All Videos Tagged medicine (MedTech I.Q.) - MedTech I.Q.

Robotics:Berkeley Bionics - Introducing eLEGS

2010-10-09T17:10:52.886Z

On Oct. 7, 2010, we unveiled eLEGS, an exoskeleton for wheelchair users who are committed to living life to its fullest. It powers you up to get you standing and walking.

http://berkeleybionics.com

Regenerative Medicine: Bio inspired Silicon Pancreas

2010-05-31T10:40:26.953Z

Dr Nick Oliver and Dr Pantelis Georgiou talk about the benefits of a silicon pancreas to regulate insulin in people with Type 1 diabetes. For more information please visit http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeve...

Telemedicine: Dr Ronald Merrell ... VCU Telemedicine

2010-05-31T10:34:00.038Z

Under normal circumstances, surgeons and anesthesiologists work side by side in the operating room, but recently for the first time known they work half a world apart to help ailing patients in one of the most remote areas of South America. Using a well-equipped mobile operating room housed inside a converted delivery truck, a medical team led by Ronald C. Merrell, M.D., chairman of surgery at Virginia Commonwealth Universitys School of Medicine, performs surgery in South America while monitoring patients' breathing and heart rhythms on a desktop computer 3,000 miles away in Richmond.

Virginia Commonwealth University and NBC-12 teamed up to create the series called "It's VCU" to showcase this urban university, located in the heart of Richmond. VCUs diverse students, faculty and programs, superior teaching, steady growth and groundbreaking research are shaping Richmond, the state and the region.

Haiti: The Wake Up Call

2010-04-12T02:15:53.467Z

Colleagues,

My son, Malcolm Clyburn, along with 9 of his Morehouse College schoolmates, recently went to Haiti for their spring break to lend a hand in the relief efforts. Here is a short video of their experience...

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EzekielPhillips — April 01, 2010 — Instead of going to Miami for Spring Break ,10 Morehouse students take a trip to Haiti to lend helping hands. "Haiti: The Wake Up Call", serves as a testament to the people of Haiti. Through the film, I hope to Inspire people not only to give back through hands on community service, but also to witness the strength of the Haitians.
Produced & Directed By Ezekiel Phillips
Trailer Edited by: Khalifah Muhammad

Informatics: Michael Liebman, CEO, Strategic Medicine, Inc. ... Translating Data Into Better Healthcare

2010-03-08T13:15:37.230Z

In this video, MedTech-IQ member, Michael N. Liebman, President and Managing Director of Strategic Medicine, discusses his company at the 2010 OneMedForum in San Francisco.

Strategic Medicine (SMI) specializes in patient and disease stratification with the end goals of providing better healthcare and identifying unmet clinical needs. The company, based in Kennett Square, Penn., seeks to apply clinical research to a practical, real-world environment. SMI’s products are able to interact directly with electronic medical records or function as stand-alone systems.

It is often difficult to understand why a patient may develop terminal cancer, or why one patient responds to a particular medication while another doesn’t. The concept of personalized or translational medicine, which has been gaining popularity in recent years, seeks to answer questions such as these. Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach to treatment, personalized medicine examines the individual factors that influence the patient’s health, such as genetics, lifestyle, and environment. By looking at the broad scope of the individual’s life, physicians may be able to determine the most effective treatment for the patient.

According to a recent article in BusinessWeek, personalized medicine may also open up new opportunities for pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies, which could target new products to smaller but more responsive groups of patients.

SMI is partnered with the Mayo Clinic on an adaptive knowledge platform that analyzes physicians’ treatment decisions compared to clinical guidelines. By combining data from both sides, the company anticipates that physicians will be able to make more informed treatment decisions, and pharmaceutical or diagnostic companies will be able to identify gaps where a new business opportunity may exist.