Dr Chris Paton, BMBS BMedSci

The HCIRO theme issue is now online. I am guest editor for the issue and co-authored an article with Muzaffar Malik.

Guest Editorial

Open Source and Free, Web-based Medical Software

My article for the MD Net Guide called “Gadgets for Hospitalists” is now available online:

http://www.mdnglive.com/articles/HOSP_Gadgets_for_Hospitalists

I will be at AMEE 2008 in Prague on Aug 30 - Sept 3. We’re doing a symposium on International Collaboration for medical e-learning.

I’ll be talking about e-learning in New Zealand, using 3D Anatomical models and, New Media Medicine, our online e-learning community of 40,000 students.

If anyone wants to meet up to discuss e-learning in medicine, send me an email: chrispaton@infoscience.otago.ac.nz

I presented via videoconference at MEFANET this week. We used a Polycom set-up in the University’s videoconferencing room. Connection worked pretty well with just a couple of minor microphone issues during the questions.

MedInfo in Brisbane was a great success. New Media Medicine was an exhibitor so I spend most of my time manning the stand rather than attending the lectures but I did manage to catch Muir Gray, Yunkap Kwankam, and others for the plenaries and I also attended some sessions on HL7 and e-learning.

Stu Gowland just sent me this photo of me presenting at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress.

The guy with the camera is filming me demonstrating how to use a PDA to manage clinical information.

On 9th October, Mo Al-Ubaydli and I will be running the annual PDA and Smarpthone workshops at the Royal Society of Medicine in London.

Registrations will be open soon so check back for more details on how to register.