A critical component of environmental education is to ensure student understanding and use of available technologies to better experience and analyze spatially distributed features of the environment. Combining mobile technologies with geographic information systems in field data collection may provide a unique opportunity for students to feel engaged in what they are learning and take ownership of their learning process. We customized an open access data collection application using Collector for ArcGIS and investigated its impacts on student engagement and perception of the incorporation of technology within an environmental science curriculum. Analyses of pre- and post-surveys indicate that the inclusion of geospatial technologies as a part of environmental curricula allows students to take the lead on their own research, view field data interactively as opposed to looking at a database in hindsight and analyze multiscale data as it is presented during field data collection. The findings of this study are consistent with previous studies, suggesting a strong association between the inclusion of geospatial technologies as a part of curricula and student engagement.

Ideally, it would be easy for physicians with Diabetes Control and Complications Trial data in hand to convince type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients on insulin to move toward intensive insulin therapy (IIT), but in actuality, patient compliance remains a significant issue. One of the statistics that best illustrates this point is that 89% of T2DM patients on insulin do not inject themselves outside of the home (according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey). The market has responded to poor compliance by developing insulin pens and different insulin formulations to improve compliance. But the fact remains that most T2DM patients on insulin are out of control. I would suggest that, in addition to better education, an opportunity exists for a medical device approach to better facilitate an easy-to-use, discreet approach to moving from conventional to IIT.

This talk will discuss venture capital trends globally and specifically how these trends are impacting the orthopedic market. The discussion will include: a. Current areas of interest in the venture community — i. Spin, ii. Knee/Hip, iii. Extremities/Small Bone; b. Choosing a financial partner; c. How to approach venture firms — i. Stage focus and how it impacts the entrepreneur, ii. General investment criteria; d. Making the pitch — i. How to make contact, ii. Key content/format, iii. Who is going to read what?, iv. Preparing for success, v. Market size, vi. Team, vii. Cap table, viii. All about milestones; e. Alternative funding sources; f. The costs associated with other people’s money.