, and France, focusing on power and inequality issues. He was also the CP for MSF from 1999-2003.
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ciera.williamsThe app has several partners, such as the Medical University of South Carolina, the Student Doctor Network, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
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ciera.williamsEmergency response isn't directly addressed as much as ongoing access to care.
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ciera.williamsThe app allows the user to view photos of other users' cases and patients. One really cool function is if a user posts the images from of CT, you can scroll to view the slice by slice progression. And if its a full body scan, you can rotate around the body. It really feels like using imaging programs.
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ciera.williamsThe production and continued maintenance is paid for by hospitals and foundations partnered with the app developers.
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ciera.williamsThe author relied on a combination of resarch and personal experience to support his arguments. First hand experience during the time the policy was in effect also contributed to his knowledge on the subject.
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ciera.williamsIt seems that quite a few people use the platform, including, but not limited to, docotrs, nurses, and ems personnel.
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ciera.williamsThis system definitely shouldnt be used as a means of diagnosis when a doctor is completely stumped for answers. Its a tool but not a reliable resource.