Letting AI Physicians Into the Guild
BY KIM BELLARD
Let’s be honest: we’re going to have AI physicians.
Now, that prediction comes with a few caveats. It’s not going to be this year, and maybe not even in this decade. We may not call them “physicians,” but, rather, may think of them as a new category entirely. AI will almost certainly first follow its current path of become assistive technology, for human clinicians and even patients. We’re going to continue to struggle to fit them into existing regulatory boxes, like clinical decision support software or medical devices, until those boxes prove to be the wrong shape and size for ho...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Tech AI physicians Kim Bellard Medical Education Prediction Source Type: blogs
Learning targeted IAS puncture in 20 minutes
The main reason for all those jitters, we cardiologists, get every time we puncture the IAS is not due to a lack of expertise and experience perse. There are two more reasons. First and foremost, it is still largely a blind* procedure. (Even in this era, where drones with HD vision shoot one-meter targets from a 1000 KM range ) *TEE and ICE are there, but they rarely give enough confidence.
The second reason is more important and is rectifiable. It is the perception error in our anatomical cognition, that is fed to us from first-year medical school. We are made to believe (at least to people like me ) The right atrium...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - March 10, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Anatomy of heart Uncategorized ias puncture right vs left atrial anatomy Source Type: blogs
Anatomical Sciences Education with Jason Organ | TAPP 134
In Episode 134,Jason Organ, the new Editor-in-Chief ofAnatomical Sciences Education (ASE). joins us for a chat about hisvision for this popular journal for anatomy and physiology faculty. Ranging from specific goals to general —and insightful—observations about teaching A&P,you ' ll want to listen in to this thought-provoking discussion.00:00 | Introduction00:54 | Introducing Jason Organ& ASE03:31 | Sponsored by AAA03:56 | A New Vision for ASE16:46 | Sponsored by HAPI17:24 | Humanity in Teaching Human A&P28:28 | Sponsored by HAPS28:58 | Who Reads ASE?35:42 | Staying Connected ★ If you ...
Source: The A and P Professor - March 9, 2023 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Patient-Specific Soft Robotic Heart Replicas for Treatment Planning
Researchers at MIT have developed soft robotic heart replicas that closely match the anatomy of real people. The researchers used medical images of patient hearts to construct computer models that are suitable for 3D printing. Once printed with a soft material, the patient-specific heart models can be actuated using external inflatable sleeves, in the style of blood pressure cuffs, allowing the team to match the blood flow and pressure parameters parameters of the original heart. These models allow clinicians to accurately model cardiac anatomy, physiology, and mechanics for an individual patient, and test the effects of v...
Source: Medgadget - March 1, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Cardiac Surgery Cardiology aortic stenosis mit Source Type: blogs
Mindi Fried on Teaching & Learning with Aphantasia | TAPP 133
In Episode 133,Dr. Mindi Fried joins us to discuss her experience ofaphantasia, the inability to picture thoughts and memories in themind ' s eye, and how that affects how sheteaches and learns anatomy and physiology. This is a chat that willincrease our awareness of the huge and sometimesinvisible diversity that exists among our students.00:00 | Introduction01:01 | What is Aphantasia?05:45 | Sponsored by AAA07:07 | Introducing Mindi Fried09:03 | Sponsored by HAPI09:48 | Mindi Friend on Aphantasia29:25 | Sponsored by HAPS30:20 | More with Mindi Fried46:19 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or act...
Source: The A and P Professor - February 24, 2023 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
6 Healthcare Examples Of Virtual, Augmented And Mixed Reality
Lately, there has been a tendency in the tech world to adopt “new” realities in their midst. Meta has a branch dedicated to developing virtual reality (VR) hardware and software; earlier this year HTC unveiled its new augmented reality (AR) glasses; while Apple is reportedly gearing up to launch a mixed reality (MR) headset.
Collectively, VR, AR and MR fall under the umbrella term of extended reality (XR), which analysts believe holds the potential to be the next major computing platform. Such potentials have spillover effects into the medical field through digital health approaches, and healthcare practice is...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 23, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: TMF Augmented Reality Virtual Reality MR XR VR AR mixed reality extended reality Source Type: blogs
5 Best Practices To Build A Future-Ready Digital Health Company
Transparent communication, clinically-validated technologies, and addressing real-life clinical needs might sound like no-brainer components to a digital health company since they are working in the healthcare sector. It is also a rapidly expanding one where investments were heavily channelled during the pandemic.
However, some estimate that 90% of digital health startups will go bust or be ‘acqui-hired’ within a few years of being founded. If digital health represents the future of medicine and healthcare, it is important to understand why this is the case.
We previously dissected the reasons why digital h...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 16, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Bioethics Digital Health Research E-Patients Future of Medicine Future of Pharma Personalized Medicine Portable Medical Diagnostics Science Fiction Telemedicine & Smartphones theranos study inves Source Type: blogs
3D Bioengineered Skin Grafts Fit Complex Anatomy
Researchers at Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center have developed a method to create three-dimensional bioengineered skin grafts. To date, bioengineered skin is typically created in flat sheets. However, these are difficult to fit to complex anatomy, such as the hand, and so these researchers have designed a more sophisticated technique that combines laser scanning, 3D printing, and cell culture to create seamless three dimensional skin grafts. For instance, the researchers have already created a skin “glove” that could be useful in replacing skin on the hands by simply slipping it over the hand (just lik...
Source: Medgadget - February 13, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Materials Plastic Surgery columbia columbiauniversity skin graft Source Type: blogs
Review a Year. Preview a Year. | Debriefing & Predictions | TAPP 132
Episode 132 is the annualdebriefing episode, which features areview of the last year and alook ahead to the coming year. And yes, I make my traditionalpsychic predictions for the new year, as well as reviewlast year ' s predictions.0:00:00 | Introduction0:00:46 | The A&P Professor is Back!0:04:02 | Looking Back at 20220:14:46 | More Looking Back at 20220:26:30 | What About Those Sponsor Messages?0:30:31 | Last Year ' s Predictions: How Did We Do?0:38:57 | Looking Ahead to 20231:05:01 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to:theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-132.html...
Source: The A and P Professor - February 7, 2023 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Dueling OMI: does this 30 year old with chest pain have any signs of occlusion or reperfusion?
Written by Jesse McLaren, with edits from Smith A 30 year old with a history of diabetes presented with two days of intermittent chest pain and diaphoresis, which recurred two hours prior to presentation. Below is ECG #1 at triage. Are there any signs of occlusion or reperfusion?There ’s normal sinus rhythm, normal conduction, normal axis, normal R wave progression and normal voltages. There’s mild inferior ST elevation in III that doesn’t meet STEMI criteria, but it’s associated with ST depression in aVL and V2 that makes itdiagnostic of infero-posterior Occlusion MI (from either RCA or circumflex) – accomp...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - January 29, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jesse McLaren Source Type: blogs
2022 Cover Art Honorable Mentions
Editor’s note: If you are interested in submitting to our 2023 call for cover art, stay turned for details, which will be posted soon.
In response to our second call for cover art in 2022, we received an overwhelming number of submissions. We were thrilled with the number and quality of submissions, and we are grateful for and humbled by the authors’ artwork, insights, stories, and reflections. Because we are able to print only a fraction of the cover art we received, we wanted to acknowledge the artists whose work we loved but cannot publish. The following artists received an honorable mention:
Only One i...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - January 26, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: Annual Call for Cover Art art in medicine humanities medical education Source Type: blogs
Chest pain, and Cardiology didn't take the hint from the ICD
Submitted and written by Megan Lieb, DO with edits by Bracey, Smith, Meyers, and GrauerA 50-ish year old man with ICD presented to the emergency department with substernal chest pain for 3 hours prior to arrival. The screening physician ordered an EKG and noted his ashen appearance and moderate distress. Triage EKG:What do you think?Triage physician interpretation: -sinus bradycardia-lateral ST depressionsWhile there are lateral ST depressions (V5, V6) the deepest ST depressions are in V4. Additionally, lead V3 has ST depressions, which are always abnormal (recall that lead V3 will haveST elevation under nor...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - January 23, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bracey Source Type: blogs
Is AI the Beginning or End of Learning? | TAPP 131
In Episode 131, Kevin Patton discusses the use ofChatGPT and otherchatbots andartificial intelligence (AI) in teaching and learning. We learn what ' s going on, what to be concerned about, and what to look forward to. And how tokeep breathing.0:00:00 | Introduction0:00:53 | What ' s a Chatbot and Why Should I Care?0:08:44 | Sponsored by AAA0:09:51 | Kevin Asks ChatGPT Some Questions0:21:25 | Sponsored by HAPI0:22:01 | Is ChatGPT Amazing? Is It Accurate?0:37:23 | Sponsored by HAPS0:38:11 | Arms Race or Tool Box?0:46:55 | Calculators, Typewriters, and Grammarly0:58:36 | Cool Tools and Alternative Assessments1:06:20...
Source: The A and P Professor - January 19, 2023 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
A teenager with chest pain, a troponin below the limit of detection, and " benign early repolarization "
Sent by anonymous, written by Pendell MeyersA male in his teens presented with complaints of chest discomfort and dyspnea beginning while exercising but without obvious injury. He immediately stopped exercising and symptoms started to improve. Later that evening he felt recurrent central chest discomfort, shortness of breath, and vomited. Symptoms have been constant since this second episode, and are still present on arrival, which seems to have been less than 1 to 2 hours from onset of symptoms. No similar symptoms in the past. No prior exertional complaints of chest pain, dizziness, lightheadedness, or undue shortness of...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - January 9, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
Bioprinted Eye Tissue to Study Retinal Diseases
Researchers at the National Eye Institute, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, have created a method to 3D bioprint eye tissue that forms the outer blood-retina barrier. This tissue supports the photoreceptors in the retina and is implicated in the initiation of age-related macular degeneration.
The outer blood-retina barrier is the interface of the retina and the choroid, including Bruch’s membrane and the choriocapillaris. Image credit: National Eye Institute.
The researchers combined different cell types, which are primarily derived from patient stem cells, in a hydrogel carrier that is suita...
Source: Medgadget - January 6, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Materials Ophthalmology NatEyeInstitute NIH Source Type: blogs
