Xamarin Mobile App Development. Training App Developers in Mexico!

C# (C Sharp) is a programming language that has been around for more than a decade and is already the foundation for so many products and software used by every one of us on a daily basis. Microsoft created this simple, yet elegant language as a part of their .NET initiative a while back and it has grown to become immensely popular within the developer community and has taken desktop app development industry by a storm.

However, we live in an era where mobile computing and user experience is king and where consumers have a massive set of alternatives to chose from when it comes to mobile applications.  In a world where the paradigm of desktop apps no longer apply to reality, how can C# and .NET developers leverage their existing knowledge and experience? Meet Xamarin, a way to build native mobile applications using C# and .NET capabilities.

Since the introduction of the modern smartphone and the mobile application ecosystem, developers have created dazzling applications using a wide variety of programming languages.  They are using native ones like Objective C for iOS or Java for Android, or using cross-platform development tools and platforms to create native mobile applications. If there is one thing that C# has not been a major player in until very recently, it is in mobile app development. Enter Xamarin, a cross-platform technology built by the makers or Mono and aimed to create fully native mobile applications using one of the most popular language of all time: C#.

Xamarin basically allows developers take advantage of powerful language features like Linq, Lambda expressions, Async programming, reflection and dependency injection as well as many other great things like:

- Reuse existing C# code from existing applications.

- Use Visual Studio as IDE with its famous extensions like Resharper.

- Native access to the platform libraries (Android, iOS).

- Code sharing between mobile apps.

- Use Xamarin components to share camera, and social networks code between platforms

- Use native libraries with bindings.

Among other things, Xamarin is a great tool to integrate the business logic of all the mobile clients in one common point as well as extend your Microsoft stack to mobile devices using your current capabilities. It also integrates current native efforts for Xamarin projects and many other possibilities for .NET developers using Xamarin. At iTexico, we are still discovering new things that we can use Xamarin for in our every day projects, I recommend check it out!

iTexico has always been looking to become partners with the most innovative leading companies in the technology industry. As a part of those efforts, Xamarin and iTexico have become close partners and worked on a variety of projects in the mobile development area. A key part of that partnership is finding the best ways to make sure that the level of expertise in the Xamarin platform is the best. This is why both iTexico and Xamarin planned a joint effort to train and engage with the developer community in Mexico, Xamarin founder’s home country and the land where iTexico’s Global Delivery Center is located.

On October 24th 2013, we were visited by the Xamarin team of  Matt Larson, Partner Manager at Xamarin and Anuj Bhatia, a Xamarin trainer. They arrived in Guadalajara where they were set up to meet and engage with the talented developer community in Mexico’s western region.

During their 3-day stay, the team at iTexico and our special guests had the opportunity to hold several events such as business lunch and learn sessions, community drink-Up and of course, Xamarin’s first official certification class in Mexico. More than 30 developers attended to a sold-out class where they had the opportunity to discuss about their experience using Xamarin, learn new topics and reinforce their existing knowledge in the platform. At the end, students were given access to the Xamarin Certified Mobile Developer certification exam. Everyone was very excited!

It was a very rewarding experience and the community really appreciated the opportunity to get trained, share their knowledge and talk about all things mobile during those days when C# became a shining light in the new era of mobile development.

If you’re interested in learning more about Xamarin or about our cross-platform mobile development services make sure to give us a shout!

- Business Lunch & Learn

About to start the @XamarinHQ Lunch&learn session in Guadalajara, MX. @iTexico @pradhanabhijeet pic.twitter.com/Enm9rzDAzB

— Guillermo Ortega (@gortegas) October 23, 2013

- Training

Picture for proof @xamarinhq @anooj @iTexico pic.twitter.com/Y2u1obWQEw

— Matthew Larson (@mattylar12) October 24, 2013

- Drink Up

Having burgers & drinks and meeting developers with @xamarinhq, @pradhanabhijeet @mattylar12 @iTexico pic.twitter.com/stvRPWkVOK

— Guillermo Ortega (@gortegas) October 25, 2013

David Sandoval is the Marketing Manager at iTexico, entrepreneur, and UX/UI designer with more than 7 years of experience in web application and mobile app design, usability and product design. He holds a Bachelor in Information Systems and an MBA in Marketing by La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia.

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Researchers urge review of health system-wide pediatric injury training, triaging and prevention efforts

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health
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Researchers urge review of health system-wide pediatric injury training, triaging and prevention efforts

New research from The Center for Injury Research and Prevention at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), signals that emergency and outpatient healthcare providers may need to prepare for higher demand for treatment among younger patients with mild and moderate injuries. As federal and state policies encouraging people to be covered by health insurance go into effect, researchers estimate the potential for more than 730,000 additional medically attended injuries annually, or a 6.1 percent increase if all currently uninsured children and young adults (ages 0-26) become insured. The estimates are based on 2008 injury data from the National Health Interview Survey. The study was published in this month's Clinical Pediatrics.

"In order to assist planning efforts by healthcare systems and policymakers, we aimed to examine the impact on trauma systems of increases in young people with health insurance" says Flaura Koplin Winston, MD, PhD, lead author and Scientific Director of the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at CHOP. "This study signals a need to prepare for potential large increases in demand for care of minor and moderate pediatric and young adult injuries in both emergency department and outpatient settings."

According to the study, a significant portion of the increase will come from currently uninsured young adults (18-26 year olds), who will now be able to remain on their parents insurance until age 26 or find affordable care through exchanges. Researchers found that the causes and nature of medically attended injuries differed between insured and uninsured young adults. The uninsured sought medical care for more serious injuries like fractures when compared to other types of injury. The insured sought medical care for a wider distribution of injuries-- with the most common being sprains and strains, as well as open wounds. Of interest, among children under age 18, 11 percent of medically attended injuries among insured kids were related to overexertion, but this injury mechanism did not cause uninsured children to seek care.

Winston and her colleagues based their estimates on recent injury care data and the assumption that those new to insurance would have a probability of medically attended injury that equals that of those who already have insurance. With these assumptions, they predict that each year as many as 510,553 additional children and young adults could be seen for injury treatment in outpatient settings, nearly 195,838 in Emergency Departments or admitted to hospital, with another 30,689 being attended to through phone- only encounters. Winston cautions that the actual health system utilization rates and sites of care may vary as newly insured people may access care differently from those who are already insured.

"Health care delivery systems across the US need to have sufficient numbers of general and pediatric healthcare providers who are trained in treating moderate trauma and injury and can staff urgent carecenters, health centers, primary care practices, call centers, and emergency departments," says Dr. Winston. "In keeping with the aims of the Affordable Care Act, the goal should be that all young patients who seek care for their injuries get the appropriate care at the right time and right place."

The study authors recommend several steps health care systems can take to manage the potential increase in patients and avoid both the expensive overuse of emergency services and the long-term effects on communities of inadequately treated injury:

Train medical students and residents with relevant course content on diagnosis and treatment of concussions, musculoskeletal injury, sports medicine and open wound care. Expand programs such as Poison Control Centers and call centers, and remote medical command for triage and treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Prevent injuries to children by allocating federal and state resources to proven injury prevention strategies. They cost less than medical care needed to treat injuries. Implement the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Action Plan for Childhood Injury Prevention. Develop or expand proven off-the-job injury prevention strategies. The cost of insuring this new population of youth, the majority of whom currently live with an employed head of household, may fall to employers.

"Injury is the leading health risk for children and young adults. Proven prevention strategies and appropriate acute care will reduce fatalities and the long-term consequences that injury can have on quality of life," says Dr. Winston.

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Dr. Winston's co-authors include Mark R. Zonfrillo, MD, MSCE of CHOP, J Felipe Garcia-Espana, PhD of Coriell Institute for Medical Research, and Ted R. Miller, PhD of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation. The study was supported by National Science Foundation Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies, Pennsylvania Department of Health, and the Health Resources and Administration's Children's Safety Network.

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