As presented in STC Webinar series 2018. It includes multiple steps and strategies, to create future STEM Communicators who can generate awareness and propagate the medical/Healthcare knowledge in simple way to common/non-medicine community and enrich society.
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Nurturing future stem communicators in the field of healthcare and medical16 march 2018
1. Nurturing Future STEM Communicators
in the field of Healthcare/Medical
Inspiring love for ScienceTechnologyEngineeringMath (STEM) in future communicators and
simplifying communication in healthcare
Facilitated by: Shikha Saxena
STC Webinar
March 21, 2018
EDT 2-3 PM.
2. ā Masters : Biochemistry / Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology ,IIT- Varanasi, Banaras Hindu University, India
ā Bachelors : Chemistry Honourās (Botany, Zoology, Chemistry), BHU, India
ā Senior/Junior High : Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Math, Hindi/English Literature, Social Science, Home Science , Arts, Music, Sports
ā Certifications : COBOL/Vision Plus, Clinical Research Associate, Oncology Terminologist, Technical Writer, Data Science and Analytics (Ongoing)
ā Scientist/ Teacher/ Mentor : Biotechnology/Biochemistry/ Biochemical Engineering
ā STC Speaker :
ā āContribution of Tech Writers in Emerging Technologiesā (STC ZIP Conference 2016, Pune, India)
ā āArt of Writing in Agileā (STCSUMMIT 2017, Washington DC, USA)
ā Guest Blog : Agilism, InfoDev eMagazine, India
ā Website : Digital Monk: The Storyteller
ā Grants : JRF (M.Tech), SRF (Research),
ā Awards : BHU Gold Medal /JN National Award (M.Tech).
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Shikha Saxena
Senior Technical Writer
Learner/STEM Enthusiast
http://www.shikhasaxena.com/
shikha_saxena69@hotmail.com
3. Agenda 3
1. STEM
ā¢ Introduction
ā¢ STEM Communication
2. Healthcare and Medical
ā¢ Touching lives of Millions
ā¢ Field and Professions
3. Need of STEM communication
4. Role of STEM Communicators
5. How to create and nurture STEM Communicators
6. Exploring STEM in Healthcare (Trending domains)
7. Knowledge Propagation
ā¢ Two-way communication
ā¢ Clear and Effective communication
ā¢ Active Listening and Feedback
My Story
Conclusion
References
Quote/ Pledge
Q&A
4. āEducation at all levels in Science, Technology, Engineering, and MathematicsāSTEMādevelops,
preserves, and disseminates knowledge and skills that convey personal, economic, and social benefits.
Higher education provides the advanced work skills needed in an increasingly knowledge-intensive,
innovation-focused economy and society.ā
National Science Foundation (NSF)
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5. Introduction
ā¢ STEM : Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics.
ā¢ STEM : Education is an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to learning
ā¢ History : First used by NSF in 1998 in STEMTEC project, term was coined by Judith Ramaley in 2001.
ā¢ Mentions
ā¢ Educational policy
ā¢ Curriculums in school
ā¢ Workforce development/national security concerns/ immigration policies.
ā¢ Education
ā¢ Plays important role in generating interests in STEM
ā¢ Generates equal opportunities in all areas of profession
ā¢ Provides hands-on and relevant learning experiences
ā¢ Educates students, leading to innovations.
ā¢ Importance:
ā¢ Engage students to think āHow Stuff Worksā
ā¢ Equips them with critical thinking, problem solving, creative and collaborative skills
ā¢ Establish connections between the school, work place, community and the global economy
ā¢ Enable students to understand and apply math and science content, in college and careers.
Technology and scientific principles are all around!
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6. STEM Communication
ā¢ Inform about STEM activities/ projects/models / careers to
students, aspiring and future communicators
ā¢ Impart knowledge and improve STEM communication skills:
ā¢ Mentoring
ā¢ Active listening
ā¢ Blogging.
ā¢ Volunteer with, future communicators by presentations/seminars
ā¢ Build platforms and groups for presentation /collaboration
ā¢ Provide direction, career consultation, encouragement and
rewards
ā¢ Invoke interest in STEM in Healthcare/ Analytics/ Digital Health/
Informatics/Devices for healthy and informed society
ā¢ Communicate with society to generate awareness :
ā¢ Health care ethics
ā¢ Health policies
ā¢ Health insurance
ā¢ Health hazards
ā¢ Patient rights
ā¢ Data handling.
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7. Healthcare/Medical : Touching lives of millions
ā¢ Healthcare : One of the fastest growing segments of the global economy
ā¢ Healthcare : Maintenance and improvement of health via prevention, diagnosis, treatment of
diseases, illness, injury, other physical, mental impairment in human beings
ā¢ Touching lives of millions:
ā¢ Student and Learners
ā¢ Knowledge seekers
ā¢ Scientists and Researchers
ā¢ Healthcare/Medical professionals
ā¢ Service providers
ā¢ Patients
ā¢ Care givers
ā¢ Near and dear of patients
ā¢ Pharma and Businesses
ā¢ Employees and their families
ā¢ Healthcare IT and Analytics
ā¢ Web Med Enthusiasts
ā¢ Healthcare/Medical knowledge Evangelists.
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8. Healthcare/Medical: Field and Professions
ā¢ Healthcare Industry is a web of multiple business working in different domains in the same sector:
ā¢ Health Sciences
ā¢ Health Economics
ā¢ Medicine
ā¢ Pharmaceutical
ā¢ Insurance
ā¢ Health Systems
ā¢ Policies.
ā¢ Health areas to sooth Mind, Body and Soul:
ā¢ Physical
ā¢ Social
ā¢ Emotional
ā¢ Intellectual
ā¢ Spiritual
ā¢ Environmental.
ā¢ Contributing healthcare professionals:
ā¢ Physicians/Physician associates
ā¢ Dentistry
ā¢ Midwifery / Nursing
ā¢ Optometry/ Audiology
ā¢ Medicine /Pharmacy
ā¢ Psychology
ā¢ Other health professions providing primary, secondary, tertiary care, and public health.
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9. Need of STEM
communication
in Healthcare/
Medical Field
Need of
Agents for
Change
Simplify
healthcare by
information
flow
Facilitate
medical
knowledge to
masses
Educate
ā¢ Teach,
reaction to
unique
symptoms
ā¢ Take timely
action
ā¢ Understand
procedures
ā¢ Take
informed
decisions
Communicate
complex
health
information in
clear and
concise way
Reap benefits
mine vast
knowledge
and spread it
to enrich
society
Step outside
box and
Redefine
leverage all
unique ways,
media/arts,
to make
difference
Promote
public health
to living,
intelligent
community
See bigger
picture
innovate and
spread
awareness
beyond
journal/book
Translate and
Teach in
multiple
language
to diverse
background/
culture people,
to learn new
procedures in
health science,
strictly follow
medical advise
and live a
healthy life
Contribute
towards well
being and
Health
literacy
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10. Role of STEM Communicators in Healthcare information flow
Spread Awareness!
Make your life and that of
others healthy and useful.
Teach Importance of well-
being!
1.Try to imbibe/ impart
knowledge
2. Enable people to take
informed decisions.
Accept challenges!
1. Study and analyse new
technology/ information
2. Educate about:
working of life supporting
systems/ procedures,
services, policies and rights.
Story telling!
1. Write stories/blogs/articles/ personal
experiences
2. Inform/ enrich / strengthen people to
combat illness
3. Let them learn from your experience.
Create mindset and environment!
1. Grasp STEM knowledge
2.Apply intuition/ unique ability to simplify,
decipher
3. Write and inform about Healthcare/Medical
jargons/nuances.
Dive in Med Data lake/ocean and fetch
treasure of Health information!
1. Research
2. Mine text data, cleanse/curate, study
3. Analyse vast health data, simplify and convey
information.
Be facilitators and feel good!
1. Be proactive
2. Give back to society
3. Be the connecting link, instead of
sage on the stage.
Strengthen Society become STEM
Communicators!
1.Improve communication
between healthcare professionals
/informed patients
2.Improve quality of healthcare
3. Improve safety of patients /
sound health literacy.
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11. How to create and nurture STEM Communicators - Education
1. Create Environment and Mindset
ā¢ Teach importance of Healthcare and well being
ā¢ Teach about Health problems and risks
ā¢ Increase health literacy for hygienic, emotionally sound, balanced life.
2. Disseminate information
ā¢ Explore STEM in Healthcare /discuss with aspiring future communicators
ā¢ Discuss through media/arts/classroom problem set-ups/solutions (posters,
cartoons, role play, mobile- Health, Game apps).
3. Nurture STEM students/ communicators
ā¢ Increasing STEM activities/experiments in classrooms/home
ā¢ Maximizing student participation by introducing interest (movies/novels)
ā¢ Providing constructive feedback.
4. Challenge/ Wire brains for Writing /Presenting on healthcare topics:
ā¢ IVF/Artificial Embryo
ā¢ Digital Health /Future Health
ā¢ Robotic surgery
ā¢ Prosthetics and biomaterials
ā¢ Mobile Health apps
ā¢ Traditional vs Alternative medicines
ā¢ Healthy relationships /Emotional and Behavioural Health
ā¢ Yoga and Meditation and so on.
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12. How to create and nurture STEM Communicators - Resources
1. Utilizing Resources (web data lakes)
ā¢ Gather information and learn from clinical narratives/White papers/Reports/Data
ā¢ Increase awareness by active reading/writing/intuition/analytics of Med data.
2. Interaction and Learning from experienced professionals (knowledge pools):
ā¢ Caregivers
ā¢ Service providers
ā¢ Retired professionals.
3. Storytelling
ā¢ Live talks/Seminars
ā¢ Peer to peer sharing in interdisciplinary teams/groups knowledge propagation
ā¢ Share personal experiences/narratives through Blogs, vlogs and write-ups.
4. Create STEM teams/clubs/platforms for informal discussions:
ā¢ Technical communicators
ā¢ Clinical background people
ā¢ Marketing and presentation experts
ā¢ Content writers
ā¢ Life sciences/Chemistry graduates
ā¢ English/Journalism majors
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ā¢ Medical practitioners
ā¢ Service providers
ā¢ Retired healthcare professionals
ā¢ Business, Pharma Organizations
ā¢ Universities
ā¢ Accrediting bodies and so on.
13. How to create and nurture STEM Communicators- Support
1. Teach Technical/ Medical writing, Content marketing /Advocate Health literacy:
ā¢ Generate Print communication for education and advertising
ā¢ Use captions to point out key information
ā¢ Show main message on front of the materials (content/image)
ā¢ Supplement information with pictures
ā¢ Use multiple languages to convey message.
2. Train in STEM/ Healthcare:
ā¢ Train Technical/STEM Communicators in Digital /Future healthcare systems
ā¢ Train interpreter or Translator in STEM in Healthcare/Medicine.
3. Suggest to journal the ideas:
ā¢ Make note of ideas and experiences and share in health sections/magazines.
4. Maximize the utilization of healthcare information:
ā¢ Remove medical jargons, use simple explanations, for maximum use of information
ā¢ Find ways for clear/effective communication and propagation
ā¢ Share STEM in Healthcare through widely used, social media.
5. Award and Certify
6. Create positions and Awareness units
7. Provide opportunity.
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15. Exploring STEM in Healthcare (Trending Domains)
1. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine learning
2. Medical chatbots and Health assistants
3. Telehealth and Online Scheduling
4. Software Platforms and Wearables
5. Medical Virtual Reality (VR) and Pain Management
6. Blockchain
7. Transparent Healthcare Cost Tools
8. 3D Bioprinting and Skin Regeneration
9. FDA approved Digital Pill
10. CRISPR and Gene-Edited Embryos
11. Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)
12. Medical Facilitators and Medical tourism
13. Futurism.STEM
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16. 1. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine learning
ā¢ Watson Health - intelligent decisions about diagnosis/treatment
ā¢ Arterys (2017)- web-based- medical imaging- analytics platform,
powered by AI for cardiac/ lung /brain images
ā¢ Non-critical patients have virtual consultation with doctor/hospital
ā¢ Consultation by sharing picture of illness/ record of symptoms
virtually
ā¢ Applications of AI:
ā¢ Voice recognition system (taking the doctorās notes)
ā¢ Scrutiny of diagnostic machines (CT scan or MRI)
ā¢ Administrative software ( billing/scheduling )
ā¢ Precision medicine
ā¢ Robotic surgery
ā¢ AI in Radiology are part of radiologistsā daily routine
ā¢ Predicting Cardiovascular risks by retinal images (Nature Biomed Engg.)
ā¢ FDA approved cloud-based deep learning algorithm (cardiac imaging).
eBook: A Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare.
ā¢ https://leanpub.com/ArtificialIntelligenceinHealthcare
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17. 2. Medical chatbots and Health assistants
ā¢ Chatbots- AI supported virtual conversation partners,
message/voice controlled bots
ā¢ Solve simple health concerns/support patient management
ā¢ Appleās voice assistant, Siri and āknowledge navigatorā
ā¢ Microsoftās Office Assistant and Cortana
ā¢ Googleās Google Home and Google Now
ā¢ Amazonās Alexa or Evi.
ā¢ The digital assistant (health goal setting and tracking tools)
ā¢ Assists and Motivates to achieve health success
ā¢ Connect patients to the right contacts
ā¢ Update EHRās
ā¢ Give appointment details /make changes
ā¢ Refill prescriptions /pay bills
ā¢ Delivers lab, test or procedure outcomes/ suggest next steps.
ā¢ Virtual Nurse App Startup of CA (Sense.ly).
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18. 3.TeleHealth and Online Scheduling
ā¢ Telehealth use telecommunications setup for communication
ā¢ Supports delivery of health information, diagnostic images and
health-related services via devices, gateways and database
ā¢ Supports patient care/admin activities/health education
ā¢ Two-way, real- time interaction between patient- physician at
distant site - audio and visual
ā¢ Telehealth includes digital assistants to:
ā¢ Connect patients to the right contacts
ā¢ Use Mobile health applications
ā¢ Virtual chat or a video conference with physician
ā¢ Refill prescriptions
ā¢ Pay bills
ā¢ Deliver lab, test or procedure outcomes or recommended next
steps.
ā¢ Register patients
ā¢ Schedule appointments/make changes.
ā¢ Kore.ai offers smart bots for healthcare.
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19. 4. Software Platforms and Wearables
ā¢ Software platforms as mobile health /desktop health apps, support providers
ā¢ Rocheās Diabetes care - Patient-centered digital health- service platform,
acquired MySugr startup app, to add to AccuāCheck Guide-Glucose meter tool
ā¢ Wearables are devices, where consumers track patterns and chart readings:
ā¢ Calorie intake
ā¢ Risk of obesity
ā¢ Smoking patterns and risks
ā¢ Diabetes
ā¢ Hypertension
ā¢ Cardiac disorders
ā¢ Sleep patterns
ā¢ Steps taken
ā¢ Voice analytics.
ā¢ Millions of wearables as Apple watch/ FitBit, monitor health/plan next steps
ā¢ Other Apple apps ā HealthKit, Care Kit, Research Kit for clinical trials data and
patient care are in use.
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20. 5. Medical Virtual Reality (VR) and Pain Management
ā¢ Virtual reality is a success in healthcare
ā¢ Manages chronic pain /prevention from prescription opioids.
ā¢ Dr. Brennan Spiegel/team - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
found reduction in pain scores using VR goggles in VR
therapies
ā¢ Patients transported emotionally in different pain-free world
ā¢ Patients interact with family, classmates, teachers, sports,
friends, while being in critical care
ā¢ Request/Appeal to all Tech/Healthcare providers:
ā¢ Keep innovating new devices
ā¢ Ease pain / improve healthcare
ā¢ Pause and stop-by, to convey knowledge
ā¢ Enable patients/care givers with new tools and knowledge
ā¢ Help combat physical /emotional pain, during crisis.
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21. 6. Blockchain
ā¢ Blockchain Technology offers to improve, web of
healthcare businesses
ā¢ Distributed system with capacity to record/store
digital transactional data of peer-to-peer
transactions
ā¢ Healthcare businesses use this technology to reduce
costs without compromising quality of services
ā¢ There is absence of any intermediary party
ā¢ Potential to decentralise patient data and open for
secured access ā itās public and private at same
time, will add incredible value to healthcare
ā¢ Unlocks the possibility of data portability,
interoperability, reduces cost pressure.
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22. 7. Transparent Cost Tools
ā¢ The cost of medical treatment is a concern
among patients, with major surgery or a
diagnostic procedure
ā¢ Consumer can compare the cost of treatment at
different facilities
ā¢ Transparent cost tools/models catering to the
demand, allow patients to compare:
ā¢ Cost of treatment
ā¢ Compare Risk score
ā¢ Patient treatment matching tool
ā¢ Physician alert tool
ā¢ Productivity comparison tools
ā¢ Drug efficacy comparison tools
ā¢ Claims / discounts cost.
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23. 8. 3D Bioprinting and Skin Regeneration
ā¢ Regeneration of human tissues/organs with own cells (stem cell
technology)
ā¢ AI, 3D bioprinting and stem technology create replica of organs
ā¢ Use of stem cells to regenerate a layer of skin in burn patients
ā¢ FDA Commissioner, Dr. Scott Gottlieb (2017) reaffirms 3D printing of
medical products
ā¢ Regulatory institution, reviewed over 100, 3D printed, medical devices:
ā¢ Spinal implants
ā¢ Custom facial reconstruction
ā¢ 3D printed pills
ā¢ Synthetic organ and biomedical additives.
ā¢ Regulatory discussions about 3D printing in 2018 (expected)
ā¢ Organovoās bio printed products approval by FDA, in 2019 (expected)
ā¢ These technologies will provide inexpensive and personalized care.
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24. 9. FDA approved Digital Pill
ā¢ Abilify drug treats schizophrenia, bipolar disorder,
depression
ā¢ Developed : Japanese Otsuka Pharmaceutical
ā¢ Augmented : Proteus Digital Health (wearable
patch )
ā¢ Abilify MyCite pill is fitted with a tiny ingestible
sensor to track patient medication
ā¢ Sensor of size of sand grain (Si/Cu/Mg )
communicates with a patch worn by patient
ā¢ Patch, on arm receives the signal, in minutes after
taking pill
ā¢ Patch transmits medication data ,as time, dosage
to a smartphone app over Bluetooth, (patch must
be replaced every week)
ā¢ Electrical signal is activated when sensor comes in
contact with stomach acid ā sensor passes out
naturally
ā¢ The physician/family members, can access
information.STEM
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25. 10. CRISPR and Gene-Edited Embryos
ā¢ DNA editing of viable human embryos by gene-
editing tool CRISPR prevents incurable diseases/
disabilities
ā¢ Jennifer Doudna - CRISPR pioneer - University of
California, Berkley used tool for research/clinical
purpose
ā¢ Genetic sequencing and Genetic information has
potential for prevention/ detection of Heart
diseases/Cancer
ā¢ Organizations will include genetic testing, in
employee- health packages
ā¢ Teach/educate employer/employees about Genetic
testing in health package and assure hope for future
ā¢ Need to aware people about ethical issues due to
genetically altering an embryo
ā¢ Deal with issues as:
ā¢ Genetic fortune telling
ā¢ Genetic discriminations.
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26. 11. Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)
ā¢ Collection of medical devices/applications that connect to
healthcare/IT systems through computer networks
ā¢ Devices equipped with Wi-Fi allow machine-to-machine
communication forming basis of IoMT
ā¢ IoMT devices link to cloud platforms such as Amazon Web
Services, on which captured data can be stored and analyzed.
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27. 12. Medical Facilitators and Medical Tourism
ā¢ Medical Tourism: Important if treatment unavailable in own country/out of reach
ā¢ Medical Travel journals/Directories are available
ā¢ Medical facilitators : Blessing for medical tourists seeking treatment outside
country
ā¢ Facilitators act as an interface between Patient-Physician/Hospital
ā¢ Medical Facilitators :
ā¢ Book appointments
ā¢ Provide an estimate of treatment
ā¢ Serve quotes from different hospitals
ā¢ Help to compare/evaluate options before making a treatment decision
ā¢ Make boarding and accommodation arrangements
ā¢ Offer round the clock customer care services.
ā¢ The medical travel industry/facilitators are making treatment easy/smooth
ā¢ Opportunities for international patients.
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28. 13.Futurism 28
ā¢ Disease Breath Analyzer
ā¢ NaNose can smell disease in exhaled breath.
ā¢ Diagnose 17 different diseases through breath analysis. Non
invasive way to detect cancer. Detect Parkinsonās syndrome.
ā¢ Babel Fish earbuds
ā¢ Humans understand each other while communicating in
different languages in real time, by online instant translation
technology.
ā¢ Zero-Carbon Natural Gas
ā¢ The clean and natural gas technology, for generating electricity
from available fossil fuel without carbon emission.
ā¢ Genetic Fortune Telling
ā¢ Predictive Analysis using Genomic Data to predict chances of
Cancer or intelligence level.
ā¢ Artificial Embryos
ā¢ By using stem cell from other embryos.
ā¢ Duelling Neural Networks
ā¢ Allow AI to create images of things never seen, giving AI sense
of imagination.
29. Knowledge Propagation
Epics: Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagvad Gita,
Veda-Puranas and Upanishads
Written in complex Sanskrit, Vedic Sanskrit, in
Devanagari scripts
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Swami
Vivekananda
and Mahatma
Gandhi
propagated
philosophies, to
educate
masses, using
simple/regional
languages.
Epics were
also translated
in several
languages, as
small stories,
to maximize
the usage and
understanding,
helping in
knowledge
propagation.
Theology
propagated to
masses in form
of simple
poems/verses by
poets as
Tulsidas, Rahim,
Kabir in simple
day-to- day
language by
singing/hearing.
30. Two-way Communication
ā¢ Communication : ideas/information is shared/reciprocated
ā¢ Communication between patient with:
ā¢ Physician
ā¢ Caregiver
ā¢ Service providers
ā¢ Friends
ā¢ Patient (awareness by communicating own experiences)
ā¢ STEM Communicators (two-way communication, blogs,
articles/ writeups).
ā¢ Avoid miscommunication, which costs, physically/financially
ā¢ Educate and Empower through direct talks/ seminars
ā¢ Information about new and Future Medical technology :
ā¢ AI/Machine Learning in Cancer pathology, Sepsis
ā¢ Data Waves in prediction and prognosis - Osteoarthritis
ā¢ Triboelectric Nano-generator/gadgets - power generation thru body
ā¢ Genetic Sequencing ā prediction of Heart diseases and Oncology.
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31. Clear and effective communication
ā¢ Clear and Effective communication provides high-quality healthcare
ā¢ It saves time, money and efforts of involved parties
ā¢ Health literacy/behaviours can be improved by STEM communicators :
ā¢ Simplifying information through writeups, blogs
ā¢ Providing neat illustrations in posters and vlogs
ā¢ Avoiding medical jargons
ā¢ Using āteach-back" methods during two-way communication
ā¢ Empowering patients/care takers, to question and clear queries during
communication with physician.
ā¢ Teach-back is communication confirmation method
ā¢ Used by healthcare providers/communicators to confirm that patient /care takers
receive correct information
ā¢ Patient is able to "teach-back" the information accurately, if understands properly
ā¢ This communication method intends to improve health literacy.
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32. Active Listening and Feedback
ā¢ Active listening ensures complete information
transfer
ā¢ Listening to feedback assist in understanding
ā¢ Re-phrasing helps in conveying correct information
ā¢ Including listener through exchange of ideas,
strengthen them
ā¢ Creating feedback loops promotes peer to peer
coaching and information retention
ā¢ Participating in discussions increases understanding
ā¢ Propagating knowledge at larger scale.
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STEM
33. My Story
ā¢ Born to Chemistry Professor Father (IIT-V, BHU)/English Literature/Sociology Major, Mother (AU)
ā¢ Grew up in family of Chemists, Siblings PhD in Chemistry and Biochemistry (BHU)
ā¢ Became Life Science/Engineering Post graduate (BHU)
ā¢ Married to Computer Professional (USA) learned programming in COBOL/VisionPlus
ā¢ Life Sciences to Biotechnology graduates/Post graduates - as Lecturer
ā¢ Chemistry /Biochemistry
ā¢ Biotechnology
ā¢ Biomaterials
ā¢ Microbiology
ā¢ Food Technology
ā¢ Clinical Biochemistry
ā¢ Fermentation Technology
ā¢ Biochemical Engineering
ā¢ Environment Science.
ā¢ Raised and mentored My kids : Software Engineer/ Psychologist - Daughters , STEM enthusiast - Son
ā¢ Focussed attention on Signs, Symptoms, Data, Medication effect, on my ailment, couple of years back
ā¢ Researched and helped physicians diagnose disease for a major neck surgery in Mumbai
ā¢ Published blogs about ailment/treatment experiences and maintaining Work-life balance
ā¢ Generated awareness - Ergonomics, Stem-cell technology/Acute Leukaemia, Oncology, IoT/Big Data, Wearables
ā¢ Infographics/Posters- Man-Machine Interaction, Lungs toxicity, Girl Child Education, Brain-Conditioning exercise
ā¢ Encourage family and friends to share health related stories and discuss STEM in healthcare.
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34. Conclusion
ā¢ Instigate - Interest for STEM
ā¢ Create ā Environment and Mindset
ā¢ Share - Information of STEM in healthcare
ā¢ Channelize - Information in simple way to propagate beyond journals/papers
ā¢ Bridge - Healthcare community with society/consumers, by knowledge flow
ā¢ Innovate - Ways to convey, medical information/innovations/technologies
ā¢ Collaborate - With medical professionals, to share knowledge, mentor communicators
ā¢ Learn ā From experienced/retired healthcare/medical professionals
ā¢ Encourage - Technical communicators to play role of STEM Communicators
ā¢ Educate - About importance of personal health data/ data management leading to healthy life
ā¢ Communicate - Information in clear, simple and concise way
ā¢ Create ā Mentor/Nurture STEM Communicators to strengthen health/well being
ā¢ Prevent - Mishaps/Mortality due to miscommunication/ negligence/ lack of Health literacy
ā¢ Contribute - Towards society by conveying information of future tools/technology in healthcare.
There are many Lives to take care ofā¦
justā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦One Life to Live!
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The light of knowledge never extinguishes.
It keeps on shedding light forever.
This implies that knowledge by means of
propagation, continues to flourishā¦ā¦.
--- Sam Veda
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