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CINCINNATI CHILDREN’ S AND GE HEALTHCARE BUILD COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMME TO DRIVE PAEDIATRIC IMAGING INNOVATION
Trout, MD, Director of Clinical Research at Cincinnati Children’ s department of Radiology and Medical Imaging.
Cincinnati Children’ s and GE HealthCare will form a strategic research programme focused on driving clinical and technical research to advance innovation for paediatric care delivery across modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging( MRI), ultrasound, molecular imaging( MI) and computed tomography( CT). The research programme will establish the first paediatric Care Innovation Hub nationwide, representing a new model established by GE HealthCare and Cincinnati Children’ s to combine their talents and resources to accelerate the impact of innovation and scientific activities for the benefit of paediatric patients.
“ This collaboration with GE HealthCare is an opportunity to increase our ability to impact and improve how children are imaged far beyond our own health system,” said Andrew
HEADSPACE BRINGS EMPATHETIC AI COMPANION, EBB, TO UK MEMBERS
Headspace, a world-leading comprehensive mental health app, released a feature called Ebb to UK members. Ebb is an empathetic AI companion integrated into the Headspace app that helps people navigate life’ s ups and downs, providing instant, personalised support designed to guide members through self-reflection and emotional processing.
Built by a team of clinical psychologists and data scientists, Ebb is a conversational AI tool trained in motivational interviewing, an evidence-based methodology that can help people make positive behavioral changes. With the support of Ebb, Headspace members can engage in deeper self-reflection, process thoughts and emotions, and receive personalised content recommendations from the vast Headspace library of thousands of meditations, mindfulness exercises, and wellbeing content. By serving up personalised content for the member’ s current emotional state, Ebb allows members to seamlessly transition from reflection into a supportive, relevant exercise.
“ For many, technology offers an opportunity to open up about their mental health in a way that feels less daunting. We designed Ebb to be an empathetic, nonjudgmental listening ear for people through a variety of life circumstances” said Jenna Glover, PhD, Chief Clinical Officer at Headspace.“ I wholeheartedly believe that AI and technology can play a transformative role in mental health care, not to replace human therapists; but rather, complementing and enhancing the existing system by ensuring the vast majority of people who need help have access to a safe, supportive, and ethical entry point for their mental health journey.”
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