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BWH's Pooja Devendran glances at a program of events.
BWHers are full of ideas when it comes to improving patient care. This was evident during the BWH Idea Lab session, in which eight BWH employees pitched to a panel of four judges for the opportunity to receive funding and feedback to advance their ideas. Each presenter had three minutes to pitch, followed by a three-minute Q&A session by the judges, which included Chris Coburn, vice president of Partners Innovation; Jessica Dudley, MD, chief medical officer for the Brigham and Women's Physician's Organization; Cedric Priebe, III, MD, BWH vice president and chief information officer; and keynote speaker David Rose, CEO of Ditto Labs.
Proposals including hand-held language translation devices and cloud-based doctor to-do lists were presented. At the conclusion of the session, three presenters were each awarded $500 to help move their ideas forward.
From left: Jessica Dudley, Alexandra Golby, Stephanie Shine and Jane Brock
Jane Brock, PhD, of Pathology, won for her idea to use high-resolution microscopes to quickly detect cancer in fresh biopsy samples, as opposed to the costly tissue preparation process currently in use. Alexandra Golby, MD, of Neurosurgery, proposed creating an inexpensive tablet 3-D sensor device that surgeons could use to map a patient's brain when preparing for surgery. The NICU's Stephanie Shine, RN, was awarded for her idea to use Google Glass to give mothers separated from their newborns an intimate opportunity to see, hear and interact with their babies while they are being cared for in the NICU.
David Rose, CEO of Ditto Labs, shares how Internet-connected objects will improve health care.
2013 Clinical Innovation Day keynote speaker Rodrigo Martinez, of IDEO, sits in on the session "Cool Things That Will Change Healthcare."
Nirav Sheth, director of Medical Market Development for MC10, holds up a thin, flexible electronic device that can stretch, bend and twist seamlessly with our bodies.