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Ryan Slipakoff of PharmaConnect on Doctor-centric Technology

October 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Trends

Ryan Slipakoff of PharmaConnect at Digital Pharma East 2011. Here he speaks with host Alice An on doctor-centric technology.

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iPad Spotlight

June 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Opinion, Trends

By DJ Edgerton (@wiltonbound)
If you could go to the one place where 58% of your customers are…would you go?
Well, you’re here reading Pixels & Pills, so clearly you’re of above-average intelligence, and therefore, your answer is “yes.”
Right now, 30% of doctors in the United States have iPads, and another 28% plan to get one soon, [...]

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The Growing Importance of Robotics in Medicine

May 31st, 2011 · No Comments · News, Trends

By Philip Reynolds (@boylanblazes)
“The robot will see you now…”
Even in our advanced technology era, it seems farfetched to think that medical encounters will be led by robots, but that reality may be here sooner than you think. Robotics are being used in a variety of clinical and surgical settings, increasing surgical accuracy, decreasing operating times [...]

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Dx Via iPad? Believe It.

May 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Knowledge, News, Trends

By Russ Ward (@russcward)
One of the great ongoing achievements of the human race is the ability to measure our world with ever-increasing precision. In centuries past, inventions such as compasses and minute hands helped cartographers and astronomers map out the edges of what we knew, and microscopes and x-rays helped us go in the opposite [...]

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Context Media’s Rishi Shah Tackles the Challenges of Point-of-Care with Novo Nordisk’s Paul Stevenson

April 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Knowledge, News

Rishi Shah, CEO of Context Media, talks about the high ROI of Point of Care and the unique challenges in the diabetes sector to reach and enhance the lives of busy patients and doctors.

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Disney’s Phineas & Ferb: Teaching Pharma About Faith & Fearlessness

March 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Knowledge, Opinion

By Sven Larsen (@zemoga)

In the weeks following ad:tech New York, the song above was stuck in my head. Why? In between sessions, I was reading my free copy of Fast Company from the attendee gift bag, which included a feature about the popular Disney Channel cartoon, Phineas & Ferb. I had combed through most of [...]

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Empowering a Very Special Kind of Patient

March 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · News

By Kimberly Reyes (@CommDuCoeur)
Shame on you, Christopher Thomas Aber.
If you don’t know who Christopher Aber is, he’s married to Christina Aber, daughter of Emmy Award-winning actor Mickey Rooney. Aber is accused of verbally, emotionally, and financially abusing his 90-year-old stepfather. Rather than allow himself to be a victim, Rooney went before the Senate Special [...]

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Technology and Transplants

February 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · Knowledge, News

By Russ Ward (@russcward)
They’ve been happening for over a hundred years, and millions of people around the world need them. What are they? Today we’re talking about organ transplants, one of the triumphs of medical technology over disease and injury.
It takes incredibly complex networks of communications and transportation involving databases, private jets, and volunteers to [...]

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Everyday Health’s Ben Wolin Talks About Facilitating Communication Between Doctors and Patients

February 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Knowledge, News

Ben Wolin, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Everyday Health, advocates cause marketing – the practice of raising awareness for a condition – and emphasizes the importance of delivering information to doctors.

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e-Tools: Pharma Study Patient Recruitment Is Going Digital

January 20th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Trends

Today’s guest blog post comes from Carmen R. Gonzalez. Carmen is the Manager of Strategy and Communications at Healthcare Communications Group, a leading clinical trial recruitment and retention firm, where she spearheads new technology in clinical trial recruitment and business development initiatives.
By Carmen R. Gonzalez (@crgonzalez)
Digital applications are taking the lead in the clinical [...]

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