About this app
MICArdiac (My Intelligent Cardiac Assistant) is designed by the Westmead Applied Research Centre (WARC), an Impact Centre at the University of Sydney, Australia to help users prevent heart disease. Full functionalities will be available to people willing to be part of a research study to enable us to improve it. If you want to be one of the first users and wish to be part of this research study, please contact: warc.micardiac@sydney.edu.au
EVIDENCE-BASED AND PERSONALISED SUPPORT
The MICArdiac app aims to improve your heart health by delivering personalised, evidence-based support which is tailored to you. You will receive messages that have been co-designed by doctors, researchers and end users based on national clinical guidelines and previous research conducted by WARC. These messages are personalised based on information you have provided to us and on data you may continue to provide to us on physical activity data from your wearable (including step count, time spent exercising), and blood pressure. The messages will provide health education tips and encouragement, digital educational resources and suggest target goals and recommendations to improve your heart disease risk. There is also the option to interact with reply messages or images with a health counsellor.
EASY TO USE
With one app you will have the ability to visualise your activity and blood pressure data, receive MICArdiac support messages, and interact with a health counsellor. You can opt to receive messages by in-app notifications or text messages (SMS).
INTEGRATES WITH APPLE HEALTH
MICArdiac and Apple Health/Google Fit works seamlessly together where you can retrieve all your health data in one place for easier health monitoring.
ABOUT WARC
The Westmead Applied Research Centre (WARC) is an Impact Centre at the University of Sydney. Our goal is to create, implement and evaluate innovative clinical and digital health approaches to cardiometabolic and other chronic conditions for consumers across their life course.
WARC’s values are innovation, frugality, co-design and value-based care. This celebrates an approach that thinks and acts flexibly; aims to do more with less; embraces disruptive technology in health care; sees co-design and partnership as necessities for translation and impact; and consistently places the lens of value and equity on its activities. https://www.sydney.edu.au/research/centres/westmead-applied-research-centre.html
Always contact a qualified healthcare professional (e.g., your general practitioner or specialist) or an accredited practising dietitian if you require or desire medical or nutritional advice.
Disclaimer:
MICArdiac should never be used as a substitute for seeking professional medical advice or help. In life threatening or emergency situations, please call Triple Zero (000) for Police, Fire or Ambulance. MICArdiac is not suitable for use in such situations. If you require or desire medical or nutritional advice, please contact a qualified healthcare professional (e.g. your general practitioner or specialist) or an accredited practising dietitian.
App Permissions
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to access data from sensors that the user uses to measure what is happening inside his/her body, such as heart rate.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
