Sarah Squire Embraces Life with a Stoma I had colostomy surgery in 2007, aged 34 due to a rectovaginal fistula. Colostomies were for old people, not for a young(ish) mum with a full time job. How would I go to work? Would I smell? Would people be able to tell? Would I every wear…
DetailsMore than 1,700 surgeons are expected to attend the 2016 ASCRS Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles. The meeting will include symposia, expert panels, hands-on workshops, oral and eposter presentations, meet the professor breakfasts, and many other sessions encouraging audience participation. http://conta.cc/1qPKhFj The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) is a professional…
DetailsMy second Blog about life with and without a stoma Editor’s Note: We welcome Angela back, Angela was our first member of the new 11 Health Bloggers & Innovators Program. Some six months have passed since I last wrote up a blog. It’s been a busy time and I am delighted to say that…
DetailsEveryone Included™ creates a culture where everyone is trusted and respected for the expertise they bring to the future of health care. This blog series shines a light on individuals and organizations bringing successful innovation to health care using Everyone Included™ principles.
DetailsLife with a Stoma by Angela Editor’s Note: We welcome Angela, the first member of the new 11 Health Bloggers & Innovators Program. Introduction When I was asked by my Consultant Surgeon six months on from having had surgery for Sigmoid Cancer, how I was coping with the stoma, I replied that whilst…
Details11 Health has successfully initiated an approved clinical trial at the Apollo Hospital, Chennai, India, by using our dedicated hospital app and connected sensor device on patients who have had stoma surgery. This landmark clinical feasibility trial has created many ‘firsts’ of its kind in India. Firstly, by introducing hi-tech wearable computing to help doctors get vital information about their patients’ remotely via Bluetooth technology.
DetailsI have just spent the day at Connected Health in Boston listening to how the future of healthcare is all about connect care. I have heard from designers, from venture capital firms, from social media and wearables experts all explaining what their role is in the future and how healthcare is changing. It has been truly fascinating and stimulating for the majority of time interspersed with the occasional piece of nonsense that every conference has.
Details“Healthcare is about human to human interactions.” That was my most retweeted comment at the recent brilliant Stanford Medicine X conference I attended. For me it epitomises everything about my own healthcare journey and the journey of my company 11Health. The ability to build and maintain a relationship with my medical team under pins every single bit of treatment i go through and every decision I make.
DetailsOn October 8, 2011, I said goodbye to my loved ones and didn’t know if I would ever see them again. 15 hours later I was in the ICU having become the 11th person in the United Kingdom to undergo an intestinal transplant at The Churchill Hospital, Oxford.
Detailspatient panel “Who better than to solve our problems in health care than the people who live it and breathe it every day?” That was the rhetorical question posed by Darla Brown , a panelist in a Saturday Medicine X session on patients as entrepreneurs. Brown, a cancer patient […] Click here to view original…
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