Fabricio Pamplona
Fabricio Pamplona
MEDdesign

The Power of Visuals

By Fabricio Pamplona, Ph.D.

Infographics can propel MedTech research and campaigns and enhance the user experience. Here Fabricio Pamplona, co-founder of online infographic maker for scientists Mind the Graph, explores the power of visuals in MedTech and medical communication.

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Gloria Fann
Gloria Fann

Acute Pulmonary Exacerbations Present Inherent Clinical Challenges, For Now

By Gloria Fann, M.D.

The chronic, progressive presentation of COPD, symptom overlap, and nature of patient self-reporting make it hard to identify exacerbations. We need more specific guidelines around, as well as tools for, assessing a patient’s progression from day to day. AI-supported diagnostic systems represent a potential breakthrough technology that could help us overcome significant knowledge gaps.

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Ravi Komatireddy
Ravi Komatireddy
Soapbox

The Turing Test is Dead

By Ravi Komatireddy, M.D., MCTI

The world of medicine has long centered on the central maxim laid out in the Hippocratic Oath, “Do no harm.” When we look at the growth of AI in health care, I say let’s also include a 21st-century addendum, “Do not deceive.”

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Rama Chellappa
Rama Chellappa

Instilling Trust in AI

Rama Chellappa, PhD, John Hopkins University Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in electrical, computer, and biomedical engineering, and co-author of “Can We Trust AI?” looks at the promise of AI in health care and how we can best utilize this extraordinary tool to save lives and improve health equity.

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Urvashi Bhatnagar and Jeff Thompson
Urvashi Bhatnagar and Jeff Thompson

Sustainability: Lessons from the Frontlines of Health Care

Under the leadership of Jeff Thompson, MD, Gundersen Health System reduced its greenhouse gases by 95% and was nationally recognized for higher quality care and lower costs. Here Dr. Thompson and Urvashi Bhatnagar, DPT, MBA, author of The Sustainability Scorecard: How Firms can Implement and Profit from Unexpected Solutions, share the strategies and organizational mindset needed to advance sustainability in health care.

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