by medicaltechont | Jan 28, 2018 | Hospitals
Shafi Ahmed dons a pair of digital sunglasses and explains how the tiny lenses built into its black plastic frame, which can capture high-resolution images, are transforming how doctors get trained in operating rooms.
The British colorectal surgeon used Snap Inc.’s high-tech spectacles a year ago to walk rookie physicians and millions of curious viewers through a hernia operation using the Snapchat photo-sharing app. In 2018, he plans to beam his avatar into operating rooms with so-called immersive technology, which spans everything from military training to adult entertainment, and promises to support the next generation of doctors with real-time supervision and tutelage.
“Doctors do not need to feel out of their depth, and this technology will allow them to get help whenever required,” says Ahmed, whose early adoption of digital technology and social media has seen him recognized as the planet’s
most-watched surgeon, with more than 2 million views and 50 million
Twitter posts for the Snapchat surgery alone. “We all need support and help when faced with a tricky situation.”
by medicaltechont | Nov 26, 2017 | Healthcare
Picture someone who works in tech. They might fit a stereotype: heavy-rimmed glasses, hoodie, T-shirt branded with a startup’s logo, male. You probably don’t imagine a nurse.
Yet integrated electronic health records, wearables, health-monitoring apps, artificial intelligence, 3D printers and telemedicine are just some of the technologies that have entered the clinical environment.
Robots are already operating in some hospitals across Canada. The nurses of the future could be the next app developers, data analysts, coders and artificial intelligence experts.
Read more at https://www.utoronto.ca/news/why-nurses-future-need-embrace-high-tech
by medicaltechont | Nov 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
Ransomware payments in 2017 will hit a record $2 billion, according to a new research from the cybersecurity firm Bitdefender.
That figure would make 2017 the most costly year ever for ransomware, doubling the $1 billion paid out by ransomware victims in 2016 and skyrocketing above the $24 million paid in 2015. The upward trend will likely continue into 2018 as malware becomes more sophisticated and difficult to stop.
Read more at https://www.cyberscoop.com/ransomware-2-billion-bitdefender-gpu-encryption/
by medicaltechont | Jun 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
With Canada’s aging population putting an unprecedented amount of pressure on the country’s healthcare system, technology will increasingly play an important role in maintaining and improving access.
According to the 2017 Future Health Index, the second annual global healthcare study commissioned by Royal Philips, an overwhelming number of healthcare professionals and the general public in Canada believe connected care technology is crucial for improving treatment of medical issues (94 per cent and 83 per cent), diagnosis of medical conditions (87 per cent and 82 per cent), and home care services (82 percent and 78 per cent).
Read more at http://www.itbusiness.ca/news/canadians-believe-connected-technologies-are-the-future-of-healthcare-new-report/91016
by medicaltechont | May 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Things are looking bright for Dan Leibu and League Inc., a digital health and benefits platform he founded with three friends two years ago in Toronto.
League plans to triple staff to as many as 200 by the end of the year and start offering services in the U.S. The company provides an alternative to traditional benefit plans offered by insurers, targeting small and medium-sized businesses that appreciate its flexibility and easy access. It received $25 million in venture funding last year from one of Canada’s largest pension plans, among others.
“We’re just racing to catch up with the demand,” Leibu, 43, said in an interview in the company’s office in the MaRS Discovery District, an innovation hub that fosters technology and medical start-ups like League in the city’s hospital row, where much of the country’s publicly funded science research is carried out.
Read more at http://business.financialpost.com/fp-tech-desk/ontario-tech-sector-booms-as-trudeaus-innovation-strategy-starts-taking-shape
