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18 August 2010 
 
                          Avia Health Informatics Plc 
 
                           ("Avia" or "the Company") 
 
        Global shipping management group to trial Odyssey MarineAssess 
 
Avia (AIM: AVIA), the AIM-listed developer and provider of clinical decision 
support systems, is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Plain 
Healthcare Limited ("Plain") has signed an agreement with European-based 
shipping management group, Intresco Limited ("Intresco") to trial Odyssey 
MarineAssess, on a touchscreen tablet, aboard certain of its cargo ships. 
 
Highlights 
 
  * Global shipping management group to trial Odyssey MarineAssess, the first 
    product in the Odyssey MobileAssess range 
 
  * Odyssey MarineAssess has been developed for global cargo shipping companies 
    and is designed to help save considerable costs associated with diversion 
    or evacuation of a vessel in the event of injury or illness of a crew 
    member 
 
  * The launch of this new product range, ahead of schedule, is an important 
    part of the Company's international growth strategy 
 
The Odyssey MarineAssess product is designed to be used by the ship's captain/ 
master in the event of a crew illness or injury when the ship is located many 
miles off shore with limited or no communication or access to professional 
medical facilities. 
 
In addition to providing the ship's crew with access to fast and efficient care 
advice, Odyssey MarineAssess is designed to provide synchronised clinical 
summaries for health professionals on shore to review and monitor, potentially 
avoiding the need for the captain to divert the ship from course in order to 
seek additional clinical assessments. 
 
By avoiding a diversion shipping companies can save the very considerable daily 
costs of diverting off a pre-planned course as well as potential loss of hire. 
 
Barry Giddings, Chairman of Avia, commented: 
 
"We believe the new Odyssey MarineAssess product and the rest of the Odyssey 
MobileAssess range, which is designed to work with state of the art touchscreen 
technology, will provide us a significant opportunity in both the UK and 
internationally. We are very excited about the on-board trial with Intresco and 
know their feedback and input will be extremely valuable in attempting to 
ensure that Odyssey MarineAssess satisfies the needs of the shipping industry." 
 
Mauro Formentin, Director of Intresco, commented: 
 
"We are looking forward to trialling this highly innovative system on our 
ships. We feel it will give us an edge in providing top class care advice for 
our seafarers and at the same time allow a more cost effective operation of our 
ships with reduced down time and off hire claims." 
 
Enquiries: 
 
Avia Health Informatics Plc 
 
Barry Giddings, Chairman                                          07770 747 818 
 
Merchant Securities Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker) 
 
Simon Clements/Bidhi Bhoma/Graeme Cull                            020 7628 2200 
 
 
Notes to editors 
 
Avia Health Informatics Plc was admitted to trading on AIM on 16 November 2009 
having completed a reverse takeover of The Plain Software Company Limited 
("Plain"). 
 
It is Avia's intention to grow the business organically, acquiring clinical 
content and software products and working with Strategic Partners in the UK and 
Internationally. Through its subsidiary, Plain Healthcare Limited, Avia 
produces a range of clinical decision support products under the Odyssey brand. 
The product software can be deployed on keyboard and touchscreen PCs, laptops 
and mobile tablet devices. It is anticipated that as new applications for the 
clinical technology continues to emerge the clinical technology will be capable 
of being delivered on new generations of mobile platforms worldwide. 
 
Product range: 
 
  * Odyssey MarineAssess is developed for use on cargo vessels travelling the 
    globe for use by the ship's captain or master in the event of illness or 
    injury when located many miles off shore. 
 
  * Odyssey SelfAssess is being developed to allow patients to self-assess 
    their symptoms prior to consultation with clinical services Odyssey 
    products interact with leading patient administration systems and other key 
    systems used by the NHS. 
 
  * Odyssey ParaMedic initially trialled to empower paramedics to make safe 
    assessments of elderly patients that have fallen. 
 
  * Odyssey PatientAssess is specifically for use within GP surgeries to reduce 
    demand for same day appointments. 
 
  * Odyssey FirstAssess is specifically for use in the Prison service and 
    secure environments to help improve healthcare in these challenging 
    environments. 
 
  * Odyssey TeleAssess which supports telephone triage by nurses and the 
    provision of up-to-date self-care advice; is also used to manage demand for 
    clinical services in an efficient manner. Used by GP out of hours services, 
    GP surgeries in-hours, ambulance trusts and the MoD. 
 
  * Odyssey Reception is utilised by non-clinical staff to prioritise patient 
    queues and identify potential emergencies quickly and safely. It may be 
    used by receptionists throughout primary care services. 
 
  * Odyssey FaceToFace is used by nurse-led clinics such as NHS Walk-in 
    Centres, GP-led Health Centres, Polyclinics, primary care centres and 
    practices staffed by varying nurse grades. 
 
 
 
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