Larry Higgins

In this talk I will introduce (present) a patient, who, on his own,  has opted to have a medical test done. The test comes back positive, so now what does he do?

To get to the answer, we will learn how centuries of gambling experience led to the once denigrated science of probability and the introduction of conditional probability. I'll  show you how this recently rediscovered, deceptively simple algebraic relation can help our very scared patient. I will conclude with some solid recommendations for his future behavior.

Biography:

BS Biology, University of RI, MD, Tufts University, Boston, MS Biolmedical Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia. Internship RI Hospital, Providence, Residency, Internal Medicine, Baylor, Houston, Fellowship/Post-doc National Heart Institute. Board Certified Internal Medicine. Fellow of American College of Physicians. Service as medical officer in US Army Reserve. IRE Prof Group Medical Instrumentation; IEEE Enginering in Medicine and Biology since inception. Was Prinicpal Biomedical Scientist, Technology, Inc. Dayton, OH and San Antonio, TX. Research in biomechanics and biomedical signal processing. Practiced medicine until retirement in 2000. While in practce, volunteered as Clinical Professor of Medicine at UT Health. Life Senior Member IEEE. Served on IEEE committe on biomedical effects of radio frequency radiation. Currently, Vice Chair, LMAG, LSS. Lives in San Antonio with wife Marian. Hobbies: barbershop singing and amateur radio.

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Dr. Larry Higgin

To get to the answer, we will learn how centuries of gambling experience led to the once denigrated science of probability and the introduction of conditional probability. We’ll show you how this recently rediscovered, deceptively simple algebraic relation can help our very scared patient. I will conclude with some solid recommendations for his future behavior.