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Lisa Estrin

2 Brothers Await Broad Use of Medical E-Records - 1 views

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    Article about how I-Pads will make electronic patient records easier to use, less expensive, and eventually transform health care. Interesting to read after our online discussion about AI in informal learning- health communication and medical training.
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    I just posted something about iPads and this caught my eye. I think that this use of the iPad makes sense. There is really no existing technology (to my knowledge) out there that can mobilize patient records. Also, with the current trend of digitalising medical records, it seems like doctor offices will already have the necessary infrastructure available to push the Pad.
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    With the privacy concerns surrounding medical records, HIPPA legislation and the password security that is now required of personnel in hospitals to access medical records with ever changing password authentication tokens, I wonder if iPad wireless communication poses any risk to data being hijacked.
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    Cherie- I actually discussed this issue with a relative who is a doctor and he said that while his office is trying to switch to digital records, he is also concerned about privacy, increased government/insurance company regulation, and a disconnect in patient care/communication (looking down instead of talking to the patient). He also is concerned about time management with so many patients- the time it will take to record information on a tablet instead of the time he takes verbally recording patient information in just a few seconds.
Adrian Melia

IBM's Watson Is Learning Its Way To Saving Lives | Fast Company - 1 views

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    IBM's Watson will begin diagnosing real patients.
Chris Dede

Playing doctor: Learning about slips of the knife better on 'patients' than patients - 1 views

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    3-D surgery simulator
Susan Smiley

Redefining Medicine with Apps & iPads - 0 views

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    Cursory but insightful overview of role technology in medicine
Uche Amaechi

Redefining Medicine With Apps and iPads - The Digital Doctor - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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    I like how Dr. Heineken forces his residents to interact directly with the patients first, then consult technology - puts the technology at the service of the doctor, not the other way around.
Brandon Pousley

George Lucas to Donate Lucasfilm/STAR WARS Sale Money to Education Charity | Collider - 2 views

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    Great philanthropic effort by George Lucas to continue his contributions to innovation in education.
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    Thanks for posting this. While I was aware of Lucas' philanthropic efforts, I had not read his statement before- very personal and inspirational! I hope he will be patient and thoughtful about how to best utilize these additional dollars. There is no need to rush headlong into the next fad..
Stephen Bresnick

Online Education: My Teacher Is an App - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    An estimated 250,000 students are enrolled in full-time virtual schools where their instruction and interaction is completely online. There are many benefits to this model: lower overhead, anywhere/anytime learning, meeting students where they are...yet the students in these full-time online schools consistently fall short of their peers in traditional schools. Gives us pause to consider what is lost in the online learning environment and what are the essential parts of face to face learning that cannot be replicated online..
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    This article contradicts one of my favorite quotes from ISTE 2011 - "The Killer App for 2011? The Teacher" I agree Steve, while it seems to be more and more the norm, economics shouldn't be a major determinant in alternatives to good education. Would they do the same for health care? Perhaps Siri can diagnose and prescribe treatment based on patient symptom input into an app?
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Using virtual reality to cure real-life PTSD - 0 views

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    A soldier in Afghanistan. Some veterans suffer from diabling PTSD. > Doctors are hoping that virtual reality can help cure soldiers of their all-too-real wartime traumas. The New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Cente has received a $11 million grant from the Department of Defense to continue its research in using virtual reality therapy to heal those with combat-related PTSD.
Simon Rodberg

The very nitty-gritty of iPad implementation - 1 views

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    It's kind of hilarious to read this "instructions to give students" in the context of our class. "Charge your iPad" is first.
Jessica O'Brien

Doctor and Patient - Teaching Doctors About Food and Diet - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • For the last 15 years, to help schools with their nutrition curriculum, the University of North Carolina has offered a series of instruction modules free of charge. Initially delivered by CD-ROM and now online, the program, Nutrition in Medicine, is an interactive multimedia series of courses covering topics like the molecular mechanism of cancer nutrition, pediatric obesity, dietary supplements and nutrition in the elderly.
  • More recently, Ms. Adams and her colleagues have begun working on online nutrition education programs geared toward practicing physicians.
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    I wonder how many medical students and physicians are learning through online information, such as these nutrition modules, to make up for the gaps in current medical education curriculum? These nutrition modules are interactive and let students take electronic notes while reviewing the material.
Yang Jiang

Technology: Computer simulation is a growing reality for instruction - latimes.com - 2 views

  • Virtual patients for medical training are among the innovations being developed at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies. The military is using many of them to train troops.
Xavier Rozas

How to dissect a body on your iPhone - CNN.com - 2 views

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    Personally, I cannot imagine dissecting a body on my iPhone. But, obviously 3,000 customers see this as a must-have. Def. a step towards mobile/distance learning.
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    Neato! Personally I will leave the dissecting to the MDs. A lot of these iPhone apps (maybe all of them) would better impact education on a larger screen. I bet the oompa loompas inside Steve Job's secret Technology Factory are up to a tablet mac. Such a device would best serve doctors trying to educate their patients.
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