How to download the program and start your own clinic
What you need for a Tele-Wound-Care facility at your Clinic:-
- A skilled nurse or a doctor interested in tele-wound-care.
- An Internet connection (not needed for Nursing Home situation)
- A computer capable of running Windows Programs
The WoundFollowUp tool is available to test without charge. You can download and try it out. It is intended to bring medical advice to people with visible injuries or sickness, mostly by phone. There is a charge related to the amount of use ($1.00 per picture). It is most likely to be used in four use-cases
- A central support for a group of visiting nurses: to provide documentation and guidance in the management of cases.
- The nurse in charge of an Old age home, where slow to heal wounds like Pressure Ulcers and Diabetic Feet are a problem: to monitor progress and plan care.
- A surgeon wanting to avoid receiving phone calls, but interested to monitor his patients' healing.
- A general practitioner interested in using tele-medicine to expand his practice and bring care to people who might have difficulty travelling in person.
Staging images to iPath for skilled photo-consultations
Ostomy management, especially in first few weeks.
Whatever your situation, if you have cases you can manage using photographs, then WoundFollowUp will likely
make it easier to manage these pictures. It includes facilities to email the patient or a consultant,
facilities to compare the same case at different times, and good notes facilities. There is a Pressure
Ulcer reporting system to visualize progress.
Installing the program.
If you lack the skills to do downloading, write me and I will send you a
memory stick which is ready to go. Stick it in, register yourself and you are in business! This costs $50.00.
Otherwise
Click
here for the Zip file of WoundsInstall.exe this is free.
or
Click here for the exe file if you can
download .exe files. this is free too.
The installation process consists of running the WoundInstall.exe. This will create a folder WoundFollowUp. This is located by default on the C:\ drive, but you
can put it anywhere, even on a memory stick.
All the data, images, notes and the program materials are in this one folder, so it is easy to back up.
The photos are stored in this folder, so do not use the copy, or you will find patients
and pictures are missing! they are on the other copy!
The installation process creates an icon on your desktop. Click this to start the program. If you use a
memory stick there is an autorun.inf file to give you the option to run wounds.exe when you insert the
memory stick.
There are a few patients already set up to practice with, and a patient called test. The Antelope is there
as the first image to appear when you start the program. Better than an ugly wound!