Filip Brož In addition to journalism, I am also involved in helping professions. As a future psychotherapist, I have gone through various medical and social facilities in the past. For several years, I went to a psychiatric clinic as an intern, worked in an addiction treatment center, in low-threshold facilities for children and youth, on a helpline and in an organization that provides help and support to people with mental and combined disabilities.
It was there that I convinced myself that the portfolio products from Applu can not only make life easier for people with disabilities, but in many cases, start living a life at all. For example, I worked individually with a client who lost his sight and was also mentally handicapped. At first, I thought that using an iPad would be difficult for him. I was deeply mistaken. It is difficult to describe in words the smile and enthusiasm that appeared on his face when he read an email from his family for the first time and found out what the weather would be like.
A similar enthusiasm appeared in a severely handicapped client who had barely uttered a few words in his life. Thanks to the iPad, he was able to introduce himself, and apps focused on alternative and augmentative communication helped him communicate with others in the group.
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Apple I also used the products during group activities. For example, each client created their own communication book on an iPad, which was full of pictures, pictograms, and personal information.macThe important thing was that I only helped them miniIt was enough to show where the camera was and where to control what. Various sensory games and applications were also successful, such as creating your own aquarium, creating colorful pictures, and even primitive games focused on concentration, basic senses, and perceptions.
During the last keynote AppI was paradoxically happier that way from the newly introduced news about healthcare than from the iPhone SE or the smaller iPad Pro. In recent weeks, several stories of people who are affected in some way have also appeared on the Internet Apple products make their lives easier.
It is very moving and strong, for example video by James Rath, who was born with a visual impairment. As he admits in the video, life was very difficult for him until he discovered the device from Applu. In addition to VoiceOver, the maximum zoom function and other options included in Accessibility were very helpful.
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Another video describes the story of Dillan Barmache, who has suffered from autism since birth. Thanks to an iPad and his personal therapist, Debbie Spengler, a 16-year-old boy can communicate with people and develop his abilities.
Focused on healthcare
Apple entered the health segment a few years ago. In addition to registering a number of patents, such as for various sensors that detect vital signs, he also gradually hired many doctors and health experts. In iOS 8, the Health application appeared, which collects all personal data, vital functions, including sleep analysis, steps, and other data.
The Californian company also reported a year ago ResearchKit, a platform that enables the creation of applications for medical research. Now it has added CareKit, a platform that will help create other applications focused on treatment and health. In iOS 9.3 also appeared Night mode, which not only protects your eyes, but also helps you sleep better.
Abroad, the Californian giant launched a massive collaboration with various scientific workplaces and clinics. The result is the collection of data from people who suffer from, for example, asthma, diabetes, autism or Parkinson's disease. Sick people, using simple applications and tests, can realistically share their experiences with doctors, who can react more quickly to the course of the disease and, thanks to this, help these people.
At the new one CareKitu, however, went Apple even further. Patients discharged to home care after surgery no longer have to follow instructions on paper, but only with the help of an app. There, they will be able to fill in, for example, how they feel, how many steps they have taken per day, whether they are in pain or how well they are following their diet. All the informationmacThe attending physician will also see you, eliminating the need for constant visits to the hospital.
Role Apple Watch
The largest intervention in the field of healthcare in Applu is represented by the Watch. There have already been several stories on the Internet where the Watch saved the life of its user. The most common cause was a sudden high heart rate that the watch measured. There are already applications that can replace the function of an ECG device, which examines the activity of the heart.
The icing on the cake is the app Heartwatch. It displays your detailed heart rate data throughout the day. This way you can easily find out how you function in different situations and how your heart rate changes. Applications that monitor the development of the child inside the mother's body are no exception. For example, parents can listen to their child's heart and see its activity in detail.
In addition, everything is still in its infancy and health-oriented applications will not only be on Apple Watch There are also new sensors in play that could Apple to show in the next generation of their watch and thanks to which it would be possible to move the measurement again. And one day we may see smart chips implanted directly under our skin, which will monitor all our vital functions and the activities of individual organs. But that is still the music of the distant future.
A new era is coming
In any case, the Californian company is now significantly changing another field and showing us the way to the future where we could easily prevent various diseases, treat diseases more effectively, or perhaps be alerted to the arrival of cancer in time.
I know a lot of people around me who use Apple products precisely because of the health and features found in Accessibility. Personally, I think the iPad and iPhone They are also ideal devices for seniors, who usually have no problem quickly mastering their operation.
Although with regard to its main products, such as iPhone, iPad or Mac, health efforts are a bit in the background, Apple gives them more and more importance. Healthcare will change in the coming years with the advent of modern technologies, both for doctors and their patients, and Apple he is doing everything to be one of the key players.
Yeah, I like this. Although many companies have been in this area before, Apple it's trying to push it somewhere and that's good... Thumbs up for me...
citation> There are already applications that can replace the function of an EKG device, examining the activity of the heart.
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I don't have to clean it, that's bullshit. Of course, healthcare is changing, but mostly with robotics, microsensors in the body, and datamininot patient data (but more sensible data from diagnoses and controlled measurements in hospitals), and the like
the thought of apple changing the healthcare theme with a couple of sensors is a smiley face, but of course another marketing reason to go for it, why are you using it apple watch save a life!
I wonder how many people lost their lives because they were hit by a car while they were reading on their iPhone while crossing the street :DDD
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As a medical student, I also welcome the direction AppHello, I use the health app every day, maybe we'll soon see them using the research kit, etc.