NEWSDESK." I'M JOE HREN.

I'M JOE HREN. DOZENS OF PHYSICIANS ARE

DOZENS OF PHYSICIANS ARE EXPLORING THE APPLICATION OF

EXPLORING THE APPLICATION OF GOOGLE GLASS IN HEALTHCARE.

GOOGLE GLASS IN HEALTHCARE. A NEW WEARABLE DEVICE THAT COULD

A NEW WEARABLE DEVICE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY REPLACE SOME MEDICAL

POTENTIALLY REPLACE SOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.

EQUIPMENT. ALEX DIERCKMAN JOINS US AGAIN.

ALEX DIERCKMAN JOINS US AGAIN. >> YES, JOE, I MET WITH ONE I.U.

>> YES, JOE, I MET WITH ONE I.U. METHODIST HOSPITAL SURGEON WHO

METHODIST HOSPITAL SURGEON WHO WAS IMPRESSED WITH GOOGLE GLASS

WAS IMPRESSED WITH GOOGLE GLASS WHEN HE USED IT IN THE OPERATING

WHEN HE USED IT IN THE OPERATING ROOMS.

ROOMS. HE SEES MANY WAYS IT COULD BE

HE SEES MANY WAYS IT COULD BE USED IN THE MEDICAL FIELD BUT

USED IN THE MEDICAL FIELD BUT UNLESS IT GETS FDA APPROVAL, THE

UNLESS IT GETS FDA APPROVAL, THE FUTURE IS UNCERTAIN.

FUTURE IS UNCERTAIN. >> IF WE DON'T WANT TO USE THE

>> IF WE DON'T WANT TO USE THE HANDS WHICH WE DO OVER IN THE

HANDS WHICH WE DO OVER IN THE O.R., WE LOOK UP, OKAY, GLASS.

O.R., WE LOOK UP, OKAY, GLASS. RECORD A VIDEO.

RECORD A VIDEO. >> WHILE LOOKING FOR NORMAL

>> WHILE LOOKING FOR NORMAL PRESCRIPTION EYE GLASSES ONLINE,

PRESCRIPTION EYE GLASSES ONLINE, DR. PAUL SZOTEK STUMBLED ACROSS

DR. PAUL SZOTEK STUMBLED ACROSS GOOGLE GLASS.

GOOGLE GLASS. SZOTEK APPLIED TO BE A BETA

SZOTEK APPLIED TO BE A BETA TESTER FOR THE NEW DEVICE AND

TESTER FOR THE NEW DEVICE AND THEN HE WAITED FOR SIX MONTHS.

THEN HE WAITED FOR SIX MONTHS. >> I FIGURED MY STORY WAS NOT

>> I FIGURED MY STORY WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

GOOD ENOUGH. WE TOLD THEM WHAT WE WOULD LIKE

WE TOLD THEM WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO WITH TRAUMA SURGERY AND

TO DO WITH TRAUMA SURGERY AND GENERAL SURGERY AND THEN

GENERAL SURGERY AND THEN ULTIMATELY LAST NOVEMBER, I GOT

ULTIMATELY LAST NOVEMBER, I GOT AN EMAIL FROM THEM AND WAS ASKED

AN EMAIL FROM THEM AND WAS ASKED TO PARTICIPATE.

TO PARTICIPATE. AND I, OF COURSE, SAID YES.

AND I, OF COURSE, SAID YES. >> A TRAUMA SURGEON AT I.U.

>> A TRAUMA SURGEON AT I.U. METHODIST HOSPITAL, SZOTEK IS

METHODIST HOSPITAL, SZOTEK IS THE FIRST DOCTOR IN INDIANA TO

THE FIRST DOCTOR IN INDIANA TO PERFORM A SURGERY USING THE NEW

PERFORM A SURGERY USING THE NEW TECHNOLOGY.

TECHNOLOGY. >> WHAT THE GOOGLE GLASS ALLOWED

>> WHAT THE GOOGLE GLASS ALLOWED US TO DO.

US TO DO. WE DID NOT TAKE OUR EYES OST

WE DID NOT TAKE OUR EYES OST PATIENT AND AT THE SAME TIME, BE

PATIENT AND AT THE SAME TIME, BE ABLE TO VIEW THE IMAGES SO WE

ABLE TO VIEW THE IMAGES SO WE KNEW IT WAS A GUIDANCE SYSTEM.

KNEW IT WAS A GUIDANCE SYSTEM. >> SZOTEK SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED A

>> SZOTEK SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED A RARE TYPE OF TUMOR FROM THE MY

RARE TYPE OF TUMOR FROM THE MY SECTION OF A 45-YEAR-OLD AVID

SECTION OF A 45-YEAR-OLD AVID RUNNER, HUSBAND AND FATHER FROM

RUNNER, HUSBAND AND FATHER FROM AVON, INDIANA.

AVON, INDIANA. GOOGLE GLASS ALLOWED HIM TO PULL

GOOGLE GLASS ALLOWED HIM TO PULL THE PATIENT'S X-RAY AND M.R.I.

THE PATIENT'S X-RAY AND M.R.I. PHOTO INTO HIS FIELD OF VIEW,

PHOTO INTO HIS FIELD OF VIEW, USING VOICE COMMANDS DURING

USING VOICE COMMANDS DURING SURGERY.

SURGERY. BUT SZOTEK SAYS THE REAL

BUT SZOTEK SAYS THE REAL POTENTIAL HE SEES FOR GOOGLE

POTENTIAL HE SEES FOR GOOGLE GLASS IS IN THE CLASSROOM.

GLASS IS IN THE CLASSROOM. HE SAYS THE GLASS CAN HELP

HE SAYS THE GLASS CAN HELP STUDENTS SEE A SURGERY AND LEARN

STUDENTS SEE A SURGERY AND LEARN HOW TO DO THE PROCEDURE THROUGH

HOW TO DO THE PROCEDURE THROUGH THE DOCTOR'S PERSPECTIVE.

THE DOCTOR'S PERSPECTIVE. >> ONE OF THE THINGS YOU WANT TO

>> ONE OF THE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO IS POSITION THE HEAD BACK.

DO IS POSITION THE HEAD BACK. >> SZOTEK TAUGHT ME HOW TO

>> SZOTEK TAUGHT ME HOW TO INTUBATE OR INSERT A BREATHING

INTUBATE OR INSERT A BREATHING TUBE INTO A VICTIM BY WALKING ME

TUBE INTO A VICTIM BY WALKING ME THROUGH THE STEPS ON A MANNEQUIN

THROUGH THE STEPS ON A MANNEQUIN BUT THE FIRST TIME AROUND, I

BUT THE FIRST TIME AROUND, I DIDN'T DO VERY WELL.

DIDN'T DO VERY WELL. >> DO YOU SEE DOWN IN THERE?

>> DO YOU SEE DOWN IN THERE? ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. SO YOU JUST BROKE ALL THE TEETH.

SO YOU JUST BROKE ALL THE TEETH. WE TRY NOT TO DO THAT.

WE TRY NOT TO DO THAT. >> OH, GOOD!

>> OH, GOOD! >> SZOTEK SHOWED ME HOW TO

>> SZOTEK SHOWED ME HOW TO INSERT THE TUBE AGAIN BUT THIS

INSERT THE TUBE AGAIN BUT THIS TIME HE RECORDED A VIDEO WITH

TIME HE RECORDED A VIDEO WITH THE GOOGLE GLASS TO SHOW ME FROM

THE GOOGLE GLASS TO SHOW ME FROM HIS POINT OF THE VIEW HOW TO

HIS POINT OF THE VIEW HOW TO INSERT THE INSTRUMENT.

INSERT THE INSTRUMENT. >> OKAY.

>> OKAY. AND I WILL GET IT RIGHT

AND I WILL GET IT RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE EPIGLOTTIS.

UNDERNEATH THE EPIGLOTTIS. OKAY?

OKAY? AND SO WHAT WE CAN DO IS THEN WE

AND SO WHAT WE CAN DO IS THEN WE JUST SLIDE THE TUBE RIGHT IN

JUST SLIDE THE TUBE RIGHT IN THERE IN THE AIRWAY.

THERE IN THE AIRWAY. ALL RIGHT, AND WE ARE IN.

ALL RIGHT, AND WE ARE IN. OKAY.

OKAY. >> I PUT ON THE GLASS AND THEN

>> I PUT ON THE GLASS AND THEN STARTED THE VIDEO.

STARTED THE VIDEO. >> SO TAP IT.

>> SO TAP IT. YOU CAN LOOK AT THE PATIENT AND

YOU CAN LOOK AT THE PATIENT AND SEE EVERYTHING THAT I SAW WHEN I

SEE EVERYTHING THAT I SAW WHEN I DID THAT.

DID THAT. >> FROM THERE, I WAS ABLE TO SEE

>> FROM THERE, I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE STEPS MORE CLEARLY.

THE STEPS MORE CLEARLY. THEN I REPLAYED THE VIDEO AS I

THEN I REPLAYED THE VIDEO AS I ATTEMPTED TO INTUBATE THE VICTIM

ATTEMPTED TO INTUBATE THE VICTIM THE SECOND TIME.

THE SECOND TIME. >> PUT THAT TUBE IN THE RIGHT

>> PUT THAT TUBE IN THE RIGHT SPOT.

SPOT. >> AND WE'RE IN!

>> AND WE'RE IN! >> EMERGING TECHNOLOGY

>> EMERGING TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST FOR THE UNIVERSITY

SPECIALIST FOR THE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AT INDIANA SAYS GOOGLE GLASS CAN

AT INDIANA SAYS GOOGLE GLASS CAN ALSO BE USED AS A LIVE FEED

ALSO BE USED AS A LIVE FEED VIDEO COMMUNICATION TOOL.

VIDEO COMMUNICATION TOOL. >> ONE OF THE THINGS GLASS CAN

>> ONE OF THE THINGS GLASS CAN DO IS YOU CAN COMMUNICATE WITH

DO IS YOU CAN COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE, BASICALLY TAKE A VIDEO

PEOPLE, BASICALLY TAKE A VIDEO CALL AND THE PERSON AT THE OTHER

CALL AND THE PERSON AT THE OTHER END GETS A FEED OF WHAT THE

END GETS A FEED OF WHAT THE PERSON WEARING GLASSES SEES.

PERSON WEARING GLASSES SEES. SO FROM THAT FIRST PERSON

SO FROM THAT FIRST PERSON PERSPECTIVE WITH THE CAMERA.

PERSPECTIVE WITH THE CAMERA. >> WITH THOSE CAPABILITIES, SHE

>> WITH THOSE CAPABILITIES, SHE SAYS, IT COULD BE USED ON THE

SAYS, IT COULD BE USED ON THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT.

SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT. >> IF THEY WERE ON AN EMERGENCY

>> IF THEY WERE ON AN EMERGENCY ROOM, IF THEY ARE AN E.M.T.,

ROOM, IF THEY ARE AN E.M.T., THEY CAN HAVE SOMEONE GIVE THEM

THEY CAN HAVE SOMEONE GIVE THEM ADVICE ON THE FLY, IN THIS

ADVICE ON THE FLY, IN THIS REALLY HIGH STRESS SITUATION.

REALLY HIGH STRESS SITUATION. THEY COULD HAVE A BACKUP DOCTOR

THEY COULD HAVE A BACKUP DOCTOR HELP THEM, HELP GUIDE THEM IN

HELP THEM, HELP GUIDE THEM IN HANDLING THE PATIENT.

HANDLING THE PATIENT. >> SO THAT IF I'M A PHYSICIAN

>> SO THAT IF I'M A PHYSICIAN SITTING BACK IN THE -- AT THE

SITTING BACK IN THE -- AT THE LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER, I CAN

LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER, I CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE ACCIDENT OR THE

ACTUALLY SEE THE ACCIDENT OR THE WRECK OR WHATEVER IT IS ON THE

WRECK OR WHATEVER IT IS ON THE SCENE.

SCENE. I CAN HELP DIRECT THE

I CAN HELP DIRECT THE RESUSCITATION FROM THE TIME THAT

RESUSCITATION FROM THE TIME THAT THE E.M.S. ARRIVE ON THE SCENE,

THE E.M.S. ARRIVE ON THE SCENE, ALL THE WAY UNTIL THEY GET TO

ALL THE WAY UNTIL THEY GET TO THE HOSPITAL.

THE HOSPITAL. >> BUT THE FUTURE APPLICATION OF

>> BUT THE FUTURE APPLICATION OF GOOGLE GLASS AND HEALTHCARE LIES

GOOGLE GLASS AND HEALTHCARE LIES WITH THE FOOD AND DRUG

WITH THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.

ADMINISTRATION. FDA REGULATIONS DETERMINE WHAT

FDA REGULATIONS DETERMINE WHAT IS SAFE FOR HUMANS.

IS SAFE FOR HUMANS. >> THE FDA HATES USING ORDINARY

>> THE FDA HATES USING ORDINARY PURPOSED TECHNOLOGIES WHERE

PURPOSED TECHNOLOGIES WHERE HUMAN CONTACT IS INVOLVED.

HUMAN CONTACT IS INVOLVED. >> TABLETS AND SMARTPHONES ARE

>> TABLETS AND SMARTPHONES ARE USED IN GENERAL PATIENT CARE.

USED IN GENERAL PATIENT CARE. YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN ONE THE LAST

YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN ONE THE LAST TIME YOU VISITED THE DOCTOR, BUT

TIME YOU VISITED THE DOCTOR, BUT THUS FAR, ALL USES OF GOOGLE

THUS FAR, ALL USES OF GOOGLE GLASS AND SURGERY HAVE NOT BEEN

GLASS AND SURGERY HAVE NOT BEEN WITHOUT BACKUP MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

WITHOUT BACKUP MEDICAL EQUIPMENT BEING AT THE READY.

BEING AT THE READY. >> OKAY, GLASS, INCREASE ARE --

>> OKAY, GLASS, INCREASE ARE -- >> BUT KATE SAYS GOOGLE IS IN

>> BUT KATE SAYS GOOGLE IS IN CONVERSATION WITH THE FDA ON A

CONVERSATION WITH THE FDA ON A NUMBER OF PRODUCTS, AND MAJOR

NUMBER OF PRODUCTS, AND MAJOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANIES LIKE

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANIES LIKE PHILLIPS ARE EXPLORING PRACTICAL

PHILLIPS ARE EXPLORING PRACTICAL APPLICATIONAPPLICATIONS COMPATIE

APPLICATIONAPPLICATIONS COMPATIE GLASS THAT COULD REPLACE MEDICAL

GLASS THAT COULD REPLACE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, MAKING THE DELIVERY

EQUIPMENT, MAKING THE DELIVERY OF CARE EASIER AND MUCH

OF CARE EASIER AND MUCH SMOOTHER.

SMOOTHER. >>> JACK JAEGER JOINS US NOW.

>>> JACK JAEGER JOINS US NOW. HE'S THE DIRECTOR OF THE RURAL

HE'S THE DIRECTOR OF THE RURAL HEALTH INNOVATION COLLABORATIVE

HEALTH INNOVATION COLLABORATIVE SIMULATION CENTER.

SIMULATION CENTER. COULD YOU TELL US, FIRST,

COULD YOU TELL US, FIRST, BRIEFLY ABOUT WHAT THE CENTER IS

BRIEFLY ABOUT WHAT THE CENTER IS AND WHO MAKES IT ALL UP?

AND WHO MAKES IT ALL UP? >> SO THE CENTER IS A

>> SO THE CENTER IS A COLLABORATIVE BETWEEN MULTIPLE

COLLABORATIVE BETWEEN MULTIPLE PARTNERS, INCLUDING INDIANA

PARTNERS, INCLUDING INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE,

UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, IVY

INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, IVY TECH AND UNION HOSPITAL.

TECH AND UNION HOSPITAL. OUR CENTER HAS A LOT OF

OUR CENTER HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF STUDENTS

DIFFERENT KINDS OF STUDENTS RANGING FROM MEDICAL STUDENTS,

RANGING FROM MEDICAL STUDENTS, NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS,

NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, EATHLETIC TRAINERS AND EXERCISE

EATHLETIC TRAINERS AND EXERCISE SCIENCE MAJORS.

SCIENCE MAJORS. WE HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF

WE HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF STUDENTS THAT UTILIZE OUR

STUDENTS THAT UTILIZE OUR FACILITY.

FACILITY. >> AND YOU BROUGHT A PAIR OF

>> AND YOU BROUGHT A PAIR OF GOOGLE GLASS HERE.

GOOGLE GLASS HERE. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW THIS IS

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW THIS IS HELPING STUDENTS.

HELPING STUDENTS. >> WELL, WHAT GOOGLE GLASS DOES

>> WELL, WHAT GOOGLE GLASS DOES FOR US, IT GIVES US A

FOR US, IT GIVES US A FIRST-PERSON POINT OF VIEW WAY

FIRST-PERSON POINT OF VIEW WAY OF EDUCATING OUR STUDENTS IN.

OF EDUCATING OUR STUDENTS IN. OUR SIMULATIONS WE HAVE PATIENTS

OUR SIMULATIONS WE HAVE PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND THEN THE

AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND THEN THE CARE PROVIDERS THAT GO IN AND

CARE PROVIDERS THAT GO IN AND TAKE CARE OF THEM.

TAKE CARE OF THEM. AND ANY ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE

AND ANY ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE COULD BE WEARING THE GLASS

COULD BE WEARING THE GLASS DURING OUR SIMULATIONS.

DURING OUR SIMULATIONS. IT COULD BE THE PATIENT.

IT COULD BE THE PATIENT. SO WE CAN SEE WHAT THE PATIENT

SO WE CAN SEE WHAT THE PATIENT IS SEEING WHEN PEOPLE ARE TAKING

IS SEEING WHEN PEOPLE ARE TAKING CARE OF HIM.

CARE OF HIM. IT COULD BE THE STUDENT WHO IS

IT COULD BE THE STUDENT WHO IS LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM AND

LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM AND TRYING TO VISUALIZE WHAT IS

TRYING TO VISUALIZE WHAT IS IMPORTANT, AND IMMEDIATELY

IMPORTANT, AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SIMULATION, THEN WE

FOLLOWING SIMULATION, THEN WE DEBRIEF THEM AND THEY WATCH THE

DEBRIEF THEM AND THEY WATCH THE VIDEO THAT THEY HAVE JUST DONE.

VIDEO THAT THEY HAVE JUST DONE. AND THEY GET TO SEE WHAT THAT

AND THEY GET TO SEE WHAT THAT PERSON PARTICULARLY THOUGHT WAS