Title: Deep learning and its application in Medicine
Speaker: Ravi Chityala, Senior Engineer, Elekta
Date: 04/03/2018
Brief Description:
In the last 10 years, much progress has been made with Neural Networks and Deep Learning due to accelerated computer power (GPUs) and availability of Open Source libraries. This talk will delve into some of these technologies and how they help accelerate.
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To see this content, please loginTitle: Wearable Devices from Idea to FDA Approval
Author: Walt Maclay – President, Voler Systems
Date: 03/13/2018
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Walt Maclay discussed the issues involved with bringing wearable medical devices from an idea to FDA approval. He discussed areas including different sensing technologies, battery life, data security, and meeting FDA and CE requirements.
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To see this content, please loginTitle: Overcoming hurdles developing neuroprotective drugs
Author: Marcel Alavi, Founder of 712 North
Date: 02/27/2018
Brief Description:
712 North is a biopharma developing medical interventions for patients with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Medicines currently available for this devastating disease only treat the cognitive symptoms, but do not affect the underlying causes of the disorder. We identified a novel mechanism-of-action that can complement all existing efforts to treat Alzheimer’s by studying a rare eye disease called Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy. We strongly believe, and as a matter of fact we have the data to support this claim, that whatever helps patients with ADOA will help patients with Alzheimer’s disease as well.
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To see this content, please loginTitle: SenSonic – The World Debut of the “Neckband Style” Self-Programmable, Wireless Hearing Aid
Speaker: Asela Udhaya Bandara Jayampathy, Co-Founder and CEO BioSound
Date: 02/13/2018
Brief Description:
SenSonic is the world’s only hearing aid capable of user-configurable audiometric measurement and shift-on-the-fly reprogramming when the wearer moves from one environment to another. This is a revolutionary step towards empowering wearers with self-programmable hearing aids that do not require the intervention of an audiologist.
1) SenSonic Neckband Hearing Aid has the widest distance between Microphones and Receivers eliminating the need to have an
acoustic feedback cancellation algorithm which compromises speech amplification.
2) Wireless Ear Sets with Interchangeable Receivers tuned to hear speech or hi-resolution music.
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To see this content, please loginTitle: Rising Obesity in America, with the primary focus on childhood obesity.
Speaker: Anamika Sharma, MD
Date: 01/30/2018
Brief Description:
Rising problem of obesity in America with primary focus on childhood obesity. Dr. Sharma talked about prevention and different options of medical treatment with discussion of few FDA approved medicines and patients screening, assessment for surgical treatments.
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To see this content, please loginTitle: From Condoms to Brain Implants: Protecting Patient Safety Across the Device Spectrum Through Biological Assessment
Speakers: Thor Rollins, Audrey Turley
Date: 12/05/2017
Brief Description:
Using a risk-based approach to address biocompatibility has become mainstream, and actively encouraged by the FDA. This strategy allows manufacturers to leverage previous testing knowledge of device materials and chemistry to reduce their testing burden while improving patient safety. The caveat? Manufacturers have to better understand their materials and how they interact with the body.
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To see this content, please loginTitle: Sprout Medical, Making an Impact in Critical Care
Speaker: Jerry Gibson, CEO, Sprout Medical
Date: 11/14/2017
Brief Description:
Sprout Medical has developed a cost-effective system to increase the clinical efficiency of administrating the rapid infusion of
various fluids that are so important in the treatment of sepsis, trauma and other critical conditions in the ED, ICU, OR and prehospital
environments. Mr. Gibson will review the clinical and competitive landscape as well as Sprout Medical’s approach to
tackling this important issue.
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To see this content, please loginTitle: Disrupting the Standard of Care Through the Novel Combination of Wearable Devices and Data Analytics
Speaker: Justin Cambra, Senior Director of Systems Development, iRhythm
Date: 10/24/2017
Brief Description:
Justin Cambra’s talk will review how iRhythm Technologies is disrupting the standard of care in diagnosing cardiac arrhythmias through the Zio Patch, Machine-Learned Algorithms, and data analysis. It will cover successes, challenges, and lessons learned utilizing data to grow and scale the diagnostic service.
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To see this content, please loginTitle: Building Wearables to Detect Patient Deterioration Earlier
Speaker: Werner Vorster, Founder & CEO
Date: 10/17/2017
Brief Description:
Our journey from founding a hardware company (with backgrounds in business, software engineering and accounting…) to building wearables that will change the inpatient and outpatient experience for Physicians, Nurses and Patients. Ultimately a multi-sensor ability to follow the condition of pediatric and adult patients.
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