Virtual Patient to improve treatment for allergy sufferers

Keele University has created a new programme to be used with its innovative Virtual Patient system to help pharmacists train in dispensing medication and providing advice on the treatment of hay fever and allergies.
With the summer fast approaching and pollen counts set to rise, the number of people seeking help for allergies will be on [...]

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“Virtual Patient” helps train pharmacists of the future

Keele University has developed a “virtual patient” to help train the pharmacists of the future.
Students in the Staffordshire-based university’s School of Pharmacy interact with the computer-generated characters to gain experience in effective communication and decision-making.
Learners talk with the “patient” via voice recognition technology or by typing questions into a standard computer interface and the “patient” [...]

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Rust sensor monitors roads

Rusted metal in concrete structures can be detected through new technology that uses electromagnetic fields to measure corrosion through non-ferrous material.
The non-destructive technology from SciSite, a spin-out company from Keele University, is being used to survey stretches of motorway such as the Hammersmith Flyover in west London and car parks across the country.
The equipment includes [...]

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A Future Without Humans? – Public lecture at Keele University

Should we worry about a future with no humans? This question and many more will be answered in a public lecture at Keele University looking at new advances in science and technology – and their impact on humanity.
Bioethicist Professor John Harris will give the second of Keele University’s 2008/2009 series of public lectures, “Synthetic Sunshine [...]

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