vCreate Health News
Supporting Epilepsy Diagnoses this Purple Day
26 March 2024
March 26th marks Purple Day; a global initiative dedicated to raising awareness about epilepsy. Founded in 2008 by 8-year-old Cassidy Megan, the day aims to encourage people to talk about epilepsy and dispel the myths, stigma and fears surrounding the condition. Named after the internationally recognised flower of epilepsy, lavender, Purple Day encourages thousands of people to wear purple, host events, and spread information about epilepsy.
In the UK, 626,000 people live with epilepsy, with 79 new diagnoses every day. Timely access to a diagnosis and treatment is essential as any delays can lead to serious complications. With the growing integration of digital technology, neurologists now use smartphones to access patient videos.
Developed to support rapid precision diagnostics and decision-making, vCreate utilises asynchronous video technology to aid clinicians in accessing patient videos and metadata remotely. Patients and caregivers can securely share videos of potential seizures and symptoms via the platform for review, expediting diagnostic processes and providing reassurance a lot faster.
vCreate has garnered positive feedback from clinicians across the UK. Some of the feedback includes:
“vCreate has transformed how we use carer-recorded video in our service. We are diagnosing more rapidly and preventing misdiagnosis. Families feel more in control and better connected to the service.” - Professor Sameer Zuberi, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children.
“vCreate has had a particular impact on our epilepsy surgery programme. Children being evaluated for epilepsy surgery, for whom we can obtain good home videos of their seizures, can sometimes avoid prolonged admissions to hospital to capture seizures on EEG. This speeds up the process of determining whether surgery is an option, a treatment which can potentially cure their epilepsy, and means that prolonged inpatient investigations are targeted at those children for whom there is no alternative.” - Dr Robert Robinson, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital.
“vCreate allows patients to communicate with our team in real-time, so we can provide reassurance of non-epileptic events and put their minds at ease a lot faster than traditional methods.”- Dr Eleanor Saturno, Consultant Neurologist, NHS Fife.
If you are interested in exploring how vCreate could support your epilepsy teams and patients, please email us to request a demo.
Leveraging Secure Video Technology to Enhance Diagnostic Accuracy in Adult Neurology
13 March 2024
Despite advancements in diagnostic technologies, adult neurology still faces significant challenges in obtaining accurate diagnoses. The complexity and heterogeneity of neurological disorders make diagnosis and treatment difficult.
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Collaborative Care: The Impact of vCreate’s Neonatal Therapy and Follow-up Feature
11 March 2024
The neonatal journey doesn't always end at discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). For many families, it is a continuous process, filled with milestones, challenges, and ongoing monitoring from clinicians, parents, and caregivers.
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Glasgow’s Paediatric SLT team introduces secure asynchronous video service to enhance family focused care
05 March 2024
In the UK, around 1.4 million children and young people have speech, language, and communication differences, often requiring support from Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) services. These services involve closely observing children's communication skills and interactions with their families, which can be facilitated through video samples.
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Asynchronous video transforms neonatal follow-up care for NHS Scotland
05 March 2024
Across Scotland, over 6,000 babies are treated in neonatal units (NNUs) every year with many requiring continued, remote care due to ongoing medical issues or to screen for early signs of adverse developmental outcomes.
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Overcoming Language Barriers in Healthcare
03 March 2024
Effective communication within the healthcare sector is essential. In the UK, where 1 in 10 people don’t speak English as their primary language, the NHS faces a growing challenge to meet the communication needs of an increasingly diverse population.
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Secure asynchronous video service transforms epilepsy diagnosis and management pathways in NHS multi-centre pilot
29 February 2024
Making an epilepsy diagnosis can be extremely challenging. Evaluating neurological conditions which produce intermittent and unpredictable symptoms is reliant on a detailed oral history of the possible seizure from the patient and a witness.
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Harnessing Innovative Video Technology to Enhance Autism Assessments
28 February 2024
In recent years, the waiting lists to receive an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis have risen significantly. ASD, is a developmental disability that affects people in different ways, with varying symptoms and abilities.
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Glasgow’s General Paediatrics department implement secure clinical video service to streamline the triage process and reduce waiting lists
13 February 2024
The challenge many General Paediatric services face is optimising and expediting patient pathways to improve service flow. Patients are referred to General Paediatrics by Primary Care and Emergency Departments and it can be difficult to ascertain the most appropriate patient pathway from written referrals alone.
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Supporting NHS Digital Health Goals with Innovative Tech
06 December 2023
In recent years, the NHS has taken big steps towards digital transformation and continues to make progress through its 2022 Digital Health and Social Care Plan.
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Dave’s epilepsy journey – Tackling seizures, stigma and surgery
30 November 2023
After experiencing auras and focal seizures since age 19, Dave was diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy at 22 following his first generalised seizure.
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This National Epilepsy Awareness Month we spoke to UK Infantile Spasms Trust (UKIST)
15 November 2023
This National Epilepsy Awareness Month we heard from UK Infantile Spasms Trust (UKIST); a charity founded in 2017 by a group of parents whose children were diagnosed with infantile spasms.
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Innovative technology tackling waiting lists for epilepsy patients
25 October 2023
Currently, around 600,000 people are living with epilepsy in the UK, equating to roughly 1 in every 100 people. For these individuals, timely access to specialised care is essential as any delays to diagnosis or treatment can lead to read more »
How to help someone that’s having a seizure
20 September 2023
Knowing what to do when someone has a seizure can help you feel prepared and less likely to panic when you see one. In this blog, find out what you can do if you see someone having a seizure.
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Archer's and Amanda's story - Purple Day
27 March 2023
When we saw Archer’s family on BBC Breakfast, it was April 2021 and Archer had recently been diagnosed with a form of epilepsy. Concerned by Archer’s unexplained movements, the family had been struggling for months to achieve a diagnosis. On one of their A&E visits, Archer’s parents were introduced to the vCreate Neuro trial where they were able to securely share videos of the suspected seizures with their clinical team.
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