During our era, the Internet is an important factor in people’s lives. It has been a source of information and entertainment to us. It’s useful for students, professionals and even kids.

I love gadgets and the Internet. I thought about being a doctor. Doctors really don’t have the time in the world. They always need to save someone’s life. They don’t have time to check their email or know who won in the latest NBA game. Sure they may have phones but it’s a big thing to carry. So why not a Cellphone Watch? That’s where my idea comes in.

In my “abstract”, I said that busy people like doctors can access the internet if they needed to. They don’t need laptops for that now. I have searched the internet for something more portable. I found out that a watch can actually be used to connect to the internet. I don’t know how it actually works. Still researching that part. The brand is Suunto. I think it is still limited to MSN because you access the internet with MSN Direct. There is such a thing as a Cellwatch. It functions as a phone which can connect to the internet. The M500 Cellwatch was designed by SMS Technology Australia. For more information/specs, click here.

The problem with the M500 Cellwatch is that when you are going to text someone, the keypad is too small. We can work our way through it is by adding a touch-sensitive holographic keyboard. There is such a thing as a holographic keyboard. It’s small and portable but it’s a separate gadget that one has to bring. So I thought why not incorporating it into the the Cellwatch? The keyboard will make it more useful to most of us who have a harder with small keys.

There are also gadgets that are getting smaller and smaller. An example is the web cam. The Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 is one of the smallest web cams I’ve seen. With gadgets getting smaller by the years, they soon may be an add on to the M500 CellWatch.

What does this have to do with being a doctor? With Cellwatches, it’s like having your own PC. Doctors are known to be very busy because of their work. If I do pursue my dream, I’d want to be updated. I would want to email my family, be updated with news around the world and all. This, more hi-tech CellWatch of the future, may be used by other busy workers out there. The CellWatch may come in handy when a doctor has to consult another doctor about a procedure. The doctor would know the answer ASAP. She/He could also see the other doctor using a webcam if they do upgrade. They could also use the CellWatch to talk to other doctors to share ideas or discuss current diseases and maybe discuss on researching a cure for cancer.

Another use of the CellWatch is to diagnose patients online. It would be better because if the patient really can’t go to a clinic, they could go online and get a check-up. They could pay the doctor via credit card.

NASA has developed a Virtual Collaborative Clinic that connects medical facilities around the U.S., allowing doctors to manipulate high-resolution, 3-D images of MRI scans and other medical imaging. Not only can doctors consult and diagnose, but they can simulate surgery by using a “CyberScalpel.” Virtual surgery gives surgeons an opportunity to practice before ever entering the operating room, reducing the time required for the actual procedure. Using this kind of virtual technology, local hospitals can access resources and skills only available at larger institutions. NASA plans to use the technology to provide remote health care to astronauts on extended space journeys.

In a journal article I found, it said that patients want doctors that know the latest medical treatments. With the use of the CellWatch, doctors can get updated with the latest treatments and diseases. Participants of the said research of the project stressed a point about their desire for the doctor to know about them. About their medical condition and potential health issues. Also to know about their culture, their medical and family history, their personal health, and their communities. Using the Internet via CellWatch, they can keep track of their patients and their current and future state of health. Here is an excerpt of the abstract of a journal article by Göran Umefjord, MD; Göran Petersson, MD, PhD and Katarina Hamberg, MD, PhD.

1223 surveys were completed (response rate 34%). Of the participants in the survey 322 (26%) were male and 901 (74%) female. As major reasons for choosing to consult previously-unknown doctors on the Internet participants indicated: convenience (52%), anonymity (36%), “doctors too busy” (21%), difficult to find time to visit a doctor (16%), difficulty to get an appointment (13%), feeling uncomfortable when seeing a doctor (9%), and not being able to afford a doctors’ visit (3%). Further motives elicited through a qualitative analysis of free-text answers were: seeking a second opinion, discontent with previous doctors and a wish for a primary evaluation of a medical problem, asking embarrassing or sensitive questions, seeking information on behalf of relatives, preferring written communication, and (from responses by expatriates, travelers, and others) living far away from regular health care.

This shows that patients do want something for their convenience and a doctor that isn’t too busy. A doctor with a CellWatch has the qualities that those 1223 patients need. They need a doctor that isn’t too busy, that doesn’t require for them to see them and that doesn’t need any appointment.

Doctors that are assigned to a certain patient can monitor their patients using a Doctor Version of CellWatch that includes a monitoring device. When a patient goes into a coma/seizure or in “trouble”, the doctor knows the status of the patient ASAP.

It won’t be too long before they do come up with a more advanced internet. Microsoft is teaming up with researchers tostart it now. The people in the future will definitely benefit from the CellWatch. I’m sure it will be enhanced for people and their respective jobs.

References:
LearnTheNet

SocietyofTeachersofFamilyMedicine

JournalofMedicalInternetResearch

Microsoft