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Good idea.
From Dr Adrian Midgley's hand
On 23 Jun 2013 12:26, "Marcus Baw" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Dear openGPSoC Google group members,
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> I hope you will forgive me for using the openGPSoC list to raise awareness of another open source project: oPortfol.io
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> This is a grass roots project which is being clinically led and aims to break the problem of important appraisal and revalidation data being locked into existing ePortfolio systems, and also the general lack of advanced features (such as an API, data export in useful formats - not Word/PDF, mobile apps) in current medical ePortfolio systems, such as the ePortfolios provided by the NHS ePortfolio Service and various Royal Colleges such as the RCGP, FRCA, and RCPCH.
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> They are running a Kickstarter project to get enough funds to get their first version up and running. They have 16 days left. It's a great project and I think with enough clinical support it will be a very important contribution to open source and to medical revalidation and appraisal toolkits.
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> The URL is: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/177915802/oportfolio-a-better-nhs-portfolio
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> In a nutshell their aims are:
> to produce an open source electronic portfolio with the functionality to support doctors' development "from the first day of medical school until retirement"
> to have mobile apps from day 1
> to use agile development methods so the product will continue to improve
> to enable different types of assessment to be configured by the user, eg MSF, PSQ, MiniCEX, CBD and others
> to prevent data lock-in by enabling machine-readable downloads and uploads
> to reduce the barrier between users of the system and developers so that ordinary users can easily influence features and even develop/add their own via the API and plugins.
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> Please also see their website http://oportfol.io/ and Kickstarter page http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/177915802/oportfolio-a-better-nhs-portfolio for more details.
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> I know the team personally and I do believe they have the ability to deliver on their aims. Please consider supporting them in this project with even a small contribution to the Kickstarter, and pass on this message to any others you know who might be interested in the project.
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> Marcus
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