Dr. Vishaal Virani, MBBS
London, England, United Kingdom
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About
Vishaal started his career as an NHS doctor, and subsequently transitioned into…
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Dispatches from the Valley: YC Demo Day dissected
Dispatches from the Valley: YC Demo Day dissected
By Dr. Vishaal Virani, MBBS
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So Doc, You Want To Be An Entrepreneur?
So Doc, You Want To Be An Entrepreneur?
By Dr. Vishaal Virani, MBBS
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Sofar Sounds, gigs served with intimacy
Sofar Sounds, gigs served with intimacy
By Dr. Vishaal Virani, MBBS
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“Too many radiology scans, not enough radiologists” - Farzana Rahman But why is this a huge problem for the NHS England? It leads to delays in…
“Too many radiology scans, not enough radiologists” - Farzana Rahman But why is this a huge problem for the NHS England? It leads to delays in…
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The First Roundtable by Hassan Chaudhury HonFAPM on Peerr is now LIVE 🚀 'Why it's so hard to sell into the NHS?' Watch here -…
The First Roundtable by Hassan Chaudhury HonFAPM on Peerr is now LIVE 🚀 'Why it's so hard to sell into the NHS?' Watch here -…
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Want to create health information videos for your patients? Dr Brooke Vandermolen MBBS and I shared our top tips on creating videos in this month's…
Want to create health information videos for your patients? Dr Brooke Vandermolen MBBS and I shared our top tips on creating videos in this month's…
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Education
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University College London, U. of London
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Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief of UCL global health magazine Captain of UCL basketball team Member of UCL squash team
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Studied modules on global development, international health policy, and medical anthropology
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Volunteer Experience
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Board Member
YHA (England & Wales)
- 3 years 1 month
Children
Advised CEO and executive team on property investments and strategic growth strategies to reach one million young people by 2017.
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Chair of Curriculum and Standards
Hyde Primary School
- Present 10 years 11 months
Education
Responsibilities include setting annual budget and designing curriculum. Achieved 'Outstanding' Ofsted rating in 2015
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Volunteer Consultant
Grow Movement
- Present 10 years 9 months
Economic Empowerment
Working in partnership with an SME entrepreneur in Uganda to build a financial model for 2014-2015 revenue projections, streamline marketing strategies, and advise on expansion into new markets.
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Sales Trustee
Sonrisa
- 2 years 10 months
Children
Managed UK division of sales team, responsible for marketing and distribution of Christmas cards and jewellery handcrafted in Quito, Ecuador. Proceeds from the sales were sent to the CENIT school for Street Children, where I volunteered as a summer school teacher in 2004.
Publications
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How accurate are digital symptom assessment apps for suggesting conditions and urgency advice? A clinical vignettes comparison to GPs
BMJ Open
To compare breadth of condition coverage, accuracy of suggested conditions and appropriateness of urgency advice of eight popular symptom assessment apps
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Patients’ Utilization and Perception of an Artificial Intelligence–Based Symptom Assessment and Advice Technology in a British Primary Care Waiting Room: Exploratory Pilot Study
JMIR Human Factors
When someone needs to know whether and when to seek medical attention, there are a range of options to consider. Each will have consequences for the individual and for the wider health system.
Digital symptom assessment technologies that leverage artificial intelligence may help patients navigate to the right type of care with the correct degree of urgency. However, a recent review highlighted a gap in the literature on the real-world usability of these technologies.Other authors -
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Specialist care for people with intellectual disabilities remains special for adaptable providers
Healthcare Europa
It’s not rocket science, it’s clear that a good service has to be designed for individuals with learning disabilities, well maintained and adjusted as needed. For the providers who can do this, the fundamental shift in mix and demographic pressures should offer genuine upside over the next decade.
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Make some room for private hospital patients
Health Service Journal
Adding dedicated private patient facilities and partnering with private hospital groups can help trusts generate a surplus in an otherwise flat funding environment.
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Compensation for the brain drain from developing countries
The Lancet
See publicationThe movement of skilled health workers constitutes a major transfer of riches from poor societies to the affluent, and the only appropriate redress is a bilaterally managed scheme of direct reimbursement of the value lost.
Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish
Professional working proficiency
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Hindi
Limited working proficiency
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Gujarati
Limited working proficiency
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The most amazing few days workshopping with the team in Copenhagen 🇩🇰 After having my daughter, Alba, it was truly so tough to feel motivated as I…
The most amazing few days workshopping with the team in Copenhagen 🇩🇰 After having my daughter, Alba, it was truly so tough to feel motivated as I…
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🌎Behind the smiles is a global health CATASTROPHE! Why? 😷 🦠2019: Deaths from bacteria resistant to antibiotics ( Antimicrobial Resistance-AMR)…
🌎Behind the smiles is a global health CATASTROPHE! Why? 😷 🦠2019: Deaths from bacteria resistant to antibiotics ( Antimicrobial Resistance-AMR)…
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⚠️🚨 One of the BIGGEST threats we face as humanity is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). 🦠 But if you ask most people what “Antimicrobial Resistance”…
⚠️🚨 One of the BIGGEST threats we face as humanity is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). 🦠 But if you ask most people what “Antimicrobial Resistance”…
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STOP using animated intros to your videos... unless you know what you’re doing 🎬❗ Here’s how to use them effectively 💡 Animated intros—those…
STOP using animated intros to your videos... unless you know what you’re doing 🎬❗ Here’s how to use them effectively 💡 Animated intros—those…
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🎉 🎉🎉 Latest Healthtech Opportunities 🎉 🎉🎉 NHS England is recruiting two Deputy Directors to work with Emily Henderson, focused on Med Tech and…
🎉 🎉🎉 Latest Healthtech Opportunities 🎉 🎉🎉 NHS England is recruiting two Deputy Directors to work with Emily Henderson, focused on Med Tech and…
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