This episode features a conversation with Eric Topol, a renowned cardiologist scientist, and author. He is the founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute where he is a professor of Molecular Medicine . He is editor-in-chief of Medscape and He has published three bestselling books including the highly influential  Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again .  In 2019 he led the Topol review a report focussed on planning for the NHS...

This episode features a discussion with Mohammad AI-Ubaydli- CEO and Founder of Patients Know Best on personal health records. Key discussion points include - Do patients really know best? - How personal health records are driving clinicians to rethink the way they write their clinical notes - Changes that are needed within clinical training to better prepare the workforce for treating patients using personal health records

This episode focusses on the topic of confidence in healthcare AI technologies. My guest is Dr Mike Nix, Lead AI Clinical Scientist at Leeds NHS trust. Discussion topics include: How AI errors and human errors are fundamentally different, and why that’s so important in the context of healthcare AI  The concept of explainable AI and its potential limitations in the context of human cognitive biases and decision making  The role of regulation in supporting AI confidence  Link to...

This episode centres on the evaluation of digital health solutions. It features a conversation with Dr Saira Ghafur, Consultant in Respiratory medicine and co-founder of Prova Health. Discussion topics include - The different types of evidence required at different stages of product development - The use of innovative approaches such as simulation to produce evidence for digital health technologies - The importance of linking evidence and reimbursement and different international...

This episode focusses on PIFU (patient initiated follow up) and how technology is helping to reimagine outpatient care pathways. It features a conversation with Tom Whicher, CEO and co-founder of DrDoctor Discussion topics include: - How technology enabled patient initiated follow up pathways are helping patients, clinicians and the healthcare system  - How data from appointment bookings is enabling a personalised approach to patient appointment booking and outpatient care  - How PIFU...

In this episode Giuseppe Sollazzo shares his insights from the NHS AI lab skunkworks programme - an initiative to find new ways to use AI for driving forward the early adoption of technology in the NHS. Discussion topics include: - The value of an open-source approach to AI development in the public sector - The importance of being transparent about both successes and failures - The role of MDT AI teams in the NHS and upskilling the workforce in relation to AI More information...

This episode features a conversation with Dr Saddif Ahmed- Director of Clinical Safety and Accuracy at Flo Health, uncovering how femtech products are providing novel insights into women's health. Discussion topics include: - How period tracking apps are leading to earlier diagnosis of women's health disorders - How femtech data is challenging conventional medical wisdom and offering novel insights into how sleep, mood and exercise vary of their menstrual cycle - The potential for future...

In this episode, we delve into the realm of AI regulation and its impact on the future of medical AI innovation in UK. Joining me is the esteemed Professor Stephen Gilbert, a medical device regulatory science academic. During our discussion, we explore: The necessity for innovative regulatory approaches in the AI domain The diverging paths of EU and US regulatory strategies Challenges posed by the EU MDR approach and its horizontal regulatory system Pioneering approaches to...

This episode features a conversation with Dr Azeem Alam, member of the RSM Digital Health Council and co-founder of Bitemedicine, the creators of Bitelabs, a healthtech and innovation fellowship for clinicians  Discussion points include: - The bitelabs fellowship - Ways clinicians can gain experience in digital health - How you can combine tech experience with clinical training  - Roles for clinicians within healthtech companies Resources/opportunities discussed during the podcast:...

This episode features a conversation with Dr Satya Raghuvanshi- VP at Accurx exploring the development of healthtech communication tools in the NHS. Discussion points include - How Accurx is solving entrenched communication problems in primary & secondary care - Accurx’s approach to product development and market entry that have contributed to its success - How Accurx is now tackling elective recovery

This episode features a conversation with Professor Colin Espie Professor of Sleep Medicine at the University of Oxford and co-founder and Chief Scientist at Big Health. It focusses on the topic evidence generation for digital therapeutics Discussion topics include: - Why evidence generation is so important for digital therapeutics - The distinction between evidence-informed and evidence-based therapies - The challenge of designing placebo controlled trials for digital...

This episode features a conversation with Dr Hugh Harvey- Managing Director at Hardian Health exploring the regulatory, ethical and logistical challenges involved in developing Large Language Models (LLMs) as medical devices. Discussion topics include: - A step-by-step guide to the regulatory approval process for LLM medical devices - Should users be allowed to ask general purpose LLMs (like chatGPT) medical questions? - What needs to change in current regulation in order for it to keep...

This episode features a conversation with Dr Murray Ellender- CEO of eConsult. It explores how innovative digital triage tools are catalysing new ways of working and improving system efficiency within the NHS. Discussion points include: - Digital triage enabled primary & secondary care - The concept of one unified 'digital door' across NHS services - The future of AI-enabled triage

Exploring Google's consumer mental health efforts with Megan Jones Bell, Clinical Director- Consumer and Mental Health at Google & ex-Chief Strategy and Science Officer at Headspace. This episode is themed on mental health to accompany the upcoming Digital Health section event 'Digital mental health in adults and older people' https://www.rsm.ac.uk/events/digital-health/2022-23/ter52/ Find out more about Google's consumer mental health efforts here:...