Designing for disability | Michael Awood (CTO: Disability and Assistive Technology)

Michael Awood is the CTO: Disability and Assistive Technology at University of Cape Town (UCT) Medtech. The center specializes in pioneering solutions for critical medical challenges in Africa and beyond. Its diverse team of engineers, scientists, clinicians, and entrepreneurs collaboratively create state-of-the-art medical technologies to enhance patient outcomes, lower healthcare expenses, and improve healthcare accessibility.In this episode, Michael talks about:* How designing for disability can help everyone* How they are speeding up innovation for the community* What is their design process* AI in healtcareHow to reach Michael:* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-awood/* Email: [email protected]* Company: https://health.uct.ac.za/medtechHow to reach Zain:* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainmsyed/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/zainsyedpharmd/* Newsletter: https://zainsyed.substack.com/Links to other platforms to listen:* Apple Podcast: https://rdar.li/apple-podcast-link* Spotify: https://rdar.li/spotify-link* Google: https://rdar.li/google-podcast* And all other platforms! Just search “digital thoughts podcast”* If it is not on the one you use send me a message and I will get it on thereMusic used:* Daystar - Sugar CookieThank you so much for your support!How can you support others:Please consider donating to the less fortunate. This is a reminder not only for you but also for myself.Here is a charity I donate toor donate to a charity of your choice. A little bit goes a long way.How can you support me:If you want to support me there are 2 ways you can for free* Share this with anyone you think would enjoy this* Give this podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast and/or SpotifyPlease do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or leave a comment.You can connect with me on LinkedIn!If you enjoyed what you read please consider subscribing and sharing!I hope you have a great day! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zainsyed.substack.com If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!

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