Virtual Meetings and Video Chat: Thing 13.

Medeo

For this blog post, I thought I'd switch things up a bit and talk about an app that wasn't suggested on the list.

The video conferencing app that blew me away recently was Medeo, a health care related app. Basically, to sum it up, once you have Medeo on your phone or tablet, you can meet with a doctor anytime, anywhere. It really amazed me the first time I used it. I know that technology is evolving rapidly and that university students are the most likely to be able to adapt and utilize the new methods of communication with few fears and inhibitions (plus the technological capabilities), so it makes sense that my University of BC health care program would support Medeo.

I had a renewal coming up for my asthma inhaler prescription and instead of going to a physical doctor's office, I signed up for a Medeo "appointment".

I'll walk you through how it went on my video conferencing app.

First off, I got a text message, prompting me that my 'appointment' time was about to start.

Once I had logged in with my username and password - which I had created prior to this meeting - I was met with a second message saying that the receptionist would be with me shortly and to not leave my device.

Within a couple of minutes, the video portion of the app came to life, with a nice lady in an office saying, "Hello Claire, welcome to your appointment".

I then started my side of the video conference and had a little introductory chat with the receptionist.

When we were all done, she put me on "hold" - which is essentially a blank screen, until the doctor was ready.

When the doctor was ready at her computer in her office, she started her video and began speaking with me.

After approximately a 2 minute conversation, my prescription was filled and being transmitted to my local pharmacy.

The doctor wished me well and logged out.

It was both bizarre and incredibly useful.
I was sitting in my living room, on my couch, in my old clothes, and had just finished a doctor's appointment.

All I can say is I'm totally in favour for videoconferencing. It's handy, efficient, practical, and useful.