In order to encourage compliance and considering the inordinate amount of time spent on vest and nebulizer treatments, we’ve always given our son a choice regarding how he spends that time.  It’s HIS time, so no homework.  Sometimes he’ll read, play Xbox 360 games, watch cartoons or DVDs on the television or play games on

I am obsessed with predicting and imagining where technology might lead us, and I believe it is leading pharma to a greater partnership with patients. Smart pharmas are always working to improve their relationship with patients, to ensure that patients see themselves not only as product consumers but also as product partners. A new common

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/MAR-278824/How-iPads-Improve-the-Patient-Experience iPads and patients…an idea beginning to percolate…though we have been first!  

TED  the website of great talks (18 minutes or less) has now moved to the classroom and launched: TED ED This has to be an amazing new feature for those children who miss a lot of school. I only wish all our CF Kids had iPads!  

This is my personal favorite app!  I use it whenever I listen to a speaker, go to the doctors, or just know someone is going to say something I need to remember! I know there are different laws in different states, whether you have to tell someone they are being recorded. I think this would

A floor that can “read” your footprints and call 911 for an emergency…a new patent by IBM! http://mashable.com/2012/04/11/ibm-smart-floor/ Wow!

A key driver for improving patient satisfaction is “participatory medicine,” in which highly engaged patients take an active role in their own health care management. It’s also an inevitable and important step in the changing health care model and a critical aspect of patient-centered care. By MARK CRAWFORD Click on the link below for the full article. http://chausa.org/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=8146

Many of you may be aware our new non-profit CFTechnology, sends iPad2s to patients with cystic fibrosis and CFCenters.  Last week, we had bad news from one of the centers: The iPad2 was STOLEN! Just when the hospital was trying to figure out what to do with it, how to handle the cleaning (must be

I LOVE to read. I read while traveling, waiting for appointments, while working out on the treadmill, while keeping my son company while he vests… I always carried books with me and for the past year and a half my Kindle has kept me entertained. Earlier this year I discovered an independent/self published author and

From Akron Children’s #techtuesday  blog    http://inside.akronchildrens.org/2012/05/08/techtuesday-photo-touch-apps-aim-to-help-children-learn-through-sight-sound-and-touch/ The good news is there are speech apps out there that will have your kids chomping at the bit to do their homework. The bad news: Your kids will keep begging to use your iPad after they try these apps. Language comes so naturally to many of us. But for

TED  the website of great talks (18 minutes or less) has now moved to the classroom and launched: TED ED This has to be an amazing new feature for those children who miss a lot of school. I only wish all our CF Kids had iPads!  

Stunning Color Touchscreen Movies, magazines and children’s books come alive on a 7″ vibrant color touchscreen that delivers 16 million colors in high resolution. Kindle Fire uses IPS (in-plane switching) technology – similar technology to that used on the iPad – for an extra-wide viewing angle, perfect for sharing your screen with others. Magazines in

Two cameras for FaceTime and HD video recording. The dual-core A5 chip. 10-hour battery life.1 Over 200 new software features in iOS 5. And iCloud. All in a remarkably thin, light design. There’s so much to iPad, it’s amazing there’s so little of it. Technology so advanced, you’ll forget it’s even there. When you pick