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Wednesday, 18 September 2019
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTH INFORMATICS & VIRTUAL REALITY
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN
HEALTH INFORMATICS & VIRTUAL REALITY
DATE- 30th & 31st August, 2019
VENUE- Convention Centre, New Campus, TISS, Mumbai
On Friday morning, the Convention Centre of the reputed Tata Institute of Social Sciences opened to the audience comprising of Hospital Management students from various colleges, CEOs/Medical Directors, Doctors and other stalwarts from the Healthcare industry.
The morning session of the first day of this 2-day conference started with the Inaugural session. The inaugural session presented the following dignitaries on Dias who set the motion for the forthcoming speakers to the right tune.
Prof. M. Mariappan (Chairperson at Centre for Hospital Management, TISS), introduced the concept of AI and the reason for having this conference as to provide a platform for the exchange of information on the latest trend in AI and how the trends are helping achieve Sustainable HealthCare Development.
Mr. Paul Carter (Acting British Deputy High Commissioner): He talked about the UK-NHS being the World’s largest Health Service Provider and how the new innovations and technology, particularly the concept of AI is improving accuracy, delivery and outcome of healthcare services. Excerpts from his talk are:
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Report
says that with efficient use of AI, about 150 million US dollars can be saved
by 2026 which implies that 20% of unmet Healthcare needs can be addressed.
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UK
Government is about to put up multimillion pounds AI Lab and invest 250 million
pounds to collaborate with world best academic and technology companies to work
towards research in AI about new tools and further innovations.
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UK
then PM Theresa May and Indian PM Mr. Narendra Modi met last April to discuss
on improving accessibility and quality of public healthcare services worldwide.
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As
UK Government’s commitment towards improving patient outcomes worldwide- UK
Govt. will invest 1 million pound to bring UK’s best AI companies to India and
deploy their solutions in collaboration with Govt. of India at the hospitals
and primary Health centres across the nation. The primary focus will be on
diagnostic AI that can help tackle certain deadly disease in India. It will
especially guide India in its Ayushman Bharat Health reforms and move towards
universal health coverage.
Mr. Joy Chakraborty (COO, P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Chairman of Confederation of Indian industry): He discussed about the extreme shortages of demand and supply in the healthcare infrastructure and the need to integrate technology in healthcare and concluded that artificial intelligence technology can come as a saviour in this situation. He talked further about how some of the fantastic AI application developed in United Kingdom has been successfully adapted in the NITI Aayog in the rural population in diagnostics and one of the major area is eye problems detection.
Guest of honour- Dr. Mridula Phadke (Sr. Advisor, NHRM & Ex VC MUHS)- She stressed on the fact that though Artificial intelligence is extremely helpful but it cannot replace Natural intelligence in any sphere of Healthcare. Artificial intelligence should always be taken as a support tool to the natural intelligence of Doctors and other Healthcare professionals and then only we can be able to optimally use the benefits provided by AI.
The session one of day one commenced with a talk by Dr. Gaurav Thukral who is an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Health Care at Home Pvt Ltd. He talked regarding accessibility and affordability at HOME CARE. He also talked regarding healthcare involved in West in India. He gave information regarding profitability of hospitals with Ayushman coming in and market squeezed and return on capital has gone down. He talked regarding Lab people, physiotherapist at Home Care, ICU at Home, Portable modified crash card, Coala Life, Aifloo, AI usage in Home Healthcare, AI to detect radiological interventions and Dr. Mahajan Lab Delhi. The other topics he discussed was AI usage in home healthcare; taking away the mug work of doctors, Post hospital care through Artificial Intelligence, K-Arogya, Lemonade Health- video consultation USA, Kronicare, ADA Health Berlin- personalized diagnostic- example specialized chemotherapy, Sensitize health UK, Virtual beds and virtual nursing assistant, Accuhealth- chronic care management and AI on INTEL. Challenges in Artificial Intelligence according to his talk was – trusting in technology, Algorithm Bias, Data security and Data privacy.
Dr. Ujjwal Rao, Senior consultant at Elsevier
Clinical Solutions talked about Intelligence knowledge-based solutions. He
emphasized on Service first which included Empathy, Ethics Excellence and
Equity. He talked about how ROI means different to different people. To nurses and infection control teams, ROI means
‘Risk of Infection’. To most of us burdened by home loans, car loans and
education loans, ROI means 'Rate of Interest’. But as per him, ROI means
‘Radius of Information’. From this he meant- “radius of information” as a
measure of the circle of knowledge. From all this knowledge, there are
things that you know and things that you don't know i.e., you know what you know and you know what you
don't know. However, with an explosion in the rate of medical
information growth coupled with the slow adoption of research findings into
clinical practice, more often than not, physicians don't know what they don't know. This is what is known as knowledge variability. He also said that in order to truly address new
challenges appearing as our entire healthcare delivery model
evolves, technology needs to be evidence-adaptive and Clinical Decision
Support Systems (CDSS) are the most pertinent answer to the vast and
destructive problem of variability in care delivery.
The next session began with Dr. Prashant Deshpande giving us an overview on Artificial Intelligence for Employee Wellness. He started the discussion with the evolution of HR systems later went to convergence and types of wellness and wellbeing to performance. He also discussed about the prominent players in the employee wellness platforms like Thrive, Life doper, Sriff, Motive fit bliss; Types of AI used in wellness (Tangible and Embedded) and IBM Watson health. He finally discussed with the audience about the R-Swasthya.
Mr. Naresh Duble is Head Asia - Commercial Excellence & Field Marketing Development at Armstrong World Industries addressed some of the challenges as follows:
·
Noise
levels have doubled in the last few years.
·
Errors
in comprehending instructions and dispensing increase as noise levels go up.
·
Noise
cause up to 30% of patient awakenings.
·
Sounds
gets transmitted between rooms and from the floor above.
·
Healthcare
facilities require huge capital investments. In the current financial climate,
a quicker return on investment is critical.
·
Hospitals
look antiseptic.
·
Glare
from strong lighting is a major source of discomfort for patients and staff
alike.
·
Hospital
acquired Infections are a primary concern. They must be controlled.
From these challenges, he stressed upon challenges related to acoustics in hospitals by introducing the services provided by Armstrong Ceiling Solutions.
Mr. Pratyush Sharma presented us an overview of clinical AI applications related to AI for mamo reporting, AI for MR Prescription where he practically showed us the conversion of Doctor’s Handwriting into the digital format and also the categorisation of medical coding shown while typing in the digital format, AI for treatment response in which he discussed about the Care area Persona care episode and care life cycle. He stressed on the use of AI to help Doctors save lives and presented the Tricog AI engine with AI Engine stackup and work flow, system level performance and the tricog today.
Day two of the conference began with paper presentations on research papers related to Artificial Intelligence in healthcare.
The next session began with Information of
healthcare& health propogation and awareness Dr. Randeep Singh. In his
speech he mentioned how better patient care starts with digitization and
documentation. Doxper is helping doctors and hospitals digitise to improve
their operational, clinical and patient engagement outcomes (digitized case sheets using a smart pen and
encoded paper). As most of the physicians are still using pen for
writing the prescription and they are in need of a user friendly and
cost‐effective entry point for digitization. Doxper is the solution. They use
“zero behavior change approach” which means physicians won’t be forced to type.
He mentioned how AI is taking the cut of workflow in a healthcare system. He
says in this way Doctor Patient relationship can be strengthened, time consumed
will be less, handwritten errors of the physician can be easily avoided. Doxper
is also piloting in different geographies like Nigeria and Bangladesh, and is
also actively working with partners in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Brazil,
and South Africa, to start operations early next year.
Mr. Chitti Babu,
the global head, payments technology solutions at Unimoni spoke about the Future
of Payment Solutions, Cross Border and Healthcare Payments”. In
his speech he mentioned about Digital age, technological innovations like Growing
patient financial responsibility poses challenges and opportunities for
healthcare organizations. Pragmatic hospitals are looking to the digital
transformation of payment in sectors outside of healthcare for ingenuity when
it comes to helping patients pay for their services. How digital payments can
help the patients in a way of time saving. And they can easily do their
payments online and get treated they don’t have to wait in a long queue for
clearance. In Healthcare systems digital payments are a priority these days.
Mr. J. Vijayananda
is Fellow, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Philips Research,
Bengaluru spoke about Data
Analytics, AI & Applications in Medical Technologies”
In his speech he mentioned about the Microsoft Cloud like the healthcare
industry needs a lightning fast AI platform. AI and data analytics are paving
the road to better healthcare.
1. Mining Medical Records and Devising Treatment Plans
2. Assisting in Repetitive Jobs and Future Prediction
3. Blending Physical and Virtual Consultations
4. Medication Management
5. Finding the right talent in Healthcare
6. Helping People Make Better Health Choices.
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) created
‘ICU Intervene’, a machine-learning approach that collects a significant amount
of ICU data ranging from medical to demographic details. Medical Virtual
Assistants (MVA) collect and compile a patient’s medical and demographic
details. M-health apps help people track their health and notify patients about
upcoming appointments. AI can prove to be more accurate and helpful in such
scenarios. It can read CT scans and medical reports to provide a diagnosis of
similar images stored in the database.
The next session commenced with a
Dr. Senthil Kumar speaking on Robotics, VR & Navigational Surgery where he
mentioned that Technologies like robotics, VR and 3D printing are making once
complex, high-risk surgeries now commonplace and standard, “The outcomes of
this technology provide patients a lower risk of infection during and
post-surgery, less time recovering and better health outcomes. These advances
are about patient quality of life.” There is a near future in which doctor’s 3D
print anatomical models to plan procedures and educate patients about what will
be done to them, then go into VR to simulate important steps of the operation
and finally, use robots to perform the procedure with pinpoint accuracy. VR
brings users into an immersive video game-like 3D world through a wearable
screen, AR is meant to lay visual data over the real world when a user dons
transparent glasses. In the future, entire procedures will be digitized, and
doctors will be able to communicate with the instruments that surround them
through voice, gesture and gaze.
Mr. Sarrat Guram talked about
Artificial Intelligence for health payer where in he mentioned as in the other
sectors, AI will yield major efficiencies in claims handling and other
operations, including improved fraud, waste, and abuse detection. That value
will be retained by payers. AI-driven enhancements to population health
management (PHM) are likely to keep patients healthier and reduce claims. In
addition, improved efficiency and clinical decision making, reflected in
reduced hospital readmissions, for example, will create savings.
Ms. Anagha Choukhande talked about
Artificial Intelligence, Business & Advanced Analytics for Healthcare
Providers where As the organizations go over the analytics, they get the bigger
picture of the patient’s condition, and eventually, they are able to give
precision driven care and treatment. This eventually leads to end-to-end
process optimization and increased competitiveness. It is important to know
what are the tools that can extract information from the data to generate value
and enjoy operational, financial and clinical insights. There are genome
analyzers and other analytics tools in the market that help in understanding
the facts, and eliminate unwanted/useless details to extract only what’s
needed. The end result of this is better clinical outcomes for the patient.
Mr. Harish Rijhwani, a, senior delivery manager at
CITIUS TECH. spoke about Data Sciences and its applications in healthcare.The
session started after a refreshing lunch break. The speaker spoke about how big
data is in healthcare refers to the enormous volumes of data that is available
for healthcare providers post the advent of digitization in the sector.
Systematic analysis of these data sets can provide actionable insights and help
in taking strategic decisions on matters related to the healthcare system. It
helps to create comprehensive and holistic views of the patient, consumers, and
physicians.
Mr. Anil V. Vaidya, Professor and Head-Information ,
Management Area, SP Jain Institute of Management and research addressed on Data
Analytics and Security Enhancements with Applications of Health Management.
There are various challenges associated with each step of handling big data
which can only be surpassed by using high-end computing solutions for big data
analysis. That is why, to provide relevant solutions for improving public
health, healthcare providers are required to be fully equipped with appropriate
infrastructure to systematically generate and analyze big data. An efficient
management, analysis, and interpretation of big data can change the game by
opening new avenues for modern healthcare.
The
concluding session of the two day conference was a panel discussion on AI
Promises & Pitfalls with Dr. Senthil Kumar, Dr. Muthu Singaram and Dr.
Nandgopal Gopinathan. They discussed how , most of
the progress has been in what is often referred to as “narrow AI”—where
machine-learning techniques are being developed to solve specific problems, for
example, in natural language processing. The harder issues are in what is
usually referred to as “artificial general intelligence,” where the challenge
is to develop AI that can tackle general problems in much the same way that
humans can. Many researchers consider this to be decades away from becoming
reality. The briefing concluded with a set of issues that policy makers and business
leaders will need to address to soften the disruptive transitions likely to
accompany its adoption.
Thursday, 8 August 2019
Blood Donation Drive 2019
Symbiosis management appreciating the efforts of donors
during the blood donation drive conducted simultaneously at all campuses of
Symbiosis in India on 31st July 2019.
Standing from L to R: Dr. Sammita Jadhav, Deputy Director
SIHS, Symbiosis;Dr. Alaka Chandak, Director SCHC, Symbiosis; Dr. Vidya
Yeravdekar, Principal Director, Symbiosis ; Mrs. Sanjivani Mujumdar, Hon.
Director, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Museum & Memorial, Symbiosis;Dr. S. B.
Mujumdar, Founder & President, Symbiosis & Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar,
Dean-Faculty of Health Sciences,Symbiosis.
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
Wednesday, 26 June 2019
INDUCTION PROGRAMME REPORT MBA HHM 2019-2021
INDUCTION PROGRAMME REPORT MBA HHM 2019-2021
INAUGARATION
OF MBA HHM BATCH OF 2019-2021
DAY 1:
18th June 2018
Welcome address by Dr.Rajiv Yeravdekar
The address was followed by E-lamp lighting ceremony after
the arrival of dignitaries , a symbol which states the light will guide us
through darkness.
.
The address
was given by Dr.Vidya Yeravdekar ,Pro Chancellor SIU, she emphasised on how the
course will help budding healthcare professionals and usher us into a competitive
management world. She congratulated us for getting ourselves enrolled into
Symbiosis.
She
also pressed on how there is need of healthcare managers in today’s scenario.
Our Guest Of Honor
Mr. Anupam Verma ,President Wockhardt Hospitals,Pvt.Ltd,Mumbai.
Our
Guest Of Honor, Mr. Anupam Verma ,President Wockhardt Hospitals, Pvt.Ltd,Mumbai.
gave a speech on what the students can expect in a corporate sector. He also
gave us a overview of what we as a student can expect in our career after
pursuing this course.
Dr.Keerti Pradhan Advisor Healthcare
Management Programme,Chitkara University
Dr.Keerti
Pradhan Advisor Healthcare Management Programme, Chitkara University,gave a
speech on how this course is growing from an Indian Healthcare perspective and
also there is a dearth of healthcare managers in our country.
The
Presidential Address was given by our Chancellor,SIU, Dr.S.B.Mujumdar. He
insisted on following the Symbiosis core values such as “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”.He
gave a speech on how happy he was to see so many budding healthcare managers at
one place. He also expects us to change the future as healthcare managers.
Day Two of Induction
The second day of our
induction ceremony got triggered by a visual treat which was a short film about
our prestigious institution , Symbiosis Institute Of Health Sciences(SIHS).
The film was followed with
the address by Dr. Parag Rishipathak, Director of SCHS. His words focussed on
the role of healthcare managers in the clinical and non clinical corners of the
healthcare field.
We were soon attended Mr. Shital, Asst Librarian, SIU, who made us
familiar with the library situated in the SIHS building. Most interesting part
of the library is it's mammoth online E-database service which is accessible by
every student . In a sentence it can be explained as " No knowledge is
forbidden in SIHS".
Ms.Devika Shetty
From the books our attention
soon got conquered by the placement team. They comprised of a group of three
people respresented by Ms.Devika Shetty whose job is to help us secure a job in
the near future.
Ms.Renuka Mukadam
Dr.Madhur Rao
The climax of the session
reached when Dr.Madhur Rao, senior Medical Admistrator, KEM Hospital, Pune took
the stage . He shared light on the life of a hospital manager . He started with
his own journey of becoming a hospital administrator right from the seats where
we are sitting now with the aspiration of becoming a hospital administrator.His
address ended with a deafening round of applause with the students on their
feet. Before we ran out of our
energy juices the session of the day came to an end .
We were then directed for our
verification of certificates for Eligibility criterias by the SIU staff.
Day Three of Induction
Dr B.R.Ambedkar Museum
Our day three started with SB
Road Tour where all the students of Batch 2019-21 gathered inside campus. We
were taken to B.R.Ambedkar museum by our teachers. We saw a short film on B.R.Ambedkar-
the Father of Indian Constitution.Thereafter students were taken to visit the
museum where his personal belongings were kept.
For the next part of the tour
students were taken to the Vishwabhavan auditorium.Students were then taken to
the Afro-Asian museum which is situated below it. In this museum there were
information about different countries of Africa along with the display of their
brilliant artwork. There were information about brief history,languages,food,folk
dances,festivals of various countries.
After the break, english test
by ELTIS: Session 1 was taken.
Mr. Mohan Nair, Director Esquire, Past President IIMM Pune
Topic: Overview of
pharmaceutical industry & Supply Chain Management
The lecture was given by Mr.
Mohan Nair,Director Esquire,Past President IIMM Pune.
He hooked us with his oration
skills. He made us aware about how SCM is a big time player in running
successful business.
Day Four Of Induction
Dr.Mallika Ramchandran,Reasearch
Analyst,Cotiviti
The fourth day began with
Dr.Mallika Ramchandran,Reasearch Analyst,Cotiviti. She discussed about the
solidarity and importance of information technology in healthcare delivery and
the fruits it can bear.
Emerging role of Medical
devices in healthcare delivery was the topic on which we were enlightened by
Netra Risal, Deputy General Manager,sales. He represents Siemens Healthcare and
he discussed about his journey in this field.
Dr.Anuja Bhate
Dr.Anuja Bhate,
Manager-product specialist at Suburban Diagnostics discussed over a very
divergent topic which is THE OVERVIEW OF DIAGNOSTIC INDUSTRY
The importance and fluidity
of Reasearch has always been the epitome for growth at Symbiosis. And this
aspect was brought to us by Dr. Sundeep Salvi, Research Mentor ,FOHBS.
Dr.Sachin Kasat
An automaton yet productive
presentation on the Healthcare Insurance Industry was exhibited by Dr.Sachin Kasat,General
manager, operations, MD INDIA HEALTHCARE SERVICES (TPA) Pvt. Ltd.
Day Five Of Induction
1st Lecture : 10:00-10:35
Topic: Job roles in
healthcare industry
Ms.Hindavi Ektyar,Markets & Markets
The
lecture was given by Ms.Hindavi Ektyar,Markets & Markets,Pune. She gave a
detailed overview of global healthcare drivers and what our job roles in a
healthcare industry we can expect to have after completion of this course.
10:45-11:15-BRIDGE
Course Test
The
whole class gave a bridge course test on the modules that was provided. It was
subjective as well as objective.
2nd
Lecture : 11:30-12:00
Topic:
Entrepreneurship in Healthcare
Mr. Aditya Kamthe, Director, Ashok Healthcare Services
The
lecture on this topic was given by Mr. Aditya Kamthe, Director, Ashok
Healthcare Services. He was showing us his journey in entrepreneurship, what the
difficulties are, and how passionate you have to be. He was showing us how to
keep your goal intact throughout this journey, and why it’s important to have
the right attitude for solving problems.
3rd
Lecture:12:00-12:30
Topic:-Symbiosis
Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (SCEI)
Dr.Nishant Tikekar, Head, Health Tech, SIU
The
lecture on this topic was given by Dr.Nishant Tikekar, Head, Health Tech, SIU. He
gave us detailed presentation on how Symbiosis supports different ideas and how
it provides full guidance to develop and launch those ideas in the market. He
also addressed on how they work to get new ideas patented globally.He encouraged
us for any new ideas if we ever come across.
4th
Lecture: 12:30-1:15
Topic
:-Introduction to Research
Dr.Sanjay Pohekar,Professor (Mech) Head, Research Programmes, SIU
The
Lecture on this topic was given by Dr.Sanjay Pohekar,Professor (Mech) Head,
Research Programmes, SIU. He addressed the students why research is so
important in today’s scenario. He asked us to focus on what you know and then
you might just find out what you don’t know.
5th
Lecture:02:00-02:30
Topic:-
Research Projects & Funding
The
Lecture on this topic was given by Prof.Dr.Dipak Tatpuje, Head ,Research
Projects, SCRI, SIU. He addressed the students on where to publish our research
articles,and what are the recommended sites to collect knowledge for research
purposes.
6th
Lecture:02:30-03:00
Topic:-Introduction
to Intellectual Property Rights and Patents
Dr.Amit Kumar Tiwari, Head
IPR,SIU
The
Lecture on this topic was given by Dr.Amit Kumar Tiwari, Head IPR,SIU. He
addressed on how there are very few healthcare as well as intellectual property
rights professionals in India. He gave a detailed presentation on how this
field is becoming a emerging field also in healthcare sector.
Day 6.
24th
June 2018
2:00
pm -3:00pm
This
session was followed by a enthusiastic SYMBICARE team who discussed about the various
aspects of the fitness regimes and extracurricular activities employed under
the Symbiosis International University. Added to it, Ms. Ashana Mitra who is in
charge of the emotional well being of the students discussed about the
amenities provided for students (if any) suffering from any genre of emotional
disturbance.
3:00
pm – 3:30pm
Topic-
Waste Resource Management
Dr.Manik Dhanorkar
The
session was soon taken over by Dr.Manik Dhanorkar who shifted our attention
over the various sides of waste management and also added about the sustainable
use of our natural as well as man made resources since it is on the brink of
collapse.
3;30pm-5:00pm
We
were then assigned to our respective classes for our English Test by ELTIS.
Written
By
Niladri Banerjee and Dr.Arindam Ballav.
MBA HHM Batch 19-21
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