BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan-- A Filipino pediatrician based in Bangor in Maine, USA introduced the world's first Parents Diagnostic Aid application software through Apple.
Dr. Leonardo Leonidas created the application along with a local Information Technology graduate here.
Leonidas said since he launched his application over Apple last November 9, parents from Brazil, Great Britain and Spain already downloaded his software.
His application costs US$ 3.99 and can be downloaded through Apple-made gadgets like Macintosh, Ipad, Itunes and Iphones.
The application can be merely viewed in other platforms like IBM, however.
Although Leonidas is based in the USA, he made the software innovation in his house in Lezo, Aklan.
He's proud his gadget application is increasingly being known as something made in the Philippines.
“I created this mobile machine application to reduce medical errors to our children - in the USA, around 1,062 (American) pediatricians surveyed reported having medical errors which could harm patients once or twice a year,” Leonidas said.
Pediatricians in the USA treat patients who are 21 years old and below.
“In my application, parents can at least see 13 common complaints that are experienced by children. These are fever, chronic cough, wheezing (asthma), abdominal pain, headache, chest pain, fainting spell, sore throat, diarrhea, vomiting, back joint limb pain, abnormal walking and neck swelling.
When a child experiences one of these symptoms, they can browse through their gadgets and answer five to 17 survey questions related to their complaint,” said Leonidas.
The survey questions cover different symptoms of a certain illness.
“Parents still need to bring their children to pediatrician for medical treatment. If their pediatrician's opinion does not agree with what my software application says, they have reason to ask for a second opinion on the case,” said Leonidas.
Leonidas will be recognized this December 21 as among outstanding alumni from University of the Philippines (UP).
He also gained recognition in 2006 from UP Medical Alumni Society in America for being overseas teacher of the year.
Twenty year-old application programmer Roger Molas said he finished the diagnostic aid application in three months.
“We applied on November 1, 2010. After following requirements asked by Apple store, it was approved nine days after and immediately sold in the market,” said Molas who is part of the Medical Application Developers Team.
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