15 Smartphone Apps to improve your medical practice

Courtesy of Medscape here is a list of 15 smartphone apps that you may find useful in medical practice! : http://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/apps2?src=fb_mstu

Grand Challenges Canada

Grand Challenges Canada is an organization that "is dedicated to supporting bold ideas with big impact in global health. We are funded by the Government of Canada and we fund innovators in low- and middle- income countries and Canada. The bold ideas we support integrate science/technology, social and business innovation – we call this Integrated Innovation. We focus on bringing successful innovation to scale, catalyzing sustainability and impact. We have a determined focus on results, and saving and improving lives."

http://www.grandchallenges.ca/

(You may have heard about Grand Challenges Canada in relation to a TB Breathalizer currently being tested in India.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/07/tuberculosis-electronic-nose.html)

Biomimicry of a Shark

Have you ever heard of biomimicry? Sharklet is an anti-microbial surface coating being used in hospitals that is based on shark skin.

http://www.sharklet.com/

(If you'd like to know more about biomimicry, here's the Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomimicry )

Growing organs

Have you ever seen anyone print a kidney? It's amazing what is coming in the field of regenerative medicine!
(N.B.: this is a kidney scaffold, not an actual functioning kidney)

http://www.ted.com/talks/anthony_atala_printing_a_human_kidney.html

S.W.A.L.L.O.W. Inc.

SWALLOW Inc. (Safe Water And LED Lighting Operatives Worldwide Inc.) is a company based in Regina that has developed a simple, inexpensive water-filtration system for providing clean water that is being used in developing countries.

http://www.swallowinc.org/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/SWALLOW-Safe-Water-and-LED-Lighting-Operatives-Worldwide-Inc/200524743291150

Intellectual Ventures

Intellectual Ventures is a company dedicated to inventing and marketing new technology, including helping fight diseases in the developing world, better sanitation, and many, many others.

https://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/nathan_myhrvold_could_this_laser_zap_malaria.html



http://www.tedmed.com/videos-info?name=Nathan_Myhrvold_at_TEDMED_2010&q=updated&year=all&sid=52&vid=15

Bionic limbs

Some of the latest and greatest in bionic limbs for amputees. A great example of the benefits of interprofessional in the development of new technology!

https://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/todd_kuiken_a_prosthetic_arm_that_feels.html



https://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/dean_kamen_previews_a_new_prosthetic_arm.html

Bone Marrow Miner

Dr. Daniel Kraft has developed an efficient and effective, not to mention easier and less painful way of harvesting bone marrow from donors, which he calls the Marrow Miner.

https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_kraft_invents_a_better_way_to_harvest_bone_marrow.html

How I repaired my own heart

How a boiler engineer came up with a way to fix his own aorta, and teamed up with clinicians adventurous enough to try his solution. Talk about interprofessionalism!

https://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/tal_golesworthy_how_i_repaired_my_own_heart.html

Navigating the vascular pathways

Here's a presentation on some of the possibilities of using catheters for endovascular surgery and medication delivery.

http://www.tedmed.com/videos-info?name=Alex_Berenstein_at_TEDMED_2010&q=updated&year=all&sid=64&vid=125

EXVIVO Lung Perfusion system

The EXVIVO Lung Perfusion system is used to preserve and prepare lungs for transplant and is a technology that was developed here in Canada.

http://www.tedmed.com/videos-info?name=Shaf_Keshavjee_at_TEDMED_2010&q=updated&year=all&sid=72&vid=39

Medicine X Stanford

Here's another conference coming up at Stanford from Sept. 28-30 on new ideas about the future of medicine and emerging technologies.
http://medicinex.stanford.edu/

Design of Medical Devices Conference

For those interested in seeing some of what the future holds, there is a conference being held in Minneapolis, MN all about medical devices. The conference is a month before our finals (April 8-11, 2013), but it is definitely within driving distance.
http://www.dmd.umn.edu/

iUSask

iUSask is an app for your smartphone that works similar to PAWS. It allows users to access:
-their personalized information (class schedules, PAWS updates, etc.),
-campus news,
-an interactive map of the campus,
-the U of S telephone book and email directory,
-the library catalogue and library information,
-location and availability of computer labs, and
-webcams from around the campus.

The app is available for iOS and Android. Go to http://www.usask.ca/its/services/iusask/ for more details.

Medscape Education

Medscape provides a wealth of online medical reference, news, and continuing education opportunities. It is even possible to earn AMA PRA Category 1 continuing medical education (CME) credits by completing CME exercises!
http://www.medscape.org/medscapetoday

Mobile Medical Reference Programs

U of S students have access to mobile medical reference programs such as DynaMed, Lexicomp, and Stat!Ref for FREE through the health sciences library. Check them out and if you're a medical/nursing student, give them a try!
http://library.usask.ca/hsl/mobile_devices.php

tMed is restarting!

tMed has been restarted!  The group will be up and running again for the Fall of 2012, thanks to the gracious support of the former tMed President Lei Xia, who has gone on to begin his residency this year.  At this time, the tMed executive consists of  is Adam McInnes (in Second Year) as the President, and the Vice President is Robin Bushell (in First Year), and we are planning to have more council positions open for election when the school year starts.  Let us know if you are interested in taking on any roles this year, or if you are wanting to be a member.  You can also check out our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/UofStMED