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In 1999, Dr. Schmitt created our Symptom Checker content. It was a derivative work, based upon his telephone triage protocols which were adopted by a majority of medical call centers nationally. The Symptom Checker is designed for use by consumers and patients and originally called 'Parent Advice.' Dr. Schmitt generously offered Self Care Decisions the use of his pediatric symptom checker to serve as the basis for the adult counterpart. Dr. Jean Challiner, based in the United Kingdom, was engaged as the lead physician-author.