Matt is a consultant in oncology and an academic at Imperial College London. Caroline is a GP trainee and an education fellow at Imperial College London. Having experienced first hand the advantages of computational medicine they now run a short training course for medics, teaching them the basics of coding in Python. In this … Continue reading Interview: Matt Williams and Caroline Morton
Month: June 2017
Book suggestion: Deep Work
This book, written by a PPh.D.grad from MIT in computer science, explores the science behind deep work. As social media and the internet increases in use, our brains are being rewired to have shorter attention spans. People tend to focus on shallow work. However, the value of shallow work is decreasing, and the value of deep … Continue reading Book suggestion: Deep Work
3 actions clinicians need to do when considering their tech idea
This week has been intense. I have been getting to grips with the code of the central London financial tech firm during the week, and I have been polishing off my MSc surgical robotics project for a presentation. Luckily the financial area of the city has a 24 hour printing company, and I found myself … Continue reading 3 actions clinicians need to do when considering their tech idea
6 options if you want to analyze clinical data in 2017
There is no doubt that the NHS is becoming digital little by little. Anyone who has had to endure the computer systems knows that it's locked down, fragmented, and slow. However, it's here to stay, and it's getting better. This change has given clinicians an opportunity that they have never had before. They have access … Continue reading 6 options if you want to analyze clinical data in 2017
why you should simplify your med tech idea
The other day I had a meeting with an emergency medicine trainee who wanted to develop an app for his quality improvement project. I've known this guy for a while and I know that he's smart and motivated, however, he himself acknowledged that he misjudged the approach. There were things that he just didn't take … Continue reading why you should simplify your med tech idea
Book suggestion: How Google Works
The author of this book, Eric Schmidt was the CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011 and is now the chairman of Alphabet, the parent company that owns Google. Alphabet was the biggest donor to Hillary Clinton's campaign and the author helped with her PR. He's also a software engineer who graduated from Princeton and … Continue reading Book suggestion: How Google Works
Uber rising prices in terror attack
This blog is mainly aimed at clinicians wanting to learn how to code or innovate with tech in health. However, last night I found myself sitting on the tube surrounded by long faces as there had been a terror attack roughly an hour earlier. So today I will be writing about a particular part of this … Continue reading Uber rising prices in terror attack
Book suggestion: Entrepreneur Revolution
This book looks at the developments of working habits throughout history in order to make the argument that we once had an industrial revolution and that we are now moving into an entrepreneur revolution. Whilst there are plenty of books and newspapers telling you about the advancements of tech and how it will take jobs. … Continue reading Book suggestion: Entrepreneur Revolution
3 ways you can beat machine learning
Machine learning is coming to medicine. Even though I am a fan of computing even I have been shocked at the speed of the advancement of machine learning in medicine. We can discuss the ethics, we can proclaim that it’s not fair, however, this will not change the fact that machine learning is coming. A … Continue reading 3 ways you can beat machine learning
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