GIDEON blog - Part 2

Index: Left side tree with the most current and prior updates sorted by date.
What’s New: The list of items updated with links directly to the relevant content.
Maps: A map that displays the Outbreak (red dot) and Country (blue dot) notes that have been updated. Clicking on the dots and the relevant disease links directly to the note.

Updates was formerly a link called “What’s New”. A summary automatically appears in blog posts and on twitter, so please subscribe for the latest updates.

Contents

Contents is a table of contents and statistical summary of all the GIDEON content, that is current with each update. It consists of 3 sections: Content Lists, Item content and Synonyms.

Content lists: Content summary and GIDEON modules and sub-modules in a tree format
Item content: For each item in the tree, displays content list. For example, Infectious Diseases – Diseases, displays a list of all the Infectious Diseases with links directly to those diseases.
Synonyms: Shows lists of related synonyms for item if they exist. In the example above, all the Infectious Disease synonyms are listed, linked to the diseases in GIDEON. In the case of Drugs and Vaccines, the trade names are listed.

Contents and Updates will display in GIDEON’s application if you’re logged in, otherwise as part of the website.
Some screenshots below:

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Updated Microbiology module

February 8th, 2010

GIDEON’s redesigned Microbiology module has been launched (screenshot). Following the update of the GIDEON Diagnosis module, we’ve implemented many of the new features in Microbiology, including

New tabs
Suggestions
Dynamic identification
Usability improvements

New tabs

The new tabs in Microbiology replace the older radio buttons and make it easier to reach each function. For each category: Bacteria, Mycobacteria and Yeasts there is easy access to Identify or Lists.

Suggestions

GIDEON’s Microbiology Compare function, until now, has ranked phenotypic tests which are most likely to impact the Identification list. Now, the top four tests which are most likely to focus and shorten the list of possible organisms are displayed and dynamically updated as each new test result is entered. Clickable boxes which allow the user to enter a “yes”, “no” or “unknown”, appear and enlarge each time the mouse passes near a test.

Dynamic identification

The Identify button has been eliminated! Now, the Identification list is automatically updated as test results are entered. This feature demonstrates the effects of each new test result as it is entered.

The familiar buttons: Compare, Why Not, Open case, Save case, Remove All, Print, Email are all in the Identification list area.

Usability improvements

Updated lists

The organism lists have been updated to extend the length of the screen. The organisms can be selected by clicking the check boxes to their left and then Compared. Clicking on expands the list of synonyms.

Collapsible windows

Windows in Identify, such as Suggestions and Phenotypic Tests can be minimized and hidden. For example to not see suggestions, click on the minimize button to the left title.

Mouse overs
More mouse-overs have been added: Clickable boxes expand as you mouse over them, and display clear symbols to select “yes” or “no.”

Phenotype
You can now click on the tests in the Phenotype window.

Quick sorting
Identification results can be sorted alphabetically or by probability easily by clicking the column title.

Window resizing
Changing vertical window size expands size of Phenotypic tests and Identification list sub-windows in Identify and Organism list. This is a great feature for larger monitors.

Previous version
Click “Original Microbiology” to use the older interface.

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Tuberculosis in Haiti

February 7th, 2010

As pointed out by ProMED, tuberculosis rates in Haiti were already highest in the region before the current disaster. In the following graph, I’ve contrasted reports for Haiti with those of neighboring countries.