It's great that so many doctors and nurses want to get involved in tech innovation. There are clearly loads of areas that apps can improve. Work flow and communication is begging to be streamlined and doctors and nurses have to insight to solve these problems. However, there is one thing I have to point out … Continue reading Want to dip your toe into tech innovation? Forget smartphone app development
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You’re playing Monopoly wrong! How does this reflect on clinical decision making and machine learning?
This Christmas I was in between night shifts. As a result, a kind long term friend took me in for Christmas dinner when I woke up at 6pm. Let some of my other friends he was a boardgame enthusiast, so it wasn't surprising that we spent a couple of hours after dinner playing a boardgame. As … Continue reading You’re playing Monopoly wrong! How does this reflect on clinical decision making and machine learning?
Increasing computational power empowers clinicians
I love this time of year. The air is sharp and fresh enough to perk me up in the morning. I find myself being able to reset my body clock from the 3am internet addiction. A lot has happened over the past couple of months. The MSc is now in full swing and the more and … Continue reading Increasing computational power empowers clinicians
How much is your idea worth?
If you're a clinician there is no doubt that you've spotted a problem and thought of a possible solution. This is having an idea, but how much is it worth? In my previous posts, I have been a little flat with the value of ideas, I've generally said that they are not worth much. If … Continue reading How much is your idea worth?
What can Dyson tell us about success?
I've fallen in love with audible. I can pack in a few extra words of wisdom when I'm walking, doing laundry, cooking etc. Definitely an improvement from the random patchy music I listen to on the youtube app. I've got through a range of self-improvement, business, and biographical books. I liked the first one and then got lazy … Continue reading What can Dyson tell us about success?
Realities of med-tech success
The other day I went to a talk by an investor at MD Start. Considering our ever-increasing reliance on med tech the average clinician would be forgiven to think that investment in med tech is booming. Although potentially millions can be made if your invention makes it this doesn’t mean that there are people lining … Continue reading Realities of med-tech success
Patient monitoring alarms…. annoying but needed
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
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
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
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