The Outbreaks feature chronologically lists all key outbreaks for all relevant diseases. These lists document outbreaks by year and country, and are updated every week.

See list of over 5,000 outbreaks.

We’ve received frequent request for one page examples of how to use GIDEON. “Case of the month” is an area of the website that demonstrates various aspects of GIDEON. Each case includes a PDF document that can be used as a handout.
For example, the case “West Nile Fever” – Staying in Real Time shows how to use GIDEON to keep track of the latest information regarding West Nile Fever globally.

The BioTerror indicator feature displays an indicator next to potential bio-terror diseases in any differential diagnosis.

This feature extends the Bio-terrorism module functionality to alert users that may not suspect Bio-terrorism when performing a diagnosis.

A quote from the most recent review of GIDEON in JAMA (2005):
“…an intellectual tour de force for helping physicians quickly and successfully respond to the diagnostic and therapeutic problems of seeing patients with infectious illnesses that either are intrinsically complex or may have originated in unfamiliar, foreign settings. In times when exotic travel brings exotic diseases into our offices, GIDEON provides world-class consultation. It continues to be the best designed expert program I have seen for medical practice.”

GIDEON in previous incarnations has been reviewed in JAMA in the past:

2002: “GIDEON is the epitome of its genre. If you are a clinician having any contact with infectious diseases, working in a microbiology laboratory … the Global Infectious Disease and Epidemiology Network is worth examining. This important program deserves widespread attention.”

1997: “Anyone who has never used a good artificial intelligence program would do well to start at the top with GIDEON”

Infectious Disease Knowledge Management Tool Donated to U.S. and International Relief Organizations for Real Time Access to Life Saving Medical Data in the Field.

Los Angeles, CA, January 24, 2005– Los Angeles-based Gideon Informatics, Inc., creator of the premier infectious disease knowledge management tool, has responded to the tsunami crisis by donating access to the firm’s online software application to relief workers across the globe. With access to information on over 300 diseases and treatment options in 224 countries, Gideon’s donation of one-year subscriptions to the database is being very well received in the relief community.

“As we work in 61 countries, the extensive Epidemiology section has been most helpful to those of us who deal with diverse and sometimes obscure medical problems” says Dr. William Morton-Smith, Chief Medical Officer of Direct Relief International, “At Direct Relief International, we have been searching for a vehicle that will aid health care workers around the world with diagnosis and treatment, and Gideon has been most helpful. Many thanks.”

The World Health Organization’s medical relief teams are also utilizing the Gideon software.

Health agencies are already rallying to avert what they call an impending “health disaster” due to the outbreak of several rare diseases, such as tetanus. Gideon is helping by providing valuable, real-time information on diseases, some of which have never been encountered before. In addition to tetanus, the tsunami could spawn new strains of cholera and melioidosis, a rare but serious infection common to tropical regions such as Southeast Asia. The acute form of human melioidosis carries a 40% to 50% mortality rate. Gideon contains extensive information on melioidosis, tetanus and cholera including: images, symptoms, clinical notes and treatment options to help relief workers identify and treat these outbreaks as efficiently as possible.

Gideon anticipates granting access to more relief organizations over the next several weeks and CEO Uri Blackman is hopeful that ultimately all medical relief workers will have access to the product.

“I’m proud that Gideon has the opportunity to make a difference during this crisis, and hearing the words of appreciation from relief workers further proves our faith in the product and its capabilities,” says Blackman, who founded the company with his partner, Dr. Steve Berger over ten years ago.

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About GIDEON Informatics, Inc:

GIDEON (www.GIDEONonline.com) is a medical informatics company specializing in decision support systems that help medical professionals and educators to overcome information overload and increase the efficiency of their diagnostic procedures. Founded in 1993, GIDEON is a privately funded corporation whose customers include medical schools, hospitals, public health departments and governments in over 40 countries.

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Jan 25, 2005 – Published in Business News – Los Angeles