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The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
October 06, 2022 Edition-----In the UK the current Tory Government appears to have totally lost the plot and failed to even move to fix things – a real disaster I fear for millions.In the US Hurricane Ian seems to have been of Biblical Scale that will take years to repair the damage.In Europe we see the recession arriving.In OZ we are coping with the Optus data breach, an imminent and difficult Budget and the new Integrity Commission being sorted out!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.afr.com/technology/manufacturers-turn-to-robots-as-job-ads-go-unanswered-20220920-p5bjilHow a $1m robot solved this company ’s labour sh...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 6, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Weekly Overseas Health IT Links –27th August 2022.
In this study, researchers gathered a diverse group of participants; 43 percent were Black, and 68 percent were women. They also considered factors such as age and insurance status when drawing conclusions.The study occurred through a clinical trial, where all participants were randomly assigned to have their next visit occur through either phone or video-based platforms. The central unit of measurement was visit satisfaction rate, reported on a ten-point scale. Researchers noted noninferiority data based on whether patient satisfaction between the telehealth methods exceeded a -15 percent margin.-----https://www.theverge....
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Commentators and Journalists Weigh In On Digital Health And Related Privacy, Safety, Social Media And Security Matters. Lots Of Interesting Perspectives - August 9, 2022.
-----This weekly blog is to explore the news around the larger issues around Digital Health, data security, data privacy, AI / ML. technology, social media and related matters.I will also try to highlightADHA Propagandawhen I come upon it.Just so we keep count, the latest Notes from the ADHA Board were dated 6 December, 2018 and we have seen none since! It ’s pretty sad!Note: Appearance here is not to suggest I see any credibility or value in what follows. I will leave it to the reader to decide what is worthwhile and what is not! The point is to let people know what is being said / published that I have come upon.-----h...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 9, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 25 July, 2022.
Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.General Comment-----Quite a lot going on this week and we have had a pretty busy comment flow on the blog. Interesting how comment streams evolve!The telehealth debate continues and the Government is yet to notice what a ‘steaming pile of poo’the #myHR is!-----https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/anz/australia-launches-digital-cancer-hub-childre...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - July 25, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Explain yourself, machine. Producing simple text descriptions for AI interpretability
We describe a feature, give a location, and then synthesise a conclusion. For example: There is an irregular mass with microcalcification in the upper outer quadrant of the breast. Findings are consistent with malignancy. You don’t need to understand the words I used here, but the point is that the features (irregular mass, microcalcification) are consistent with the diagnosis (breast cancer, malignancy). A doctor reading this report already sees internal consistency, and that reassures them that the report isn’t wrong. An common example of a wrong report could be: Irregular mass or microcalcification. No ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - December 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Artificial Intelligence Health Tech AI Luke Oakden-Rayner machine learning Radiology Source Type: blogs

The Most Pressing Issues In Bioethics
Who owns medical and genetic data? How to regulate gene editing? Where is the boundary of enhancing physical or cognitive human capabilities? What to do with biological differences widening the gap of the haves and have-nots? Could we define where is the boundary to augment life? Will we sue robots or algorithms for medical malpractice? With the constant advancement of technology, unprecedented moral, ethical and legal concerns are surfacing. Channeling them into substantial debates will get us closer to their fair solution step by step. Here, we collected the most pressing issues in bioethics. Bioethicists of the world...
Source: The Medical Futurist - March 26, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Bioethics Cyborgization Genomics bioethical data debate DNA future gene editing genetic genetics Innovation legal longevity medical medical data moral sex sexuality technology Source Type: blogs

Third International Conference on End of Life Law, Ethics, Policy, and Practice
Here is the program for the Third International Conference on End of Life Law, Ethics, Policy, and Practice. Pretty awesome. Thursday 7 March, 2019 08.30-09.00Registration & Welcome Coffee 09.00-09.10Welcome by the Chair of the Scientific Committee – Kenneth Chambaere (BE) 09.10-09.30Introduction by an external speaker (TBC) Plenary 1: Latest developments in assisted dying around the world 09.30-10.00Developments in European countries – Agnes van der Heide (NL) 10.00-10.30Recent developments and the future of MAiD in Canada – Jocelyn Downie (CAN) 10.30-11.00A review of developmen...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - January 18, 2019 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs

Calling all Educators! … Make a difference in ICU Education
LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog It is an exciting time to be an Educator involved in critical care in Australia and New Zealand! We now have an active interprofessional grassroots network working in collaboration with organisations such as CICM, ACCCN, ANZICS, ICN, ANZAHPE, and SMACC (among others!) to advance clinical education in critical care. This Network seeks to: promote and develop the Clinician Educator role implement best practice education in critical care foster education scholarship and resea...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - July 22, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Chris Nickson Tags: Conference Education Intensive Care adelaide ANZCEN Australia clinician educators critical care network new zealand unconference Source Type: blogs

ANZICS Safety & Quality Conference 2018 and Feedback in the Workplace
LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog The next ANZICS Safety & Quality Conference is coming… This year’s ANZICS Safety & Quality Conference will take place from 30 – 31 July 2018 in Melbourne. Australia and New Zealand have been world leaders in the conception and promulgation of the Rapid Response System (RRS) model of care. An impressive scientific program has been developed which will explore Rapid Response Team Training, Rapid Response Teams in specific areas and explore strategi...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - May 14, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Chris Nickson Tags: Conference Education Intensive Care ANZICS Safety & Quality Conference Feedback interprofessional learning in the workplace rapid response systems rapid response teams Source Type: blogs

Jellybean 93 with Naomi Diel
LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog The College of Intensive Care Annual Scientific Meeting is upon us. How do you make something like that happen? Lets ask Naomi Diel, part of last years organising committee. The CICM ASM is happening next month. It is in Hobart. That’s in Tasmania. Last year it was in Sydney. There are probably more first year ICU trainees in one hospital in Sydney than there are Intensivists of any description in the state of Tasmania. This year will be different. When I was a kid, m...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 18, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Doug Lynch Tags: JellyBean Naomi Diel Source Type: blogs

TAPNA 2018: Its toxicology, Australian Style.
LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog What is it? TAPNA is the annual scientific meeting for the Toxicology and Poisons Network Australia. Join Australian and International toxicologists at Sydney to run through a plethora of topics including fomepizole (should we use it in Australia?), urine drug screens, what to do with an anion gap and the latest in OP poisoning. TAPNA is hosting a stellar faculty including Dr Michael Eddleston from Edinburgh whose primary research is in pesticides and antidotes. He will ...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 16, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Conference TAPNA toxicology Source Type: blogs

TAPNA 2018: It ’ s toxicology, Australian Style
LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog What is it? TAPNA is the annual scientific meeting for the Toxicology and Poisons Network Australia. Join Australian and International toxicologists at Sydney to run through a plethora of topics including fomepizole (should we use it in Australia?), urine drug screens, what to do with an anion gap and the latest in OP poisoning. TAPNA is hosting a stellar faculty including Dr Michael Eddleston from Edinburgh whose primary research is in pesticides and antidotes. He will ...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 16, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Conference TAPNA toxicology Source Type: blogs

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