Building the Bridge from Bench to Bedside and Bedside to Industry in Healthcare Industry

UChicago Center in Delhi

Dr. Hegde from the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago talked about a patent pending medical device called Internal Airway Percussor (IAP), Virtual Medical Assistant (VMA) and Asthma ECHO (Extension of Community Health Outcomes) programs.

IAP is a portable airway clearance or chest physiotherapy device that helps loosen mucus from lungs. VMA is a healthcare software application that improves physicians’ interaction with Electronic Health Records and reduces charting time. In other words, VMA acts like a virtual intern who will take care of all mundane tasks of writing progress notes, sending orders and prescriptions. Asthma ECHO is a web based, interactive telementoring program for community physicians to enhance their skillsets for taking care of children with complex asthma.