Podcasts about virtual medicine

Can you live abroad and still practice medicine virtually with your U.S.-based patients? In this episode, I break down the rules, regulations, and risks of doing telemedicine while living or traveling outside the U.S. Whether you're billing Medicare, running a cash-based virtual clinic, or just taking occasional consults while abroad, there are a few key legal and operational considerations you need to know. I cover: Why your location doesn't matter — the patient's does Medicare restrictions for doctors practicing abroad What to do if your malpractice insurance won't cover you overseas Whether you need to be licensed in the country you're visiting How to stay HIPAA-compliant from a beach in Spain or a café in Thailand What you can and can't do when it comes to prescribing medications remotely How tax residency or foreign income laws may apply to your U.S. income If you're building a digital nomad lifestyle as a physician, this episode will help you avoid the legal traps while serving your patients with confidence. 0:00 – Why this question matters for digital nomad doctors 1:30 – The core legal principle: the patient's location rules 4:00 – What Medicare does and doesn't allow abroad 6:15 – Prescribing controlled vs. non-controlled substances 8:00 – HIPAA + tech compliance tips while traveling 9:30 – Foreign tax considerations 11:00 – Building a low-risk, high-trust practice abroad   Take the course to build your own virtual medical practice: https://www.digitalnomadphysician.com/courses/  Book a one-on-one coaching session: https://www.digitalnomadphysician.com/coaching/  Join the newsletter for weekly advice on cash-based medicine and physician freedom: https://www.digitalnomadphysician.com/newsletter/  Watch the latest videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@digitalnomadphysicians Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-ashori-md

In this episode of The Health Literacy 2.0 Podcast, Seth Serxner is joined by Michael Perlmutter, Senior Director at WTW, for an insightful discussion on the evolution of workforce health literacy and the challenges employers face in integrating emerging health solutions.Michael shares how virtual and digital healthcare solutions are reshaping patient navigation, integrating care experiences, and leveraging AI and predictive analytics to manage costs.Seth and Michael also discuss:☑️ Point solution Fatigue: The fragmentation of healthcare into multiple vendor-driven solutions - are they truly benefiting employers?☑️ Diabetes Management Challenges: A surplus of solutions, but are they driving real cost savings?☑️ Virtual Medicine's Role: The shift toward integrated virtual primary & specialty care.☑️ Health Literacy Matters: With only 1 in 10 Americans possessing strong health literacy skills, education is critical for better health outcomes.☑️ Future of Healthcare: A vision for clinician-led, integrated health solutions that simplify patient journeys.☑️ And much more.Tune in to explore how AI, predictive analytics, and advanced care models are shaping the future of high-quality, cost-effective healthcare.Learn About EdLogicsWant to see how EdLogics' gamified platform can boost health literacy, drive engagement in health and wellness programs, and help people live happier, healthier lives?Visit EdLogics.

    What vital role does military medicine play in keeping our warfighters safe and healthy on the battlefield? Join us for an eye-opening conversation with Lieutenant Colonel Gary Legault, MD, an Army ophthalmologist. You'll learn how advancements in eye protection have revolutionized care on the front lines, significantly reducing ocular trauma surgeries. Dr. Legault shares his firsthand experiences addressing the challenges of cultural differences in eye protection adherence and emphasizes the transformative impact of preventative measures in combat zones.      Moreover, this episode highlights the groundbreaking initiatives within the Defense Health Agency's Virtual Medical Center, where Dr. Legault serves as Director. Since 2018, this innovative program has been breaking barriers by providing remote specialist care to service members worldwide. Discover the inner workings of the Advisor Hotline, a 24/7 lifeline offering urgent support from over 140 volunteer providers across 16 specialties. These efforts bridge the gap between technology and expertise, ensuring that critical medical support is available even in the most remote locations. Don't miss this engaging discussion that underscores the dedication and innovation propelling modern military medicine forward.   Take Home Messages: Ophthalmologists in Combat Zones: Military ophthalmologists play a crucial role in managing ocular trauma on the battlefield, with enhanced eye protection significantly reducing the need for surgeries. Virtual Medicine's Impact: The Virtual Medical Center for the Defense Health Agency has revolutionized access to specialist care for service members worldwide, using technology to overcome geographical challenges. 24/7 Medical Support: The Advisor Hotline offers around-the-clock urgent support across 16 specialties, ensuring that medical expertise is always accessible, even in the most remote locations. Innovations in Telemedicine: Despite technological limitations, the military is leveraging low-bandwidth solutions and emerging technologies like AI and wearables to improve remote medical support. Career Opportunities in Military Medicine: Joining the military medical team provides unique leadership opportunities and the privilege of serving a dedicated patient population committed to national service.   HOW TO WATCH Check out the full episode featuring Dr. Legault on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/5_SwTWfOfmU   Episode Keywords: Ophthalmologist, Battlefield, Ocular Trauma, Eye Protection, Combat Zones, Preventive Measures, Advanced Protective Gear, Virtual Medical Center, Defense Health Agency, Specialist Care, Technology, Geographical Gaps, Advisor Hotline, Military Medicine, Medics, Warfighters, Resilience   Hashtags: #MilitaryMedicine #Ophthalmology #VirtualMedicine #ModernWarfare #EyeProtection #Telemedicine #WarDocsPodcast #SoldierSafety #MedicalInnovation #BattlefieldHealthcare   Honoring the Legacy and Preserving the History of Military Medicine The WarDocs Mission is to honor the legacy, preserve the oral history, and showcase career opportunities, unique expeditionary experiences, and achievements of Military Medicine. We foster patriotism and pride in Who we are, What we do, and, most importantly, How we serve Our Patients, the DoD, and Our Nation.   Find out more and join Team WarDocs at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/ Check our list of previous guest episodes at https://www.wardocspodcast.com/our-guests Subscribe and Like our Videos on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wardocspodcast Listen to the “What We Are For” Episode 47. https://bit.ly/3r87Afm   WarDocs- The Military Medicine Podcast is a Non-Profit, Tax-exempt-501(c)(3) Veteran Run Organization run by volunteers. All donations are tax-deductible and go to honoring and preserving the history, experiences, successes, and lessons learned in Military Medicine. A tax receipt will be sent to you. WARDOCS documents the experiences, contributions, and innovations of all military medicine Services, ranks, and Corps who are affectionately called "Docs" as a sign of respect, trust, and confidence on and off the battlefield,demonstrating dedication to the medical care of fellow comrades in arms.     Follow Us on Social Media Twitter: @wardocspodcast Facebook: WarDocs Podcast Instagram: @wardocspodcast LinkedIn: WarDocs-The Military Medicine Podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@wardocspodcast

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Burnout has been a major concern for healthcare providers for years, with clinicians pointing to administrative work being a chief contributing factor. Now, some organizations are testing new tools powered by artificial intelligence to help assist with that workload. On today's episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, Kristine Lee, MD, Associate Executive Director of Virtual Medicine, Technology, and Innovation at The Permanente Medical Group, joins the podcast to share what the 10,000-physician group is seeing from its current pilot of an ambient AI scribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For years, people in the medical field have been exploring how to streamline our healthcare system - to help attract and keep staff, connect more of us with family doctors, and do it all for less money. The goal seems impossible at times, but researchers believe Artificial Intelligence - or so-called "large language models" - might be a way to do it. Randy Giffen is a solutions architect with IBM and a former physician. This week he'll be part of a webinar called "Large Language Models and Their Potential Role in a Learning Health System."

On this episode we have the power couple Dr. Cherisa & Alex Sandrow:Cherisa is a Family PhysicianAlex is a functional medicine/nutrition clinician & MindHealth coachThey share:The multiple crises they experienced that forced them to reevaluate and reprioritize their livesHow they saved their family and marriage by building a telehealth businessHow they doubled their income in half the timeThe creation of From Here to There: Leveraging Virtual Medicine programEarn CME:Reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and earn AMA PRA Category 1 CMEs here: https://earnc.me/c1yGyf  Info for Dr. Cherisa & Alex Sandrow:Website:https://www.sandrowconsulting.com/Schedule a discovery call:Hannah@sandrowconsulting.comeProgram enrollment:https://www.sandrowconsulting.com/enroll Wait list: https://sandrow-consulting.mykajabi.com/enroll Info for Dr. Robyn Tiger & StressFreeMD:Check out StressFreeMD:https://www.stressfreemd.net/Schedule your FREE 30-Minute Stress Relief Strategy Call:https://go.oncehub.com/StressReliefStrategyCallGet your 4 FREE stress relieving videos:https://www.stressfreemd.net/free-self-care-videosPhysicians: join our free private physicians-only Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/thephysiciansselfcarecommunityFollow me on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/stressfreemd/Connect with me on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/robyntigermd/Follow me on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/robyntigermdFollow me on Twitter:https://twitter.com/robyntigermdExclusive physician CME accredited programming: Rx Inner Peacehttps://www.stressfreemd.net/rxinnerpeaceSelf-Care Shop--accredited programs for healthcare and open to everyonehttps://www.stressfreemd.net/selfcareshopPrivate 1:1 Coachinghttps://www.stressfreemd.net/coachingContactinfo@stressfreemd.netPodcast website:https://www.podpage.com/the-stressfreemd-podcast/

Today, Ali and Asif debate the merits of the cult-classic television show ‘Community' (1:31). They start off by discussing how it was created by Dan Harmon after ‘Rick and Morty' and then discuss Harmon's writing style. Then then discuss the sexual misconduct allegations against Dan Harmon and his eventual apology to Megan Ganz, one of the women he harassed. Then Asif discusses how he finds the show clever, but not especially funny…and Ali disagrees. Arguments ensue.   Then they discuss the pros and cons of virtual medicine (34:18). Asif starts by discussing the various types of virtual medicine and how its use has increased since the Covid-19 pandemic. He discusses the benefits of virtual medicine and uses ‘telestroke' as an example. Ali discusses his negative experiences with virtual medicine and Asif talks about some of the concerns the medical community has with virtual medicine.   The opinions expressed are those of the hosts, and do not reflect those of any other organizations. This podcast and website represents the opinions of the hosts. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for entertainment and informational purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions.    Music courtesy of Wataboi and 8er41 from Pixabay   Contact us at doctorvcomedian@gmail.com   Follow us on Social media: Twitter: @doctorvcomedian Instagram:   doctorvcomedian   Show Notes:  Community Movie Begins Filming in June, Joel McHale Reveals: https://www.ign.com/articles/community-movie-filming-june-joel-mchale-reveals Dan Harmon Story Circle: The 8-Step Storytelling Shortcut: Dan Harmon Story Circle: The 8-Step Storytelling Shortcut Save the Cat: https://savethecat.com/ Elephant Bucks: https://mwp.com/product/elephant-bucks/ Dan Harmon Gives 'Full Account' of Sexually Harassing Community Writer Megan Ganz: https://time.com/5100019/dan-harmon-megan-ganz-sexual-harassment-apology/  'No hugging, no learning': 20 years on Seinfeld's mantra still looms large: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/may/10/no-hugging-no-learning-20-years-on-seinfelds-mantra-still-looms-large The Rise of Telehealth: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/apple-day/202210/the-rise-telehealth Telehealth transformation: COVID-19 and the rise of virtual care: https://academic.oup.com/jamia/article/27/6/957/5822868?login=false Telehealth Benefits and Barriers: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1555415520305158 Considerations for the Implementation of a Telestroke Network: A Systematic Review: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S105230572100576 The Telehealth Era Is Just Beginning: https://hbr.org/2022/05/the-telehealth-era-is-just-beginning

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Over Coffee® is on post-CES hiatus. Please enjoy this re-posting of one of our top episodes of 2022! This post and podcast are for informational purposes only, and are not intended as medical advice. Please contact a healthcare professional with any health-related questions. Clinical neuropsychologist Dr. Albert "Skip" Rizzo is a pioneer in the field of medical virtual reality. Since the 1990s, Skip, as he prefers to be called, has been using immersive technology to treat his students. (He doesn't call them "patients".) Today Skip is the Director of Medical Virtual Reality at USC's Institute for Creative Technologies. He first began working in research at ICT in 1995, according to his LinkedIn profile. One of his multiple titles is "Ayatollah of VR", listed from 1995 to the present! (We first had the pleasure of hearing him speak at Cedars-Sinai's inaugural Virtual Medicine conference in 2018.) Skip's ground-breaking work has garnered multiple awards. He's researched, designed and evaluated VR-based therapy systems for traumatic brain injury, autism and post-stroke rehabilitation. He is also the creator of BraveMind, a VR-based exposure therapy program for the treatment of PTSD. As of December, 2022, according to their website, the U.S. FDA has endorsed the use of AR and VR devices in medical care--decades after Skip's discoveries in the field. But when he first started talking about using virtual reality applications at psychology conferences, he says, "(My colleagues thought I was crazy.)" Today, he's looking at an apparently-limitless future for mental-health VR apps. "There's no wall here," Skip says, when considering future directions in which he'd like to innovate. Skip, who will be speaking at Cedars-Sinai's 2023 Virtual Medicine conference in March, shared the story of his creative journey with medical virtual reality in this interview we recorded in February, 2022. On this edition of Over Coffee® we cover: Skip's introduction to virtual reality; His process, from there, in implementing VR simulations for brain-injury rehabilitation; What he remembers from the early days of treating his students with VR simulation-based therapy; How he and his team currently use VR simulations with virtual humans to help patients on the high end of the autism spectrum; A closer look at some of the virtual-reality applications that can enhance empathy across various areas of mental health; Some of the results Skip has seen; His vision for the future of therapeutic virtual reality.

Dr. Mitch Shulman joined Ken to talk about virtual medicine.

I think it's important to stay ahead of the curve. In some ways healthcare moves slowly but the spaces where physicians can make money change rapidly.  Finding your own client base or finding your own patients, whether as a physician or a health coach, is an important skill to develop. I don't think it has to be that complicated.  In a recent episode, I talked about a Healthy Aging program you can create. I think understanding where you would find these clients and how you execute this is important.  The goal is to build your own client based and genuinely love what you do as a physician. That has been missing in our profession to a large extent.  https://digitalnomadphysician.com/ https://www.cardiachealthcoach.com/ https://digitalnomadhealth.com/

Let's talk about taking a break from medicine. Whether you're fully burnt out and want to leave western medicine or just want to take a break. There is the emotional aspect and the financial aspect of it. In order to make money, you likely will want to earn some income. Here are all the different ways in which you can earn a good income while taking a break from traditional mainstream medicine.  Here are some of the sites we mentioned in this episode: https://www.nurx.com/ https://www.getroman.com/ https://www.keeps.com/ https://www.withcove.com/ https://evens.com/ https://picnicallergy.com/   Check out my site at https://digitalnomadphysician.com/ or email me at DrMo@digitalnomadphysician.com  

This was such a fun episode interviewing Hina Mazharuddin, the vice president of PAs in Virtual Medicine and Telemedicine! There are SO many opportunities available as a PA in telemedicine and we talk all about telemed on today's episode! Go check out and follow https://www.pavmt.org/about-us/board-of-directors (PAVMT HERE!) https://www.instagram.com/pavmt/ (PAVMT Instagram HERE!) "It's Vaccination Day" Music Video! Everything you need to be the most competitive applicant to PA school, including personal statement editing, program matching, CASPA app review and feedback, mock interview and so much more in our Private Coaching Package! If you are a reapplicant or really overwhelmed or just want the highest shot of getting accepted this cycle, https://prepaclinic.com/?product=1-month-private-coaching (sign up HERE! ) Weekly PA virtual shadowing:https://go.prepaclinic.com/membershippage ( learn more here!) FREE download to keep all of your CASPA details in one place so you can just copy/paste your information when you are ready to apply! https://mailchi.mp/mp/b7d2028a9e6c/paschoolblueprint (Get it HERE!) Thank you for listening and have a great day! Beth & Katie

This post and podcast are for informational purposes only, and are not intended as medical advice. Please contact a healthcare professional with any health-related questions. "It's all about the patients," says pioneering psychologist/neuropsychologist Dr. Albert "Skip" Rizzo. He's discussing his use of medical virtual reality in clinical psychology. And for him, it all started in the 1990s, with an observation he made while watching one of his patients absorbed in a popular game. Fast-forward to today. With numerous awards for his groundbreaking work, Dr. Rizzo, or Skip, as he prefers to be called, is the Director of Medical Virtual Reality at the University of Southern California's Institute for Creative Technologies. He also serves as Research Professor and Scientist for both USC's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and their School of Gerontology. A range of applications Among the applications he has created is BraveMind: a VR-based exposure therapy program for PTSD. Traumatic brain injury, autism, and ADHD are among the other clinical conditions for which Skip researches. designs and evaluates VR-based therapy systems. We first heard one of his presentations during Cedars-Sinai's inaugural Virtual Medicine conference in 2018. The VR applications he discussed included one which measured classroom involvement among students with ADD, and game-based systems to assist in post-stroke rehabilitation. But Skip says there's much more he wants to do, using simulations to serve clinical patients, first responders and members of the medical community. Skip shared the story of his work with medical virtual reality, explored some of the ways in which this therapy can be helpful to patients on the autism spectrum and offered a look at the areas in which he'd like to expand his work in the future. On this edition of Over Coffee® we cover: Skip's introduction to virtual reality; His process, from there, in implementing VR simulations for brain-injury rehabilitation; What he remembers from the early days of treating his patients with VR simulation-based therapy; How he and his team currently use VR simulations with virtual humans to help patients on the high end of the autism spectrum; A closer look at some of the virtual-reality applications that can enhance empathy across various areas of mental health; How some programs developed for patients with autism may also be effective in reducing social anxiety among children and the general public, post-COVID; Safety considerations for children in the use of VR in a clinical setting; Some of the results Skip has seen; His vision for the future of therapeutic virtual reality. And, heads-up: Skip is speaking at two upcoming conferences. He's a featured speaker at the 6th Annual Virtual Reality and Healthcare Symposium, happening in Nashville this Wednesday and Thursday, March 3rd and 4th. Then, on Thursday, March 24th, he will be an early-morning speaker at Cedars-SInai's all-virtual vMed22 Conference.

This post and podcast episode are for informational purposes only, and are not intended as medical advice.  Please contact a healthcare professional with any health-related questions. Our Over Coffee® Valentine special will be posted later this week! Meanwhile, as Cedars-Sinai prepares for their annual "Virtual Medicine" conference in March 2022, here is our earlier interview with conference founder Dr. Brennan Spiegel, on his book, "VRx: How Virtual Therapeutics Will Revolutionize Medicine". In March, 2018, we watched history being made in Los Angeles. Medical professionals from thirteen countries had come to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for the world's first "Virtual Medicine" conference. An incredible two days followed. Led by Cedars-Sinai Director of Health Services Research Dr. Brennan Spiegel, a series of medical professionals took the stage for presentations on pain management, therapy and preventive medicine--using virtual reality. A standing ovation followed the final session. Unbelievably, four years have passed since that groundbreaking conference. The fifth, now-annual Virtual Medicine conference, "vMed22", is coming up March 24-25 of this year, and will be entirely virtual. (Here's the link for information, and we're looking forward to attending, virtually!) Meanwhile, in 2020, we had the honor of getting to talk with Dr. Spiegel about his findings, and his experiences, as we discussed his book, VRx: How Virtual Therapeutics Will Revolutionize Medicine". Here is a rebroadcast of our interview--and we're looking forward to March 24th! On this edition of Over Coffee®, we cover: What first inspired Dr. Spiegel to begin using virtual reality in his medical practice; One of the early experiences which he had with VR, and describes in his book; How VR is currently being used in therapy to treat anxiety; A look at one doctor's use of virtual reality to help veterans with PTSD; How VR works to combat eating disorders, such as obesity and anorexia; A neuroscience explanation of why it works–to “fool” the brain!; A look at how VR can work in the brain alleviate pain; The story of one patient who used VR to control pain and wean himself off opiods; Some of the obstacles to widespread adoption of medical VR–and how the field is growing; An exciting new program, currently in the planning stages at Cedars-Sinai; One program which Dr. Spiegel developed with a congregation, in VRx, to help parishioners lower their blood pressure through VR; AND, how to find out more about upcoming free webinars and resources through Cedars-Sinai.

“It's astonishing how many health-related questions are asked on Google every day,” observes Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge. “What we set out to do at HealthTap was create a place where people could get trusted answers.” On this episode of Raise the Line, learn about Dr. Rutledge's longstanding interest in the potential of technology to assist in healthcare delivery. Hear how Dr. Rutledge and his team saw early on the opportunity to deliver healthcare through mobile and electronic devices, and followed through to create a pioneering firm in the virtual healthcare space. Tune in to discover HealthTap's unique question-and-answer interface that features physician crowdsourcing and a peer review process, and hear about their virtual primary care clinic, where patients can have a long-term relationship with a doctor of their choice. Plus, learn why Dr. Rutledge believes technology can enable the interactions that are fundamental to the doctor-patient relationship, and why he envisions a huge role for a consistent virtual care platform in the field.

Jason Peoples joins the Be Advised podcast to discuss virtual care, telemedicine and how to accelerate the meaningful use of these mediums in acute care and rehabilitation.Jason is the Director of Technology and Innovation at Mary Free Bed. He has 12 years of experience in health care, with his last five years at Mary Free Bed. Jason was instrumental in the development of Mary Free Bed's virtual care programs leading up to and during the pandemic. In this episode, Jason shares his experience and insight on health care organizations can best utilize virtual services to help patients have the best experience. 

Gloria A. Bachmann, MD, MMS sat down with Michael Krychman, MD, at the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Annual Meeting to talk about telemedicine and her work providing trauma-informed care to women in prison. Get the transcript here.

 The Saibatu Mansaray Journey had a great discussion with fellow physician assistant Hina Mazharuddin, the Executive Vice President for PAs in Virtual Medicine and Telemedicine. In this episode, she shares the value in virtual and telemedicine in today's unprecedented times and  her work in ensuring physician assistant students are prepared to take on their clinical practice with confidence utilizing this medium of providing quality care to our patients. The pandemic has changed our approach to so many aspects of our lives especially in the medical field and this episode gives us insight to just that. You don't want to miss:Virtual and telemedicine capabilitiesPhysician Assistants providing quality of care with modern technologyHer impressive PA journeyThrough my story and those of my amazing guests, I pray that our message touches the lives of people to be inspired, encouraged and informed all on all things faith, empowerment, global health, and beloved Mother Africa.Links and resources:Instagram, Twitter, FaceBook: The Saibatu Mansaray JourneyWebsite: https://www.saibatumansaray.comWebsite www.inwiththenewyou.comWebsite: www.pavmt.orgIG : virtualinternetproviderMake sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out on any of my weekly episodes!And, if you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a rating and a review? Thanks! 

Need more time with your doctor? Feel like you're not being heard by your doctor? Frustrated with the lack of help you get in the traditional health care system? We have got Dr. Alec Weir, Dr. Dom's functional medicine doctor on Steady MD, here to talk about how virtual medicine may be exactly what you need. With an underlying theme of availability, convenience, and connection, Dr. Alec shares what drove him to be a functional doctor and a virtual doctor. He shares his process in becoming a medical doctor to a functional medicine doctor, what makes functional medicine different, the biggest barrier to virtual medicine, and how the advantages of virtual medicine outweigh the shortcomings of virtual medicine. He provides insight on how he navigates behavior change with his patients and the importance of a patient's relationship with their doctor. Moreover, Dr. Alec hones in on the lack of nutrition education in traditional medicine and his top tip to getting started with addressing your nutrition journey to more optimal health! Dr. Alec shares his thoughts on the future of functional and virtual medicine, in relation to insurance, and Dr. Dom shares why he appreciates Dr. Alec and the Steady MD platform. We also mention the Jen Platform in this episode. The Jen Platform is your all-encompassing physical therapist guide in your pocket. Find what you need for your problem areas, self assess and learn to explore those areas, stop scrolling through social media and get curated content for your problem areas, create movement playlists of your favorite videos, earn points to stay accountable, and share your journey and stay motivated with the community! JOIN THE WAITLIST, so you can be the first to get in! What You Will Learn In This Interview with Dr. Alec Weir 2:28 – What is it that drove Dr. Alec's journey? 3:42 – Why did Dr. Alec move into functional medicine 5:45 – How to become a functional medicine MD? 7:40 – What makes functional medicine different? 9:04 – How Dr. Alec helps navigate behavior change? 11:17 – The biggest barrier to virtual medicine: licensing in different states 12:04 – How virtual capacity affects access to care? 14:03 – What is the appropriate relationship between doctor and patient? 17:47 – Is nutrition a focus in medicine? 20:15 – Where do you start with nutrition? 23:18 – Why Steady MD? 25:48 – Why did Dr. Dom choose Dr. Alec to be his functional medicine doctor? 28:49 – Transparency, connection, and convenience with Steady MD. About Dr. Alec Weir Alec Weir, MD is a primary care and functional medicine provider with SteadyMD. Providing personalized healthcare to patients across the country. Items mentioned: Dr. Alec's profile on SteadyMD Dr. Alec's Instagram To learn more about Hiro and view full show notes, please visit the full website here: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode143/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven't done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tobpodcast/message

On today's Torch Talk, we have Dr. Steven Shook chat with us about his career change to become a physician and about his current work at the Cleveland Clinic. This is a great episode for those students interested in going to medical school or who want to just explore the topic. Tune in!

On today's Torch Talk, we have Dr. Steven Shook chat with us about his career change to become a physician and about his current work at the Cleveland Clinic. This is a great episode for those students interested in going to medical school or who want to just explore the topic. Tune in!

Our guest: Kirthika Parmeswaran, Founder & CEO at Vital Start. "Virtual Medicine for Optimal Mental Health" In this episode, we discussed: - Her background - The why, how, and what of Vital Start - What's she excited about moving forward? - ...and much more! Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth and Curation Health. BlocHealth is building the ecosystem of services and solutions to power the future of healthcare. Through their platform, healthcare professionals and organizations can enter, upload and share core credentialing documents and information. Professionals and organizations then have the opportunity to use that information to order multiple services and solutions like credentialing, state license registration, certifications, payer enrollment, renewals, and more! On average, the BlocHealth platform saves users 40-60% on credentialing and licensing-related costs. Organizations can use BlocHealth as an extension of their team, or as their whole licensing and credentialing team. For more information, please go to www.blochealth.com and be sure to follow BlocHealth on social media - @blochealth "Curation Health’s advanced clinical decision support platform seamlessly integrates into the electronic health record and leverages more than 750 proven clinical and quality rules. With this intelligent point-of-care platform, you can power a scalable risk adjustment process and amplify quality program performance." For more information, please go to www.curationhealthcare.com and be sure to follow Curation Health on social media - @curationhealth To learn more about Vital Start please use the links below: - Website - LinkedIn Also, be sure to follow Slice of Healthcare on our social channels: - Website - Facebook - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTube - Newsletter

On this episode of the a16z Bio Clubhouse Show, a16z general partners Vineeta Agarwala, Julie Yoo, and Jorge Conde talk to guest Connie Chen, Chief Medical Officer at Lyra health. The conversation covers what makes digital health different from traditional healthcare delivery, how to build a sustainable business model while maintaining high standards for care, and advice for founders of digital health startups.

Dr Darren Martin practices family medicine in Moncton and is past president of the College of Family Physicians of New Brunswick.

I speak with Dr. Wesley Fox who decided to leave his traditional chiropractic practice and begin his journey in virtual medicine. Although a growing field, he joined this phenomenon in the beginning and discusses the benefits of breaking the long held traditions of office visits and seeing a doctor where you are. We also speak about the need for more preventative medicine and some major topics on stress relief. This was a really insightful conversation.----Dr. Fox's website: http://drwesfox.com/

This post and podcast episode are for informational purposes only, and are not intended as medical advice.  Please contact a healthcare professional with any health-related questions. Dr. Brennan Spiegel presents at inaugural "Virtual Medicine" conference, Los Angeles, 2018. Could virtual reality be effective as a treatment for chronic pain?  Or as therapy for PTSD?  As a way to combat phobias?  Or even as a means of preventive medicine? According to Dr. Brennan Spiegel's new book, VRx: How Virtual Therapeutics Will Revolutionize Medicine, the answer is, "very possibly".  It may also be, "very soon." In VRx, Dr. Spiegel, who is Director of Health Services Research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, explores numerous areas of medicine in which he and his fellow medical professionals are implementing the technology into the healing process.    Cedars-Sinai currently has one of the largest virtual-medicine programs in the world, with new innovations forthcoming. And some of these uses are absolutely mind-blowing. Dr. Brennan Spiegel presents some of his findings during the inaugural Virtual Medicine Conference, Los Angeles, 2018. Psychologists are looking at helping patients combat depression through the use of digital avatars.   Obstetricians are starting to offer VR experiencesan alternative to an epidural.  And Dr. Spiegel's own experience includes management of chronic pain--both for his patients and for himself--through virtual reality. Early in his book, Dr. Spiegel points out that virtual reality is not a panacea.   But he takes his readers on a journey, starting with his own first introduction to the technology in 2014.  From there, VRx explores the cases and research in the areas in which he's seen it work effectively. Dr. Spiegel (who is the founder of Cedars-Sinai's annual Virtual Medicine conference, which we've had the pleasure of covering in the past) talked about his own journey from skeptic to virtualist, offered a look at some of the use cases in his book and previewed some exciting developments on the horizon. in the field of virtual medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. On this edition of Over Coffee®, we cover: What first inspired Dr. Spiegel to begin using virtual reality in his medical practice; One of the early experiences which he had with VR, and describes in his book; How VR is currently being used in therapy to treat anxiety; A look at one doctor's use of virtual reality to help veterans with PTSD; How VR works to combat eating disorders, such as obesity and anorexia; And, a neuroscience explanation of why it works--to "fool" the brain!; A look at how VR can work in the brain alleviate pain; The story of one patient who used VR to control pain and wean himself off opiods; Some of the obstacles to widespread adoption of medical VR--and how the field is growing; An exciting new program, currently in the planning stages at Cedars-Sinai; One program which Dr. Spiegel developed with a congregation, covered in VRx, to help parishioners lower their blood pressure through VR; AND, how to find out more about upcoming free webinars and resources through Cedars-Sinai. Would you like to hear medical-VR findings from the top four winners in Cedars-Sinai's international "Best Clinical VR Research of 2020" competition? They'll be presenting their findings, live, on Tuesday, December 8th at 9:00 am, Pacific time.  Here's the link for more information.    

Tomáš Brngál, vizionársky tímový hráč, rodák z Bratislavy. Absolvent Lekárskej fakulty Univerzity Komenského. V  roku 2016 založili startup Virtual Medicine, ktorý sa zameriava na ľudskú anatómiu vo virtuálnej a rozšírenej realite. Aktuálne má na konte už desaťtisíce stiahnutí vo viac ako  150 krajinách sveta.  Vybudoval tiež spoločnosť Virtual Everything. Tá vytvára aplikácie pre spoločnosti z rôznych odvetví, napríklad automobilový priemysel, bankovníctvo, či telekomunikácie. V podcaste sa tiež dozviete: ▶ o vyváženom detstve ▶ čo mu dal do života tanec a Lúčnica ▶ o vyváženosti v živote ▶ aké vymoženosti nám ponúka dnešná doba ▶ o rozložení úloh a názorov v teame ▶ o virtuálnej anatómii a jej prínose pre študentov ▶ o hravosti a učení pomocou technológií ▶ aká je hrozba technológií ▶ kde a ako Tomáš hľadá ľudí do svojho tímu ▶ ako začať ak máte v hlave projekt ▶ čo je jeho životným poslaním ▶ čo ho viedlo ostať na Slovensku ▶ kde nachádza inšpiráciu ▶ o budúcnosti medicíny ▶ ako si dáva ciele ▶ ako sa rozvíja a ako relaxuje Podcast JERGY talks vzniká v spolupráci s aktuality.sk

Tomáš Brngál, vizionársky tímový hráč, rodák z Bratislavy. Absolvent Lekárskej fakulty Univerzity Komenského. V  roku 2016 založili startup Virtual Medicine, ktorý sa zameriava na ľudskú anatómiu vo virtuálnej a rozšírenej realite. Aktuálne má na konte už desaťtisíce stiahnutí vo viac ako  150 krajinách sveta. Vybudoval tiež spoločnosť Virtual Everything. Tá vytvára aplikácie pre spoločnosti z rôznych odvetví, napríklad automobilový priemysel, bankovníctvo, či telekomunikácie. V podcaste sa tiež dozviete: o vyváženom detstve / čo mu dal do života tanec a Lúčnica / o vyváženosti v živote / aké vymoženosti nám ponúka dnešná doba / o rozložení úloh a názorov v teame / o virtuálnej anatómii a jej prínose pre študentov / o hravosti a učení pomocou technológií / aká je hrozba technológií / kde a ako Tomáš hľadá ľudí do svojho tímu / ako začať ak máte v hlave projekt / čo je jeho životným poslaním / čo ho viedlo ostať na Slovensku / kde nachádza inšpiráciu / o budúcnosti medicíny / ako si dáva ciele / ako sa rozvíja a ako relaxuje Podcast JERGY talks vzniká v spolupráci s aktuality.sk

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. COVID-19 poses major risks to healthcare workers in neurocritical care. While efforts are made to limit the number of medical personnel attending patients in neurosurgical wards, there is also a need to find a sustainable solution. Could virtual medicine be the answer? Prof Dr Vicknes Waran Mathaneswaran, from the Division of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya shares the findings of a study that tested the use of smart glasses in ward rounds during this pandemic. Image Source: Shutterstock

"Telehealth has come into focus during the COVID-19 pandemic as physicians face an immediate need to reduce exposure by providing care—or at least triage—remotely when appropriate. Under usual circumstances, telemedicine is comparatively low risk. That said, telemedicine does bring specific risks to patient safety and physician/practice liability. Minimizing those risks calls for adapting daily practice routines around informed consent, documentation, and other standard components of a patient encounter, as well as adjusting the practice’s insurance coverage." David L. Feldman is chief medical officer, The Doctors Company and Healthcare Risk Advisors. He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "7 tips for telehealth during COVID-19." (https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/04/7-tips-for-telehealth-during-covid-19.html) This episode is sponsored by The Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX). The Nuance DAX solution makes it possible to forget the tech-toggling and reduces documentation burdens no matter how or where care is being provided. (www.kevinmd.com/nuancedax)

On this week's The Sci-Files, your hosts Chelsie and Danny interview Katie Mitchell. Katie is a doctoral student in the Information and Media program at MSU. She is interested in how media and technology influence interpersonal relationships and health. She is currently studying telemedicine and its impacts on patients as well as providers. Katie received both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Department of Communication at Michigan State University. Healthcare providers actually have a strong interest in providing telemedicine to their patients, and the patients' interest also appears to be growing. The big question for Katie is how to provide virtual care that includes the interpersonal elements that are critical to patient satisfaction. If you're interested in talking about your MSU research on the radio or nominating a student, please email Chelsie and Danny at scifiles@impact89fm.org. You can ask questions about future episodes here. Check The Sci-Files out on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube! 

Which patients with diabetes are at highest risk for COVID-19 mortality? Find out about this and more in today’s PV Roundup podcast.

Tomáš Brngál je mladý podnikateľ a startupista, ktorý vymyslel unikátnu aplikáciu pre virtuálnu realitu Human Anatomy VR. Tá pomáha študentom medicíny učiť sa anatómiu jednoduchšie, rýchlejšie a hravo. Založil firmy Virtual Medicine a Virtual Everything. V rozhovore sme sa rozprávali o virtuálnej realite ako takej, o jej budúcnosti, o technológiách a o mnohom ďalšom. Shownotes: SOON Instagram: www.instagram.com/tonydubravec, https://www.instagram.com/brngis/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tonydubravec Patreon: https://patreon.com/tonydubravec

Following up on last week's episode, host Jonah Comstock and MobiHealthNews Associate Editor Dave Muoio chat with Dr. Brennan Spiegel, Director of Health Services Research at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. As well as picking up on the thread of COVID-19's effect on the burgeoning field of virtual medicine, Speigel also talks about some of his own experiences with therapeutic VR, lays out his vision for the technology's future, and gives a preview of his forthcoming book on the subject.More related to this episode: COVID-19 and therapeutic VR adoption, part 1In-Depth: Despite some hiccups, COVID-19 is VR's time to shineIn-Depth: Therapeutic VR in 2018 is no longer just a distraction (therapy)VRx: How Virtual Therapeutics Will Revolutionize Medicine (Amazon pre-order)Virtual Medicine event page

Physician Dr. Stephanie Liu, '13 MD, values the opportunity to provide a continuity of care to families. But what happens to the doctor-patient connection when the world shuts down and people are told to stay home? Can thorough, conscientious care be delivered effectively online? Dr. Liu shares how her Life of Dr. Mom blog has helped pivot her medical practice online, what she misses most about seeing patients in her office, and under what circumstances she recommends an in-person visit with Dr. Mom. This episode was recorded on May 15. At the time, there were 6,390 cases of Covid-19 in Alberta. *** The Line is a University of Alberta Alumni Association podcast Hosted by: Matt Rea Produced by: Matt Rea and Chloe Chalmers Music: “Under Cover” by Wayne Jones SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-line/id1504960888 Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/I456thiwm54gpka3suw3nu7iohi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4fNmgFtG5K5PkWYawSO9Cj Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wtj-podcast/the-line-stories-from-the-front-lines

Recorded April 30, 2020. Your host is Dr. Ted O’Connell, family physician, educator, and author of numerous textbooks and peer-reviewed articles. He holds academic appointments at UCSF, UC Davis, and Drexel University's medical schools and also founded the Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano Community Medicine and Global Health Fellowship, the first program in the U.S. to formally combine both community medicine and global health. Follow Ted on Instagram (@tedoconnellmd) and Twitter (@tedoconnell)!  Dr. Rachel Summer Claire Friedman is a family physician, mom of 2, musician, juggler of many things, and self-described visioneer.Dr. Friedman currently practices full scope outpatient family medicine in Sonoma County. She is among the founding faculty and Associate Program Director of the Family Medicine residency program at Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa, where she teaches both medical students and residents, and has been involved in the creation of an innovative 3 year curriculum designed to train family physicians for the future of medicine and community practice. She also serves as an assistant clinical professor in the UC San Francisco Department of Family and Community Medicine.  Dr. Friedman received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University with high honors in History of Science, and her medical degree from the Yale School of Medicine, where she also received a Masters in Health Science and completed published research on the electrophysiologic effects of relaxation techniques. Dr. Friedman has edited medical textbooks, written peer-reviewed journal articles, and been invited to speak locally and nationally on topics such as clinical nutrition, innovations in technology, preventive approaches to disaster medicine, and implicit bias and health disparities. One of her achievements to date as a musician-physician was co-authoring and performing in a full-length educational 80’s rock opera called Diabetes: The Musical. She is currently conducting research on a patient-centered approach to graduate medical education, the role of implicit bias in performance evaluation, and how virtual medicine/telehealth might mitigate the negative impact of disasters on chronic disease management in vulnerable populations. Rachel is @serendipidoc on Twitter. Links for This Episode: Undocufund - http://undocufund.org Submit Your Questions for the Podcast Send an email to info@arslonga.media or check out covidpodcast.com What Can You Do? You can help spread commonsense about COVID-19 by supporting this podcast. Hit subscribe, leave a positive review, and share it with your friends especially on social media. We can each do our part to ensure that scientifically accurate information about the pandemic spreads faster than rumors or fears. For the most trusted and real time information on COVID-19 and the coronavirus pandemic, both the CDC and WHO have dedicated web pages to keep the public informed. The information presented in this podcast is intended for educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Producers: Madison Linden and Christopher Breitigan. Executive Producer: Patrick C. Beeman, MD

In this episode, Dr. Ram Raju discusses how the global COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Northwell Health and how in future healthcare delivery systems will change in response to the crisis. Northwell Health is one of the largest health systems in New York and has been a telemedicine leader for the last five to six years. […]

In this episode, Dr. Ram Raju discusses how the global COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Northwell Health and how in future healthcare delivery systems will change in response to the crisis. Northwell Health is one of the largest health systems in New York and has been a telemedicine leader for the last five to six years. […]

with @vintweeta @pbcancerdoc @sumitshahmd @omnivorousreadCoronavirus is now disrupting the entire health care system, not just because of the burden of dealing with the actual disease itself, but because of everything else that's had to grind to a halt. One of the areas where we really worry about things coming to a total stop like that is, of course, cancer treatment, which can often feel like a race against the clock even under the best conditions.In this episode, Dr. Bobby Green, MD (Community Oncologist and Chief Medical Officer, Flatiron Health) and Dr. Sumit Shah (Oncologist and Head of Digital Health, Stanford Cancer Center) join a16z's Vineeta Agarwala (physician and general partner) and Hanne Tidnam to talk about what is happening to oncology during the outbreak—how treatment is affected; what kind of clinical decisions oncologists and patients are having to make, and how they're making them; the tech tools that specialists are using, and how they could improve; and what happens to oncology as a whole when it's forced to go virtual.

While the technology to be able to see a doctor virtually has been around for awhile, the novel coronavirus pandemic has opened the doors to virtual medicine in a way that has not been seen before. Dr. Ed Brown, CEO of Ontario Telemedicine Network joins Mike Stubbs to discuss accessing medical professionals and advice, virtually.

We’re at a moment where we are now seeing medicine go virtual faster, and at a scale that it has never done before. In this conversation,  a16z bio general partners Vijay Pande and Julie Yoo, who come from the worlds of bio, technology and care delivery,  talk with Hanne Tidnam all about what exactly virtual care and “telemedicine” is... and what it isn’t; what it works well for, what doesn’t (yet), and where there’s potential; and finally, the current pain points (including regulation), and what we’ll learn from this current moment for the next generation of virtual medicine tools.

V tomto podcaste rozpráva o lekároch, nemocniciach a zdravotníctve vyštudovaný lekár Tomáš Brngál, zakladateľ a CEO spoločností Virtual Medicine a Virtual Everything. Jeho virtuálne ľudské telo pomáha pri štúdiu tisíckam medikom a aj lekárom po celom svete. Kam sa táto technológia posunie a kedy využijeme plný potenciáln virtuálnej reality? Firmy do týchto inovácií investujú miliardy. Tomáš hovoril aj o zlom stave súčasneho zdravotníctva a o tom, čo lekárov na Slovensku trápi najviac. Peniaze, plesne v nemocniciach, poddimenzovaný personál. To je len špička ľadovca. O tom, kam môžeme zdravotníctvo posunúť a čo by mala vláda urobiť sa dozvieš viac v tomto podcaste. Príjemné počúvanie.

Here is a unique business model that I am developing with one of my physician coaching clients. Though we are focusing on a different aspect of it, technology allows a physician to staff a walk-in clinic with only an RN, while remotely managing the patient through telemedicine.  drmo@urgentcarecareer.com www.urgentcarecareer.com  

Počas štúdia medicíny a učenia sa na prvú skúšku z anatómie si pre lepšie pochopenie ľudského tela začal kresliť jeho štruktúry po vlastnej koži. Aj napriek tomu, že skúšku spravil úspešne na prvýkrát, skrsol mu v hlave nápad vytvoriť ľudské telo vo virtuálnej realite. Ešte predtým, ako sa stal lekárom, sa stal podnikateľom, ktorý založil softvérovú firmu VIRTUAL MEDICINE. Len 27-ročný MUDr. Tomáš Brngál je v súčasnosti držiteľom ocenení, ako napríklad 30 pod 30 magazínu Forbes či Krištáľové krídlo a jeho aplikáciu Human Anatomy VR používajú ľudia vo viac ako 150 krajinách sveta.

S Tomášom Brngálom, zakladateľom Virtual Medicine a držiteľom Krištálového Krídla som hovoril o virutálnej realite a jej prínose pre zdravotníctvo. O jeho pohľade na skladanie tímu, nastavovanie cieľov a dôležitosti plánovania. V podcaste sa tiež dozviete: kde a ako Tomáš hľadá ľudí do svojho tímu / aké boli lekárske postupy v minulosti, aké sú dnes a aké budú v budúcnosti / ako začať ak máte v hlave projekt / čo je jeho životným poslaním / --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jergytalks/message

Vitor Rocha, CEO at Philips North America, discusses the business of telehealth and efforts to increase awareness of digital information and communication technologies. Marty Mosby, Director of Bank & Equity Strategies at Vining Sparks, shares his thoughts on Morgan Stanley earnings and overall outlook for big banks. Heather Perlberg, Bloomberg News Private Equity Reporter, explains Senator Elizabeth Warren’s policy proposal to slap new rules on private equity. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg News Senior Executive Editor of Global Tech Brad Stone discuss Amazon's ambitious "Amazon Go" convenience stores. And we Drive to the Close with Quincy Krosby, Chief Market Strategist at Prudential Financial. Hosts: Carol Massar and Jason Kelly.  Producer: Paul Brennan 

Vitor Rocha, CEO at Philips North America, discusses the business of telehealth and efforts to increase awareness of digital information and communication technologies. Marty Mosby, Director of Bank & Equity Strategies at Vining Sparks, shares his thoughts on Morgan Stanley earnings and overall outlook for big banks. Heather Perlberg, Bloomberg News Private Equity Reporter, explains Senator Elizabeth Warren's policy proposal to slap new rules on private equity. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg News Senior Executive Editor of Global Tech Brad Stone discuss Amazon's ambitious "Amazon Go" convenience stores. And we Drive to the Close with Quincy Krosby, Chief Market Strategist at Prudential Financial. Hosts: Carol Massar and Jason Kelly.  Producer: Paul Brennan  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Virtual reality is an exciting new medical implement. And Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in Los Angeles, continues to explore its effectiveness. pioneer new uses--and share their knowledge with the community. In March 2018, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in Los Angeles, hosted the first-ever Virtual Medicine conference, which was nothing short of mind-blowing! This week, Dr. Brandon Birckhead, Co-Director of the Virtual Medicine Conference, gave us a look inside the event--and a preview of the 2019 edition, which is just about to happen! Dr. Brandon Birckhead (far right) moderates a "Roundtable for Medical Virtualists" panel during Cedars-Sinai's inaugural "Virtual Medicine" conference For two days during the inaugural 2018 conference, attendees from 13 countries explored different aspects of the use of VR and AR in medicine. Just a few of the areas speakers addressed: VR in phobia treatment, pain management and physician training.  Here's Cedars-Sinai's link to their videotaped talks. (We had the honor of covering the conference, which was live-streamed in virtual reality.  Here is a link to our coverage.) With Virtual Medicine 2019 coming up, Dr. Birckhead talked about his experiences planning the inaugural conference, shared some of Cedars-Sinai's research on the use of VR in medicine, and offered a preview of this year's conference. (UPDATE: Virtual Medicine 2019 has sold out.  Here is the link on which the conference was live-streamed last year  We haven't yet heard whether it will be live-streamed on March 27th and 28th.) On this edition of Over Coffee®, you will hear: What the experience of planning Cedars-Sinai's first "Virtual Medicine" Conference was like; A preview of Dr. Birckhead's upcoming talk at the 2019 conference; One application of a VR program in the medical field that may not have occurred to you (but makes perfect sense!); A summary of Cedars-Sinai's recent research findings on the use of VR in pain management; A preview of the sessions scheduled for Cedars-Sinai's 2019 "Virtual Medicine" conference; Dr. Birckhead's favorite takeaways from last year's "Virtual Medicine" conference. And if you can't attend, but would like to know more, check out the conference webpage on March 27th and 28th!  They live-streamed in virtual reality in 2018.  While arrangements are still being finalized, there's a chance they might do that again!

Alexis Smirnov, the co-founder and CTO of Dialogue (dialogue.co), discusses the changing times in regard to healthcare and how virtual healthcare options are becoming more commonplace. Dialogue is the top Canadian telehealth service and Smirnov is passionate about the future of healthcare. Smirnov has many years of experience in the design and development of social analytics systems, search engine technology, conversational mobile apps, and more. He has played an integral role in the building of products and services for various startups and Fortune 100 companies. Smirnov is continually intrigued by transformational technologies and the practical methods to bring them to market, and his passion for tech led him to his work as CTO at Dialogue. Smirnov discusses how technology is changing the way we receive healthcare. His company, Dialogue, was founded in 2016 by co-founders who saw an incredible need for access to better health care, and they set out to solve the problem via technology. Dialogue offers virtual healthcare solutions for employees, and impactful benefits for businesses and their platform provides forward-thinking, premium, affordable health care options for Canadian companies and individuals. The Dialogue team is comprised of many skilled entrepreneurs, developers, sales experts, designers, customer service specialists, engineers, and quality assurance experts who work collaboratively to devise the best strategies to tackle modern healthcare issues. And their medical team features some of the most highly respected healthcare professionals in Canada who practice virtual healthcare and seek to bring the best care to everyone. Smirnov describes the problems of traditional healthcare settings in regard to treating patients, and how a virtual care team can alleviate some of the burdens on the system, long waiting times, and more. He describes how many companies will choose to offer virtual healthcare as a corporate benefit, as many employees may find it helpful to have treatment and advice from qualified healthcare workers right on their smartphone… in an app. He discusses the use of photos in the treatment process, such as a skin issue, for example, in which a user could photograph their particular skin issue, send the photo via the app, and get a doctor or health care worker's advice on treatment right away. He states this method could sometimes allow care to come within minutes, as opposed to days or weeks in a traditional setting. And by cutting overhead through the use of technology, doctors can often reduce their time with paperwork and give more time to patients, which as Smirnov states, is what everyone wants. Smirnov details how many companies are seeing the benefits of offering this virtual healthcare option to their employees, and as such Dialogue is growing at an incredible rate. He expects that the transition from physical first to digital first healthcare will create a booming industry for virtual care providers. As doctors and hospital administrators learn more about the service, Smirnov mentions that they are always surprised that the system has not been put in place earlier, and they quickly gravitate toward the service as they see that the benefits are boundless.

A discussion with Dr. Wantuck of PlushCare on precisely how Mobile Medicine works, its benefits, ease of use and industry outlook. Then Rebecca Canino of John Hopkins Medical weighs in.

Medicine gone Mobile & Virtual Health. Dr. Cindy Zelis of University Hospitals  discusses technology in medicine and explain updates in how virtual medicine is practiced. Brian Marcotte, Pres. National Business Group on Health talks about the Employer perspective.

Tomáš Brngál pochádza z Bratislavy, kde vyštudoval medicínu na Lekárskej fakulte Univerzity Komenského v Bratislave. S kamarátom Milošom Svrčekom zo Slovenskej Technickej Univerzity vymysleli pred štyrmi rokmi aplikáciu o ľudskom tele vo virtuálnej realite. Oficiálne, v roku 2016 založili startup Virtual Medicine, ktorý sa zameriava na aplikáciu Human Anatomy VR. Minulý rok Tomáš zaznamenal prvé stiahnutie aplikácie z internetového obchodu, aktuálne má na konte už desaťtisíce stiahnutí v 149 krajinách sveta bez akejkoľvek reklamy. Aplikáciu o ľudskom tele si môže stiahnuť ktokoľvek, nielen medici a lekári, ale aj tí, ktorých zaujíma ľudské telo. Potrebné sú však špeciálne okuliare na virtuálnu realitu. Okrem toho, Tomáš Brngál je aj ambsadárom kampane Telekomu, ktorá motivuje mladých ľudí, aby sa nebáli realizovať svoje nápady a ukazuje, čo všetko sa dá vďaka novým technológiám vytvoriť. Slovenská verzia časopisu Forbes zaradila Tomáša Brngála do rebríčka 30pod30. Celý článok: https://www.expres.sk/139749/slovak-tomas-brngal-vytvoril-aplikaciu-o-ludskom-tele-vo-virtualnej-realite-ktoru-si-stiahli-desattisice-ludi-po-celom-svete/

If you follow the work being done in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) - you probably have already seen the work being done by today's guest: Dr. Brennan Spiegel. In this episode, Brennan gets real about the applications for virtual reality in healthcare, and what is needed to drive adoption throughout the healthcare system and around the world.  Brennan Spiegel is the Director of Health Services Research at Cedars-Sinai Health System. He’s also a Professor of Medicine and Public Health at UCLA, and Co-Chair of the VR/AR Association Digital Health Committee. He has published numerous best-selling medical textbooks and has more than 170 articles in peer-reviewed journals. His work has been featured in Bloomberg, Forbes, Huffington Post, LA Times, NBC News, NPR, PBS, Reuters, and the Wall Street Journal and now we’re adding Digital Health Today to that esteemed list of media outlets! You can often find Brennan at major conferences around the world including HIMSS, Connected Health, Exponential Med, Health 2.0 and CES - actually it was CES where I heard him speak for the first time. And now, he’s founded a new conference call Virtual Medicine which was held last week at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. It was the first international symposium dedicated to medical virtual reality. Tickets were sold out for this debut event, and if you weren't there, fear not, because in true pioneering fashion, Brennan worked with the team over at Samsung to get the event filmed and streamed live in 360 - the recordings aren't up yet, but you can grab your goggles and transport yourself back in time and over to Los Angeles and watch the event as if you were there. Find the videos when they go live at virtualmedicine.health. Today's Topics What patients experience in biopsychosocial jail cellsHow immersive technologies can nudge users in interesting waysHow VR can liberate patients from the confines of the hospitalWhether, when and how to use VRHow users' response varies based on the user's ageInsight into the inaugural VirtualMedicine.Health ConferenceGet all the show notes to everything we discussed by visiting the website at DigitalHealthToday.com/58. Please take a minute to subscribe on your favorite podcast app, and take a minute to leave a review. It helps share what we're doing here and create good karma!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've done some interviews on virtual medical help from doctors but are they worth it? The pro's and the con's Guest: Braden Manns, Svare Professor in Health Economics at the Cumming School of Medicine at U of C

Guest Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby has over 37 years experience as a holistic medical practitioner, including 27 years as an M.D. in England. In this interview with Bill Henderson, he tells you about his new book called Cancer Confidential.  This book joins Dr. Scott-Mumby’s Diet-Wise and Virtual Medicine books to form a trio of great healing information books. In … Read more about this episode...

Guest Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby has over 37 years experience as a holistic medical practitioner, including 27 years as an M.D. in England. In this interview with Bill Henderson, he tells you about his new book called Cancer Confidential. This book joins Dr. Scott-Mumby’s Diet-Wise and Virtual Medicine books to form a trio of great healing information books. In … Read more about this episode...