Sammies nominees highlight superior public service
The Partnership for Public Service recently announced the finalists for the 2016 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals.
Jacques Reifman and the APPRAISE Team
Science and Environment Winner
Senior Research Scientist
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
Fort Detrick, Maryland
Jacques Reifman and the APPRAISE Team received the 2016 Science and Einvironment Medal Sept. 20, at the 2016 Service to America Medals ceremony. Read the full story here.
Reifman and his team developed the APPRAISE system, which monitors patients during transportation via ambulance or medical helicopter, and diagnoses instances of internal bleeding. The system uses artificial intelligence and pattern-recognition algorithms to monitor vital signs and recommend blood transfusions.
“Jaques Reifman saw the need to predict when someone is going to require a blood transfusion after watching 12 years of war,” said George Ludwig, the acting principal assistant for research and technology with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command. “The APPRAISE tool has far-reaching application.”
(Aaron Clamage/clamagephoto.com)
Listen to an interview with Jaques Reitman on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
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