[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":345},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-future-empathy-not-coding":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":181,"relatedBooks":344},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":32,"project_category":46,"contact_email_category":47,"yst_prominent_words":48,"class_list":56,"better_featured_image":77,"acf":116,"yoast_meta":125,"_links":128},16292,"2017-09-12T15:17:24","2017-09-12T13:17:24",{"rendered":9},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=16292","2022-05-12T12:02:02","2022-05-12T10:02:02","future-empathy-not-coding","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffuture-empathy-not-coding",{"rendered":17},"The Future Is About Empathy, Not Coding",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2017. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the fast advancement of digital technologies and the allure of entrepreneurial lifestyle, plenty of people in different professions turn to coding thinking that the future will require even more IT skills than today. Although I do not question the importance of digital literacy in general, I believe medical professionals should rather master soft skills and acquire a futurist mindset than go for coding if they truly want to prepare for the coming decades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Automation, A.I., and robotics turn the job market upside down\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>At the dawn of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.weforum.org\u002Fpages\u002Fthe-fourth-industrial-revolution-by-klaus-schwab\u002F\">Fourth Industrial Revolution\u003C\u002Fa>, automation and digitization of our worlds and workplace are continuing, changing the job market, the nature of many jobs and even the concept of what it means to be working. Many fear that robots and automation will take their jobs without alternatives. The phenomenon is not new: in the 19\u003Csup>th\u003C\u002Fsup> century, members of the Luddite movement – textile workers and weavers – destroyed weaving machinery in protest and fear that machines would take their place in their industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Lately, the same fears emerge in healthcare about \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-future-of-radiology-and-ai\u002F\">artificial intelligence taking the jobs of radiologists\u003C\u002Fa>, robots surpassing the skills of surgeons, or \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fbernardmarr\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F25\u002Fsurprisingly-these-10-professional-jobs-are-under-threat-from-big-data\u002F#322bade7426b\">taking jobs in pharma\u003C\u002Fa>. A renowned voice in tech, Kai-Fu Lee, founder of venture capital firm Sinovation Ventures \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2017\u002F04\u002F27\u002Fkai-fu-lee-robots-will-replace-half-of-all-jobs.html\">told CNBC that\u003C\u002Fa> A.I. will be bigger than all other tech revolutions, and robots are likely to replace 50 percent of all jobs in the next decade. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Ftechnology-30290540\">Stephen Hawking even said that\u003C\u002Fa> the development of full A.I. could spell the end of the human race. Elon Musk agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fcognitive-computing.png\" alt=\"empathy\" class=\"wp-image-16293\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fcognitive-computing.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fcognitive-computing-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fcognitive-computing-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fcognitive-computing-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fcognitive-computing-444x250.png 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Is basic income tax the solution? Or turning to coding?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As the fears of losing the battle against new technologies grow exponentially, alternatives on the individual and social level already surfaced. The \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.businessinsider.com\u002Fpolicy-responses-to-automation-and-robots-taking-jobs-2017-4\">most popular policy-level concept\u003C\u002Fa> is the introduction of the universal basic income, in which case the government would give everyone just enough money to live on while creating incentives for individuals to take risks, start businesses, change jobs, return to school or try a new career. Another idea is the negative income tax, where the state would give the poor money the same way as in the case of taxing rich people; but \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=nccryZOcrUg\">Bill Gates would tax robots\u003C\u002Fa> and some \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.businessinsider.com\u002Fpolicy-responses-to-automation-and-robots-taking-jobs-2017-4\">economists think the solution lies at the heart of governments creating more jobs\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While these responses for the challenges of automation and digital technologies are only ideas at the moment – except for the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Fsociety\u002F2017\u002Ffeb\u002F19\u002Fbasic-income-finland-low-wages-fewer-jobs\">national-scale experiment of Finland with universal basic income\u003C\u002Fa> -, it is natural that people are making steps to secure their own futures. No wonder that so many are considering to give up their current profession and try their luck in programming, coding, and entrepreneurship in general. As it seems that the hottest professions of the day are those dealing with \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.businessinsider.com\u002Fskills-that-can-get-you-hired-2016-10\">data science, coding and computing\u003C\u002Fa>. While many think that it might even be the case in healthcare, I believe that if someone truly pictures himself or herself among medical professionals in the future, other skills, such as the futurist mindset and social skills coupled with sound digital literacy might be more important than coding or entrepreneurial spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fcoding.jpg\" alt=\"Empathy\" class=\"wp-image-16296\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fcoding.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fcoding-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fcoding-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fcoding-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fcoding-444x250.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The importance of the futurist mindset\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I’m not saying that everyone should get a crystal ball and concentrate strongly on what it is trying to say. Yet, it is important to look ahead and continuously monitor the current trends with a notion of how it might affect one’s job, family or environment in general. Personal computers, laptops are only around for a couple of decades, not to speak about the wonder called world wide web! In the 1950s, no one would have thought that a little bit more than 60 years later, the most pursued jobs and skills will be those of the data scientists and coders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Many jobs that might be around in healthcare in a couple of years, do not exist yet. What if we will have robot companion technicians soon? What about \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fnew-jobs-future-healthcare-medicine-part-ii\u002F\">gamification specialists or AR\u002FVR operation planners\u003C\u002Fa>? While they all might be possible, you cannot really prepare for them only by studying more coding or data science. What everyone needs to understand is that the most important is to familiarize with the latest technologies and prepare for the changes in time. We have to have meaningful conversations about how such changes affect people and the future generations. For example, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fkid-will-play-friends-learn-vr-teachers\u002F\">the generation born today will play with AI friends and have VR teachers\u003C\u002Fa>. That might come with a completely different view on the worlds as ours today, so we need to be open, mindful and curious. Just as a futurist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fprint.jpg\" alt=\"Empathy\" class=\"wp-image-16297\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fprint.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fprint-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fprint-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fprint-512x286.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fprint-447x250.jpg 447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Social skills and empathy\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In healthcare, soft skills such as empathy – and the jobs connected with it will be valued more and more in the future. It makes complete sense. Automation, robots and artificial intelligence will perform certain cognitive tasks brilliantly to the extent that humans will not be able to compete. Where could humans have a chance? At the so-called soft skills: creativity, empathy, compassion and paying attention to each other. Although artificial intelligence will perform diagnostic tasks or robots might be able to do surgeries, but could they talk to a patient with empathy about the risks and consequences of an operation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Moreover, as digital health simplifies administration and cuts down on monotonous tasks, the workload of doctors and nurses will be reduced, so they will be able to concentrate on what really matters – healing the patient and guiding him through the entire process with care. I think, eventually, AI would be able to mimic even such soft skills but as we are social beings, we will always need the human touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The shift towards jobs requiring soft skills already shows in the numbers. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that while jobs for doctors and surgeons will \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bls.gov\u002Fooh\u002Fhealthcare\u002Fphysicians-and-surgeons.htm\">rise\u003C\u002Fa> by 14 per cent between 2014 and 2024, the top three direct-care jobs – personal-care aide, home-health aide, and nursing assistant – are expected to grow by 26 per cent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, as Livia Gershon writes \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Faeon.co\u002Fessays\u002Fthe-key-to-jobs-in-the-future-is-not-college-but-compassion\">here\u003C\u002Fa>, we seriously need to rethink our perspective towards jobs requiring social skills; as they are usually underpaid and undervalued. As care work and other types of labor containing mainly soft skills cannot contribute to the GDP growth as effectively as other types, the global economic system cannot value it appropriately. However, as the age of artificial intelligence and robots is coming, soft skills become much more valued and those who plan to enter the social care sector now will reap the benefit of it – not to speak about patients and society in general!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fchildcare.jpg\" alt=\"Empathy\" class=\"wp-image-16299\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fchildcare.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fchildcare-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fchildcare-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fchildcare-333x250.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Digital literacy\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although I argue against medical professionals massively going into coding and programming in general, I am certainly not against digital technology and digital literacy. On the contrary! I believe that it is way more important than many other skills in today’s digital world. I only think that it is more relevant to interact and use technology than to understand it down to the tiniest detail. Especially for medical professionals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although in the future, it also might change what digital literacy means. Plenty of schools started to incorporate the basics of computer science, coding and programming into their courses. For example, former US President Barack Obama announced a ‘computer science for all’ program for elementary and high schools in the United States. And while I’m all for STEM education, I would be happy to see schools focusing more on voluntary work in helping the elderly or other groups of people in need, as what kids learn there might be more valuable than Python in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fsocial-skills-school.jpg\" alt=\"Empathy\" class=\"wp-image-16300\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fsocial-skills-school.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fsocial-skills-school-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fsocial-skills-school-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fsocial-skills-school-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While acquiring new skills related to digital technologies, of course, makes sense, in healthcare, it might make even more sense to focus on skills we should have been good at but the nature of our profession didn’t allow it. With disruptive technologies, physicians would finally have time to focus on the patient, deal with challenging decisions and enjoy their profession again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. A community of empowered patients, future-oriented healthcare professionals, concerned health policymakers, sensible health tech developers, and enthusiastic medical students. If there were ever a time to join us, it is now. Every contribution, however big or small, powers our research and sustains our future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">\u003Cstrong style=\"background-color: #e71d3299; color: #000;\">Click here to support The Medical Futurist from as little as $3\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> – it only takes a minute. Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>With the fast advancement of digital technologies and the allure of entrepreneurial lifestyle, plenty of people in different professions turn to coding thinking that the future will require even more IT skills than today. Although I do not question the importance of digital literacy in general, I believe medical professionals should rather master soft skills and acquire a futurist mindset than go for coding if they truly want to prepare for the coming decades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",6,16301,"closed",true,"","standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31],521,[33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45],520,693,728,134,729,137,730,144,731,246,275,289,377,[],[],[49,50,51,52,53,54,55],1883,2675,4913,1681,1715,1737,1739,[57,14,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76],"post-16292","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-future-medicine","tag-gc2","tag-it","tag-empathy","tag-ai","tag-social-skills","tag-algorithm","tag-coding","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-job-market","tag-future","tag-healthcare","tag-innovation","tag-robotics-2",{"id":24,"alt_text":78,"caption":79,"description":27,"media_type":80,"media_details":81,"post":5,"source_url":115},"Empathy","Source: www.scoop.it","image",{"width":82,"height":83,"file":84,"sizes":85,"image_meta":112},870,489,"2017\u002F09\u002Fempathy-not-coding.jpg",{"medium":86,"large":92,"thumbnail":97,"medium_large":101,"large_old_512x288":102,"medium_old_444x250":107},{"file":87,"width":88,"height":89,"mime-type":90,"source_url":91},"empathy-not-coding-370x208.jpg",370,208,"image\u002Fjpeg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fempathy-not-coding-370x208.jpg",{"file":93,"width":94,"height":95,"mime-type":90,"source_url":96},"empathy-not-coding-768x432.jpg",768,432,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fempathy-not-coding-768x432.jpg",{"file":98,"width":99,"height":99,"mime-type":90,"source_url":100},"empathy-not-coding-150x150.jpg",150,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fempathy-not-coding-150x150.jpg",{"file":93,"width":94,"height":95,"mime-type":90,"source_url":96},{"file":103,"width":104,"height":105,"mime-type":90,"source_url":106},"empathy-not-coding-512x288.jpg",512,288,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fempathy-not-coding-512x288.jpg",{"file":108,"width":109,"height":110,"mime-type":90,"source_url":111},"empathy-not-coding-444x250.jpg",444,250,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fempathy-not-coding-444x250.jpg",{"aperture":113,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":113,"copyright":27,"focal_length":113,"iso":113,"shutter_speed":113,"title":27,"orientation":113,"keywords":114},"0",[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fempathy-not-coding.jpg",{"related_posts":117,"related_posts_footer":121,"cta_type":27,"cta_color":27,"subtitle":27,"related_books":20},[118,119,120],16375,23464,17898,[122,123,124],22321,21271,20965,{"yoast_wpseo_title":126,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":127,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"The Future Is About Empathy, Not Coding - 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This is never highlighted more than during a healthcare crisis – personal or society-level – we are stricken by fear and uncertainty, nurses are there, actively in the front line, assisting patients and physicians. As the nursing profession requires the core of what makes us human – paying attention, being empathetic and caring -, it will never be replaced by technology. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, the whole of humanity sees a \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.who.int\u002Fnews-room\u002Ffact-sheets\u002Fdetail\u002Fnursing-and-midwifery\" target=\"_blank\">significant shortage of nurses\u003C\u002Fa> according to the World Health Organization, and this 2023 report highlights how overburdened, underappreciated and burned-out an overwhelming majority of nurses feel. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technological innovations in medicine can relieve nurses of the burden of many monotonous and repetitive tasks; especially in situations where \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fchoosing-between-life-and-death-during-covid-19-the-a-i-trolley-problem\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">time is of essence\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These tools can further become commonplace in the daily work life of nurses in the near future.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, the WHO’s \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.who.int\u002Fpublications\u002Fi\u002Fitem\u002F9789240003279\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State of the World’s Nursing Report\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> highlights the importance of technology in nursing education and practice. Let’s see what the most promising ones are.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1. Robotics cutting back on monotonous tasks\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medication management, disinfection, carrying medical devices from A to B, lifting bedridden patients, navigating and greeting patients and relatives in the hospital are all tasks that robots could support.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The robust \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.aethon.com\u002Ftug\u002Ftughealthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TUG robot\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the streamlined \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simeks.com.tr\u002Fen\u002Fportfolio-item\u002Frelay-autonomous-mobile-robot\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simeks’ Relay robot\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> make the in-hospital transport of medical devices, drugs, laboratory specimens or sensitive supplies easier. They can carry around a multitude of racks, carts or bins working around the clock. Both could enable nurses to spend more time with their patients instead of running up and down the building floors. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another robot, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fspectrum.ieee.org\u002Fautomaton\u002Frobotics\u002Fmedical-robots\u002Fhow-diligents-robots-are-making-a-difference-in-texas-hospitals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moxie from Diligent Robotics\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is taking away repetitive tasks from nurses in hospitals in Texas. It picks up supplies from closets and delivers them to patients’ rooms; completely autonomously.\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helping nurses keep up the highest level of hygiene is the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.xenex.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Xenex LightStrike Robot\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This UV disinfection robot disinfects a patient room as quickly as in 10 minutes and a surgical suite within 20 minutes. Its efficacy has even been proven in over 40 peer-reviewed studies.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond robots supporting nurses in soulless tasks, there are several innovations that help them handle patients in more difficult situations. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fsocial-robots-are-robotic-pets-any-worse-than-the-real-ones\" target=\"_blank\">Certain robot companions\u003C\u002Fa> can keep company to people feeling lonely or help treat mental health issues. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fus.softbankrobotics.com\u002Fpepper\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pepper\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.parorobots.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paro\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dinsow.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dinsow\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.bluefrogrobotics.com\u002Fen\u002Fhome\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buddy\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wired.com\u002Fstory\u002Fjibo-is-dying-eulogy\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">deceased Jibo\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are all remarkable examples, even if not all survived. Paro is shaped like a baby seal, and it is especially cute and cuddly to help release stress and ease sadness and solitude. Pepper, the 1.2-meter tall humanoid “social robot”, was even “employed” as a receptionist in a \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.brusselstimes.com\u002Fbrussels\u002F113643\u002Frobot-enforces-social-distancing-in-brussels-hospital\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Belgian\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.themayor.eu\u002Fen\u002Fa-humanoid-robot-greets-patients-at-horovice-hospital\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Czech\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hospital!\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But these cute social robots are not the only ones helping out nurses, we’ve recently seen great \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fposts\u002Fbertalanmesko_lets-get-used-to-cobots-these-are-collaborative-activity-7203711960276725760-xgy5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop\" target=\"_blank\">robotic solutions for physiotherapy\u003C\u002Fa>, and companies like LSR or Roboligent are working on these solutions that can revolutionize rehabilitation. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ROBERT® - Only 3 min. setup time\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFBewGIbLALs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We can see that robots will help in many nursing tasks, but none of these solutions could actually substitute human nurses. This is due to a phenomenon \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F08\u002F0531_moravec-01_tmf.png\" target=\"_blank\"\u003C\u002Fa>called the Moravec paradox:\u003C\u002Fa> the observation in artificial intelligence and robotics that, contrary to traditional assumptions, reasoning requires very little computation, but sensorimotor and perception skills require enormous computational resources. In simpler terms: robots that can easily beat the world’s best chess player could hardly compete with a human toddler in many simple movement tasks. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2. \u003Cb>Remote communication reaching isolated communities\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The COVID-19 pandemic \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcovid-19-was-needed-for-telemedicine-to-finally-go-mainstream\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">boosted telemedicine\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into mainstream practice. It’s an effective tool to reduce unnecessary hospital visits, reduce risks of cross-infections, and still provide clinical care. Leveraging the same technology is \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fevisit.com\u002Fwhat-is-telehealth-nursing\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">telehealth nursing care,\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which is employed in both emergency and non-emergency situations.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the former, nurses from around the world can participate in telephone triage set-ups. Moreover, nurses can monitor a patient’s oxygen levels, heart rate, respiration, blood glucose and more. In non-emergency situations, nurses can get their patients’ blood pressure readings or glucose readings, for instance. They can also instruct patients as to how to dress a wound or treat a minor burn.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only is telecommunication used for providing care, but it is also used to train nurses. “Some online or distance programs have been shown to increase access to rural and remote clinical facilities previously not associated with a “brick and mortar” education institution,” notes the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.who.int\u002Fpublications\u002Fi\u002Fitem\u002F9789240003279\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHO report\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The tendencies that started during the pandemic contributed to the birth of a whole new branch of the nursing profession: \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthjob.org\u002Fguide\u002Fwhat-is-remote-nursing\" target=\"_blank\">remote nursing\u003C\u002Fa>, which, by now has a great number of sub-branches from telephone triage to case management. 21st-century solutions like \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwelcome-to-the-virtual-ward\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">virtual wards \u003C\u002Fa>also bring new nursing roles, from remote monitoring to at-home assistance.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3. Drawing blood with technology\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More often than not, the process of taking blood is a pain point for both patients and nurses. It’s known that patients usually dislike needles; but on the nurses’ side, they often have to endure long and miserable moments before finding the appropriate vein. This adds to the patient’s uncomfortable experience and here \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwould-you-let-a-robot-take-your-blood-sample\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">robots\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fnot-in-vein-the-aimvein-pro2-0-vein-finder-review\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">vein scanners\u003C\u002Fa> can help quicken the procedure.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We first wrote about \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.veebot.com\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Veebot\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the “first robot phlebotomist” about 10 years ago, praising the idea multiple times. While it was still in development, the idea of using a combination of infrared light and image analysis to detect a suitable vein, and then applying ultrasound to see if the vessel has sufficient blood flow was fascinating. \u003C\u002Fspan>But we always noted that this is a technology still in development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As of today, the first clinical trials of \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.clinicaltrialsarena.com\u002Fnews\u002Fvitestros-robotic-blood-drawing-device-meets-trial-endpoints\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Vitestro’s blood drawing robot\u003C\u002Fa> are already underway, with great initial results. The two-year study is scheduled to run through 2025 and involves 10,000 patients over five study phases in four leading Dutch hospital labs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>According to their interim results, 98% of patients indicated acceptance of the new, automated method of blood drawing and 83% rated the procedure pain as less than or comparable to manual blood draws. The company expects their solution to become commercially available before the end of next year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Showing how the technology is indeed leaving the realm of sci-fi is a notable milestone: a Danish hospital has pre-ordered three of these devices, marking the company’s first international deployment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Testing a Vein Scanner!! - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FiLkfDE3Gg8s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But we don’t even have to look for these robots for tech assistance in drawing blood. Vein scanning devices have been around for over a decade. These \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">involve light-based technology to illuminate peripheral veins to improve first stick success. Devices like \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.accuvein.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AccuVein\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbraunusa.com\u002Fen\u002Fproducts\u002Fb4\u002Fveinviewer.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VeinViewer\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> adopt such an approach. \u003C\u002Fspan>A little while ago our team \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fnot-in-vein-the-aimvein-pro2-0-vein-finder-review\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">also tested the Aimvein Pro2.0\u003C\u002Fa>, a great device with a still out-of-reach price tag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4. Explaining complex medical language with 3D printing\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Finger splints, organ models, personalised plaster casts, prosthetic parts, even biomaterials, food and, in the future, organs – \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F3d-printing-in-medicine-and-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">there are amazing things we can already 3D print in healthcare\u003C\u002Fa>. Several of these innovations could definitely improve the nurses’ jobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, nurses who are tasked with describing medical procedures to patients \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fonline.maryville.edu\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-3d-printing-could-revolutionize-the-field-of-nursing\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can use detailed, 3D-printed models\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This helps improve communication around complex procedures with better visualisation. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another way the technology can be used is to feed patients on specific diets. The Foodini project from Natural Machines \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002F3dprint.com\u002F263984\u002Flynnette-kucsma-our-next-food-printer-will-use-lasers-to-cook-food\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">partners with healthcare institutions and authorities\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to print appealing foods for cancer patients or those on restricted diets. Another company, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbiozoon.de\u002Fen\u002Fseneopro\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biozoon\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, prints out gourmet-looking food for seniors who need to eat pureed meals. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002F0034_foodprinting.png\" alt=\"artificial food\" class=\"wp-image-21819\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002F0034_foodprinting.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002F0034_foodprinting-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002F0034_foodprinting-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002F0034_foodprinting-512x288.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F3dprint.com\u002F134363\u002F3d-printed-pill-boxes-hivaids\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nursing students themselves take the initiative to help patients via 3D printing.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Graduating nursing students from Caldwell University have developed a unique pillbox for HIV\u002FAIDS patients who need to swallow several pills a day but don’t want to be always asked about it. It’s the meeting point of nursing care, technology, and innovation – and we hope to see more of it in the future!\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>5. \u003Cb>Portable diagnostics for increased access to care\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The appearance of pocket-sized, user-friendly and portable diagnostic devices makes it easier and faster for nurses to care for a patient. Measuring health parameters and vital signs will be reduced to minutes, and massive, oversized machines for an ultrasound, ECG or laboratory testing will become things of the past. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, now one can literally pack \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-7-must-haves-for-the-doctor-of-the-21st-century\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a department’s worth of diagnostic tools\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a briefcase. Most of these can upload readings online to be shared with a professional for further assessment. Such portable tools greatly improve access to care in remote regions and facilities lacking specialists. In such cases, nurses themselves can take readings and remotely share them with physicians for deeper analyses. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fsmall.png\" alt=\"medical bag of the 21st century\" class=\"wp-image-26553\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fsmall.png 1920w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fsmall-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fsmall-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fsmall-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fsmall-512x288.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, a nurse can follow up a patient’s vitals with the\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffirst-medical-tricorder-viatom-checkme-pro-review\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Viatom CheckMe Pro\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and listen to lung sounds with the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fbridge-tradition-innovation-eko-core-digital-stethoscope-review\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eko Core\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The data can be sent to a physician to monitor the patient’s status remotely and recommend hospitalisation in case of suspicious readings. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portable ultrasound devices like the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthreshold-of-a-new-era-in-diagnostics-philips-lumify-portable-ultrasound-review\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philips Lumify\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwireless-and-scanning-the-clarius-portable-ultrasound-review\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clarius\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can further assist nurses in certain critical tasks. Nurses trained in the use of such devices \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedaily.com\u002Freleases\u002F2016\u002F05\u002F160518074207.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can accurately calculate\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> fluid retention both in the pleural cavities of the lungs and the inferior vena cava of heart failure patients. This enables them to dispense diuretic drugs more precisely to prevent harmful fluid retention in those patients.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>6. \u003Cb>Artificial intelligence assessing risks and eliminating alarm fatigue\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to highly optimise processes in hospitals and even eliminate problematic alarm fatigue. By enhancing efficiency, AI will immensely benefit nurses.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Duke University researchers demonstrated such an application of AI in nursing. Their \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.myamericannurse.com\u002Fhow-artificial-intelligence-is-transforming-the-future-of-nursing\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sepsis W\u003C\u002Fspan>atch\u003C\u002Fa> deep learning algorithm helps assess a patient’s risk for developing sepsis. It automatically alerts the hospital’s rapid response team in case of a high-risk patient and\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> guides them through the first 3 hours of care administration. This is critical in preventing complications.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-and-COVID-small.png\" alt=\"artificial intelligence and COVID\" class=\"wp-image-27609\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-and-COVID-small.png 1920w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-and-COVID-small-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-and-COVID-small-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-and-COVID-small-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fartificial-intelligence-could-solve-alarm-fatigue-in-hospitals\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alarm fatigue\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> refers to the point when caregivers become desensitised to alarm signs from the myriad of devices emitting a cacophony of beeps all day in the clinical setting. Healthcare institutions experience as many as \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpmc\u002Farticles\u002FPMC4206416\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">187 alarms per bed per day\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, of which 72% to 99% are \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnurse.org\u002Farticles\u002Falarm-fatigue-statistics-patient-safety\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">false alarms\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Those false alerts add up to alarm fatigue, which in turn can lead nurses and physicians to miss those alarms that really need clinical attention. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI solutions like \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fambient-intelligence-and-emotion-ai-in-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">ambient intelligence\u003C\u002Fa> can slash the rate of false alarms and thereby eliminate alarm fatigue. In a 2019 study, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jmir.org\u002F2019\u002F11\u002Fe15406\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">researchers showed\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that their AI-based system helped reduce notifications received by caregivers by up to 99.3%! With such a system in place, nurses can be notified of cases that do require attention and focus on those.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>7. Virtual reality for education\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical education, surgery, rehabilitation medicine, psychiatry, and psychology\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-does-medical-virtual-reality-make-healthcare-more-pleasant\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">could all benefit from virtual reality (VR)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the field of nursing care could reap the fruits of the technology, too.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Virtual, Augmented And Mixed Reality In Healthcare - Live Q&A With The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FkKhi2RZi_TE?start=1&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virtual simulations could support the training phase of nurses. A \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wolterskluwer.com\u002Fen\u002Fexpert-insights\u002F65-percent-nursing-education-programs-adopting-virtual-simulation\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">survey from Wolters Kluwer\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> even found that 65% of nursing education programs adopt virtual simulations, including VR. This ensures that nurses are practice-ready and enhances the training process. For instance, Robert Morris University developed a VR game allowing nursing students to practice urinary catheter insertion. Those VR-trained students showed the same pass rate as students who practiced on mannequins. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At another institution, the University of Nevada, Reno, nursing students use VR headsets to visualize doctors and nurses in scenarios with medical complications; scenes they might not always be exposed to during their education.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others like the University of New England and the University of Michigan are using VR to put students in simulations where they have to \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-ways-medical-vr-is-changing-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">train their communication and empathy skills\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>8. \u003Cb>New tech for better medication management\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Managing one’s medications can receive a boost from new tech such as chatbots, companion robots and digital pills. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-12-health-chatbots\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chatbots\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are already integral parts of the healthcare system. During the COVID-19 pandemic, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-medical-futurist-handbook-to-fight-against-the-covid-19-pandemic\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">several dedicated chatbots were launched\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for remote risk assessment and are still being used; but these chatbots can further ease the burden on nurses by supplementing some of their tasks. For example, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fflorence.chat\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florence\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an electronic “personal nurse” in the colour blue. “She” can remind patients to take their pills, which might be a handy feature for older patients.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F02\u002F012_health_chatbot-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26459\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F02\u002F012_health_chatbot-1.png 1920w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F02\u002F012_health_chatbot-1-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F02\u002F012_health_chatbot-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F02\u002F012_health_chatbot-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F02\u002F012_health_chatbot-1-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F02\u002F012_health_chatbot-1-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, compliance starts with the drug itself. For this purpose, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-present-and-future-of-digital-pills\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">digital pills\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> exist, which one can track to monitor adherence. Researchers even \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-america\u002Fstudy-proteus-digital-pill-system-accurate-improved-adherence-among-california-tb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">showed improved treatment adherence\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> among tuberculosis patients who used such smart pills. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedcitynews.com\u002F2019\u002F12\u002Fnew-smart-pill-maker-gains-fda-approval\u002F?rf=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">etectRx\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcordis.europa.eu\u002Farticle\u002Fid\u002F418365-pill-tracking-device-promises-targeted-personalised-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIGUEMED\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> develop digital pills to help patients take their medicine properly.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Both nursing jobs and robots will stay\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although there are many fearing that AI, robots, and automation will take their jobs in healthcare, statistics show that \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdailynurse.com\u002Fnursing-job-growth-outlook-2017\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nursing is a field with constant employment growth\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the demand for nurses will continue to increase in the future, especially as global populations continue to age in conjunction with a rapidly expanding healthcare industry.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As nursing care requires refined social skills, a high level of empathy,\u003C\u002Fspan> and emotional intelligence, robots or smart algorithms aren’t likely to fill up the field any time soon. However, as the demand for nurses rises, there will be parts of the job augmented by technologies from robots and chatbots through 3D printing\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to VR. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ftheconversation.com\u002Fnurses-of-the-future-must-embrace-high-tech-86042\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nurses could benefit a lot from technology\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as it might make their tasks less cumbersome, more creative and it might free up some of their time.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if nurses don’t start understanding and embracing new technologies as part of their work, the profession and the best interests of patients will suffer. The \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fapps.who.int\u002Firis\u002Fbitstream\u002Fhandle\u002F10665\u002F331673\u002F9789240003293-eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHO report\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> echoes a similar need for nurses to be equipped and conversant with digital health technologies. Needless to say that at The Medical Futurist, we believe this is a crucial need for the betterment of the healthcare landscape. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about the technological future of medical specialties, we invite you to grab a copy of \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fleanpub.com\u002Ffuture-of-medical-specialties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our dedicated e-book on the topic\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fleanpub.com\u002Ffuture-of-medical-specialties\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F0415_tmfs_mockup.png\" alt=\"future of medical specialties\" class=\"wp-image-23819\"\u002F\u003C\u002Fa srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F0415_tmfs_mockup.png 1920w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F0415_tmfs_mockup-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F0415_tmfs_mockup-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F0415_tmfs_mockup-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F0415_tmfs_mockup-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n",{"rendered":196,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>With millions of nurses missing around the globe, the profession needs all the technological help available\u003C\u002Fp>\n",16,31671,{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31,104],[202,203,204,205,206,207,208,36,209,40,210,42],271,272,956,337,355,425,130,630,207,[212,213,214,215],947,948,950,952,[],[218,219,220,221,222,223,53,224,225,226,227,228,229],2877,3743,1631,4295,1639,4967,1719,2133,2373,2391,2395,2613,[231,14,58,59,60,61,62,63,232,233,234,235,236,237,238,239,67,240,71,241,73,242,243,244,245],"post-20965","category-robotics","tag-health","tag-health-20","tag-nurses","tag-nurse","tag-personalized-medicine","tag-technology-2","tag-3d-printing-2","tag-digital-technology","tag-digital-health","project_category-company","project_category-developers","project_category-medical-professionals","project_category-policy-makers",{"id":198,"alt_text":247,"caption":27,"description":248,"media_type":80,"media_details":249,"post":124,"source_url":281},"Future of nurses","Digital Health Technologies Transforming the lives of 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