The purpose of this talk is to suggest concepts about behavior change that Apple could further enable with the Apple Watch, HealthKit, and ResearchKit. Concepts in this talk include: precision behavior change, designing silence to support meaningful moments to ensure technology is appropriately used in life, and building an research frameworks that match the pace of technology and enable better collective action for enhancing humanity.
The purpose of this talk is to introduce a behavioral science audience to the logic of control systems engineering and how it could be used to create far more personalized, precise, and perpetually adapting behavioral interventions.
This talk was given at the University of North Carolina and describes a an open scientific research agenda for the development of more personalized and precise digital health interventions.
This talk, given to PatientsLikeMe, discusses how science can move from "on average" insights to evidence that provides answer for specific individuals.
I gave this talk at the National Physical Activity Plan Congress and articulated the key questions that need to be asked to achieve precision behavioral medicine. Methods are being developed to answer these questions but we need to work together.
The purpose of this talk is to introduce a behavioral science audience to the logic of control systems engineering and how it could be used to create far more personalized, precise, and perpetually adapting behavioral interventions.
This talk was given at the University of North Carolina and describes a an open scientific research agenda for the development of more personalized and precise digital health interventions.
This talk, given to PatientsLikeMe, discusses how science can move from "on average" insights to evidence that provides answer for specific individuals.
I gave this talk at the National Physical Activity Plan Congress and articulated the key questions that need to be asked to achieve precision behavioral medicine. Methods are being developed to answer these questions but we need to work together.
How can Big Data help upgrade brain care?SharpBrains
Current standards of brain and mental care often rely on trials of insufficient scale, which not only limits our ability to diagnose, prevent, treat and personalize care but often leads to incorrect conclusions and undesirable results. What tools and data are becoming available via large-scale web-based and mobile applications, and how can researchers, innovators and practitioners connect with these initiatives?
- Chair: Alvaro Fernandez, CEO of SharpBrains, YGL Class of 2012
- Daniel Sternberg, Data Scientist at Lumosity
- Joan Severson, President of Digital Artefacts
- Robert Bilder, Chief of Medical Psychology-Neuropsychology at UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience
What your right wrist knows that your left wrist does not: Autism, Electroder...Frank Kelly
How can we use "off-the-shelf" wearable devices to measure Electrodermal Activity (aka Galvanic Skin Response) so we can help kids on the Autism Spectrum?
Building Up the Apollo Brain Data Exchange PortalSharpBrains
We will discuss opportunities and challenges arising from this core initiative, spearheaded by One Mind for Research, to provide open access to vast amounts of data and help close the gap between basic research and health outcomes.
- Chair: Alvaro Fernandez, CEO of SharpBrains
- Pete Chiarelli, CEO of One Mind for Research, U.S. Army General (Ret)
How good software enables good scientific practices.Sylvain Baillet
Good scientific practices are glorified, for obvious good reasons, but can be simply impractical to us mortals. Scientific software is key to enable the adoption and adherence to righteous practices in practice. I will show features available in Brainstorm that aim to facilitating everyone’s virtuous data management and data analytics life: from data organization with BIDS, to building pipelines that are shareable and reproducible.
How will the Clinicians, Patients and Consumers of the Future ensure appropri...SharpBrains
*Dr. Eddie Martucci, Co-Founder and CEO of Akili Interactive Labs
*Dr. Anna Wexler, science writer, filmmaker and postdoc fellow at the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at UPenn’s Perelman School of Medicine
*Dr. Olivier Oullier, President of EMOTIV
*Dr. Peter Reiner, Co-Founder of the National Core for Neuroethics at the University of British Columbia
*Chaired by: Dr. Alison Fenney, Executive Director of the Neurotechnology Industry Organization (NIO)
*Álvaro Fernández, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of SharpBrains
*Sarah Lenz Lock, Senior Vice President for Policy at AARP and Executive Director of the Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH)
*Dr. April Benasich, Director of the Baby Lab at the Rutgers Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience
*Chaired by: Dr. Cori Lathan, Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Council on the Future of Human Enhancement
Slidedeck supporting session held during the 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit: Brain Health & Enhancement in the Digital Age (December 5-7th). Learn more at: https://sharpbrains.com/summit-2017/
24 remote work statistics to watch out for in 2022ubsapp
In the past, the idea of working from home was admired by many but adapted by only a few. The long-built habit of going to the office to work was so strong that organizations barely adapted to remote work culture despite growing technology. But COVID-19 did its job, and the time to embrace remote and hybrid teams is here!
Sexuality Scale Development 2.0: Trends and Best Practices for Using EFAJohn Sakaluk
Sakaluk, J. K., Short, S. D., Latham, A., Mitchell, K., & Benton, B. (November, 2012). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Tampa, Florida.
What are most promising lifestyle and tech options to harness lifelong neurop...SharpBrains
*Dr. Álvaro Pascual-Leone, Director of the Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
*Dr. David Bartrés-Faz, Principal Investigator of the Barcelona Brain Health Initiative (BBHI)
*Dr. Simone Schurle, Assistant Professor for Responsive Biomedical Systems at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
*Chaired by: Dr. David Bach, Founder and President of the Platypus Institute
*Álvaro Fernández, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of SharpBrains
*Sarah Lenz Lock, Senior Vice President for Policy at AARP and Executive Director of the Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH)
*Dr. April Benasich, Director of the Baby Lab at the Rutgers Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience
*Chaired by: Dr. Cori Lathan, Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Council on the Future of Human Enhancement
Slidedeck supporting session held during the 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit: Brain Health & Enhancement in the Digital Age (December 5-7th). Learn more at: https://sharpbrains.com/summit-2017/
What do 7.5 billion human brains need to thrive in the Digital Age, and what ...SharpBrains
*Álvaro Fernández, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of SharpBrains
*Sarah Lenz Lock, Senior Vice President for Policy at AARP and Executive Director of the Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH)
*Dr. April Benasich, Director of the Baby Lab at the Rutgers Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience
*Chaired by: Dr. Cori Lathan, Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Council on the Future of Human Enhancement
Slidedeck supporting session held during the 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit: Brain Health & Enhancement in the Digital Age (December 5-7th). Learn more at: https://sharpbrains.com/summit-2017/
Summary talk of the underlying philosophy, guiding principles, targeted behavior change products, and process of agile science for creating, optimizing, repurposing, and curating tools and evidence.
Behavioral Insights: Maximizing energy saving opportunitiesMichelle Vigen
Presented to the National Association for State Community Services Programs, in particular the Community Action Partnerships and State and Local Weatherization Agencies.
Functionomics -The International Classification of Functioning, Disability an...Olaf Kraus de Camargo
Presentation during the Workshop on Assistive Technologies for People with Disabilities: Patient Perspectives – 13/12/2021organized by the Multitouch Project: https://multitouch-itn.eu
How can Big Data help upgrade brain care?SharpBrains
Current standards of brain and mental care often rely on trials of insufficient scale, which not only limits our ability to diagnose, prevent, treat and personalize care but often leads to incorrect conclusions and undesirable results. What tools and data are becoming available via large-scale web-based and mobile applications, and how can researchers, innovators and practitioners connect with these initiatives?
- Chair: Alvaro Fernandez, CEO of SharpBrains, YGL Class of 2012
- Daniel Sternberg, Data Scientist at Lumosity
- Joan Severson, President of Digital Artefacts
- Robert Bilder, Chief of Medical Psychology-Neuropsychology at UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience
What your right wrist knows that your left wrist does not: Autism, Electroder...Frank Kelly
How can we use "off-the-shelf" wearable devices to measure Electrodermal Activity (aka Galvanic Skin Response) so we can help kids on the Autism Spectrum?
Building Up the Apollo Brain Data Exchange PortalSharpBrains
We will discuss opportunities and challenges arising from this core initiative, spearheaded by One Mind for Research, to provide open access to vast amounts of data and help close the gap between basic research and health outcomes.
- Chair: Alvaro Fernandez, CEO of SharpBrains
- Pete Chiarelli, CEO of One Mind for Research, U.S. Army General (Ret)
How good software enables good scientific practices.Sylvain Baillet
Good scientific practices are glorified, for obvious good reasons, but can be simply impractical to us mortals. Scientific software is key to enable the adoption and adherence to righteous practices in practice. I will show features available in Brainstorm that aim to facilitating everyone’s virtuous data management and data analytics life: from data organization with BIDS, to building pipelines that are shareable and reproducible.
How will the Clinicians, Patients and Consumers of the Future ensure appropri...SharpBrains
*Dr. Eddie Martucci, Co-Founder and CEO of Akili Interactive Labs
*Dr. Anna Wexler, science writer, filmmaker and postdoc fellow at the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at UPenn’s Perelman School of Medicine
*Dr. Olivier Oullier, President of EMOTIV
*Dr. Peter Reiner, Co-Founder of the National Core for Neuroethics at the University of British Columbia
*Chaired by: Dr. Alison Fenney, Executive Director of the Neurotechnology Industry Organization (NIO)
*Álvaro Fernández, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of SharpBrains
*Sarah Lenz Lock, Senior Vice President for Policy at AARP and Executive Director of the Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH)
*Dr. April Benasich, Director of the Baby Lab at the Rutgers Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience
*Chaired by: Dr. Cori Lathan, Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Council on the Future of Human Enhancement
Slidedeck supporting session held during the 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit: Brain Health & Enhancement in the Digital Age (December 5-7th). Learn more at: https://sharpbrains.com/summit-2017/
24 remote work statistics to watch out for in 2022ubsapp
In the past, the idea of working from home was admired by many but adapted by only a few. The long-built habit of going to the office to work was so strong that organizations barely adapted to remote work culture despite growing technology. But COVID-19 did its job, and the time to embrace remote and hybrid teams is here!
Sexuality Scale Development 2.0: Trends and Best Practices for Using EFAJohn Sakaluk
Sakaluk, J. K., Short, S. D., Latham, A., Mitchell, K., & Benton, B. (November, 2012). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Tampa, Florida.
What are most promising lifestyle and tech options to harness lifelong neurop...SharpBrains
*Dr. Álvaro Pascual-Leone, Director of the Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
*Dr. David Bartrés-Faz, Principal Investigator of the Barcelona Brain Health Initiative (BBHI)
*Dr. Simone Schurle, Assistant Professor for Responsive Biomedical Systems at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
*Chaired by: Dr. David Bach, Founder and President of the Platypus Institute
*Álvaro Fernández, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of SharpBrains
*Sarah Lenz Lock, Senior Vice President for Policy at AARP and Executive Director of the Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH)
*Dr. April Benasich, Director of the Baby Lab at the Rutgers Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience
*Chaired by: Dr. Cori Lathan, Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Council on the Future of Human Enhancement
Slidedeck supporting session held during the 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit: Brain Health & Enhancement in the Digital Age (December 5-7th). Learn more at: https://sharpbrains.com/summit-2017/
What do 7.5 billion human brains need to thrive in the Digital Age, and what ...SharpBrains
*Álvaro Fernández, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of SharpBrains
*Sarah Lenz Lock, Senior Vice President for Policy at AARP and Executive Director of the Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH)
*Dr. April Benasich, Director of the Baby Lab at the Rutgers Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience
*Chaired by: Dr. Cori Lathan, Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Council on the Future of Human Enhancement
Slidedeck supporting session held during the 2017 SharpBrains Virtual Summit: Brain Health & Enhancement in the Digital Age (December 5-7th). Learn more at: https://sharpbrains.com/summit-2017/
Summary talk of the underlying philosophy, guiding principles, targeted behavior change products, and process of agile science for creating, optimizing, repurposing, and curating tools and evidence.
Behavioral Insights: Maximizing energy saving opportunitiesMichelle Vigen
Presented to the National Association for State Community Services Programs, in particular the Community Action Partnerships and State and Local Weatherization Agencies.
Functionomics -The International Classification of Functioning, Disability an...Olaf Kraus de Camargo
Presentation during the Workshop on Assistive Technologies for People with Disabilities: Patient Perspectives – 13/12/2021organized by the Multitouch Project: https://multitouch-itn.eu
Positive Computing: Technology for wellbeing Dorian Peters
Presented at Stanford's Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education - this version includes my slides on design for affiliative emotion and compassion. Presented with Rafael Calvo.
Seminar on Positive Computing (Technology for Psychological Wellbeing) at Stanford's Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE). Presented with Dorian Peters (slideshare.net/DorianPeters)
Positive Computing: Technology for Psychological Wellbeing. Includes design for empathy, and affiliative design. Presented at Stanford's Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE). Presented with Rafael Calvo (slideshare.net/RafaelACalvo)
HI 201 is a graduate course under the MS Health Informatics program of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine. This slide deck is the static version of this screencast video http://youtu.be/A_kicFmTf04
Presentation for HCI students on user experience, design guidelines and ethical guidelines in technology mediated human animal interaction, presented at TUT Oct. 3rd, 2012.
Presentation given at NUI, Galway 2019-04-11 for Open Science Week.
An overview of Early Career Researchers, their innovation and contribution towards Open Infrastructure
This is a talk I gave at CHI'13 (chi2013.acm.org). In it, my co-authors and I delineate ways to interpret, use, and develop behavioral theory within an HCI context.
micro teaching on communication m.sc nursing.pdfAnurag Sharma
Microteaching is a unique model of practice teaching. It is a viable instrument for the. desired change in the teaching behavior or the behavior potential which, in specified types of real. classroom situations, tends to facilitate the achievement of specified types of objectives.
Recomendações da OMS sobre cuidados maternos e neonatais para uma experiência pós-natal positiva.
Em consonância com os ODS – Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Estratégia Global para a Saúde das Mulheres, Crianças e Adolescentes, e aplicando uma abordagem baseada nos direitos humanos, os esforços de cuidados pós-natais devem expandir-se para além da cobertura e da simples sobrevivência, de modo a incluir cuidados de qualidade.
Estas diretrizes visam melhorar a qualidade dos cuidados pós-natais essenciais e de rotina prestados às mulheres e aos recém-nascidos, com o objetivo final de melhorar a saúde e o bem-estar materno e neonatal.
Uma “experiência pós-natal positiva” é um resultado importante para todas as mulheres que dão à luz e para os seus recém-nascidos, estabelecendo as bases para a melhoria da saúde e do bem-estar a curto e longo prazo. Uma experiência pós-natal positiva é definida como aquela em que as mulheres, pessoas que gestam, os recém-nascidos, os casais, os pais, os cuidadores e as famílias recebem informação consistente, garantia e apoio de profissionais de saúde motivados; e onde um sistema de saúde flexível e com recursos reconheça as necessidades das mulheres e dos bebês e respeite o seu contexto cultural.
Estas diretrizes consolidadas apresentam algumas recomendações novas e já bem fundamentadas sobre cuidados pós-natais de rotina para mulheres e neonatos que recebem cuidados no pós-parto em unidades de saúde ou na comunidade, independentemente dos recursos disponíveis.
É fornecido um conjunto abrangente de recomendações para cuidados durante o período puerperal, com ênfase nos cuidados essenciais que todas as mulheres e recém-nascidos devem receber, e com a devida atenção à qualidade dos cuidados; isto é, a entrega e a experiência do cuidado recebido. Estas diretrizes atualizam e ampliam as recomendações da OMS de 2014 sobre cuidados pós-natais da mãe e do recém-nascido e complementam as atuais diretrizes da OMS sobre a gestão de complicações pós-natais.
O estabelecimento da amamentação e o manejo das principais intercorrências é contemplada.
Recomendamos muito.
Vamos discutir essas recomendações no nosso curso de pós-graduação em Aleitamento no Instituto Ciclos.
Esta publicação só está disponível em inglês até o momento.
Prof. Marcus Renato de Carvalho
www.agostodourado.com
New Directions in Targeted Therapeutic Approaches for Older Adults With Mantl...i3 Health
i3 Health is pleased to make the speaker slides from this activity available for use as a non-accredited self-study or teaching resource.
This slide deck presented by Dr. Kami Maddocks, Professor-Clinical in the Division of Hematology and
Associate Division Director for Ambulatory Operations
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, will provide insight into new directions in targeted therapeutic approaches for older adults with mantle cell lymphoma.
STATEMENT OF NEED
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare, aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) accounting for 5% to 7% of all lymphomas. Its prognosis ranges from indolent disease that does not require treatment for years to very aggressive disease, which is associated with poor survival (Silkenstedt et al, 2021). Typically, MCL is diagnosed at advanced stage and in older patients who cannot tolerate intensive therapy (NCCN, 2022). Although recent advances have slightly increased remission rates, recurrence and relapse remain very common, leading to a median overall survival between 3 and 6 years (LLS, 2021). Though there are several effective options, progress is still needed towards establishing an accepted frontline approach for MCL (Castellino et al, 2022). Treatment selection and management of MCL are complicated by the heterogeneity of prognosis, advanced age and comorbidities of patients, and lack of an established standard approach for treatment, making it vital that clinicians be familiar with the latest research and advances in this area. In this activity chaired by Michael Wang, MD, Professor in the Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma at MD Anderson Cancer Center, expert faculty will discuss prognostic factors informing treatment, the promising results of recent trials in new therapeutic approaches, and the implications of treatment resistance in therapeutic selection for MCL.
Target Audience
Hematology/oncology fellows, attending faculty, and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).
Learning Objectives
1.) Identify clinical and biological prognostic factors that can guide treatment decision making for older adults with MCL
2.) Evaluate emerging data on targeted therapeutic approaches for treatment-naive and relapsed/refractory MCL and their applicability to older adults
3.) Assess mechanisms of resistance to targeted therapies for MCL and their implications for treatment selection
The prostate is an exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system
It is a walnut-sized gland that forms part of the male reproductive system and is located in front of the rectum and just below the urinary bladder
Function is to store and secrete a clear, slightly alkaline fluid that constitutes 10-30% of the volume of the seminal fluid that along with the spermatozoa, constitutes semen
A healthy human prostate measures (4cm-vertical, by 3cm-horizontal, 2cm ant-post ).
It surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder. It has anterior, median, posterior and two lateral lobes
It’s work is regulated by androgens which are responsible for male sex characteristics
Generalised disease of the prostate due to hormonal derangement which leads to non malignant enlargement of the gland (increase in the number of epithelial cells and stromal tissue)to cause compression of the urethra leading to symptoms (LUTS
Report Back from SGO 2024: What’s the Latest in Cervical Cancer?bkling
Are you curious about what’s new in cervical cancer research or unsure what the findings mean? Join Dr. Emily Ko, a gynecologic oncologist at Penn Medicine, to learn about the latest updates from the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2024 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer. Dr. Ko will discuss what the research presented at the conference means for you and answer your questions about the new developments.
Prix Galien International 2024 Forum ProgramLevi Shapiro
June 20, 2024, Prix Galien International and Jerusalem Ethics Forum in ROME. Detailed agenda including panels:
- ADVANCES IN CARDIOLOGY: A NEW PARADIGM IS COMING
- WOMEN’S HEALTH: FERTILITY PRESERVATION
- WHAT’S NEW IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS,
ONCOLOGICAL AND INFLAMMATORY SKIN DISEASES?
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ETHICS
- GENE THERAPY
- BEYOND BORDERS: GLOBAL INITIATIVES FOR DEMOCRATIZING LIFE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROMOTING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
- ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN LIFE SCIENCES
- Prix Galien International Awards Ceremony
Flu Vaccine Alert in Bangalore Karnatakaaddon Scans
As flu season approaches, health officials in Bangalore, Karnataka, are urging residents to get their flu vaccinations. The seasonal flu, while common, can lead to severe health complications, particularly for vulnerable populations such as young children, the elderly, and those with underlying health conditions.
Dr. Vidisha Kumari, a leading epidemiologist in Bangalore, emphasizes the importance of getting vaccinated. "The flu vaccine is our best defense against the influenza virus. It not only protects individuals but also helps prevent the spread of the virus in our communities," he says.
This year, the flu season is expected to coincide with a potential increase in other respiratory illnesses. The Karnataka Health Department has launched an awareness campaign highlighting the significance of flu vaccinations. They have set up multiple vaccination centers across Bangalore, making it convenient for residents to receive their shots.
To encourage widespread vaccination, the government is also collaborating with local schools, workplaces, and community centers to facilitate vaccination drives. Special attention is being given to ensuring that the vaccine is accessible to all, including marginalized communities who may have limited access to healthcare.
Residents are reminded that the flu vaccine is safe and effective. Common side effects are mild and may include soreness at the injection site, mild fever, or muscle aches. These side effects are generally short-lived and far less severe than the flu itself.
Healthcare providers are also stressing the importance of continuing COVID-19 precautions. Wearing masks, practicing good hand hygiene, and maintaining social distancing are still crucial, especially in crowded places.
Protect yourself and your loved ones by getting vaccinated. Together, we can help keep Bangalore healthy and safe this flu season. For more information on vaccination centers and schedules, residents can visit the Karnataka Health Department’s official website or follow their social media pages.
Stay informed, stay safe, and get your flu shot today!
Knee anatomy and clinical tests 2024.pdfvimalpl1234
This includes all relevant anatomy and clinical tests compiled from standard textbooks, Campbell,netter etc..It is comprehensive and best suited for orthopaedicians and orthopaedic residents.
Acute scrotum is a general term referring to an emergency condition affecting the contents or the wall of the scrotum.
There are a number of conditions that present acutely, predominantly with pain and/or swelling
A careful and detailed history and examination, and in some cases, investigations allow differentiation between these diagnoses. A prompt diagnosis is essential as the patient may require urgent surgical intervention
Testicular torsion refers to twisting of the spermatic cord, causing ischaemia of the testicle.
Testicular torsion results from inadequate fixation of the testis to the tunica vaginalis producing ischemia from reduced arterial inflow and venous outflow obstruction.
The prevalence of testicular torsion in adult patients hospitalized with acute scrotal pain is approximately 25 to 50 percent
Explore natural remedies for syphilis treatment in Singapore. Discover alternative therapies, herbal remedies, and lifestyle changes that may complement conventional treatments. Learn about holistic approaches to managing syphilis symptoms and supporting overall health.
Lung Cancer: Artificial Intelligence, Synergetics, Complex System Analysis, S...Oleg Kshivets
RESULTS: Overall life span (LS) was 2252.1±1742.5 days and cumulative 5-year survival (5YS) reached 73.2%, 10 years – 64.8%, 20 years – 42.5%. 513 LCP lived more than 5 years (LS=3124.6±1525.6 days), 148 LCP – more than 10 years (LS=5054.4±1504.1 days).199 LCP died because of LC (LS=562.7±374.5 days). 5YS of LCP after bi/lobectomies was significantly superior in comparison with LCP after pneumonectomies (78.1% vs.63.7%, P=0.00001 by log-rank test). AT significantly improved 5YS (66.3% vs. 34.8%) (P=0.00000 by log-rank test) only for LCP with N1-2. Cox modeling displayed that 5YS of LCP significantly depended on: phase transition (PT) early-invasive LC in terms of synergetics, PT N0—N12, cell ratio factors (ratio between cancer cells- CC and blood cells subpopulations), G1-3, histology, glucose, AT, blood cell circuit, prothrombin index, heparin tolerance, recalcification time (P=0.000-0.038). Neural networks, genetic algorithm selection and bootstrap simulation revealed relationships between 5YS and PT early-invasive LC (rank=1), PT N0—N12 (rank=2), thrombocytes/CC (3), erythrocytes/CC (4), eosinophils/CC (5), healthy cells/CC (6), lymphocytes/CC (7), segmented neutrophils/CC (8), stick neutrophils/CC (9), monocytes/CC (10); leucocytes/CC (11). Correct prediction of 5YS was 100% by neural networks computing (area under ROC curve=1.0; error=0.0).
CONCLUSIONS: 5YS of LCP after radical procedures significantly depended on: 1) PT early-invasive cancer; 2) PT N0--N12; 3) cell ratio factors; 4) blood cell circuit; 5) biochemical factors; 6) hemostasis system; 7) AT; 8) LC characteristics; 9) LC cell dynamics; 10) surgery type: lobectomy/pneumonectomy; 11) anthropometric data. Optimal diagnosis and treatment strategies for LC are: 1) screening and early detection of LC; 2) availability of experienced thoracic surgeons because of complexity of radical procedures; 3) aggressive en block surgery and adequate lymph node dissection for completeness; 4) precise prediction; 5) adjuvant chemoimmunoradiotherapy for LCP with unfavorable prognosis.
Tom Selleck Health: A Comprehensive Look at the Iconic Actor’s Wellness Journeygreendigital
Tom Selleck, an enduring figure in Hollywood. has captivated audiences for decades with his rugged charm, iconic moustache. and memorable roles in television and film. From his breakout role as Thomas Magnum in Magnum P.I. to his current portrayal of Frank Reagan in Blue Bloods. Selleck's career has spanned over 50 years. But beyond his professional achievements. fans have often been curious about Tom Selleck Health. especially as he has aged in the public eye.
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Introduction
Many have been interested in Tom Selleck health. not only because of his enduring presence on screen but also because of the challenges. and lifestyle choices he has faced and made over the years. This article delves into the various aspects of Tom Selleck health. exploring his fitness regimen, diet, mental health. and the challenges he has encountered as he ages. We'll look at how he maintains his well-being. the health issues he has faced, and his approach to ageing .
Early Life and Career
Childhood and Athletic Beginnings
Tom Selleck was born on January 29, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. From an early age, he was involved in sports, particularly basketball. which played a significant role in his physical development. His athletic pursuits continued into college. where he attended the University of Southern California (USC) on a basketball scholarship. This early involvement in sports laid a strong foundation for his physical health and disciplined lifestyle.
Transition to Acting
Selleck's transition from an athlete to an actor came with its physical demands. His first significant role in "Magnum P.I." required him to perform various stunts and maintain a fit appearance. This role, which he played from 1980 to 1988. necessitated a rigorous fitness routine to meet the show's demands. setting the stage for his long-term commitment to health and wellness.
Fitness Regimen
Workout Routine
Tom Selleck health and fitness regimen has evolved. adapting to his changing roles and age. During his "Magnum, P.I." days. Selleck's workouts were intense and focused on building and maintaining muscle mass. His routine included weightlifting, cardiovascular exercises. and specific training for the stunts he performed on the show.
Selleck adjusted his fitness routine as he aged to suit his body's needs. Today, his workouts focus on maintaining flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular health. He incorporates low-impact exercises such as swimming, walking, and light weightlifting. This balanced approach helps him stay fit without putting undue strain on his joints and muscles.
Importance of Flexibility and Mobility
In recent years, Selleck has emphasized the importance of flexibility and mobility in his fitness regimen. Understanding the natural decline in muscle mass and joint flexibility with age. he includes stretching and yoga in his routine. These practices help prevent injuries, improve posture, and maintain mobilit
Tom Selleck Health: A Comprehensive Look at the Iconic Actor’s Wellness Journey
Amplifying Humanity via Precision Behavior Change
1. Amplifying humanity via
precision behavior change
Dr. Eric Hekler
Director
Designing Health Lab
Arizona State University
@ehekler
Talk @ Apple 5/19/2015
Flickr -B.S. Wise
4. Behavior is complex…
Hovell M, Wahlgren D, Adams M. The logical and empirical basis for the behavioral ecological model. Emerging
theories in health promotion practice and research. 2009;2:347-85.
17. Eric Hekler (ASU)Aaron Coleman (Fitabase) Sayali Phatak (ASU)
Exploring Strategies to Improve Acceptability and Usability of a Just In
Time Adaptive Intervention via Incorporation of Proximity Sensors and
a Smartwatch
20. The honeybee is nature’s
best collector and
communicator of data.
Project HoneyBee explores
the transformational promise
of continuous physiological
measurement to sustain health
through the prevention and
early detection of disease.
HoneyBee’s Clinical Validation Network
for Observational Clinical Trials (OCTs)
23. System-controlled – “Giving a fish”
NSF IIS-1449751: EAGER: Defining a Dynamical Behavioral
Model to Support a Just in Time Adaptive Intervention, PIs, Hekler & Rivera
@ehekler
27. Message selection based on:
- time of day
- location
- weather
- current activity
Two types of messages:
- promote activity
- interrupt sedentary behavior
Klasnja, P. (PI), Hekler, E.B., (Co-I), Tewari, A., (Co-I), Jackson, E., (Co-I)), Murphy, S., (Co-I))
NHLBI, R01HL125440
28. Eric Hekler, Jisoo Lee, Erin Walker, Winslow Burleson,
Arizona State University; Bob Evans, Google Flickr Juhan Sonin
Individual-controlled – “Teach to Fish”
36. Classic evidence pipeline
Phase 1
Define &
Design
Phase 2
Pilot and
Proof of
Concept
Phase 3
Efficacy
Trial
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Editor's Notes
Thank you so much for inviting me here to give a talk about behavior change. A key theme for this talk is to find ways to use the technologies that Apple in particular creates to amplify our collective humanity via a concept I’ve been calling precision behavior change.
Goal of talk:
-Link Apple Watch with Precision Behavior Change
-Link Health & Research Kits with Agile Science
Thank you for inviting me to give this talk. I am truly honored and look forward to some interesting conversation. Briefly, I’m a clinical psychologist by training who has increasinglystarted exploring ways to promote health behavior change through digital technologies.
And I think a discussion about this with Apple is particularly important because of your collective track-record at amplifying the creativity of others. As a personal example, I am a clinical psychologist by training, though I have gained expertise in a wide of other disciplines as well, but we’ll get to that. In many ways what started my interest in using digital technologies to promote behavior change was the iPhone. I was at a bar with a friend in 2008 playing around and discussing the iPhone and I had the very dorky thought while chatting with my friend that I could turn this phone into a tool for operant conditioning, which is basically what you do to train a dog to do new behaviors. You reward good behaviors. In many ways, my life has been shaped by that small epiphany, which was made possible by the possibility that I could create an app on the iPhone. You amplified my creativity and for that I am eternally grateful.
Acknowledge Apple’s incredible ability to enable and promote cultural behavior change
Building the ecosystem that enables the creativity of others
In my view, there is no better time to start understanding how we can amplify the creativity of others related to behavior change. There are so many major societal problems that have a strong behavioral roots like environmental sustainability, obesity, or even wealth inequality that, without careful amplification of our collective creativity, will we be able to enable them.
The problem is that human behavior is complicated with factors “within the skin” like genetics and memory as well as factors outside the skin like culture and how your city is designed influencing behavior. Further, those factors make interact over time, thus making sustained behavior change even more complicated.
From the scientific community though, there are sparks of hope that need to be amplified by Apple, which I see you all doing very well with the Apple Watch, HealthKit, and ResearchKit, but I will return to those in a moment.
In terms of what is going in the scientific community, a great of effort, as you know, is going into the idea of precsion medicine. Central to the precision medicine initiative is the idea of taking into account a person’s individual varations in all of those factors I just highlighted about behavior change to result in more healthier options. In my view, this precision medicine initiative will only succeed, however, with a careful focus on understanding precision behavior change. Why?
Because if you look at the factors that seem to be impacting health the most, 40% OF it is attributable to behavior, with another 15 percent 30% driven by social, environmental, and healthcare factors, which are also largely driven by behavior but at a macro scale. Taken in aggregate, it is precision behavior change that is likely going to be the real factor that moves the needle because it’s the target that explains the most variance in health outcomes.
As I said though, behavior is a complicated and multi-faceted phenomenon. Another interesting trend occurring in the scientific community is “open” science initiatives, for which I am a firm supporter of. Why? Because if want to live up to the ideals of precision medicine and embrace the idiosyncracies of life. Embracing idiosyncrasy, however, requires a strong shift away from our we develop our knowledge; away from a model of simple creating knowledge for others to consume but instead, creating the tools, processes, and ecosystems to enable others to amplify and help themselves. As such, science needs to be opened to enable collaboration and contribution from all those that have a stake in a culture of health. I see the open science movement as an essentential step towards this type of process.
The open science community needs help, however, particularly with the developing the tools and ecosystem to support precision behavior change. For the rest of this talk, I’m going to discuss my research in precision behavior change and an open science initiative about behavior change that I’ve been calling agile science. I’m bringing these things up though as a call for help from you all to develop the tools and ecosystem we need to amplify humanity. I am personally so very excited about some of the most recent products from Apple, particularly the Apple Watch, Healthkit and ResearchKit (and by the way, I personally love that you did not name it an iWatch! Thank you for moving away from the “I” thing; the Apple logo and word is so much cleaner in my view). I see the Apple Watch as one of the most important new tools created to support precious behavior change and see the HealthKit and ResearchKit as the start of the ecosystem that will enable open science in ways that the scientific community cannot do alone. So, partially, this talk is to say thanks but also to highlight some specific ideas and design principles for you all to think about as you progress in developing these tools and resources.
So the rest of the talk is largely organized around your products, with first a focus on how Apple Watch has the potential to enable precision behavior change followed by a a focus on how Apple Kit and Research Kit can enable the ecosystem of open science and, in particular, the open scientific process about behavior change that I have called Agile Science.
The Apple watch is a major advancement for supporting precision behavior change because of its ability to be highly personal, powerful, and eventually pervasive (though, my apologies for speaking about it without owning one yet, my order is placed; for now think of this as a discussion on what I am asprationally hoping Apple Watch can achieve, devoid of the reality beyond what I can glean from the internet).
I’ll return to each one of these “p’s” when discussing precision behavior change. Before going any further, however, let me know define what I mean by precision behavior change.
A precision behavior change intervention is an intervention that delivers support “just in time” meaning when it is needed and only when it is needed and is also adaptive, over time, to the ever changing needs of individuals.
Digging into this a bit more the “just in time” component is all about trying to find and articulate meaningful moments. I’m intentionally being a big vague about this concept because it is likely highly idiosyncractic on when a meaningful moment might be as the meaning of the moment might be driven the competing values of the moment. For example, I have always loved Renoir’s ability to capture a moment of humans interacting. This is a meaningful moment that could be a real opportunity for someone to live healthier through development of close relationships and strengthened bonds with family and friends. This is very different from the sort of distraction that now pervades lunch and dinner conversations among friends, whereby the technology detracts from the meaningfulness of the moment. I see the Apple Watch is the start of a major shift in technology towards those that disappear when they are really not needed to help amplify these meaningful moments when they do matter.
Technology can definitely help BUT – right now, the signal is being lost in. the noise of Ping Pollution
A first step for the Apple Watch would be for the watch to really become a watch. A truly silent technology piece that fades into the background but is powerful and ready to be there when needed. In many ways though, all that a Apple Watch can be very tantalizing and pull us away from those meaningful moments and thus, an essential next step is to really design the Apple Watch not to be a better notification system, but actually to be a supporter of silence. Particularly knowing that James is in the room, I truly see great opportunity for the sensor team to enable the design of silence through a careful understanding on when meaningful moments that should have technology vs. should not have technology exist and to ensure the technology creates silence when it is needed. That, to me, is where the magic of the Apple Watch will likely come with v2.
Assuming now that silence is enabled, it allows for a lowering of the noise from the ping pollution, which enables more meaningful moments of interaction with the system. Central to me is thinking of meaningful moments related to precision behavior change as those times when small micro-experiments can be tried out to slowly aid individuals in living progressively healthier and more fulfilling lives.
To do this, the Apple Watch will likely need to detect the moments of opportunity for behavior change. These can be true opportunities or possibly vulnerabilities. For example, I personally love cheese when I get home from work but I have also tracked it long enough to know that if I eat cheese after work, I gain weight. For me, getting home from work, feeling hungry, and having cheese in the fridge is a state of vulnerability that is an opportunity for the technology to help me make a slightly better healthy option. Knowing myself though, I’ve tried lots of experiments on myself including devising games, developing trigger notifications on my smartphone, and a bunch of other options and, while I know feel comfortable and in control of that moment, I often am rotating through a wide range of solutions depending on the day. The Apple Watch, with its personal and powerful capabilities likely has the opportunity to be that companion that individuals need for behavior change.
It’s not enough, however, to simply find those moments that there is a potential to help someone choose a healthier option. A person must also be receptive to those interactions with the technology. Sadly, with current smartphone apps, it is often not set up well to really understand and only interact with a person when they are receptive. Instead, the ‘ping pollution’ just keeps coming, resulting in this sort of value to burden ratio problem. In brief, for most health apps in particular, the most value comes from the first few times a person uses it and then preciptiously drops off. In contrast, the perceived burden of using it often increases rapidly (though, of course, there are many patterns on what this ratio might look like, this is just one example). From a design perspective, it is essential to design the interactions to ensure they are supportive a person when needed and only when needed and not overwhelming, such as a tray full of notifications that all become meaningless noise, regardless of the value. The Apple Watch, particularly with the sensors it has likely can help to enable the types of value to burden ratios that will ensure the value of interaction always remains higher than the burden of the app.
To give you some sense on how my labe and colleagues of mine are exploring this, let me briefly touch on a few funded projects of mine. First, I’ve received a small “agile” scientific research project from the RWJF-funded Health Data Exploration Network to explore how to use proximity sensors and the Apple Watch to improve just in time adaptive interventions. We are actively working to see what signals from the phone, watch, and proximity sensors like the iBeacon, we can use to identity those just in time meaningful moments for behavior change.
For the proximity sensors, for example, context can tell us a great deal about activity. This, for example, is fictitious data about activity visualized on my colleague Aaron Coleman’s product, Fitabase. Alone, patterns about time can be explored but not much else.
When location is layered on, however, the logic and the interesting patterns start to make sense and emerge, thus helping to better highlight moments when a person might be able to choose slightly healthier options.
In a complementary project, I am work part of the ASU “Project HoneyBee” team, which is led by one of our Nobel Prize winning scientists as ASU, Lee Hartwell, and his business partner Michael Birt. Essential to this work is a careful partnership with clinical partners to find and identify those clinically meaningful moments from wearable and Ubiquitous Sensors to improve health care.
We are currently in the second year and have several observational clinical trials explicitly attempting to identify these clinically meaningful moments via wearable data to enable precision behavior change intervention strategies for those moments.
Thus far, I have largely discussed the just in time meaningful moment but there is also a need to support adaptation over time. Much of my research is focused on trying to enable this and, essential concept that we use in our lab is a clear delineation of who is in control of the adaptation, the system itself on one end, the individual/user him or herself, or some balance that might also include the clinician or other groups that can provide the right resources at the right time. I’ll briefly now touch on each of these projects.
First, on the system-controlled side, the focus is largely on trying to find ways to give them the fish. Much like this autopilot on this boat that was set using the GPS to go in a certain direction and the boat automatically makes small adjustments, our team is working on building the methods and mathematical models that will enable this type of process for behavior change.
For example, the problem we are trying to think through as an early start point is the right “sweet spot”goal for any given day for walking. This graph is a pretty common phenomenon. Basically, when you are in the right range for a person, they can usually hit that spot with relatively little variablity. If you push too hard though, it often happens that people actually start doing worse and what not.
And there are a lot of factors that impact what is the right sweet spot for steps for any given day. Things like past behavior but also weather pattersn stress levels, level of busyness, etc. We are working develop the methods and mathematical models to make that sort of dynamic decision.
Ultimately to support the creation of personalized trajectory predictions. Interestingly enough, this is from of my earlier work looking at how individuals respond to an intervention to see if a pattern emerges on what predicts maintenance. The interesting thing is that the lower visual is the general pattern of activity for those that maintained activity. It suggests the natural ebbs and flows that might actually be more robust for maintenance. We are attempting to better understand thesesorts of dynamics.
And this is only the beginning as my colleagues and I also have al ot of other approaches to do this. For example, my colleague Pedja Klasnja from Michigan is funded by the NIH to developer Heart Steps, which is a just in time adaptive interveniton that provides context appropriate messaging and adapts over time to the types and time of messages that you respond to.
All of this, as you can see though, is based largely on the adaptation occurring by the system. I definitely think there are times for this but I also think it is important to be mindful of the opposite spectrum.
On the opposite side for supporting adaptation is allowing individuals to do the adaptation. The basic strategy is fairly simple as we are teaching individuals fundamentals of being a maker or DIY type personbut for health so that they can constantly self-experiment and adapt.
For example, we teach them fundamentals in behavioralscience ot help them set a weekly goal for whatever behavior they want, we give them some strategies to help them achieve that goal like BJ Fogg’s tiny habit idea of having them set up an idea of whenever I_____ I will. They
They then figure out a good metric of success or failure and try it out ofr a week. Based on the results they revise their plan and repeat.
And just to set up why Google is interested in this, we are building this using a self-programmable UbiComp system Whereby we have self-programable and cheap sensors and feedback systems that individuals can program using a simple visual programming language that translates into a series of if/tehn conditional logic rules. Overall, we are giving folks that tools to build and constantly adapt their own solutions for themselves.
As an example of this, I’ve got a project with the company PatientsLikeMe whereby we are helping MS patients use wearable and self-tracking data to gain a better sense on what their “sweet spot” is but for walking. For these folks, its factors like pain, fatigue, and even weather that impact how much activity like walking or chores they can do. We’ve been developing and evaluating a simple course nad process whereby individuals answer a few questions and it turns into predictions and suggestions for targeted activity such as if my pain is below 3 shoot for 4000 steps, if my pain is above y though don’t go over 3000 steps. In this, we are enabling them tochange.
Overall, I see the Apple Watch, particularly with all of the sensors and, if you design silence into the system to allow the noise to quiet and signals to emerge, then it will become an essential component to facilitate precision behavior change.
Flipping to the second half of this talk now though, in my view, this will only be achieved by carefully building an ecosystem that supports precision behavior change and I think your HealthKit and ResearchKit are great starting points for this. To set up why though, allow me to briefly take a step back and discuss how behavioral scientists like me were told that we were supposed to do our science.
Scientists doing research related to health are largely reinforced for doing small incremental science. Much of our current science feels like since there is a publication history of catapults, we’re going to build a manipult to get to the moon rather than take the radical leap found to building a rocket ship.
The manipult problrem is largely reinforced by our classic linear pipeline that illustrates evidence. It is slow and highly resource intensive but the faith was, classically, that we will land on an “answer” that will be useful. I am increasingly convinced that the final answer that comes out of this type of process is almost completely useless for behavior change though.
First, let’s just discuss what we get from this type of experimental design. This is the ideal result, a meta-analysis about interventions to tell us the “answer” on how useful an intervention is. The problem is that this meta-analysis is nearly uninterpretable because each one of these interventions use very different strategies to achieve this. SO while this might be ‘self-help programme’, some self-help programs use strategies like giving people strategies to self-experiment, others might just give basic education, and other still might do something completely different. This heterogeneity makes it hard to know how to use this final “product” from our science.
This is only made worse but the poor selection of control. This is a meta-analysis focused on understanding the selection of a control condition for a multicomponent intervention might impact outcomes. The results basically found that if you pick a really work control such as a wait-list control, you get an effect size that is considered large. Putting this differnetly, if you want an effective interveniton, don’t worry aobut desiging an intervnetion; just pick a weak control group.
Last on this, this method hides heterogeneity of responses. This is a pretty standard type of graph for weight loss interventions. Technically, “on average’ this intervention worked but if you look closely, there are plenty of intervention folks that actually gained weight and plenty of control groups that lost weight. All of this is masked and thus it is not embracing that idiosycnracy that is required for precision behavior change. Overall, there is faith that the current research strategy creates robust evidence that is well vetted but, in truth, it is really very fragile evidence that is not really useful for describing a problem, predicting future responses, and ultimately supporting control, the key aims of science.
Ultimately, this then begs an important question… what are useful products from science?
I’m told that this is what I should be doing but I really don’t think these publications are very useful for most people if the goal is to make real-world impact. Why, because so much is lost in this and often the timeline for doing these types of publications is not at pace with the problem and context we are designing around.
To drive this point home, think, just think about the timeline for this sort of process. This visual is a bit old but it illustrates the point (and if I changed it, it would only further emphasize the point). Basically, this is the timeline for one study if it is run perfectly, meaning no revise and resubmit or failed grant applications, which rarely happens.
And these are all the technology innovations that occurred in that same timeline. I love this example from you guys. The app store went from non-existent to 500,000 apps. That to me was your great job of amplifying and enabling the creativity of others. That’s the sort of process that we need to get scientists to increasingly think is their goal, not creating sacrosanct but fragile knowledge.
Returning to behavior though, I set up the idea that behavior is complicated and it might even be “wicked.” I imagine you know about Rittel was a professor (mostly at UC Berkeley) of design and architecture (could be conceived as a design planner). Rittel functioned to transfer knowledge from sciences and engineering to design professions. He inspired work in urban design, and, more recently computer science. Key to his formulation was this idea of “Wicked” Problem.
(1) ill-defined formulations (i.e., successful formulations are subjectively defined and have multiple solutions with success determined on a continuum of good to bad); (2) context-dependent formulations (i.e., successful formulations are idiosyncratic to the context [e.g., time, place, cultural milieu] thus making replication and generalizability difficult); and (3) mutating formulations, often rapidly (i.e., successful formulations are “useful” for a limited time before the problem or platform the solution was built on has mutated).
To me, the essential insight, scientifically, is a recognition that the scientific community needs to start creating smaller meaningful tools to support precision that function more like lego pieces, or in the tech realm, API’s or other plug and play tools. The idea is to get expertise out of an experts head so that someone else with no expertise can use it. That’s amplifying creativity.
Thankfully, there has been great movement away from that classic pipeline and particularly the use of a randomized trial of interventions with multiple components in it, to other strategies that are more mirrored on strategies from engineering. Central to this work is a careful understanding of how to develop the evidence around the components of the intervention, with the assumption being htat the components will be more repurposable. SO, for example, Linda Collins has been pioneering the use of fractional factorial study designs to run interventions with multiple components but with a methodology that supports understanding of how the components and how they interact might function.
Indeed, my colleagues and I have ben extending this logic to what we’ve been calling a micor-randomization study, which is atype of factorial design but that is done within a single person. The idea is to randomize intervention componetns with a person at each time when it might help. The design allows multiple of these to work and there is great power on a single person because it is plausible to randomize hundreds and even thousands of times within person.
Myc olleauge, Daniel Rivera, and I have been extending this further using methods fromcontrol systems engineering to develop experimental designs that take more advantage of a priori knowledge than the micro-randomization study. In the discussion section, I’d be happy to get into details on these experimental designsbut for the focus of this, the main point is to realize that this is a huge shift in the behavioral science community away from ideas like RCTs nad instead towards methods that embrace and map out idiosyncracy.
I’ve been calling this alternative process agile science, which I’ll jump into briefly here.
Central to agile science is a focus on products that will be immediately useful for non-scientists.
Based on this, we need to move more into an open discussion in which we explore lots and lots of different ideas if we really want to understand which ones are best.
Sadly, science, particularly behavioral science doesn’t really have the sort of “maker” culture that would allow us. As such, a key emphasis.
Based on this, we need to move more into an open discussion in which we explore lots and lots of different ideas if we really want to understand which ones are best.
Sadly, science, particularly behavioral science doesn’t really have the sort of “maker” culture that would allow us. As such, a key emphasis.
Based on this, we need to move more into an open discussion in which we explore lots and lots of different ideas if we really want to understand which ones are best.
Sadly, science, particularly behavioral science doesn’t really have the sort of “maker” culture that would allow us. As such, a key emphasis.
Developing methods and processes for optimizing individual intervention components.
Flipping to the second half of this talk now though, in my view, this will only be achieved by carefully building an ecosystem that supports precision behavior change and I think your HealthKit and ResearchKit are great starting points for this. To set up why though, allow me to briefly take a step back and discuss how behavioral scientists like me were told that we were supposed to do our science.
Based on this, we need to move more into an open discussion in which we explore lots and lots of different ideas if we really want to understand which ones are best.
Sadly, science, particularly behavioral science doesn’t really have the sort of “maker” culture that would allow us. As such, a key emphasis.