I was recently asked to give a talk to the second year biomedical engineering students at UCL on the practicalities of med tech design. Immediately I thought of patient alarms. On a daily basis, I lose count of the number of times I turn off false alarms. The annoyance reaches such a level that patients also … Continue reading Patient monitoring alarms…. annoying but needed
Author: maxwellflitton
Trump, Brexit, the error of online data
There's no doubt that the presidential election shocked many people. They just didn't see it coming. I cannot claim to be superior in this sense. I thought that Trump might win but if I had to bet my own money I would have put it on Clinton. However, there were many people out there who … Continue reading Trump, Brexit, the error of online data
Tips for clinicians to start coding
I get it, long shifts in a hospital to not encourage the average clinician to learn how to code. There is no doubt that coding can improve your data handling abilities and automate some very dull tasks or improve communication and clinical outcomes, but the environment you work in can make it hard to get you … Continue reading Tips for clinicians to start coding
Bryan Podcast: Episode 5
In this episode we cover the race baiting that has gone in in the New England Journal of Medicine. Warning! The podcast is up to an hour long, is tangential and also contains personal anecdotes and light politics. As opposed to the inspirational clinicians section that tries to pack information into a short interview this … Continue reading Bryan Podcast: Episode 5
Book suggestion: Rise of the Robots
Straight off the bat, I have to warn you that this book paints a negative picture of the future of tech and how it will impact society. The argument proposed in this book is clearly one sided however, it is well thought out. It explores the history and future of robots and artificial intelligence. It concludes … Continue reading Book suggestion: Rise of the Robots
Forget social politics! Algorithms can deal with flaky friends
Not matter what you do in life you will have consider backing off and cutting losses. In society, we use very simplistic rules. I’ve seen the method, three strikes and you’re out used in sports, employment and social relationships. This works well with the simplistic situations in sport. However, although this may save time it seems … Continue reading Forget social politics! Algorithms can deal with flaky friends
Bryan Podcast: Episode 4
I and Nathan Blake answer questions and generally talk about med tech and clinical innovation in a relaxed fashion. Warning! The podcast is up to an hour long, is tangential and also contains personal anecdotes and light politics. As opposed to the inspirational clinicians section that tries to pack information into a short interview this … Continue reading Bryan Podcast: Episode 4
The negative effects of overthinking can be computationally demonstrated
If you’re anything like me, you would have over thought something in life. Overthinking rarely ends well. I come up with spurious correlations, irrational tangents, and my ability to make any meaningful predictions becomes clouded. Come to think of it, we fill our days with predictions to such an extent; I’d question the honesty of … Continue reading The negative effects of overthinking can be computationally demonstrated
Bryan Podcast: Episode 3
I and Nathan Blake answer questions and generally talk about med tech and clinical innovation in a relaxed fashion. Warning! The podcast is up to an hour long, is tangential and also contains personal anecdotes and light politics. As opposed to the inspirational clinicians section that tries to pack information into a short interview this … Continue reading Bryan Podcast: Episode 3
Man, what a beating
I am now in full swing in my postgrad at UCL. Two twelve hour shifts over the weekend rolling into lectures into lectures throughout the week. I wanted to get information on projects so in between this I've been juggling multiple meetings and reading around each project in order not to waste the supervisors' time. … Continue reading Man, what a beating
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