Conversations of the utility and promise of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) permeate all fields of medicine, and cardiology is no exception. A quick search shows that 69 posters containing the keywords “machine learning” made it into AHA’s Scientific Sessions 2020. But is it for real? Will we really see a future in … Read more
What do we know about the future? Although millions of possibilities come into mind, one thing is certain. One way or another, our lives are more and more dependent on computers and social media networks. How many of you check on your smartwatch or social media feeds more than once a day? I, for instance, … Read more
Tech in Cardiology On a recent flight from San Francisco, I found myself sitting in a dreaded middle seat. To my left was a programmer typing way in Python, and to my right was an oncologist flipping through a slide set on chemotherapy trials. While this may sound like the beginning of a bad joke, … Read more
Thirteen years ago in my first anatomy class of Med School, the instructor asked us to make sure our learning is “deep.” “You need to memorize the names of every single tiny nerve and muscle, because they all will be on your exam. One day you could be surgeons and if you cut out the … Read more
This morning I strayed from my usual hangout in the basic sciences sessions to investigate the hottest new products in the Health Innovation Pavilion at the Health Tech Competition. In this event, 8 highly talented applicant companies were allotted 3 minutes to pitch their company or product, followed by 5 minutes of Q&A from a … Read more