ESPGHAN · Healthcare · MedTech

Medical-grade guidelines for pediatricians across Europe

A clinical toolkit for the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition — on the web and in the pocket, wherever care happens. Guidance a doctor needs at the bedside used to be buried in PDFs, journals and print; now the society's evidence travels with the clinician.

ESPGHAN app store screenshot — home screen with the society welcome, latest podcast and upcoming events

The brief

Make it simple. It shouldn't look like much — and that was the point.

The client asked for a calm, minimalist product: no dashboards, no clutter, no learning curve. A clinician mid-shift opens it, finds the answer and closes it. Every design decision was measured against that one demand — restraint was the feature, not a shortcut.

The approach

Four principles,
one calm interface.

Clinicians don't browse — they look things up. Everything serves the answer.

01

Look things up, don't browse

Content is organised by discipline and reachable in a tap, so an answer is always two taps away — no exploring, no hunting.

02

Interactive tools, not PDFs

Diagnostic guidelines rebuilt as guided, step-by-step tools that ask the right questions and return a clear result — no manual page-flipping.

03

One platform, every device

A web app for the desk and native iOS and Android apps for the ward, sharing the same content and the same restrained visual language.

04

Stay current, stay relevant

Push notifications, events and podcasts keep the community connected, while published guidelines link straight through to the source journals.

The build

Deliberately quiet — on the web
and in the hand.

Generous whitespace, one accent, calm navy text. The screens carry a lot of clinical depth without ever feeling heavy.

ESPGHAN Guidelines web app welcome screen at espghan.info
espghan.info — the web app. Guideline tools, advice guides & videos and links to the full published guidelines, including ESPGHAN's own journal (JPGN).
On the App Store & Google Play
ESPGHAN app store screenshot — home & welcome
ESPGHAN app store screenshot — diagnostic toolbox
ESPGHAN app store screenshot — advice guides & publications
ESPGHAN app store screenshot — events calendar
ESPGHAN app store screenshot — upcoming events list
Gastroenterology Hepatology Nutrition
  • Coeliac Disease Diagnostic Tool
  • H. pylori Eradication
  • Crohn's Disease Tool
  • Ulcerative Colitis Tool
  • Button Battery Ingestion Tool
  • Disorders of Gut–Brain Interaction
  • Wilson's Disease Diagnostic Tool
  • Paediatric Parenteral Nutrition
  • Growth Faltering Assessment
  • Advice guides, videos & podcasts

The result

Live on three fronts, one identity.

3
platforms shipped — web, iOS and Android — from a single content model
9+
interactive clinical tools across gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition
EU-wide
reach for ESPGHAN's guidelines — now in clinicians' pockets at the bedside

Stack — PHP MVC · Bootstrap · MySQL · React Native / Expo 51 · iOS + Android · Expo Push