Digital Orthopaedics Conference (DOCSF)

Can you imagine wearing a sensor after surgery and then having an accurate data analysis from your doctor?

This is one of the topics we chat about with Dr. Fabrizio Billi. We also have Nick Gillian from Google’s Division of Advanced Technology and Products. Wearable sensors can provide data to understand a patient’s recovery better. But, will we get to the point in which the algorithm will predict the outcome? The future is the only one that holds that answer! 

In the meanwhile, you can listen to Dr. Billi and Nick Gillian to know more about this new technology.

The Voices of DocSF is one of the new segments! 

5 different health systems join us to discuss how they have implemented digital solutions. This segment is hosted by Dr. Vonda Wright, Co-President of One RED Arrow BioTech Consulting Group. Guests from HSS, Duke, UCSF, and North Center Orthopedics at Hoag are featured. They all share with us the technology they chose, how they ideated and then implemented it. They all talk about the advantages for patients, clinicians, and providers.

Listen to five different points of view of new technologies that are applied daily. 

This is the Covid-19 Orthopedic Update episode!

We are joined in the virtual DOCSF stage by Dr. George Rutherford, Dr. Brian Schwartz, Luigi Zagra, and Gianfranco Di Maira. Each of them has a specific discussion topic: epidemiology with Dr. Rutherford; virology with Dr. Schwartz; and Covid in Italy with Dr. Zagra.

Dr. Rutherford shares with us the country's state (United States of America) compared to the rest of the world concerning the Covid-19 pandemic. He talks about the vaccination process and effectiveness, breakouts, and the CDC guidelines. 

Dr. Zagra reflects on how, in Italy, the covid situation is still critical. He says that Italy is still one of the European countries with the highest death rate. Dr. Zagra also reflects on how surgeries and other medical activities had to be postponed and rescheduled after the first wave and during the second wave. He concludes by saying that we’re still not in the clear with the pandemic, and we need to support ourselves in telemedicine. 

Dr. Schwartz reflects on the worldwide situation of covid. The pandemic has highlighted structural racism in the health system and advanced understanding of aerial viruses and diseases. He ends his intervention by talking about the variants, vaccine effectiveness, and actions to be taken. 

We end the interventions by reviewing how leading with empathy was the right path during 2020 and 2021 with Gianfranco De Maira. He calls out the main characteristics leaders had when the pandemic begin and then talks about five traits that are needed right now. 

Join this panel full of wonderful guest speakers worldwide to get a perspective of where we are headed with covid.

In this episode, we have a combined Q&A about virtual humans and digital therapeutics. We are joined on the virtual stage by Erica Lloyd from Soul Machines and Jessica Shull from Digital Therapeutics Alliance. 

Erica shares what she does with Soul Machines, a company dedicated to humanizing AI. With her colleague Shantenu Agarwal, they talk about chatbots and their application in healthcare. The future is in the combination of technologies to create a more empathetic digital person. A digital brain is a system created to understand and react accordingly and process information as an output. Soul Machines, led by Shantenu and Erica, are transforming the industry with their AI products. 

Jessica guides us through the digital therapeutics ecosystem. The goal of the Alliance is to engage with every character and stakeholder involved in therapeutics. These are not only the companies; these include patients, clinicians, research institutions, and universities. She also defines what a digital therapeutic is and what they require to be in the market. Digital therapeutics don’t necessarily work on their own. They work better in conjunction with other products like telehealth and sensors. 

Join this amazing conversation about digital therapeutics, chatbots, and virtual humans. It may be intimidating, but it is the future of technology!

Welcome to the DocSF Keynote with Dr. Robert Wachter!

Dr. Wachter is a professor, Chair of Medicine at UCSF, and author of a New York Times bestseller. During our conversation, we discuss technology, trends in medical care, and more! Dr. Wachter has published many books and articles, but the most important for us right now is titled “The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine’s Computer Age.” Patient experience is one of the big topics we discussed. Data analysis and digital records are two branches in which technology will boom in the next years.

We are entering an exciting new era in which technology will help us be more effective, are you prepared? 

Welcome to the DOCSF Venture Desk lead by Dr. Nancy Lynch! 

In this episode, Dr. Lynch interviews Unity Stoakes - President, Co-founder & Managing Partner at StartUp Health- and Amy Belt Raimundo - Managing Director at Kaiser Permanente Ventures- to discover where and on what technologies are investors putting their money.

Over the last 5 years, the total amount of venture investments have been increasing. With the pandemic, everyone had to shift, and the healthcare industry had to in many ways. In 2020, 14 million dollars were invested into the digital health space. 2021 isn’t a stranger to this. In the past 6 months of the year, there has been a 200% increase in venture dollars compared to last year. Right now, there is a conversion of innovations going on. From different areas, innovations are combining to make new and better products and services. 

Amy and Unity share their thoughts about what is coming up for start-ups related to investments and innovations. 

In this episode, Dr. Kirschenbaum shows how quality and safety can be improved with digital solutions through a case study.

Through a digital backbone, they have increased revenue, quality, and safety. At the same time, they have decreased costs. Administrative efficiency was also one of the things that were increased through these telehealth applications. Including technology in the medical field may help processes become easier and shorter. These apps help with scheduling and sharing information about a patient's condition pre, during, and post-surgery. Also, it helps doctors do a clearer tracking of their cases. 

Listen to this success story to inspire your own digital transformation journey.

Welcome to the first segment of the Bone Tank! This a brand new segment of the DocSF, features top-of-class start-ups. 

We are joined on the virtual stage by Mark Goldstein, Dr. Vonda Wright, and Professor Fabrizio Billi. The three of them listened to 5 pitches from start-ups concentrated on the orthopedic space. In this episode, you will listen to the pitches and the judges’ comments on these companies. After a 5 minute pitch, the three judges have a chance to do a Q&A segment. The companies are Tenzr, kēlaHealth, Glendor, kaliber.ai, and indago.

Discover these new companies that provide new, innovative solutions!

Have you ever wondered how many positive effects Applied AI has had on healthcare?

Dr. Jackson walks us through the common myths and fears regarding AI and health. This means evaluating the capacity to understand, reason, and interact in human-like ways and improve their performance over time. Augmented intelligence is a combination of human and machine strengths. There are AI tools for everyone in the industry - providers, clinicians, and patients - that can improve their experience. She also reflects how the pandemic has impacted the evolution of these technologies. 

Emilio Galan, Co-Founder & President, Robin Healthcare, shares with us what natural language processing is and how it impacts the industry. He shares how artificial intelligence in these technologies really is, the problems they try to solve, and how they perform in the real world. Automatic speech recognition and computer vision are examples Emilio uses to go through these three topics. The tools today are assistive, and they will never replace human beings totally. The main mantra with AI is “if it’s not documented, it didn’t happen”; this idea is important when we track the quality of the physician and the patient’s progress. 

Join this conversation and learn about the technological revolution that will come to us soon! 

We are joined with Anthony Chang, MD, MBA, MPH, MS, on the DocSF virtual stage in this episode. 

Dr. Chang is a pediatric cardiologist from the Children’s Hospital of Orange County. He discusses artificial intelligence in medicine as an innovative way to approach knowledge discovery. Advances in algorithms are helping doctors predict the outcomes for patients and more amidst the pandemic. Dr. Chang compares machine learning, deep learning, and different tools, exams, and images to demonstrate how AI improves the way doctors are working. He also talks about the bias in the relationship between clinicians and patients regarding AI. 

If you are new to Artificial Intelligence in healthcare, this episode is perfect for you! Dr. Chang will guide you through the milestones to understand this field and his concept of Medicine Intelligence.