SecurApp vs GPHC

When a crisis occurs, every minute counts. Therefore, that is precisely why we must be prepared. Our advice? Do not wait for a crisis before organizing a safety plan. Now, how? This is where the solution of SecurApp comes in. This customized application provides the user with a powerful tool that represents an insurance policy that protects him. First, SecurApp identifies the warning signs of an imminent crisis and helps to target personal strategies to deal with the situation. Second, SecurApp gives access to the best educational resources to help the user. Third, SecurApp allows to identifiy the people the user wants to call when distraction or support are needed. Finally, SecurApp offers two distress buttons, one to reach its main mental health counselor, the other to reach 911. SecurApp is an easy tool to prevent a crisis. SecurApp was created and validated scientifically by Professor Réal Labelle, Ph. D. and his team from the Research Center of Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal (CIUSSS de l’Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal), the Center for Research and Intervention on Suicide, Ethical Issues and End-of-Life Practices (CRISE) and the Université du Québec à Montreal.

This application is for the medical field and is aimed more particularly at medical students. It represents a bank of information revised by doctors on the physical examination and the medical interview according to different pathologies. The application synthesizes the elements, signs and symptoms found on the questionnaire and on the physical examination for more than 400 pathologies and groups together the pathologies most frequently seen in the clinic. A drop-down list allows you to select the desired system (cardiology, gastroenterology, etc.) then giving access to the pathologies relating to the chosen system. The important elements of the medical questionnaire and the physical examination can also be accompanied by video links, photos, important information to remember about certain pathologies as well as additional information (sequence of physical examinations, medical note, questionnaire according to a reason for consultation, etc.). The application is built in a user-friendly manner and is easy to use to allow quick access to the information you are looking for. The Clinical Skills Development Group is a university committee made up of about ten medical students from Laval University. The main objective of this is the development and refinement of clinical skills of students through peer teaching. To this end, the GPHC has several tools to its credit, among others, two pocket books, the Small Guide to Clinical Skills and the Small Guide to Medical Interviewing, which were written by students and reviewed by physicians. . These two books represent the gold standard for medical students wishing to study and practice for their Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE). The content of the application is inspired by these two small guides. Finally, the application is part of an innovation and sustainable development initiative in addition to representing the continuum of the two GPHC works. It also makes it possible to meet a need repeated many times by students, namely that of having access to the content of books both at home and in hospitals. This application is a concrete and reliable resource for any student wishing to facilitate his study or obtain a portrait of the findings found in the various pathologies. The tools put in place by the GPHC are essential for medical students across Quebec from pre-externship to residency, just like this application is.