WHEN Facebook signed up its 100 millionth member August 2009, its employees spread out in two parks in Palo Alto, Calif., for a huge barbecue. Sometime this week, this five-year-old start-up, born in a dorm room at Harvard, expects to register its 200 millionth user.
It's a pretty much different story to introduce medical technology innovations to the healthcare community. Highly specialized technology users and buyers don't yet gather on Facebook or use Social Media.
That's still the way traditional wisdom goes. However, the scene is changing quicker than we think. Facebook is a very young phenomenon and so is Ning and many other social media meeting places.
Traditional selling and distribution is very expensive for start-ups and technology innovators. They could benefit from a faster adaption and gathering around social media.
That staggering growth rate — doubling in size in just eight months — suggests Facebook is rapidly becoming the Web’s dominant social ecosystem and an essential personal and business networking tool in much of the wired world.
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Sunday, March 29, 2009
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome compared to visiting a dentist
This time I'm writing about something that can be compared to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome diagnostic and hand surgery. Think about the way dentists are operating. They have the diagnostic tools in house and the provide the operational services at the same spot.
What about CTS? First patients go to General Practitioners, their personal doctor, and in case of a problem in their hand, the GP sends the patient to an EMG-laboratory. There is a long waiting time before the CTS-problem is diagnosed. Next in line is to wait for the hand surgery. Why don't we do this like the dentists do? All at one spot, YES. That's the way hand problems should be taken care off.
Mediracer has been a partner in this innovative project where Blue Sky Orthopedics is already doing it the right way. BSO is an One Stop Clinic. That's the way CTS should be treated on a global scale.
When are we ready to produce the video Future of CTS?
Future Dentistry and Health Care - keynote to dentists and dental profession on imaging, diagnostics, treatment, prevention, manufacturing, motivation, leadership, change management, dental practice. Conference keynote speaker Dr Patrick Dixon for 3M.
http://www.globalchange.com Future of dentistry, dentists and dental practice. Lessons from health care trends and the digital revolution. Future dental technology, diagnostics and three 3 dimensional...
What about CTS? First patients go to General Practitioners, their personal doctor, and in case of a problem in their hand, the GP sends the patient to an EMG-laboratory. There is a long waiting time before the CTS-problem is diagnosed. Next in line is to wait for the hand surgery. Why don't we do this like the dentists do? All at one spot, YES. That's the way hand problems should be taken care off.
Mediracer has been a partner in this innovative project where Blue Sky Orthopedics is already doing it the right way. BSO is an One Stop Clinic. That's the way CTS should be treated on a global scale.
When are we ready to produce the video Future of CTS?
Future Dentistry and Health Care - keynote to dentists and dental profession on imaging, diagnostics, treatment, prevention, manufacturing, motivation, leadership, change management, dental practice. Conference keynote speaker Dr Patrick Dixon for 3M.
http://www.globalchange.com Future of dentistry, dentists and dental practice. Lessons from health care trends and the digital revolution. Future dental technology, diagnostics and three 3 dimensional...
Monday, February 18, 2008
Carpal Tunnel Surgery - Right Hand First « David Castle Art
Carpal Tunnel Surgery - Right Hand First « David Castle Art: "I’ve not mentioned this to many folks - I’m scheduled to have my first carpal tunnel surgery on my right hand on Wednesday, July 25th (and I’ll have my left hand done in late August or early September). I’ll admit I’m a bit nervous about the whole thing. It is apparently (alledgedly?) pretty routine stuff, but when the surgery center called me today to get all the pre-op information they needed, she did emphasize that “while routine, it IS surgery”. Recovery should be fairly quick, but I’ll be out of my studio until probably next week.
Helge: I find that there are more blogs about CTS surgery and less about diagnostics. How long did David have to wait?
I first started having pain and numbness problems with both hands nearly ten years ago when I still worked as a technology guy. Back then, they believed carpal tunnel was primarily due to work-related activities. Now I’m told it is more likely genetic and NOT related to repetative work (such as computer work). In any case, in the last few years, it has gotten progressively worse. I now have to take short breaks from my painting several times a day to relieve numbness. And, when doing intensive work such as renovating a rental property for two weeks recently, the pain and numbness gets so bad that I have to stop working completely after a few hours.
Helge: Ten years ago! As I worked as a technology guy. Problems caused by work-related activities. Diagnosis doesn't say it was repetitive work such as computer that made it.
So, even though I’m pretty nervous about the whole thing, I hope and pray that it will correct my problem so I can just get on with painting!"
Helge: I'll write to David and ask how things have proceeded. Adding the comment here:
Helge: I find that there are more blogs about CTS surgery and less about diagnostics. How long did David have to wait?
I first started having pain and numbness problems with both hands nearly ten years ago when I still worked as a technology guy. Back then, they believed carpal tunnel was primarily due to work-related activities. Now I’m told it is more likely genetic and NOT related to repetative work (such as computer work). In any case, in the last few years, it has gotten progressively worse. I now have to take short breaks from my painting several times a day to relieve numbness. And, when doing intensive work such as renovating a rental property for two weeks recently, the pain and numbness gets so bad that I have to stop working completely after a few hours.
Helge: Ten years ago! As I worked as a technology guy. Problems caused by work-related activities. Diagnosis doesn't say it was repetitive work such as computer that made it.
So, even though I’m pretty nervous about the whole thing, I hope and pray that it will correct my problem so I can just get on with painting!"
Helge: I'll write to David and ask how things have proceeded. Adding the comment here:
David, I did read your story and wrote a blog about it. You can find it through the link.
How are your hands? I hope the surgery did help you.
Mediracer is a Finnish company that has invented a handheld device point of care diagnostics of CTS. It would be a perfect device for occupational health doctors and nurses to screen out risks at an early stage.
The traditional ENMG is an expensive tool and it takes a neurophyiologist to make the diagnosis. Mediracer in combination with telemedical support would bring the service closer to patients for early detection.
I would like to get your opinion. Wishing you all well.
Br
Helge
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