NUS Medicine introducing holographic GI care training and more briefs
NUS Medicine introduces holographic GI module
The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) has collaborated with GigXR, a California-based holographic healthcare training provider, to introduce a new mixed reality-based (MR) training module for the treatment and diagnosis of acute gastrointestinal diseases.
GigXR’s HoloScenarios: Gastrointestinal module on the Gig Immersive Learning Platform presents a holographic simulation of a clinical setting with patients, medical equipment, instructors and learners. It will provide simulated scenarios for gastrointestinal pathologies, including gastrointestinal bleeding, intestinal obstruction and chronic liver failure, in complex and potentially critical situations.
The module, which will be launched next year, has been developed in collaboration with NUS Medicine GI surgery and holographic medical training specialists. Since last year, NUS Medicine has been using holographic technology to supplement medical education Project Polaris with Microsoft.
Fujitsu and Toppan are committed to big data analytics
Japanese companies Fujitsu and Toppan have entered into a business alliance to provide advanced big data analytics services to hospital organizations and pharmaceutical companies.
According to a press statement, Toppan will combine its analytical expertise with Fujitsu’s data cleansing capabilities to introduce SaaS analytics services that leverage anonymized EMR data.
As part of the collaboration, in addition to EHR data, both companies will also collect unused data, such as discharge summaries, nursing records and surgical records, from partner medical institutions and the J-MIMO (Japan Medical Association Medical Information Management Organization). ) to build their database for big data analysis.
NalaGenetics participates in Indonesia’s national genomics program
Biotechnology company NalaGenetics is the latest to join the Indonesian Biomedical and Genome Science Initiative (BGSi).
Based on a press release, the company will provide expert sequencing and bioinformatics contributions to BGSi, which aims to advance precision medicine through genomics.
NalaGenetics now stands next to the DNA data company Asa Ren, together with its AI partner G42, in supporting the national genomics program.
Apollo Spectra launches tele-ICU
Apollo Spectra Hospitals, a multi-specialty surgical provider under the Apollo Group in India, now provides critical care services through telemedicine.
HealthNet Global (HNG), also part of the Apollo Group, helped launch the new tele-ICU program, which connects Apollo Spectra’s ICU to the Apollo Hyderabad Command Center through the HNG telemedicine platform.