CDC’s Solve the Outbreak App is now available on both Android and Apple Tablets

Are you ready to become a disease detective by solving outbreaks?

CDC has released an Android version of the Solve the Outbreak app, the popular, free app puts you in the shoes of a member of the Epidemic Intelligence Service. The app has exciting outbreaks, giving you the opportunity to climb the ranks and achieve your Disease Detective badge.  Do you have what it takes to solve “The Queens Killer” scenario, or are the clues “Hiding in Plain Sight”?

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Ethics and HIT

Challenges...
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
  • patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
  • transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
  • institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
  • vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.

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Benefit from new technologies... enable people to have remote access to CBT

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