The Human Performance Podcast

This week Alex is joined by Dr Lance Black, MD, MBID who is the Associate Director of the Texas Medical Center’s TMC Innovation program.

Dr. Black served previously as Medical Device Innovation Lead, and draws on his extensive military, medical, and engineering expertise to support the resident companies of TMCx in developing innovative healthcare technologies.

After earning his B.S. in Biological Engineering from Louisiana State University and his M.D. from LSU Health Sciences Center of New Orleans, Dr. Black served in the U.S. Air Force and deployed overseas twice: first as Chief of Medical Staff for Manas Transit Base in Kyrgyzstan, and then as a Squadron Flight Surgeon in Okinawa, Japan.

During his time in the armed forces, Dr. Black helped to create modular medical facilities for civilian use, and designed and implemented safety protocols for F-22 stealth fighter pilots and their crews.

Inspired from his work with Wounded Warrior amputees, Dr. Black utilized his background in Biological Engineering to focus on the design and development of medical devices. Following his exit from service, Dr. Black received his Masters of Biomedical Innovation & Development from Georgia Tech, including a year in their Masters of Industrial Design program.

For the 20th episode of the human performance podcast Alex is joined by Dr. Scott Parazynski who is a highly decorated physician, athlete, astronaut, and tech CEO and US Astronaut Hall of Famer. He is a widely sought after keynote speaker on innovation, risk management, mentorship and leadership under extreme adversity.

Scott has lived and traveled all over the world, spending many of his grade school years in places such as Senegal, Lebanon, Iran and Greece. A graduate of Stanford University and Medical School, he went on to train at Harvard and in Denver for a career in emergency medicine and trauma.

In 1992 he was selected to join NASA’s Astronaut Corps and eventually flew 5 Space Shuttle missions and conducted 7 spacewalks. Mission highlights include a global ozone mapping flight; leading the first joint US-Russian spacewalk while docked to the Russian space station Mir; serving as Senator John Glenn’s crewmate and “personal physician”; and assembly of the Canadian-built space station robotic arm.

In October 2007, Scott led the spacewalking team on STS-120, during which he performed 4 EVAs. The final EVA is regarded by many as one of the most challenging and dangerous ever performed. The tremendous coordinated effort in orbit and on the ground by Mission Control has been likened to the Space Shuttle and Space Station era’s “Apollo 13 moment.”

In addition to being a diver and accomplished mountaineer, Scott is also a commercial, instrument, multiengine and seaplane-rated pilot. On May 20, 2009, he became the first astronaut to stand on top of the world, the summit of Mount Everest. As a life-long explorer, he and a colleague recently set the first bootprints adjacent the world’s youngest lava lake, inside the crater of Massaya Volcano in Nicaragua.

He is a prolific inventor/product developer, and serves on the Boards of several companies. He is Founder and CEO of Fluidity Technologies, focused on the development of revolutionary input devices powered by machine learning to intuitively move through physical and virtual space.

Alex and Scott discuss motivating yourself as an individual, dealing with extreme pressure, training for Olympic Luge, Astronaut training, Astronaut training, Shuttle Launches, Space Walks, Climbing Everest and more

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This week's guest is Dr Brandon Birckhead, MD, who is a project scientist working on VR clinical trials at Cedars-Sinai.  He is currently running the Digital Pain Reduction Kit study which is assessing the use of virtual reality therapy in those with musculoskeletal injury. This will be one of the largest randomized control trials within VR pain reduction research. He is also the co-director of the Virtual Medicine Conference along with Dr. Brennan Spiegel the founder of the event. One of the largest immersive technology conferences focused specifically on its use in healthcare.

In VR education, Brandon has collaborated with radiation oncologists at Moffitt Cancer Center to assess its use in medical education. While at the Medical College of Wisconsin he designed a VR breast cancer education program to help patients understand radiation treatment and why it is of use for their cancer. He then designed a pilot study which has garnered 40K of funding from the NCI.

Alex and Brandon discuss how technology can be used to improve patient performance and outcomes in healthcare, how remote tools including immersive technology are essential post-COVID and the importance of remote training and education.

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This week's guest is Brigadier Toby Rowland, who is an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps and who is currently Head of Defence Healthcare Education and Training at the Ministry of Defence. Toby has worked in roles ranging from operational planning to training delivery, interagency and international engagement to resource and risk management. On his journey Toby has developed a passion for transformative action as well as how to champion new projects and enhance existing systems. Toby's approach holds in focus the strategic perspective whilst taking time to understand organisational culture and, through engagement and consultation, the people that comprise it.

Alex and Toby discuss the importance of innovation and adaptability in delivering training, the role of simulation technology and the importance of building multi-disciplinary teams with strong leaders.

To see how the Defence Medical Services use high fidelity simulation in the development of healthcare teams and systems, the following clip shows emergency response training provided by 2nd Medical Brigade to NHS teams from York and Scarborough Hospital Trusts:

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This week Alex is joined by Danny Ryan who is a former member of the Great Britain Fencing team. Danny currently works as a consultant at Russell Reynolds Associates, a global leadership advisory and search firm. Danny has particular expertise at the intersection of healthcare, education and technology, and is a trusted advisor to senior management as they navigate a rapidly changing industry landscape.

Danny is also a former Specialist Registrar in trauma and orthopedic surgery in the National Health Service, and previously worked in primary care, trauma centers and clinics across the UK.  Danny holds a BA in experimental psychology and an MB B Chir in clinical medicine, both from the University of Cambridge, as well as a postgraduate certificate in medical education from Cardiff University. He is the President Elect of the Federation of Orthopaedic Trainees in Europe and a Young Subcommittee Member of the European School for Trauma and Orthopaedics, as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. 

Danny and Alex discuss training and performance in fencing, scaling training and education in healthcare and the characteristics that fine a strong leader.

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On today's episode Alex is joined by Dr Tom Judd who completed the six-day, 251 km ultramarathon the Marathon de Sable while training as an NHS anaesthetist. Along with his medical degree Tom also holds a certificate in medical education and has conducted research into the impact of technology on team performance in medical students. Alex and Tom discuss training and completing the toughest foot race on Earth together with retrieval medicine, the importance of communication in high performance teams and lots more.

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In episode 14 of the Virti XR Training Podcast, Nick gets to catch up with Dr Tim Mason, a Paediatric Registrar and Medical Simulation Trainer/Enthusiast to talk about how simulation is adopting approaches and technologies in the current COVID-19 climate to teach medical staff remotely.  Tim discusses his journey of using immersive media and 360-degree video for simulated training and shares his thoughts on how medical simulation will look like after the pandemic. 

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In episode 13 of the Virti XR Training Podcast Nick is joined by Hamish Mackenzie, Digital Learning Specialist and Founder of Digital Resilience UK, an agency preparing students for digital lives.   In this conversation, we talk about the impact that COVID-19 has had on institutional adoption of digital solutions and behaviours for learning and educational progression with technology.  We discuss the behavioural considerations behind digital transformation and how to move things beyond ' we have always done it this way' towards 'business, as usual, is no longer an option' and how to facilitate this change management in different organisations

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Hamish is a Lead Practitioner teacher and senior leader specialising in digital learning. He has experience in state, independent and special education and is currently Director of Digital Strategy at The Royal Hospital School. Hamish is an Apple Distinguished Educator, Google Certified Educator, BETT Speaker and member of EdTech 50 2019. He consults on areas of technology integration and works as a trainer and assessor supporting institutions to improve their online safety.

Digital Resilience Uk is focused on; 

• Improving learning experiences for young people

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In episode 12 of the Virti Podcast, Nick is joined by Dr Nigel Newbutt, Senior Researcher  & Lecturer at UWE Bristol to talk about his insightful and fascinating research examining the role and potential of virtual reality technologies for autistic people. In the conversation, we also discuss the importance of conducting safe research, the opportunities of VR within schools & the role that virtual environments can play to develop communication and social skill opportunities for young people with autism. 

Nigel is also Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Enabling Technologies, a Journal that seeks to "provide a strong, insightful, international, and multi-disciplinary evidence-base in health, social care, and education".

You can find out more about Nigel here.  Twitter: https://twitter.com/Newbutt

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