Neurosurgical iPhone app demo-ready
Actually, I am quite proud these days! I managed to get my first iPhone app working in the way I wanted. Now I can expand its content!
I have used Apple’s documentation on top of some code examples from iPhoneSDKarticles.com, mixed with what I learned from Beginning iPhone development. The result is a navigation-based application where you can browse several categories (Brain, Spine, and more) to find evidence-based information on diagnosis and treatment.
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Once in the topic view, you get a short summary with the most relevant items while in portrait mode. To read more, like a reference and background information, you turn the iPhone to landscape mode. The view switches automatically to the detailed information. Don’t worry if you think the text is small: using the finger gestures you know from the Safari edition on the iPhone, you can zoom in! The only issue I haven’t been able to resolve is that the webview does not use the entire width of the screen, but leaves a small part blanc. It’s not bothering me actually, so for now I will leave it this way.
I will start adding more content now… it’s not yet in the App Store, I first want to test it in practice and expand it where I think it can be improved.
Any suggestions are welcome!
Great post. I will read your posts frequently. Added you to the RSS reader.
Hi Eric,
Thx for the comment… this story is definitely just the beginning! :-)
very nice! Congras for the successful application for Apple’s developers program too! lolz, if I keep following this application development, I think I might be convinced to switch to an iphone from a Nokia!
I am also a neurosurgery resident in the US and was curious about testing the application and seeing when it would be available.
I am also a resident in the US and was curious if there is a trial version or when it may be available
Hi Joshua,
Thx for your reaction. At this moment, I am still experimenting with the best way to present the knowledge, recently changed some things (posted in Twitter, not yet on blog). I’ll keep your offer in mind, may definitely be interesting in the future! But at this moment, it’s not ready for testing yet…
Best regards from Maastricht (NL),
Pieter
This is very useful for me,do you think to sell this app in appstore,or where we can buy this app
There is no neurosurgical app in internet,if you want do this,you will be great for me,thanks for making app
This is all wonderful news guys! New Neurosurgery iphone apps!
Together with Medicom Digital, we at Colen Publishing have been working hard at placing our high-yield Neurosurgery board review flashcards (Colen Flash-Review: Neurosurgery on to an iphone dynamic application.
This comprehensive neurosurgery board review will cover the seven areas tested on the neurological surgery board examination: neuroanatomy, neurobiology, neurocritical care, neuroradiology, neurosurgery, neuropathology and neurology.
You can view a sample here:
http://www.colenpublishing.com/iphoneapps.html
A free trial version will be out in the market in a few weeks (before the holidays!)..
write me with any questions
ccolen@colenpublishing.com
Dr. Colen