[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":434},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-how-do-we-know-if-this-is-the-end-of-covid":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":166,"relatedBooks":338},{"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":33,"project_category":39,"contact_email_category":42,"yst_prominent_words":43,"class_list":50,"better_featured_image":66,"acf":101,"yoast_meta":110,"_links":113},40799,"2022-03-15T10:00:00","2022-03-15T09:00:00",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=40799&_wpnonce=d637bf1446&status=auto-draft&type=post","2022-03-16T09:43:18","2022-03-16T08:43:18","how-do-we-know-if-this-is-the-end-of-covid","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-do-we-know-if-this-is-the-end-of-covid",{"rendered":17},"How Do We Know If COVID Is Over?",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>Is it the end of COVID? – we hear this very question \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftheconversation.com\u002Fwho-gets-to-decide-when-the-pandemic-is-over-177971\" target=\"_blank\">more \u003C\u002Fa>and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.science.org\u002Fcontent\u002Farticle\u002Fwhen-pandemic-over\" target=\"_blank\">more \u003C\u002Fa>often these days. This topic has been analysed over and over in the past two years, I also wrote about it more than once. Here, at the beginning,\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhen-and-how-will-covid-19-end\u002F\" target=\"_blank\"> we outlined possible scenarios\u003C\u002Fa> on how the pandemic will develop. By now we can determine that we ended up somewhere between #2 and #3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We also discussed how widespread vaccination is the\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthis-is-how-we-can-end-covid-in-6-logical-steps\u002F\" target=\"_blank\"> way to go\u003C\u002Fa>, and how it will contribute to getting back our lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F02\u002F0223_end_of_covid-01-1-768x643.png\" alt=\"6 Steps to end COVID\" class=\"wp-image-33053\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F02\u002F0223_end_of_covid-01-1-768x643.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F02\u002F0223_end_of_covid-01-1-1536x1286.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F02\u002F0223_end_of_covid-01-1.png 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The speculation on finally getting over it is not surprising. It is in line with\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2022\u002F02\u002F24\u002Fmoderna-says-covid-is-entering-an-endemic-phase-but-annual-vaccines-will-be-needed.html\" target=\"_blank\"> recent reports\u003C\u002Fa>, and the discussion about the \u003Cstrong>pandemic entering the endemic phase\u003C\u002Fstrong>. In other words: turning into a virus we can co-exist with in ‘normal’ terms. Without global lockdowns, overloaded hospitals, travel and social restrictions. One that can be kept at bay with or without seasonal vaccines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Something that is not defining our lives anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>So how do we know when we reach endemic phase?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Naturally, COVID to become endemic is not something that happens overnight. There is not a day we can point out, and declare: here it is. We have to look for a number of clues and local\u002Fglobal trends, not only in medical data but also in policies, general behaviour of the population and the sentiment. Also, the endemic phase is not happening at the same time everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So, let’s take a look! See where we stand now, and what the clues are that your country is getting there!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Policy changes reflect on how healthcare systems are able to cope with the situation. When a country is easing the restrictions, it means policy makers are confident that the implemented changes will not result in overloaded hospitals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Easing mask requirements\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh5>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is in! \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Finews.co.uk\u002Fnews\u002Fface-masks-when-not-compulsory-covid-rules-mandatory-coverings-uk-explained-1419266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nytimes.com\u002Fexplain\u002F2022\u002F03\u002F01\u002Fus\u002Fmask-mandates-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more\u003C\u002Fa> countries are eliminating mask mandates, some totally, others in certain situations. When you are not required to wear a mask in the shop, in your office, the kids can go to school without it – you are getting there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Normally this happens gradually. The riskiest contact situations – like using public transport, visiting healthcare facilities and so on – will be the last ones where easing the mandatory mask use is to be expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>No travel and social restrictions\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh5>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Limiting movement between regions, countries and continents is a somewhat cruel but quite logical step when the virus is roaring around us. Lowering the chances of new variants getting around is fully logical as asymptomatic patients invisibly spread the virus, generating outbursts that are close to impossible to track back. Despite its logic, these restrictions are hurting our lives. Not meeting friends and family as often and as freely as we would love to, not going to places is always painful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fdriverless-car-768x405.jpg\" alt=\"Driverless Car\" class=\"wp-image-14402\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fdriverless-car-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fdriverless-car-512x270.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fdriverless-car-458x242.jpg 458w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F11\u002Fdriverless-car.jpg 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When we see the freedom of social interactions and movement getting back to normal, it is a sign that the situation is under control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Hospitals are not overloaded, COVID-unrelated healthcare services become accessible\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh5>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another sign of the situation improving is if you don’t hear about capacity problems in the healthcare system. If ICU units are able to manage the cases, and above all: if healthcare systems get back to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>By normal we of course mean how it used to be before pandemic. This might not be great, but if you can talk to your general practitioner about your prescriptions, and don’t have to wait four days to finally get in touch, that surely is an improvement compared to the COVID-era, and a clue that we are getting to the endemic phase. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, COVID, or rather the capacity shortage created by the pandemic created a \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.weforum.org\u002Fagenda\u002F2022\u002F02\u002Fcancer-oncology-covid-radio-davos\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">second wave of healthcare problems\u003C\u002Fa>. The problem of everyone who could not receive a diagnosis or a necessary treatment for anything non-COVID. Cancer patients, people living with chronic diseases, or with not life threatening but uncomfortable and\u002For painful health problems. In most countries we have yet to see these accumulated backlogs disappear. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Rich countries’ endemic is poor countries’ pandemic\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As this\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theatlantic.com\u002Fhealth\u002Farchive\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Fpandemic-global-south-disease-health-crisis\u002F624179\u002F\" target=\"_blank\"> very thorough analysis\u003C\u002Fa> points out, “By epidemic we actually mean a pandemic that no longer kills people in rich countries”. A depressing thought, nevertheless an important one. We have seen it happening with a number of different diseases from malaria to tuberculosis, from AIDS to now COVID. Once the developed world is over a health crisis, it tends to forget about it, despite the fact that it is not at all under control in less developed parts of the planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002F042_worldmap-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22111\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002F042_worldmap-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002F042_worldmap-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002F042_worldmap-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F10\u002F042_worldmap.png 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>HIV is not something we think about very often these days, meanwhile \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.who.int\u002Fdata\u002Fgho\u002Fdata\u002Findicators\u002Findicator-details\u002FGHO\u002Fprevalence-of-hiv-among-adults-aged-15-to-49-(-)\" target=\"_blank\">almost 30%\u003C\u002Fa> of the population is infected in some countries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The same is to be expected with COVID if developed countries are not focusing on supporting the less fortunate ones. And not just by handing over vaccine shipments, but more importantly, handing over knowledge and technology, allowing vaccines to be manufactured locally and cost effectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Unless generic drugs and vaccines are available for the less developed countries, the pandemic will continue to take its toll. Besides this being deeply inhumane, it is also not wise. The virus spreading uncontrollably among billions of people will almost certainly result in new variants emerging, annihilating the results we achieved with so much work and personal sacrifice. In other words: unless it is under control everywhere, it is not over for good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>5 important takeaways\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As the situation is getting close to normal, and we start to feel more comfortable in our new-old lives, there are some takeaways we should keep in mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>1.  Let’s not forget about personal hygiene. Washing our hands often and everywhere is a habit we should not drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>2.  Always look for vaccination recommendations when travelling. This is true for everyone, but especially important for the elderly and everyone living with a chronic disease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>3.  Just because our\u002Fyour country has the situation under control, this is not the case in other parts of the world. Unless it is under control everywhere, it is not over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>4.  We have an unprecedented opportunity to lay the foundations of a new kind of healthcare. Digital health-adoption – forced on us by COVID-related capacity shortage – is on an all-time high, opening avenues for development never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>5.  Wearing masks if you don’t feel safe is perfectly fine. I will certainly do so in certain situations. We should allow ourselves plenty of time to get our confidence back in everyday situations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So, where do we stand now, you ask? Everything we discussed about the near-end of the pandemic is only true if we don’t see a new, dangerous virus variant emerging. Let’s hope omicron did the job, but don’t forget that sadly there is still a chance for a new round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>Just because our country has the situation under control, this is not the case in other parts of the world. Unless it is under control everywhere, it might be not over yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",6,28131,"closed",true,"","standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31,32],7079,6479,[34,35,36,37,38],4247,1396,7531,7533,3085,[40,41],950,951,[],[44,45,46,47,48,49],3189,5187,1683,2625,3061,3079,[51,14,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65],"post-40799","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tmf","category-covid-19","tag-pandemic","tag-public-health","tag-endemic","tag-end-of-covid","tag-covid19","project_category-medical-professionals","project_category-patients",{"id":24,"alt_text":67,"caption":68,"description":69,"media_type":70,"media_details":71,"post":99,"source_url":100},"We take a look at how we'll see 2020 in 2030","By 2030 we'll have many changes we apply now due to COVID-19 - including wearing a mask","In this article we put on our VR headsets, fast forward to 2030 and have a look at what we have gained and what we lost to the virus.","image",{"width":72,"height":73,"file":74,"sizes":75,"image_meta":97},1920,1080,"2020\u002F05\u002F165_tmf_v2-01.png",{"medium":76,"large":82,"thumbnail":87,"medium_large":91,"1536x1536":92},{"file":77,"width":78,"height":79,"mime-type":80,"source_url":81},"165_tmf_v2-01-370x208.png","370","208","image\u002Fpng","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F165_tmf_v2-01-370x208.png",{"file":83,"width":84,"height":85,"mime-type":80,"source_url":86},"165_tmf_v2-01-768x432.png","768","432","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F165_tmf_v2-01-768x432.png",{"file":88,"width":89,"height":89,"mime-type":80,"source_url":90},"165_tmf_v2-01-150x150.png","150","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F165_tmf_v2-01-150x150.png",{"file":83,"width":84,"height":85,"mime-type":80,"source_url":86},{"file":93,"width":94,"height":95,"mime-type":80,"source_url":96},"165_tmf_v2-01-1536x864.png","1536","864","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F165_tmf_v2-01-1536x864.png",{"aperture":98,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":98,"copyright":27,"focal_length":98,"iso":98,"shutter_speed":98,"title":27,"orientation":98},"0",28049,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F165_tmf_v2-01.png",{"cta_type":102,"cta_color":27,"subtitle":27,"related_books":103,"related_posts_footer":106,"related_posts":20},"subscribe",[104,105],31417,24759,[107,108,109],27899,31127,28453,{"yoast_wpseo_title":111,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":112,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"How Do We Know If COVID Is Over? - The Medical Futurist","Just because our country has the situation under control, this is not the case globally. Unless it is under control everywhere, COVID might not be over yet.",{"self":114,"collection":120,"about":123,"author":126,"replies":129,"version-history":132,"predecessor-version":136,"wp:featuredmedia":140,"wp:attachment":143,"wp:term":146,"curies":162},[115],{"href":116,"targetHints":117},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F40799",{"allow":118},[119],"GET",[121],{"href":122},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts",[124],{"href":125},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftypes\u002Fpost",[127],{"embeddable":26,"href":128},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fusers\u002F6",[130],{"embeddable":26,"href":131},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=40799",[133],{"count":134,"href":135},10,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F40799\u002Frevisions",[137],{"id":138,"href":139},40889,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F40799\u002Frevisions\u002F40889",[141],{"embeddable":26,"href":142},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F28131",[144],{"href":145},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=40799",[147,150,153,156,159],{"taxonomy":148,"embeddable":26,"href":149},"category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=40799",{"taxonomy":151,"embeddable":26,"href":152},"post_tag","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=40799",{"taxonomy":154,"embeddable":26,"href":155},"project_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=40799",{"taxonomy":157,"embeddable":26,"href":158},"contact_email_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=40799",{"taxonomy":160,"embeddable":26,"href":161},"yst_prominent_words","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=40799",[163],{"name":164,"href":165,"templated":26},"wp","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.w.org\u002F{rel}",[167],{"id":109,"date":168,"date_gmt":169,"guid":170,"modified":172,"modified_gmt":173,"slug":174,"status":13,"type":14,"link":175,"title":176,"content":178,"excerpt":180,"author":23,"featured_media":182,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":183,"categories":184,"tags":192,"project_category":207,"contact_email_category":211,"yst_prominent_words":212,"class_list":233,"better_featured_image":259,"acf":284,"yoast_meta":293,"_links":296},"2020-06-04T10:00:00","2020-06-04T08:00:00",{"rendered":171},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=28453&_wpnonce=54ff8aa3b6&status=auto-draft&type=post","2021-01-21T09:55:13","2021-01-21T08:55:13","get-used-to-it-remote-care-is-the-new-norm","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fget-used-to-it-remote-care-is-the-new-norm",{"rendered":177},"Get Used to It: Remote Care Is the New Norm",{"rendered":179,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>After living through the past 2-3 months at home, remote care feels just like remote work does: a no-brainer. It is quite frustrating that \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcovid-19-was-needed-for-telemedicine-to-finally-go-mainstream\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a global crisis had to lead to this point\u003C\u002Fa>. Just like in the case of (\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nytimes.com\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F25\u002Fopinion\u002Fonline-college-coronavirus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">especially higher\u003C\u002Fa>) education, people now start to realize how to leverage the tools that have already been there for a while. Once considered science fiction, remote care is today’s new standard. Let me show you how.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There are many good examples of remote care solutions. It can \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fremarkable-examples-of-telemedicine\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">connect patients and doctors\u003C\u002Fa> without the need to travel (did you know that in Alaska patient records \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsearchhealthit.techtarget.com\u002Ffeature\u002FTelehealth-program-key-to-quality-healthcare-in-Alaska\" target=\"_blank\">can only be transported on a sled\u003C\u002Fa> with a Husky team if the internet connection is down?!). It can offer remote counseling and health advice \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-telemedicine-solutions-bringing-patients-doctors-closer\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">in the form of an app\u003C\u002Fa>, even providing live, on-demand video visits or medical A.I. consultation. And it can cover night shifts for physicians and nurses by \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-eicu-is-turning-night-into-day-with-telemedicine\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">delivering care from the other side of the Earth\u003C\u002Fa>. The question is obvious: why haven’t we used it more before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>For those who are not familiar with the term ‘telemedicine’, here is the shortest definition ever\u003C\u002Fstrong>:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"One Minute Challenge: Telemedicine - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FdQ-rjGz15yM?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\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>A Paradigm Shift in Care\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The novel coronavirus made healthcare professionals retrace their way of thinking. It did disrupt the systems, and forced health networks to rehash their telemedicine concepts. Not only that: in order to protect medical professionals from the virus, the need for remote technologies skyrocketed. If you needed to go to your physician over the past weeks, first you had to call in and describe your symptoms. Isn’t this the first step of remote care?But hospitals and even some governments went beyond that. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia-exp1.licdn.com\u002Fdms\u002Fimage\u002FC5622AQEfR5YOIiMP6A\u002Ffeedshare-shrink_2048_1536\u002F0?e=1593648000&v=beta&t=x0zYjtawjp0jCzW3ewCXm7DuCBjT9rpvSF-elgqQ_Hw\" alt=\"\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: publichealth.jmir.org\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Take the case of Catalonia. The Spanish region of 7.5M inhabitants has always been one of the frontrunners of digital health technologies. Health information was handled electronically already in the 1990s! They integrated personal glucose meters and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fpulse\u002Fcatalonia-advancing-open-standards-personal-health-devices-str%C3%BCbin\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">data from mobile apps and devices\u003C\u002Fa> into their Digital Health Platform years ago. And although Spain was one of the countries which were hit hardest by the COVID-19, Catalonia was \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpublichealth.jmir.org\u002F2020\u002F2\u002Fe19106\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">quick to turn to digital health technologies\u003C\u002Fa> facing the pandemic. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>“You can’t stop the change, any more than you can stop the suns from setting”\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is important to note that facing COVID-19, the reason why Catalonia could act fast was not only because they were ready technologically. They were ready due to their medical education. Because the entire digital health reform is \u003Cstrong>not a matter of technology\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003Cstrong>It is a \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cstrong>cultural transformation\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong>.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Contrary to popular belief, disruptive technologies cannot bring \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-manifesto\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">change on their own\u003C\u002Fa>. These need changes in the system as well as in stakeholders’ attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>More than 5 million physicians are currently missing from healthcare systems, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.who.int\u002Fbulletin\u002Fvolumes\u002F86\u002F7\u002F07-046474\u002Fen\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">says the WHO\u003C\u002Fa>. And you don’t need to be a futurist to tell that there will be a surge in these numbers, not necessarily because there will be more sick people but because more and more people will gain access to healthcare whatsoever. There is no way to avoid the rise of telemedicine. And Rise It Does.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The Rise Of Digital Technologies after COVID-19\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A health system just sent me their 2019 versus 2020 numbers for virtual visits. The difference was so stark I thought it was a typo.\u003C\u002Fp>— Christina Farr (@chrissyfarr) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002Fchrissyfarr\u002Fstatus\u002F1262851123234222080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2020\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fplatform.twitter.com\u002Fwidgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\">\u003C\u002Fscript>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: Twitter\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Well-known health correspondent Christina Farr first thought it was a typo when she saw how the virtual visit numbers of a telehealth company rose between 2019 and 2020. And indeed, there has been a gigantic surge in the use of telemedicine, in particular virtual visits in the US. Over the past 3 months, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthpopuli.com\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F22\u002Ftrust-my-doctor-fear-the-office-and-losing-health-insurance-in-the-covid-19-pandemic\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">telehealth usage has tripled\u003C\u002Fa>, mainly because people were simply afraid to go to the doctor. For example \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.teladoc.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Teladoc\u003C\u002Fa>, a company that offers medical visits online and over the phone experienced a \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthleadersmedia.com\u002Ffinance\u002Fteladoc-health-visits-jump-92-q1-revenue-tops-180m\" target=\"_blank\">surge of 92% \u003C\u002Fa>(!) in remote health visits. As a result, the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F23\u002Fdigital-health-stocks-are-surging-amid-coronavirus-pandemic.html\" target=\"_blank\">value of remote care companies\u003C\u002Fa> began to rise. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another part of the issue in the US is Medicare: \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aarp.org\u002Fcontent\u002Fdam\u002Faarp\u002Fppi\u002F2019\u002F08\u002Ftelehealth-medicare-what-is-covered.doi.10.26419-2Fppi.00080.001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">CMS started reimbursing telemedicine services\u003C\u002Fa> just before COVID hit, in January 2020. According \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jdpower.com\u002Fbusiness\u002Fpress-releases\u002F2019-us-telehealth-satisfaction-study\" target=\"_blank\">to a study\u003C\u002Fa>, only one in 10 patients used telehealth options in the US in 2019. In 2020? Some providers reported a \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fqz.com\u002F1821549\u002Ftelemedicine-faces-unprecedented-demand-in-the-wake-of-coronavirus\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">650% growth in one  state\u003C\u002Fa>! And overall satisfaction rate with telehealth was at 89%, as of a \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthpopuli.com\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F22\u002Ftrust-my-doctor-fear-the-office-and-losing-health-insurance-in-the-covid-19-pandemic\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">US survey in May\u003C\u002Fa>. It is clear that even with COVID gone, telemedicine will stay. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Post-COVID Life: A Life Yet Uncertain\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is not yet known how we will tackle the global pandemic. What is certain is that masks, social distancing and a general fear will most likely remain with us for quite a while – \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F28443?post_id=28443&_wpnonce=54ff8aa3b6&status=future&type=post&preview=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and even some technologies, too.\u003C\u002Fa> We will also be less likely willing to go to the hospital or even to go see our own GP, probably for years to come. When (and definitely not ‘if’) telemedicine systems are set up, more and more people will try it. And as we have seen the numbers above, they will stick to it. They will not wait for hours to see a doctor. They’d rather stay at home and do chores while waiting for the doctor online! And they won’t travel to a point of care if it’s in their pockets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F054-telemedicine-1-768x432.png\" alt=\"\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What’s for sure is that telemedicine is faster, cheaper and can also be better streamlined. And it’s definitely a better solution for both the patient and the doctor. Patients will still need real doctors to give answers to their questions. And doctors will have more time on their hands – and possibly experiencing less burnout. Looks like a win-win situation, doesn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Use the Force, Luke\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I wish moving on to digital health solutions would be as easy as this. What is definite is that we’ll see more and more solutions becoming the norm, and that will make more and more patients use these. We have the ability to make use of these solutions as we must all become empowered and knowledgeable patients, thereby bring the future upon ourselves. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>By becoming the so-called “\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnnlm.gov\u002Fclass\u002Fsuperpatients-patients-who-extend-science-when-all-other-options-are-gone\u002F9254\" target=\"_blank\">Superpatients\u003C\u002Fa>”, we take the first step into the age of medical digitalisation. We ourselves need to find what solutions are available in our regions\u002Finsurers or GP and take on from there. Sounds difficult? It isn’t – \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-healthcare-in-estonia\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Estonian Grandmas can do it\u003C\u002Fa>. Because as it seems, telemedicine is going to be the new norm. Let’s get used to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":181,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>After living through the past 2-3 months at home, remote care feels just like remote work does: a no-brainer. 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