Highlights from TEDx 2009 Events

How it feels to have a stroke - TED talks

Another potential TED talk that I am interested to use for TEDx Healthcare



Source: http://www.ted.com

Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.

TED talks for TEDxHealthcare - inventor Robert Fischell

I am watching TED talks to select the 2-3 recorded talks that I will broadcast during my TEDxHealthcare event in October.

This one is about Robert Fischell, who invented the rechargeable pacemaker, the implantable insulin pump, and devices that warn of epileptic seizures and heart attack. He makes three wishes: redesigning a portable device that treats migraines, finding new cures for clinical depression and reforming the medical malpractice system.

Do you like it? Have you watched another TED talk which can be related to healthcare?

Furthermore, feel free to refer to me any inspiring speakers, who can join the event in October!

All New TED subtitles in 40+ languages

TED's mission is "ideas worth spreading", nevertheless 4.5 billion people don't speak English or not very well! That's why TED is annoncing today "The TED Open Translation Project".

It will enable thousands of volunteer translators to use subtitles to make TED available to their own communities. To do this the right way has taken a year of preparation. This is especially exciting for TEDx event organizers whose mother-tongue is not English. You can now hold a TEDx event with TEDTalks subtitled in any languages.

Explore "the TED Open Translation Project" here: http://www.ted.com/index.php/OpenTranslationProject

and find more information about TEDx events here http://www.ted.com/tedx and start organizing your own independent TEDx event today, like mine:

TEDxHealthcare, an independently organized TEDx event, in Nyon, Switzerland to talk about the future of Healthcare. BTW, I am still looking for inspiring speakers!

TEDxHealthcare an independently organized TEDx event, in Nyon, Switzerland

This first time, it will be mostly an internal audience. Nevertheless, I am looking for inspiring speakers and to connect with other TEDx organizers via twitter! http://twitter.com/jperakis

TEDx Healthcare in a nutshell:

Objective? Engaging various functions (R&D, Marketing, IT, Supply Chain, etc) into innovative thinking and ideas sharing

What? Talking about the future of Healthcare, 2 recorded TEDTalks, 3 external speakers (topics/speakers TBC) + discussions

potential topic 1 > Technologies and Social Media best practices in patients' treatments and medicines adherence
potential topic 2 > Semantic Web, what will it change for consumers and for fellow workers
potential topic 3 > The future of Healthcare from a Designer perspective