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You can
view an online demo of My AMIE here
AMIE is a preformatted group of files and folders that you can access easily
using your web browser e.g. Internet Explorer. They can be edited
to meet your individual requirements whether that be for your sole use
or for a group of colleagues with similar information needs (e.g
clinical team, clinical network etc). This allows you to have a
professional looking quick interface that you can use in a clinical
situation. You can read resources directly from the screen or they
can be printed out accordingly.
The files with 'htm' at the end are
in a web-based format and can be therefore read by the web browser (e.g.
index.htm, page 2.htm etc)
They can be edited using a number of
web tools and it is suggested that you use whatever you are most
familiar with. The simplest way of editing a 'htm' file is using
Microsoft Word which can save files in .htm format.
The following is a suggested route
to get you started!
- Obtain AMIE template. During the pilot phase this can be
obtained by completing the registration form. A self-extracting
copy of the template will be e-mailed to you.
- Open the self extracting file and follow on screen instructions
- Save the resulting AMIE template ('My AMIE
folder') onto a USB drive/stick.
- Double click on the 'My
AMIE folder' to open it
- Copy the files that you
wish to access using AMIE into the folder called 'My AMIE files'.
(Any type of file can be placed in here e.g. Word documents, Excel
spreadsheets, pdf files etc. Over time you can add to this folder
as you come across files that you want easy access to)
- Open the file
index.htm.
(this is the 'homepage' of My AMIE) This will open the page in your
web browser. You will need to edit this page to adjust it to meet
your needs. Click on the edit button of your web browser (often
situated within the standard buttons at the top of the browser)
This should be set by default to 'edit with Microsoft Word'. The
page should now open in Microsoft Word. This page can now be
edited. It is suggested that the table format (e.g. cell
dimensions etc) is left as it is. The text in italics indicates
text that you may wish to replace with your own. To edit an
existing 'hyperlink' right click on it and then select 'edit hyperlink'.
- You now need to create a hyperlinks to
the files you have placed within your 'My AMIE folder'
- make sure the file is in
the 'My AMIE files' folder
- write the name of the file
in the index.htm page under the most appropriate title e.g. NICE
epilepsy guideline.
- then select the text,
right click and select hyperlink. Then choose 'existing file or
web page' and then select the file within the 'My AMIE files' folder.
- Creating hyperlinks to webpages. You may wish to hyperlink to
web-pages or documents
stored online. This may have the advantages that you are linking
to a resource that is renewed and kept upto date. The disadvantages
are that you will require internet access at the time of requirement and
this may not always be available and will be slower to access
- It is suggested that you
do not alter the filenames of the .htm pages. Note that there are
several pages within the AMIE template (index, page 2, page 3, page 4
and template) These are available to allow you to create pages
with a specific range of resources or to suit a specific clinic etc.
For example you could keep general resources on the index page and
specific resources on a separate page. The title (not filename)
can be changed at the top of each page (e.g. Page 2 Title).
Also if you wish you can change the links to the different page
numbers at the top right of each page to text. (for example change
'2' to epilepsy on each page)
- The 'template.htm' page is
there to allow you to create extra pages if 4 is not enough! Open
up the template page and then save as the page number you require (e.g.
Page 5.htm) You will then need to create a hyperlink to this page
by adding to the page numbers in the top right corner of each page.
Insert a '5' next to the 1 2 3 4. Select the
5 then right click selecting hyperlink. Then hyperlink to 'Page
5.htm' For speed you can then copy '1 2 3 4
5' and past into the same spot on each htm page.
Using AMIE
- insert the USB stick/drive into the available PC and double click
on index.htm within the My AMIE folder
- This will open the page in your default web browser
(e.g. Internet Explorer)
- Connect to the internet if required
- Browse to the require file via your My AMIE index page.
- Print out if required
Backup
Clearly
as with any files it is essential to backup your resource. This can
easily be done by copying the entire 'My AMIE' folder and keeping the
copy elsewhere e.g. on your home/work desktop. You may confuse
yourself if you when editing your AMIE resource you make different
changes on different copies so only ever edit one particular copy of
AMIE rather than the backup!
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