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    Health Care,  Learning,  Medicine,  Moodle,  Portfolio

    AOA Continuing Education for Osteopathic Medicine

    Design, development and ongoing management of a Moodle based site for Osteopathic Physicians and Students. The continuing medical education was supplied in raw form and we built the courses, moved through several testing phases then launched and managed the entire site for the first year. We fully trained the client in site administration and course creation.  

  • Google Glass,  Health Care

    The Brains are Betting on Google Glass

    Yes they are, according to a recent article over at Wired. The article titled, Sorry, But Google Glass Isn’t Anywhere Close to Dead, features Cambridge Neuroscientist Dr. Ned Sahin and the work he is doing with Glass and autism. Ned Sahin is betting the future of his company on Google Glass. Sahin is a cognitive neuroscientist with a PhD from Harvard and a masters from MIT, and he recently launched an ambitious startup called Brain Power, building Glass software to help autistic children learn some of the skills they need to interact with those around them. Ned’s company, Brain Power, is one of the bleeding edge developers who see Google Glass and other wearables…

  • Google Glass,  Health Care,  Medicine,  VectorSpect

    Design Sprint for Health is Approaching

    As we pass the one month point leading up to the DC Wearable Devices Design Sprint for Health, I want to try to convey what your day may be like, should you choose to join us on this journey into the future of Healthcare. We’ll be gathering at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health at 8am on Friday October 17, 2014. Come bright and early with your laptop! This is after all  the Center for Total Health and we will provide healthy breakfast, lunch and snacks. This will be a jammed packed day for sharing and working on our visions for wearable devices in Health and Healthcare. The prime purpose, the goal,…

  • design,  Google Glass,  Health Care,  Learning

    Wearable Devices Design Sprint for Health

    We are very proud to be part of the team bringing students, designers, professionals and physicians together for a day to imagine the future of wearables in health. The full day, Design Sprint, taking place October 17, 2014 at Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health, will be a jam packed day for meeting and working with DC area professionals and students who share a deep desire to influence the future of healthcare. This will be a focused, guided brainstorming scrum. “Design sprints are inspired by the iterative, time-bounded, and user-focused aspects of Agile Development and Design Thinking.” We will be focused on Google Glass and Android Wear and discussing Oculus…

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    Google Glass,  Health Care,  Learning,  Medicine

    Google Glass at Pri-Med East

    Unshackle Me: The Power of Google Glass to Liberate [box]Pri-Med East Annual Conference – Panel Discussion Date/time: Saturday September 13 12PM – 1:30PM Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Conference Site and Details Download the conference brochure Registration [/box] VectorSpect is pleased to present a panel discussion at the upcoming Pri-Med Annual Conference at Boston’s Convention and Exhibition Center(BCEC). Working once again with our friends at MedTechBoston.com, we’ve pulled together some of the most influential minds working on the integration of Google Glass with the everyday workflow of healthcare providers. Panelists include: Don Schwartz, Karandeep Singh, MD; Jennifer Joe, MD; Tristan Gorrindo, MD; Stephanie Shine, RN; and Carlos Rodarte. The session…

  • Boston,  Google Glass,  Health Care,  Medicine

    Google Glass in Harvard Medical Research

    On July 22, I was honored to participate in a Hangout On Air with three Boston area physicians, two of whom are leading active projects at their Harvard Medical School research facilities.  Moderated by Dr. Jennifer Joe of MedTechBoston.com, the discussion focused on how application development is proceeding, HIPAA issues and our desires for the future development of the Glass platform. In this hour plus video you will hear honest experiences and opinions by Dr. Karandeep Singh, Nephrology Fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Massachusetts General Hospital, Software Developer, Informatician and Dr. Synho Do, Assistant Medical Director for Advanced Health Technology Engineering, Research, and Development, MGPO.  We were also joined by Dr. Ismail Nabeel of Ohio State. The general…

  • Boston,  Google Glass,  Health Care,  People

    More photos from Google Glass Challenge event

    It was an awesome event!  Over 200 professionals gathered plus two or three photographers and videographers who’s work we’ve been waiting to view.  Well, wait no longer.  MedTech Boston has posted a Photo Montage on their site and it is well worth a look to see and remember the interesting people you met while discussing Google Glass in Healthcare. Click here to be taken to the gallery on MedTechBoston.com    

  • Google Glass,  Health Care,  Learning,  Medicine,  Meetups,  VectorSpect

    The Future of Medicine through Google Glass

    Google Cambridge, MA on April 23, 2014 witnessed an overflow crowd as brilliant minds focused on applications for Google Glass in the medical fields.  Over 200 turned out from Physicians, Developers, Hospital Administrators and members of the press.  Some even flew in from California for the opportunity to meet with the top minds working on advancing patient care and safety via the wearable heads-up, hands-free tool that is Google Glass. A highlight of the evening was the finalist presentations in the Google Glass Challenge for Medicine and one young woman stood out as a knowledge leader to be listened to. Florence Doo is a first year medical student at Oakland…

  • Boston,  Google Glass,  Health Care,  Medicine

    Beth Israel Hospital to Use Google Glass in ER

    Boston Globe 4-09-2014 Dr. Steven Horng launched a Google Glass pilot program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center late last year because he thought the futuristic device could help save lives. One night in January proved that. A patient with bleeding in the brain told Horng he was allergic to certain blood pressure drugs — which the doctor needed to slow the hemorrhage — but didn’t know which ones. Horng had little time to leaf through the man’s medical files or search for records on a computer, but with Google Glass, he didn’t have to. Instead he quickly called up the patient’s information on the device’s tiny screen and saved…

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