[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":351},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-robotics-blockchain-redesign-pharma-supply-chain":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":201,"relatedBooks":350},{"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":38,"project_category":54,"contact_email_category":58,"yst_prominent_words":59,"class_list":72,"better_featured_image":104,"acf":136,"yoast_meta":145,"_links":148},17427,"2021-09-21T10:00:00","2021-09-21T08:00:00",{"rendered":9},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=17427","2021-09-21T09:17:07","2021-09-21T07:17:07","robotics-blockchain-redesign-pharma-supply-chain","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Frobotics-blockchain-redesign-pharma-supply-chain",{"rendered":17},"From Drug Design To Distribution: This Is How Robotics, A.I. and Blockchain Transforms Pharma",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ch5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Exoskeletons to aid pharma factory workers. 3D printing to allow pharmacies to produce drugs on the spot. Blockchain technologies to help fight counterfeit drugs. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh5>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>These are just bits and pieces, but the entire process of the pharmaceutical supply chain will be affected by disruptive technologies. Let me show you how innovations will make it more efficient, faster and cheaper than ever before.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh5>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“\u003Cem>We call it Robi\u003C\u002Fem>”, the smiling pharmacist told me when I looked at the robotic dispenser pacing up and down in a small glass-fronted drug storage room of the pharmacy. The robot spares humans about two hours of medication stacking and distribution every single day. “\u003Cem>And it only makes mistakes if I make one. Or when there are too many requests at the same time” \u003C\u002Fem>– the pharmacist added. By leveraging robotic tools, pharmacies can reduce the time for monotonous tasks and shorten the waiting time. \u003Cstrong>This one is just one tiny example of the zillions of solutions where robots improve the pharma supply chain.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F210_tmf-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"Future of Pharmacies\" class=\"wp-image-30493\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F210_tmf-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F210_tmf-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F210_tmf-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F210_tmf-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Will there be robots behind the counter in the pharmacies of the future? Probably. But there will also be a human.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diverse and diversified instead of linear supply chains\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Time and efficiency are key in the operation of the pharmaceutical supply chain. Its main objective is to deliver the right medication to the person in need as fast as possible – to aid the healing process in the best way possible. While the drug designing, manufacturing, and distribution supply chains have been changing constantly due to new technologies, the scope and quality of the recent transformation are much more profound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>First and foremost, \u003Cstrong>these supply chains always represented a linear, one-way process\u003C\u002Fstrong>: from the drug producer to the consumer. As technologies are integrating the patient more and more into the entire pharmaceutical industry – not as an end-user, but as an active shaper of outcomes, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pwc.com\u002Fgx\u002Fen\u002Fpharma-life-sciences\u002Fpharma-2020\u002Fassets\u002Fpharma-2020-supplying-the-future.pdf\">supply chains transform into two-way streets\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Secondly, these \u003Cstrong>networks have grown immensely in scope and complexity\u003C\u002Fstrong> due to globalisation, new technologies and the advancement of transportation. Thirdly, \u003Cstrong>personalisation and targeted treatments\u003C\u002Fstrong> will result in the fragmentation and diversification of these networks, while fourthly, \u003Cstrong>disruption\u003C\u002Fstrong> will allow smaller companies with relatively few experiences to connect to the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Moreover, there is a real chance for the home of the patient to also become part of the supply chain due to 3D printing or artificial intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Of course, each technology will impact a different part of the pharmaceutical supply chain and to a different degree, so it is worth looking at them separately and in more detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"ebook-block-spacer\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"ebook-block-backdrop backdrop-blur\" id=\"modal-backdrop-ebook-block_61485de039513\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cinput style=\"display: none\" id=\"modal-ebook-block_61485de039513\"\n       value=\"{"featured":{"ID":24764,"post_author":"10","post_date":"2019-09-06 22:00:04","post_date_gmt":"2019-09-06 20:00:04","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\\n<p>We designed this e-book to serve as a collection of relevant examples, best practices and exciting ideas that can help any pharmaceutical company prepare for change. 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Many pharma companies have been trying to hop on the “digital train”. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fleanpub.com\u002Fthefutureofpharma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This e-book\u003C\u002Fa> was meant to prove that instead of a train of innovation, stakeholders should think in terms of spaceships and while there is still time to embrace digital health and patient empowerment, those that do it faster will get exponentially ahead of their competitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->                        \u003Cbutton data-target=\"modal-ebook-block_61485de039513\"\n                                class=\"ebook-block-button btn btn-lg font-weight-bold btn-tmf-blue mt-3\">\n                            Start Reading Now\n                        \u003C\u002Fbutton>\n                    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n                \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n            \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artificial Intelligence in drug design\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A.I. solutions could fundamentally alter the traditional process of designing drugs. It could make drug development much cheaper and more effective; remarkably shorten the drug production circle, and help out pharma in finding new drugs. All this without burdening clinical trials and accumulating costs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>According to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedirect.com\u002Fscience\u002Farticle\u002Fpii\u002FS2452302X1600036X#:~:text=Although%20the%20drug%20development%20takes,daunting%20and%20difficult%20to%20navigate.\">estimates\u003C\u002Fa>, it takes about 12 years and $2.9 billion for an experimental drug to advance from concept to market. In 2019, A.I. pharma startup Insilico Medicine identified a potential new drug \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.technologyreview.com\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F03\u002F133175\u002Fan-ai-system-identified-a-potential-new-drug-in-just-46-days\u002F\">in only 46 days\u003C\u002Fa>. This is the difference A.I. is capable of. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>San Francisco-based \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.atomwise.com\u002F\">Atomwise\u003C\u002Fa> uses supercomputers that root out therapies from a database of molecular structures. During the Ebola epidemic in 2015, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.atomwise.com\u002F2015\u002F03\u002F24\u002Fnew-ebola-treatment-using-artificial-intelligence\u002F\">Atomwise used its A.I. algorithm\u003C\u002Fa> to identify two drugs with significant potential to reduce Ebola infectivity. This analysis that typically would have taken months or years was completed in less than one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>At the start of the pandemic, global cooperation was formed to help the search for effective drug treatments against COVID-19. In less than 10 days after repurposing their toolset to find a treatment for COVID-19, BarabasiLab had \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcovid.barabasilab.com\u002F2020\u002F04\u002Fnetwork-based-embedding-of-all-human.html\">a list of promising drugs\u003C\u002Fa> for testing in human cell lines in an experimental lab. They used A.I.-based \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fnetwork-medicine-in-the-fight-against-covid-19\u002F\">network medicine\u003C\u002Fa> to be able to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F168_tmf-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"Network medicine in finding treatment for COVID-19\" class=\"wp-image-28279\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F168_tmf-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F168_tmf-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F168_tmf-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F168_tmf-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Network medicine\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robotics and augmented reality will support drug manufacturing\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With its need for speed, repeatability, and verification, pharmaceutical manufacturing is ideally suited to benefit from robot automation. Consistency or cost-efficiency are all arguments in favour of robots; as not only does the robot perform its tasks exactly as it is told to, everything it does can be thoroughly documented. Global robotics company, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fdensorobotics.com\u002Fworld\u002F\">Denso Robotics\u003C\u002Fa>, for example, offers the three most commonly used types of robots, cartesian, SCARA and articulated robots for different tasks in pharmaceutical manufacturing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pharmaceutical-technology.com\u002Ffeatures\u002Frobotic-drug-dispensing-digital-pharmacy\u002F\">Robotic medical dispenser systems\u003C\u002Fa> as medication management solutions help any given facility “right-size” its system for its volume. It is also an emerging best practice that these robots are designed with robust data mining capabilities. It means that pharmacies can gain valuable insights about their traffic and efficiency all the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Robots or A.I. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-reasons-artificial-intelligence-wont-replace-physicians\">can and will not replace humans\u003C\u002Fa> when it comes to more complex assignments requiring creativity and problem-solving skills. However, \u003Cstrong>humans can get better at their tasks using digital technologies\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>One example in pharma is how people could \u003Cstrong>learn faster and more efficiently through augmented reality\u003C\u002Fstrong> (AR). Moreover, their training would not require extra workforce either; colleagues assigned with the coaching of newcomers might get different tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In another scenario, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.contemporaryclinic.com\u002Fview\u002Fstudy-finds-exoskeletons-can-reduce-strain-in-health-care\">exoskeletons\u003C\u002Fa> could aid workers to lift heavy loads and support them in enduring long hours of standing or other uncomfortable positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F09\u002Fvirtual-augmented-reality-apps-medicine-realistic-composition-with-holding-smartphone-hand-choosing-medication_1284-31971-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36295\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F09\u002Fvirtual-augmented-reality-apps-medicine-realistic-composition-with-holding-smartphone-hand-choosing-medication_1284-31971-edited.jpg 626w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F09\u002Fvirtual-augmented-reality-apps-medicine-realistic-composition-with-holding-smartphone-hand-choosing-medication_1284-31971-edited-370x208.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: freepic.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alternative routes for production: 3D printing drugs in pharmacies\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While automation and AR-supported workforce considerably speed up the process of manufacturing and enable the production of large quantities of the same medication, 3D printing would allow pharma companies to create drugs in more effective dose formats. It would also enable \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.procurementleaders.com\u002Fblog\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-will-3d-printing-impact-pharmaceutical-manufacturing-679466#.WnehOejOU2w\">low-volume production coupled with personalised medicine\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The idea is not as far-fetched as you think. In 2016, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fqz.com\u002F471030\u002Fthe-fda-has-approved-the-first-drug-made-by-a-3d-printer\u002F\">FDA just approved\u003C\u002Fa> an epilepsy drug called Spritam that is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-fda-just-approved-the-first-3d-printed-drug\u002F\">made by 3D printers\u003C\u002Fa>. It prints out the powdered drug layer by layer to make it dissolve faster than average pills. Scientists working with the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hhmi.org\u002F\">Howard Hughes Medical Institute\u003C\u002Fa> have developed a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hhmi.org\u002Fnews\u002F3d-printer-small-molecules-opens-access-customized-chemistry\">new 3D printer\u003C\u002Fa> that can synthesise 14 different classes of a small molecule using a set of chemical building blocks. However, Spritam is the only FDA-approved 3D printed drug to date.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fposts\u002Ffuture-of-3d-dr-40333175\">an exclusive interview\u003C\u002Fa> for The Medical Futurist Patreon channel, Dr. Alvaro Goyanes, Development Director and lead project researcher of 3D printed drug company, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fabrx.co.uk\u002F\">FabRx\u003C\u002Fa> told me: \u003Cem>“I have found no drug that we couldn’t 3D print so far.” \u003C\u002Fem>Dr. Goyanes believes the technology will be available everywhere in 5-10 years, as it’s already in hospitals. “\u003Cem>We envision a system where medicines are going to be prepared from raw materials in the same way you use a Nespresso machine to prepare coffee.”\u003C\u002Fem> However, the FabRx team was cautious about the potential of the GP e-mailing the drug prescription and the patient 3D printing it at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1527\" height=\"859\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F3d_printed_drugs_poster-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36297\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F3d_printed_drugs_poster-edited.png 1527w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F3d_printed_drugs_poster-edited-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F3d_printed_drugs_poster-edited-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1527px) 100vw, 1527px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blockchain securing distribution chains\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The pharmaceutical industry has a particular interest in blockchain technology. Within the network where medication gets from pharmaceutical companies through distributors, hospitals, and pharmacies to the patient, the most important challenge is to ensure the safety and security of the products themselves. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The issue of counterfeit medicines, as the dark side of networked markets and globalisation, has \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pharmaceutical-technology.com\u002Ffeatures\u002Fblockchain-pharma-opportunities-supply-chain\u002F\">become increasingly pressing\u003C\u002Fa>; both in terms of the economic cost of this global black market and the risk to human life that comes from taking counterfeit drugs. In many developing countries in Asia, Africa, and South America, counterfeit drugs comprise between 10 – 30 percent of the total medicines on sale. Blockchain technology can be the answer to this issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The technology offers security through transparency. It might work as follows: barcode-tagged drugs could be scanned and entered into secure digital blocks whenever they change hands. This ongoing real-time record could be viewed anytime by authorised parties and even patients at the far end of the supply chain. This would make it much more difficult for criminal networks to sell their counterfeit drugs on the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, the advantages of blockchain for pharma do not stop there. Drug developers running clinical trials might be able to share clinical data and medical samples more securely and simply; while in healthcare, vaccine registries could be more easily set up and relied upon. And while blockchain underpins the digital currencies demanded in ransomware attacks, the technology could also play a role in securing sensitive industry data from malicious attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Chr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\u002F>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Overall, pharma should embrace digital health technologies or small companies coming from a garage that might beat them at speed, patient centricity, and cost (the triad of success in the digital age).\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthemedicalfuturist.us8.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe?u=5b42ebb547c75ff669a6572d3&id=efd6a3cd08\">\u003Cb>Subscribe To The Medical Futurist℠ Newsletter\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>News shaping the future of healthcare\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Advice on taking charge of your health\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Reviews of the latest health technology\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>Exoskeletons to aid pharma factory workers. 3D printing to allow pharmacies to produce drugs on the spot. 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Highly unlikely, but there are many fears around the advancement of digital health technology up to the point of medical professionals becoming superfluous. While we believe that fears about technology, especially AI, replacing physicians are unfounded, we should acknowledge the impact of fast-paced innovation happening in healthcare in various medical specialties. That’s what our \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F02\u002Fdigital-health-technologies-medical-specialties.png\" target=\"_blank\"\u003C\u002Fa>infographic\u003C\u002Fa> illustrates. Check it out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Will technologies really replace doctors?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Hype and fears around technologies, especially artificial intelligence and smart robots taking over jobs are running high in every industry – and the medical world is no exception. A renowned voice in tech, Kai-Fu Lee, founder of venture capital firm Sinovation Ventures \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2017\u002F04\u002F27\u002Fkai-fu-lee-robots-will-replace-half-of-all-jobs.html\" target=\"_blank\">told CNBC that\u003C\u002Fa> AI will be bigger than all other tech revolutions, and robots are likely to replace 50 percent of all jobs in the next decade. When looking at healthcare and medical specialties, radiology seems to be the prime target: in late 2016, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftowardsdatascience.com\u002Fwhy-ai-will-not-replace-radiologists-c7736f2c7d80\" target=\"_blank\">Prof Geoffrey Hinton, the godfather of neural networks, said that\u003C\u002Fa> it’s “quite obvious that we should stop training radiologists” as image perception algorithms are very soon going to be demonstrably better than humans. Radiologists are, he said, “the coyote already over the edge of the cliff who hasn’t yet looked down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcrunchbase.com\u002Fperson\u002Fvinod-khosla\">Vinod Khosla\u003C\u002Fa>, Silicon Valley investor and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcrunchbase.com\u002Forganization\u002Fsun-microsystems\">Sun Microsystems\u003C\u002Fa> founder often stresses his extreme opinions about technology replacing radiologists, but at one point \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechcrunch.com\u002F2019\u002F06\u002F12\u002Fwhy-vinod-khosla-thinks-radiologists-still-practicing-in-10-years-will-be-causing-deaths\u002F\">he even said\u003C\u002Fa> that “any radiologist who plans to practice in 10 years will be killing patients every day,” because machine-powered solutions will have advanced to such a point that they’ll be far more effective than professional human practitioners. He also ruffled many feathers by declaring (in 2012) that in 10-15 years 80% of doctors will be replaced by AI. Well, by now we can announce that he was not right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fai-and-doctor-looking-at-xray.png\" alt=\"Artificial Intelligence\" class=\"wp-image-16747\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fai-and-doctor-looking-at-xray.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fai-and-doctor-looking-at-xray-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fai-and-doctor-looking-at-xray-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fai-and-doctor-looking-at-xray-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fai-and-doctor-looking-at-xray-444x250.png 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Cooperation instead of substitution\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although many signs point towards the fact that \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fartificial-intelligence-will-redesign-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">AI will completely move the world of medicine\u003C\u002Fa>, and many other technologies will also have a transformative effect on the industry, medical outcomes are much better when it comes to human-machine cooperative teams than in the case of humans or machines solving health issues alone. For example, a study showed that the combination of a deep learning system’s predictions with the human pathologist’s diagnoses for identifying metastatic breast cancer resulted in an 85 percent reduction in human error rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, for cooperating with technologies, first, we should notice how they are reshaping individual medical specialties, then learn what skill sets need to be readjusted, and how to work with technologies as a team. That’s how medical professionals could prepare for the changes coming in the next decade and make sure that they stay at the top of their profession. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We strongly believe that while technologies won’t replace physicians, those who don’t use technologies will get substituted with professionals who apply technologies in their daily routines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Thus, in order to help everyone get a clearer picture of how the latest innovations in healthcare impact individual medical specialties, we created an infographic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F02\u002Fdigital-health-technologies-medical-specialties.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3200\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F0726_dh_replace_physicians_INFOGRAPHIC_v1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24513\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F0726_dh_replace_physicians_INFOGRAPHIC_v1.png 3200w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F0726_dh_replace_physicians_INFOGRAPHIC_v1-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F0726_dh_replace_physicians_INFOGRAPHIC_v1-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F0726_dh_replace_physicians_INFOGRAPHIC_v1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F0726_dh_replace_physicians_INFOGRAPHIC_v1-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F0726_dh_replace_physicians_INFOGRAPHIC_v1-512x288.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3200px) 100vw, 3200px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>From the repetitive to the creative\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>At first, we tried to conceptualize what aspects and\ntasks of the medical job are usually affected by the latest innovations, such\nas robotics, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, or telemedicine. We have\nto point out that there is no objective scale to accurately measure these\nchanges, and our conceptualization is based on observation rather than\nquantitative weighing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Still, we found that tasks requiring the collection, the analysis, and even the interpretation of information, such as diagnostics in general or radiology\u002Fpathology in particular, will speed up due to the use of technologies, freeing up time for other, less data-based duties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>These assignments could mean more interaction-based activities – at the other extreme of our scale –, where the human factor plays a much more important role than machines ever could. Empathy, compassion, creativity and problem-solving skills all bear a part in interaction-based tasks, such as doctors visiting patients, nurses taking care of children, or any other situation in a medical setting requiring the skills, attention, and empathy of the medical staff. \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\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F114_How-to-play-tricks-on-AI-768x432.png\" alt=\"hack A.I.\" class=\"wp-image-25057\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F114_How-to-play-tricks-on-AI-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F114_How-to-play-tricks-on-AI-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F114_How-to-play-tricks-on-AI-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F114_How-to-play-tricks-on-AI-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F114_How-to-play-tricks-on-AI.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, we believe that after careful consideration of the impact of technologies on these specialties, not only the data- or interaction-based dichotomy could be distilled, but also a move towards more creativity instead of repetitive, monotonous tasks. For example, in the future, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fphysician-burnout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">artificial intelligence could free up time for doctors chained to administrative tasks\u003C\u002Fa>, or various robots, such as \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F9-exciting-medical-robot-facts\">the TUG robot\u003C\u002Fa>, could complete simple assignments for nurses, saving time for patients. Thus, we expect specialties placed on the infographic to heavily “move” towards the creativity endpoint in the decades to come. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What will the future bring for physicians?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As a consequence, looking at the role and tasks of physicians in general, we expect \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fits-time-for-the-rise-of-e-physicians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the era of the e-physician to come\u003C\u002Fa>. These empowered physicians will be the ones who use digital technologies in their practice with ease, are enabled by regulations and guidelines, empowered by technologies and experts in hunting down the most reliable and trustworthy digital health sources and innovations. They can also be described as “engaged,” when understanding the feelings and points of view of their patients, giving relevant feedback, and involving them throughout the whole healing process. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We believe that the skills and approaches that characterise this era of e-physicians, such as face-to-face communication skills, digital literacy, interdisciplinarity, knowing where to find information, and translating large amounts of data into insights for patients, among others, should always have been at the core of practising medicine. But as the saying goes, better later than never.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":216,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>Will digital assistants prescribe medication, will smart algorithms diagnose patients with malignant lesions based on CT scans, while robot surgeons do the dirty work in the OR 20 years from now, ousting doctors completely? Highly unlikely, but there are many fears around the advancement of digital health technology up to a point of medical professionals becoming superfluous. While we believe that fears about technology, especially A.I., replacing physicians are unfounded, we should acknowledge the impact of fast-paced innovation happening in healthcare on the various medical specialties. That’s what our latest infographic illustrates. 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