THE DIGITAL HEALTH ROUNDTABLE, 02/02/2024DELIVERING MORE TOMORROWS: ALL SAVES WITH UDAY KUMAR, MD AND ELEMENT SCIENCE
In alignment with Stanford Biodesign's focus on improving health equity through innovation, senior advisor Uday Kumar shares an example in this podcast (based on his latest company Element Science) of how more intentional decision making around clinical trials and other steps in the biodesign innovation process can lead to increased diversity and more representative outcomes.
US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT, 12/13/2023Smartwatches Are Spotting Hidden Heart Trouble in Kids
Stanford Biodesign’s digital health team, led by director Oliver Aalami, has played a central role in this new study, which explore the use of smartwatches in helping detect and diagnose irregular heart rhythms in pediatric patients.
STANFORD MEDICINE, 12/13/2023Smartwatches can pick up abnormal heart rhythms in kids, Stanford Medicine study finds
New research from Stanford Medicine has been supported by Stanford Biodesign’s digital health team, including leaders Oliver Aalami, Vishnu Ravi, and Paul Schmiedmayer. Their research application shows promise in enabling new capabilities in detecting and diagnosing irregular heart rhythms in children.
STANFORD SOCIAL INNOVATION REVIEW, 11/08/2023INNOVATING TO ADDRESS THE SYSTEMIC DRIVERS OF HEALTH
In this article, the insturctors of the Biodesign and Entrepreneurship for Societal Health course share a framework for understanding "systemic drivers of health," which are a complex set of interconnected factors and global systems that impact health outcomes yet are well beyond an individual's control and influence, and how healthcare innovators must understand and take these factors into account.
MARKET PATHWAYS PODCAST, 09/18/2023REIMBURSEMENT FOR BREAKTHROUGH DEVICES STILL LAGS—NEED FOR TCET: AN INTERVIEW WITH JOSH MAKOWER
Stanford Biodesign's director Josh Makower and Market Pathways editor-in-chief Stephen Levin discuss a recent Stanford report that found the median time for initial coverage of breakthrough devices was nearly six years, and how this data can help drive change in the current debate over TCET (transitional coverage for emerging technologies) to help speed this process.
MAML PODCAST, 08/13/2023SPEZI (STANFORD CARDINALKIT) - AN OPEN SOURCE FRAMEWORK FOR DIGITAL HEALTH
CardinalKit (now Spezi), an open-source framework for digital health application development and research, was recently featured in the news for releasing HealthGPT, an experimental iOS app allows patients to readily query and understand their health data.
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STANFORD REPORT, 08/3/2023A NEW FELLOWSHIP AIMS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN MEDICAL INNOVATION AND HEALTH POLICY
Director of the new Stanford Biodesing Policy Program, Kavita Patel discusses the new policy fellowship, during which fellows will learn how new therapies, treatments, and technologies are created and how laws and regulations determine their path into patient care.
ETODAY HEALTH, 7/29/2023THE 2023 ASIA-PACIFIC BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ANNUAL CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
Activities related to the 2023 BME-IDEA APAC conference spanned three days and included large and small-group meetings with health technology innovation educators and industry leaders from Stanford Biodesign and many program launched in the region by our global faculty trainees.
CHINA TIMES, 07/29/2023THE ASIA-PACIFIC BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ANNUAL CONFERENCE DEBUTS, TAIWAN'S NEW INNOVATION CAPABILITIES ATTRACT ATTENTION
Stanford Biodesign was delighted to participate in the 2023 annual meeting of BME-IDEA APAC, a consortium of health technology innovation education programs across the Asia Pacific region. This year's conveniening includes nearly 35 leaders representing 10 different countries.
STANFORD HUMAN-CENTERED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, 07/26/2023ROHINI KOSOGLU JOINS STANFORD HAI AS POLICY FELLOW
Director for political affairs within Stanford Biodesign's Policy Program, Rohini Kosoglu will now expand her Stanford presence in this new role as she helps boost bi-coastal engagement between Stanford and Washington, DC.
SCRUBCAST, 07/25/2023PEDIATRIC AND MATERNAL DEVICE INNOVATION WITH DR. JAMES WALL
What happens when an engineering major goes to medical school? You get someone like James Wall, Stanford Biodesign's policy fellowship innovation liaison. Wall, a pediatric surgeon and innovator focusing on solving health challenges faced by children and moms-to-be, talks about his work in this podcast.