# \#medical-technology **URL:** https://ehealthforum.nz/tag/medical-technology/696.md [Latest](https://ehealthforum.nz/latest.md) · [Categories](https://ehealthforum.nz/categories.md) · [Tags](https://ehealthforum.nz/tags.md) --- ## [Mobile 'bedside' devices - what do you prefer to use to enter; Vital Signs, Administration of Medications etc](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/mobile-bedside-devices-what-do-you-prefer-to-use-to-enter-vital-signs-administration-of-medications-etc/35519)
**Author:** [@Sandra](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Sandra)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/mobile-bedside-devices-what-do-you-prefer-to-use-to-enter-vital-signs-administration-of-medications-etc/35519 "2026-02-04T21:15:41Z")
Hi - I trying to gain some understanding on the different types of mobile devices being used at the patients beside to document Vital Signs. I have a ‘tablet’ (Zebra - older generation) and a WOW - I can access the pati… --- ## [Water-powered "electric bandage" sticks it to slow-healing wounds](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/water-powered-electric-bandage-sticks-it-to-slow-healing-wounds/31811)
**Author:** [@eduddy](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/eduddy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/water-powered-electric-bandage-sticks-it-to-slow-healing-wounds/31811 "2024-08-21T23:11:27Z")
Saw this today, who said water and electricity should not mixed. Fascinating how this could be applied. Link to news article and research article: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ado7538 --- ## [AI for reducing contrast agents for medical imaging, interested in clinical validation with Radiologists](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/ai-for-reducing-contrast-agents-for-medical-imaging-interested-in-clinical-validation-with-radiologists/25136)
**Author:** [@sarv](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/sarv)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 4:44am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/ai-for-reducing-contrast-agents-for-medical-imaging-interested-in-clinical-validation-with-radiologists/25136 "2024-05-28T04:44:27Z")
We have recently been contacted by the CEO of an Australian startup called DeepMeds. Their solution is a deep-learning-based software that reduces the use of contrast agents by at least 80% and generates images with high… --- ## [Doctors and health-related commercial organisations consultation](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/doctors-and-health-related-commercial-organisations-consultation/25431)
**Author:** [@robyn.whittaker](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/robyn.whittaker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 6:09am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/doctors-and-health-related-commercial-organisations-consultation/25431 "2024-05-16T06:09:27Z")
Hi all Have you seen this consultation on conflicts of doctors working with commercial organisations - worth having some input on, I think --- ## [AI in clinical practice](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/ai-in-clinical-practice/22059)
**Author:** [@robyn.whittaker](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/robyn.whittaker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/ai-in-clinical-practice/22059 "2024-05-16T00:29:19Z")
At Waitemata DHB we have started a new AI Governance Group that has representatives from clinical, Maori, research, consumers, legal, data, IT, privacy/security, ethics etc. This group is reviewing proposals for new AI t… --- ## [Needing information on SMART HEALTHCARE/SMART NURSING projects, innovations within Aotearoa](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/needing-information-on-smart-healthcare-smart-nursing-projects-innovations-within-aotearoa/31061)
**Author:** [@Louise\_Chan](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Louise_Chan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 4:38am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/needing-information-on-smart-healthcare-smart-nursing-projects-innovations-within-aotearoa/31061 "2024-04-09T04:38:17Z")
LOOKING FOR DATA ON SMART HEALTHCARE / SMART NURSING IN AOTEAROA During 2022/2023 I worked with International Council of Nurses and connected with global colleagues from across the WHO regions. Following this mahi, I w… --- ## [Please suggest health challenges that could be solved by tech](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/please-suggest-health-challenges-that-could-be-solved-by-tech/29038)
**Author:** [@Ella](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Ella)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 6:37am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/please-suggest-health-challenges-that-could-be-solved-by-tech/29038 "2024-02-01T06:37:20Z")
Medtech-iQ Tāmaki Makaurau is looking for any ideas for issues or problems clinically that could be improved or solved with a technology-based solution that is not currently available. The problem could be hospital/clini… --- ## [Regional / National platform for resp/sleep tests](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/regional-national-platform-for-resp-sleep-tests/30657)
**Author:** [@bendun](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/bendun)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2024, 3:47am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/regional-national-platform-for-resp-sleep-tests/30657 "2024-01-28T03:47:33Z")
Kia Ora - first post from me, thanks Nathan for the introduction! We are trying to develop community testing pathways for common respiratory conditions across the lower half of the Te Wai Pounamau - there is already a C… --- ## [New date! Innovate with Purpose: Ensuring Impact Through Digital Health Research](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/new-date-innovate-with-purpose-ensuring-impact-through-digital-health-research/29878)
**Author:** [@Ella](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Ella)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/new-date-innovate-with-purpose-ensuring-impact-through-digital-health-research/29878 "2023-11-06T21:57:45Z")
The National Institute for Health Innovation and Te Tītoki Mataora have teamed up to offer a workshop tailored for professionals navigating the multifaceted landscape of digital health research. This workshop will cover … --- ## [Virtual Hospitals: Technology supporting healthcare in the community - Webinar](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/virtual-hospitals-technology-supporting-healthcare-in-the-community-webinar/29967)
**Author:** [@Ella](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Ella)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/virtual-hospitals-technology-supporting-healthcare-in-the-community-webinar/29967 "2023-11-01T22:08:59Z")
Virtual hospitals are driving a transformative shift in the healthcare landscape by alleviating demand on traditional hospital resources while offering greater accessibility of care that extends far beyond the hospital w… --- ## [Hypertension: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (runs over 2 days - 23/24 October)](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/hypertension-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow-runs-over-2-days-23-24-october/30006)
**Author:** [@doingnz](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/doingnz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 9:13am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/hypertension-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow-runs-over-2-days-23-24-october/30006 "2023-10-16T09:13:25Z")
The University of Queensland and University of Sydney are collaborating to present this international hybrid mini-symposium. All are welcome to join (for free). Meeting URL uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/83536781170?pwd=THV6aj… --- ## [VR in healthcare](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/vr-in-healthcare/29192)
**Author:** [@amyc](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/amyc)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/vr-in-healthcare/29192 "2023-05-01T21:38:57Z")
What are some interesting healthcare applications of AR, VR or other extended reality (XR) technology you have come across? The popular clinical applications so far appear to be as a distraction from clinical procedures… --- ## [FDA Will Begin Rejecting Medical Devices Over Cyber Soon](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/fda-will-begin-rejecting-medical-devices-over-cyber-soon/29109)
**Author:** [@mary.crowe](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/mary.crowe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/fda-will-begin-rejecting-medical-devices-over-cyber-soon/29109 "2023-04-03T02:21:12Z")
--- ## [User-managed EHR screen layout IDE architecture -- anyone interested?](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/user-managed-ehr-screen-layout-ide-architecture-anyone-interested/22747)
**Author:** [@WadeSchuette](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/WadeSchuette)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/user-managed-ehr-screen-layout-ide-architecture-anyone-interested/22747 "2023-03-22T01:42:24Z")
Kia ora! I’m looking for anyone interested in working together on an architecture and then proposal for funding ( or perhaps a spin-off start-up company ) for a way to make vendor-supplied EHR screens customizable by en… --- ## [To observe 3D printing](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/to-observe-3d-printing/28980)
**Author:** [@aneesh](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/aneesh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/to-observe-3d-printing/28980 "2023-03-14T02:08:15Z")
Hi, I am keen to observe a 3D printing process to look at the machine, software, filaments etc. If anyone doing this in Palmerston North, please let me know. --- ## [Clinical Decision Support System for OSA in NZ?](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/clinical-decision-support-system-for-osa-in-nz/28968)
**Author:** [@AlanS](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/AlanS)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/clinical-decision-support-system-for-osa-in-nz/28968 "2023-03-13T21:25:36Z")
Just wondering if anyone here knows of a CDSS being used in OSA assessment within NZ. --- ## [Clinicians with interests in ELISA diagnostics](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/clinicians-with-interests-in-elisa-diagnostics/28854)
**Author:** [@Clare](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Clare)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/clinicians-with-interests-in-elisa-diagnostics/28854 "2023-02-16T20:09:10Z")
Kia Ora e-health forum! We are a research group looking to connect with clinicians with an interest in ELISA diagnostics and have a chat about what targets would be beneficial in point-of-care devices. --- ## [Tom Scott: Doing robotic surgery on a copy of myself](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/tom-scott-doing-robotic-surgery-on-a-copy-of-myself/27330)
**Author:** [@mary.crowe](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/mary.crowe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/tom-scott-doing-robotic-surgery-on-a-copy-of-myself/27330 "2023-01-15T22:41:38Z")
I’m a bit of a fan of Tom Scott’s videos, nice to see a health-related one pop up. Lazarus 3D: https://www.lazarus3d.com/ YouTube: --- ## [WEBINAR FemTech - How technology is revolutionizing women's health](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/webinar-femtech-how-technology-is-revolutionizing-womens-health/25788)
**Author:** [@Ella](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Ella)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/webinar-femtech-how-technology-is-revolutionizing-womens-health/25788 "2022-11-28T20:44:15Z")
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**Author:** [@dianasiew](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/dianasiew)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/ai-and-fda-regulations/25676 "2022-10-26T21:07:02Z")
What does the future hold for AI in medical devices? Latest on AI and when it becomes a med device. --- ## [Over the counter hearing aids](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/over-the-counter-hearing-aids/25622)
**Author:** [@Kevin-Maloney](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Kevin-Maloney)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 1:14am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/over-the-counter-hearing-aids/25622 "2022-10-20T01:14:24Z")
The first over the counter hearing aids go on sale in the US today. See this for an NZ focus: and this for product costs (basically drops the cost of hearing aids to 5%-20% of current costs): The Ars Technica arti… --- ## [Looking to connect with a pathologist!](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/looking-to-connect-with-a-pathologist/25599)
**Author:** [@Ella](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Ella)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/looking-to-connect-with-a-pathologist/25599 "2022-10-12T22:26:07Z")
Kia ora e-health forum! We have a research group looking to connect with a pathologist or more specifically a neuropathologist with an interest in medical devices and have a chat about some trials they are running. If y… --- ## [Our Wearable Future: What Will New Tech Look Like?](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/our-wearable-future-what-will-new-tech-look-like/25480)
**Author:** [@mary.crowe](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/mary.crowe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 3:37am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/our-wearable-future-what-will-new-tech-look-like/25480 "2022-10-10T03:37:06Z")
A two-part series on the future of wearable tech. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/979687 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/979705 --- ## [BellaSeno 3D printed breast implants enter human trials in Australia - 3D](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/bellaseno-3d-printed-breast-implants-enter-human-trials-in-australia-3d/25186)
**Author:** [@eduddy](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/eduddy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2022, 2:59am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/bellaseno-3d-printed-breast-implants-enter-human-trials-in-australia-3d/25186 "2022-08-22T02:59:52Z")
--- ## [Apps don’t make at-home blood pressure monitoring better](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/apps-don-t-make-at-home-blood-pressure-monitoring-better/25146)
**Author:** [@jon\_herries](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/jon_herries)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/apps-don-t-make-at-home-blood-pressure-monitoring-better/25146 "2022-08-15T21:11:03Z")
We are going to need to be careful with how we provide devices for home self-monitoring. Turns out the smart device didn’t help - at least on lowering blood pressure more than a smart device. --- ## [At home kidney function testing](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/at-home-kidney-function-testing/25135)
**Author:** [@jon\_herries](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/jon_herries)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/at-home-kidney-function-testing/25135 "2022-08-11T19:40:36Z")
I wonder how this actually works in practice. Home kidney tests (eg, GFR) don’t seem like a thing you would do everyday at home? Is this if you already have renal impairement? I wonder how it would affect at home dialysi… --- ## [3D Printing in Health - Latest BioBridge workshop](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/3d-printing-in-health-latest-biobridge-workshop/25084)
**Author:** [@Ella](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Ella)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/3d-printing-in-health-latest-biobridge-workshop/25084 "2022-08-08T22:43:50Z")
The applications for 3D printing technology have been growing rapidly in recent years with the technique becoming easier to access and incredible research advances across the globe. Today, this technology is seeing grea… --- ## [Toolkit for mitigating risks in tech](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/toolkit-for-mitigating-risks-in-tech/25002)
**Author:** [@sarv](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/sarv)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/toolkit-for-mitigating-risks-in-tech/25002 "2022-08-04T00:24:06Z")
Excellent, comprehensive and actionable toolkit on how to mitigate risks in tech. It lists 8 risk zones, gives realistic examples of each, and has questions that you can ask of your product/feature to mitigate against th… --- ## [Drowzee sleep app?](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/drowzee-sleep-app/22609)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/drowzee-sleep-app/22609 "2022-07-16T22:08:13Z")
You gotta love the name for a sleep app. Any thoughts on this? https://www.drowzee.com --- ## [NZ Clinical trials tools and templates](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/nz-clinical-trials-tools-and-templates/22734)
**Author:** [@Ella](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/Ella)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/nz-clinical-trials-tools-and-templates/22734 "2022-07-11T01:43:20Z")
The fantastic team at NIHI (the National Institute for Health Innovation) have been developing a simple to use journey map for the clinical trials process in New Zealand. We launched this at HealthTech Week and now they … [Next page](https://ehealthforum.nz/tag/medical-technology/696.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=medical-technology)