[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":329},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-its-time-for-the-rise-of-e-physicians":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":196,"relatedBooks":328},{"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":48,"contact_email_category":49,"yst_prominent_words":50,"class_list":64,"better_featured_image":87,"acf":131,"yoast_meta":140,"_links":143},23644,"2019-04-16T18:59:21","2019-04-16T16:59:21",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=23644&_wpnonce=42f0e6afa9&status=auto-draft&type=post","2023-02-17T09:09:12","2023-02-17T08:09:12","its-time-for-the-rise-of-e-physicians","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fits-time-for-the-rise-of-e-physicians",{"rendered":17},"It’s Time For The Rise of E-Physicians",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\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 2019. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW.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> \u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Patient empowerment, the spread of digital technologies and the widening access to medical information coupled with global doctor shortages, rising life expectancy and the ever-higher numbers of chronic diseases call for a change in the practice of medicine. The centuries-old approach to the medical profession cannot deal with the waves of the 21st century. Physicians should experience a shift from the lone wolf to the curious team player, from the rule follower to the creative and from the demigod to the guide in the jungle of digital health. That’s the main argument of the latest \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jmir.org\u002F2019\u002F3\u002Fe12490\u002F\">publication\u003C\u002Fa> of The Medical Futurist Institute entitled \u003Cem>The Rise of the Empowered Physician in the Digital Health Era \u003C\u002Fem>published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Atlases\nholding up an increasingly heavier, ancient world \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The level of physician burnout is at an all-time high. The President of the World Medical Association, Dr. Leonid Eidelman, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wma.net\u002Fnews-post\u002Fwma-leader-warns-of-global-physician-burnout\u002F\">started his inauguration speech in October 2018 by addressing the “pandemic of physician burnout”\u003C\u002Fa>. At that moment, nearly half of the world’s 10 million physicians had symptoms of burnout, including emotional exhaustion, interpersonal disengagement, and a low sense of personal accomplishment, he explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The growing number of chronic\ndiseases, global doctor shortages, increasing costs of medical treatment, and\nrising life expectancy all together result in an immense challenge for medical\nprofessionals. Moreover, even innovations that are supposed to help physicians\ncope with the burden tend to cost in more working hours: electronic medical\nrecords, the increasing computerization of the practice coupled with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthcarefinancenews.com\u002Fnews\u002Fphysician-pay-increases-gender-gap-widens-and-administrative-burden-increases-medscape-shows#.XLIzkbCEy9M.twitter\">the\nincrease of bureaucratic tasks\u003C\u002Fa> all add to the burnout epidemic. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So\nfar it seems technology offered more benefits to patients than medical professionals.\nPatients have more information at their fingertips, have access to many more\ntechnologies, smartphone apps, and gadgets aiding their healing process. They\ncan follow their care closely, ask questions, turn to online patient\ncommunities for support, go after treatments in foreign countries, etc. It\nseems that they don’t need the too confident demigod-like physicians of the\npast anymore. They need partners who can navigate them through the jungle of\ndigital health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The challenges of the 21st century pull the rug from under the feet of medical professionals trying to hold up the ancient image of the doctor as Atlas holding an entire world on his back. Doctors, nurses and other caregivers are stressed and puzzled looking for their new place and function. Neither medical education nor regulations or guidelines prepare them for how to act in this new era. What should they do? How should they react? \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002FA_physician_in_traditional_costume_examining_urine_in_a_flas-369x512.jpg\" alt=\"e-physician\" class=\"wp-image-23645\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">V0016039 A physician in traditional costume examining urine in a flask Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http:\u002F\u002Fwellcomeimages.org \u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What\nis an empowered physician?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The\nfirst response is usually the fight-or-flight reaction. Medical professionals\nare either reluctant to adopt digital health or they are clinging to the power\nthey used to have. However, they cannot bury their heads in the sand for too\nlong. A \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health\">profound\nparadigm shift in healthcare called digital health\u003C\u002Fa>\nis underway – it doesn’t matter whether they want it or not. That’s why,\nsimilarly to the e-patient movement, the rise of e-physicians could mean the\nappropriate response for the requirements of the digital era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Empowered\nphysicians (e-physicians) can be described as \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>“electronic,”\nwhere they use digital technologies in their practice with ease\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>“enabled,”\nwhere they are enabled by regulations and guidelines\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>“empowered,”\nwhere they are empowered by technologies that support their job and their empowered\npatients (e-patients)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>“experts”\nin the use of technologies in their practice or in knowing the best, most\nreliable, and trustworthy digital health sources and technologies\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>“engaged,”\nwhen understanding the feelings and points of view of their patients, giving\nrelevant feedback, and involving them throughout the whole healing process.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>This means a profound shift from the image of the demigod doctor, who is the gatekeeper of medical information, who works alone or in a small team at best and who functions as the data processor and guideline follower entity in the huge wheel of healthcare tailored to the needs of the average patient\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003Cstrong>E-physicians will have knowledge of and positive attitude towards digital technologies, build up the doctor-patient relationship as a partnership and keep compassionate care as the fundamental basis of healthcare.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F061_internet_of_ht-1-512x288.png\" alt=\"e-physician\" class=\"wp-image-23466\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F061_internet_of_ht-1-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F061_internet_of_ht-1-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F061_internet_of_ht-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F061_internet_of_ht-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F061_internet_of_ht-1-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>How\nto help physicians?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, looking at the current conditions of working as a healthcare professional, there is only a slight chance for physicians to live up to the expectations of their new role. \u003Cstrong>The era of digital health should not only mean the equipment of e-patients with information, tools, and technologies, but also the provision of empowered physicians (e-physicians) with time, opportunity, and technologies to fulfill the modern vision of a practicing medical professional\u003C\u002Fstrong> and even more importantly, to make their jobs more creative and more enjoyable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Policy-makers, regulators, leaders of huge institutional settings as well as medical schools should create an environment where e-physicians could successfully establish their presence. As this would be an immense and slow undertaking, as practical advice, we recommend starting the support for re-shaping professional competence in medical school by rewriting medical curricula. Courses such as Lessons in Digital Health successfully taught at Semmelweis University, Hungary should be made available for medical students to familiarise themselves with both digital health technologies and issues of the new patient-doctor partnership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F0608_amad_key_visual_03-512x288.png\" alt=\"e-physician\" class=\"wp-image-23646\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F0608_amad_key_visual_03-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F0608_amad_key_visual_03-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F0608_amad_key_visual_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F0608_amad_key_visual_03-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F0608_amad_key_visual_03-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Pieces\nof advice for physicians of the future\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And what should medical professionals do to keep up with the times? As e-patients have become experts in their illnesses, their chosen health care providers should be able to help them. For that to happen, healthcare providers should be able to form an appropriate relationship with patients. As insights about medical issues and the use of technology can now come from both sides, and they are moving toward shared decision-making, communicating extensively, and managing health and disease through teamwork, physicians should arm themselves with sufficient communication skills and the readiness to the involvement of patients in prevention and treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As\nthrough the use of portable diagnostics, telemedicine, and other\nstate-of-the-art technologies patients become the point of care, healthcare providers\nwill need to be trained in such a way that they can diagnose, treat, educate,\nand monitor patients who are far away. Rules and behavior patterns for\nsynchronous and asynchronous communication should be studied and pinned down.\nBeyond communication skills, digital literacy, as well as the skills of\nmanaging, protecting, and orienting within datasets, will also become\nirreplaceable. An e-physician will need to handle the information at hand in a\ncritical and selective manner, and educate patients on occasion about data\nmanagement issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, we are aware that these are the skills necessary in the future and as a starting point, familiarising ourselves with communication tools, social media, as well as digital health technologies, could also help ease the hardships of the transition into digital health. We also know that the first steps on the road to digitalization could be difficult, especially for older demographics. That’s why we assembled a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fguide-patient-questions-digital-health\">Guide To Ask Me About Digital for physicians\u003C\u002Fa> who would like to step up to the challenges of the 21st century. While the document itself aims to give possible answers for patient questions on digital health for medical professionals using the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fask-me-about-digital-badge\">Ask Me About Digital badge\u003C\u002Fa>, it basically offers guidance to any doctor, nurse and caregiver out there on how to use social media, how to read medical news, what health apps, sensors or wearables to use, which genetic tests to recommend. We believe it is a great starting point for becoming a guide in the digital health jungle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002FFeatures-of-e-physicians-and-e-patients-439x512.png\" alt=\"e-physician\" class=\"wp-image-23651\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002FFeatures-of-e-physicians-and-e-patients-439x512.png 439w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002FFeatures-of-e-physicians-and-e-patients-768x897.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002FFeatures-of-e-physicians-and-e-patients.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While at first these new skills may seem an additional burden on the already strained medical community, by understanding and accepting how digital health technologies can support or augment their capabilities, physicians might have the chance to practice the art of medicine as never before.\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>. 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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>Patient empowerment, the spread of digital technologies and the widening access to medical information coupled with global doctor shortages, rising life expectancy and the ever-higher numbers of chronic diseases call for a change in the practice of medicine. The centuries-old approach to the medical profession cannot deal with the waves of the 21st century. Physicians should experience a shift from the lone wolf to the curious team player, from the rule follower to the creative and from the demigod to the guide in the jungle of digital health. That’s the main argument of the latest publication of The Medical Futurist Institute entitled The Rise of the Empowered Physician in the Digital Health Era published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",6,23649,"closed",true,"","standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31],798,[33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47],246,1304,271,289,358,373,425,563,181,206,804,207,1302,214,1303,[],[],[51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63],2017,3825,1571,3829,1617,4291,1631,1681,1723,1737,1739,1883,2015,[65,14,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86],"post-23644","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital-health-research","tag-future","tag-human-touch","tag-health","tag-innovation","tag-physician","tag-research","tag-technology-2","tag-skills","tag-communication","tag-digital","tag-empowered-patients","tag-digital-health","tag-empowered","tag-doctor","tag-empowered-physician",{"id":24,"alt_text":88,"caption":27,"description":27,"media_type":89,"media_details":90,"post":5,"source_url":130},"e-physician","image",{"width":91,"height":92,"file":93,"sizes":94,"image_meta":127},1200,675,"2019\u002F04\u002FEmpowered-physician-and-patient.png",{"medium":95,"large":101,"thumbnail":106,"medium_large":110,"large_old_512x288":111,"thumbnail_old_150x150":116,"medium_old_370x208":118,"medium_large_old_768x432":121,"large_old_512x288_old_512x288":124},{"file":96,"width":97,"height":98,"mime-type":99,"source_url":100},"Empowered-physician-and-patient-370x208.png",370,208,"image\u002Fpng","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002FEmpowered-physician-and-patient-370x208.png",{"file":102,"width":103,"height":104,"mime-type":99,"source_url":105},"Empowered-physician-and-patient-768x432.png",768,432,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002FEmpowered-physician-and-patient-768x432.png",{"file":107,"width":108,"height":108,"mime-type":99,"source_url":109},"Empowered-physician-and-patient-150x150.png",150,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002FEmpowered-physician-and-patient-150x150.png",{"file":102,"width":103,"height":104,"mime-type":99,"source_url":105},{"file":112,"width":113,"height":114,"mime-type":99,"source_url":115},"Empowered-physician-and-patient-512x288.png",512,288,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002FEmpowered-physician-and-patient-512x288.png",{"file":107,"width":117,"height":117,"mime-type":99,"source_url":109},"150",{"file":96,"width":119,"height":120,"mime-type":99,"source_url":100},"370","208",{"file":102,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":99,"source_url":105},"768","432",{"file":112,"width":125,"height":126,"mime-type":99,"source_url":115},"512","288",{"aperture":128,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":128,"copyright":27,"focal_length":128,"iso":128,"shutter_speed":128,"title":27,"orientation":128,"keywords":129},"0",[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F04\u002FEmpowered-physician-and-patient.png",{"related_posts":132,"related_posts_footer":136,"cta_type":27,"cta_color":27,"subtitle":27,"related_books":20},[133,134,135],23464,23247,17164,[137,138,139],21958,16801,21271,{"yoast_wpseo_title":141,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":142,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"It’s Time For The Rise of E-Physicians - The Medical Futurist","The centuries-old approach to the medical profession cannot deal with the waves of the 21st century. 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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>As patients are becoming the point-of-care, the doctor-patient relationship has started to shift towards an equal-level partnership, and digital technology plays a more and more critical role in healthcare, it is of utmost importance to prepare the future generation of physicians for what they could expect during their future career. As part of our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffrom-chance-to-choice\">From Chance To Choice\u003C\u002Fa> campaign, here, we set out the principles of how to educate medical students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Brace yourself, doctor, digital health is coming!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The advancement of digital technologies, IT and the appearance of the internet with social media channels set profound changes in healthcare in motion\u003C\u002Fstrong>. The high walls of the ivory tower of medicine started to crumble: vast sources of knowledge became available for anyone online, and social media channels have connected patients of many backgrounds with similar symptoms. The power of online communities, as well as empowered patients, appeared, pushing for a more equal-level doctor-patient relationship. As patients are more informed and more inclined to ask questions, they need a different type of rapport with their doctors as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As digital health technologies are developing at an incredible speed, a general trend emerged to produce more and more miniaturized, digitized and connected medical devices for personal use. Telemedicine, portable diagnostics, medical drones or 3D printing push patients to become the point-of-care: to be able to measure their vital signs at home or wherever they are – not only in medical facilities. Coupled with the appearance of direct-to-consumer genetic testing and the progress of genomics as well as artificial intelligence, digital health technologies add to the move of healthcare from reactive to preventive medicine. That means \u003Cstrong>the tools for prevention are getting better and more accessible, while predictive health started to appear to hinder the emergence of severe conditions.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-17168 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002FDigital-Health-1.jpg\" alt=\"Digital Health Manifesto\" class=\"wp-image-17168\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002FDigital-Health-1.jpg 810w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002FDigital-Health-1-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002FDigital-Health-1-512x313.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F02\u002FDigital-Health-1-409x250.jpg 409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mjmmed.com\u002Fyear?year=2017\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The need to prepare the medical community for digital health\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the future, medical professionals might rather get a role as a translator between the technical data and the patient; as a guide in the jungle of digital health through their patient pathway; as well as a counsellor in navigating through healthcare choices instead of being the ultimate source of medical knowledge and the sole decision-maker about medication and treatment choice. \u003Cstrong>For a successful leap from the hierarchical patterns towards the 21st century doctor-patient relationship, the future generation of physicians should be trained differently and should be prepared for all the above-described changes.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Since attitude change gets increasingly difficult with years of experience, the work with e-patients, the acquirement of digital literacy as well as the openness towards technology should already get started in med school. For that, the medical community needs to set up new principles for education, and it’s also necessary to revise the Hippocratic Oath. We will elaborate on the former in the coming sections, while we enlisted our ideas for the latter \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhy-an-upgraded-hippocratic-oath-is-needed-in-the-digital-era\">here\u003C\u002Fa>. The Medical Futurist is aware of how hard it is to change attitudes and old habits. Thus \u003Cstrong>we would like to provide a toolkit to make the shift as smooth as possible. Beyond the upgraded Hippocratic Oath, principles for 21st-century medical education, we created an open access course as well for anyone to learn about digital health or teach this new topic to medical students\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\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\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fnew-hippocratic-oath.png\" alt=\"New hippocratic oath\" class=\"wp-image-21238\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fnew-hippocratic-oath.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fnew-hippocratic-oath-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fnew-hippocratic-oath-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fnew-hippocratic-oath-512x288.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But first things first. Here are the principles on which medical education should be based in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1) Digital literacy comes first\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The necessity for digital literacy is as evident as the fact that you get sunburnt when lying in the sun for too long. It should be so for medical students, professors, and physicians, too. Knowing how to search for, find and assess information; assessing the quality of medical websites; knowing how to work with empowered patients should all be basic skills for physicians of the near future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Besides being omnipresent, the digital terrain has another persistent characteristic: it changes constantly. Thus, not only should everyone familiarize with the basics of the digital world, but also the tech-savvy should pay attention to changes and keep pace with the rapid development of the online space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-21272\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fdigital-literacy.jpg\" alt=\"future generation of physicians\" class=\"wp-image-21272\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fdigital-literacy.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fdigital-literacy-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fdigital-literacy-512x270.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: http:\u002F\u002Fthenationonlineng.net\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2) Let students understand and embrace patient design\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For decades, the medical community has left the single most important player out of every major decision regarding healthcare: the patient. Medical students should understand and embrace the idea that the patient is at the center of our universe. No matter whether it’s about developing a new drug, designing a new treatment path or shaping the blueprint of a brand new hospital building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Patients should be included on the advisory board of big pharma companies, of hospitals, they should get a say in organizing medical events, and a lot more. If medical students learn that already in med school, it might get a lot easier to remember that out there, in the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-21273\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fpatient-design.jpg\" alt=\"future generation of physicians\" class=\"wp-image-21273\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fpatient-design.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fpatient-design-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fpatient-design-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fpatient-design-512x288.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.steelcase.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3) Allow students to work with patients in education from day one\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Med students should be near „real patients” from the start of their studies and learn from their experiences. They’ll be able to better empathize with their sufferings and learn their way of thinking, how they are trying to solve their own health troubles with or without technology. They should also familiarize with the latest health and fitness gadgets very early and see how trackers, wearables, and other digital health solutions change their own lives. Only if they are familiar with the most recent innovations could they help patients later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>At the Dutch \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.esmo.org\u002FPatients\u002FDesignated-Centres-of-Integrated-Oncology-and-Palliative-Care\u002FRadboud-University-Nijmegen-Medical-Center-The-Netherlands\">Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center\u003C\u002Fa>, teaching already follows this principle, thus patients are within arm’s reach for medical students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-21274\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fune-dental-hygiene-program-students-university-of-new-england-p.jpg\" alt=\"future generation of physicians\" class=\"wp-image-21274\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fune-dental-hygiene-program-students-university-of-new-england-p.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fune-dental-hygiene-program-students-university-of-new-england-p-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fune-dental-hygiene-program-students-university-of-new-england-p-512x320.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.une.edu\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4) Involve them in design thinking through Makerspace-like workshops\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although the approach originates from design, it has already spilled over to business life – and I hope soon will be commonplace in healthcare. It is the principle of matching user’s needs with what is technologically feasible and a viable business model. If a doctor has an idea how to improve a treatment method, a drug or patient management with the help of technology, they could make improvements by themselves. Students should be familiarized with the need for both taking initiatives and acting responsibly. DIY workshops, such as Makerspaces could even help students get to know how to arrive from an idea at an actual solution, how to work in teams and how to create something from scratch with tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-21275\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmakerspaces.jpg\" alt=\"future generation of physicians\" class=\"wp-image-21275\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmakerspaces.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmakerspaces-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmakerspaces-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmakerspaces-512x288.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.youtube.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>5) Let them use cutting-edge learning tools \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The repository of online learning tools is almost inexhaustible. Apps, quizzes, lectures on Youtube, TED talks – medical professors should include all available means to show students the ins and outs of our great profession. And they could already include new technologies as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.anatomage.com\u002Ftable\u002F\">Anatomage Table\u003C\u002Fa> is the world’s first virtual dissection surface perfect for teaching anatomy effortlessly and spectacularly. The Hololens mixed reality device is also an excellent tool for studying the human body. There are already some universities which plan to introduce such new technologies: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.futurum.xyz\u002Fhow-microsoft-hololens-is-changing-medicine-and-surgery\u002F\">Case Western opens its new health education campus in collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic in 2019\u003C\u002Fa>, where students won’t learn anatomy from cadavers, they’ll learn it from virtual reality through Hololens. I hope that more and more med schools will follow their example.\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=\"The Anatomage Table\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F6FFd6VWIPrE?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\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>6) Bring new technologies into the classroom\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is of utmost importance to familiarize students with tools that will shape their medical practice in the coming years. Artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality (VR\u002FAR), 3D printing, robotics or cheap genome sequencing will all change how we know medicine today. Moreover, the medical professional’s place in the healthcare system, as well as the whole social structure of medicine, will considerably alter soon, and without preparation, newcomers will be swept away by the waves of change. That’s why it’s crucial for students to try out new technologies, to have their genetic tests and talk about the results, to see how 3D printing or VR\u002FAR works.\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\u002F12\u002Fmedical-education.jpg\" alt=\"medical education\" class=\"wp-image-16816\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F12\u002Fmedical-education.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F12\u002Fmedical-education-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F12\u002Fmedical-education-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F12\u002Fmedical-education-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F12\u002Fmedical-education-444x250.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>7) Make them use technologies their patients will use too\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Credibility is crucial. As a doctor, you cannot say to a patient to live a healthier life if you smoke like a chimney and sit like a couch potato at home in front of the TV with snacks every night. Medical students should try health apps, fitness trackers, and wearables themselves to be able to recommend those to patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If they familiarize with fitness and health technology, it will also get a lot easier to understand their patients’ concerns and questions about them, while they will not believe that the recommendations are only the results of pharmaceutical or other medical company sales representatives’ successful sales tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002FWearables.png\" alt=\"From Chance To Choice\" class=\"wp-image-20917\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>8) Lecturer-student is a partnership like physician-patient\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As the patient-doctor relationship turns from a hierarchical, asymmetric power relationship into an equal-level partnership, the same could happen with the professor-student rapport. The professor is not the ultimate gatekeeper of definite knowledge; he is also learning from students and incorporates feedback into the curriculum. Professors should make themselves available to students for questions, recommendations and be open to constructive criticisms as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-21278\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmedical-students.jpg\" alt=\"future generation of physicians\" class=\"wp-image-21278\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmedical-students.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmedical-students-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmedical-students-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmedical-students-512x288.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.elon.edu\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>9) Gamify every process even exams\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I’m not saying that memorizing information and learning from age-old pearls of wisdom are not feasible ways to get to medical knowledge. But would you not use gamification methods to make the learning process more relaxed and productive at the same time? Are we not supposed to also have some fun while studying? There are many gamification-based learning materials or \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.picmonic.com\u002F\">knowledge testing sites\u003C\u002Fa> already out there to break away from traditional studying and motivate more parts of our brains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-16049 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F07\u002Fgamification-in-healthcare.jpg\" alt=\"Gamification in Healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-16049\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F07\u002Fgamification-in-healthcare.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F07\u002Fgamification-in-healthcare-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F07\u002Fgamification-in-healthcare-512x300.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F07\u002Fgamification-in-healthcare-427x250.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.medium.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>10) Allow teamwork through board games\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The medical profession is based on collaboration, and students should practice it from early on in their education. Professors should \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdoctors-play-board-games-get-better-teamwork\">bring board games\u003C\u002Fa> into the classroom to facilitate teamwork, as well as students’ focus, problem-solving or presentation skills. Every one of these abilities will become a highly valued asset later in their career. Specialized board games, such as Sepsis, Dr. Jargon or Hospital Life even help them learn the tricks of the trade more lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-16183 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fboard-games.jpg\" alt=\"Board Games\" class=\"wp-image-16183\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fboard-games.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fboard-games-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fboard-games-512x340.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fboard-games-376x250.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.zugaremni.it\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Lessons in Digital Health – An open access course for everyone\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As The Medical Futurist always distills its recommendations from already tested hypotheses and real-life experiences, the above principles are already examined through a pilot course. Dr. Meskó launched „\u003Cstrong>Lessons in Digital Health\u003C\u002Fstrong>” at Semmelweis Medical School in the 2017 autumn semester to experience whether and how the principles we believe in, the content we consider essential and the chosen course format could reach medical students; and whether and how they would benefit from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It turned out to be a success: not only did the university allow the launch of the course again, but it even nodded consent for an advanced course based on Lessons in Digital Health. However, \u003Cstrong>as we would like to popularize the advantages of digital health as widely as possible, The Medical Futurist created an open-access course and made the syllabus available online.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Flive-with-students.jpg\" alt=\"Live with students\" class=\"wp-image-20996\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Flive-with-students.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Flive-with-students-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002Flive-with-students-512x291.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>We are looking for medical professors who would like to bring the course in classroom delivery style (not in its online version) to their own universities. If you are interested or if you know anyone who might be interested, please, reach out to berci@medicalfuturist.com.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We genuinely believe that the only way to get From Chance To Choice in healthcare, if we prepare the entire medical community for the sweeping changes of the 21st century in medicine.\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>. 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