[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":431},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-why-theres-hope-in-2021":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":209,"relatedBooks":339},{"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":39,"project_category":53,"contact_email_category":60,"yst_prominent_words":61,"class_list":77,"better_featured_image":111,"acf":145,"yoast_meta":154,"_links":156},31349,"2020-12-03T10:00:00","2020-12-03T09:00:00",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=31349&_wpnonce=5f89aa7cac&status=auto-draft&type=post","2021-01-21T09:51:26","2021-01-21T08:51:26","why-theres-hope-in-2021","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhy-theres-hope-in-2021",{"rendered":17},"Why There’s Hope In 2021",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>ALMOST THERE\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr>We’re finally about to leave this dreadful 2020 behind! This year was stacked with natural and man-made disasters, economic and mental collapse, bleeding healthcare and the untimely and unnecessary deaths of hundreds of thousands. No wonder we are all waiting for the year to end and find some peace of mind that it will all be over soon – and that 2021 will be better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And hope, indeed, is what we have. Because throughout 2020, amazing advances have given hope that rose in science, technology, digital health, leadership and in basic human care and kindness. Anti-racist books topping the lists. More people wash hands than ever before. Neighbours caring, dogs adopted and people start searching for the real meaning of their lives. Although the current affairs always took the focus off of these positive consolidations, they were there and will stay with us in the future, giving hope not only for 2021 but for the years and decades way beyond it. Let’s have a look at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2020\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F07\u002F189_tmf-02-768x432.png\" alt=\"2020: Jumanji or dystopia?\" class=\"wp-image-29289\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F07\u002F189_tmf-02-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F07\u002F189_tmf-02-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F07\u002F189_tmf-02-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F07\u002F189_tmf-02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>2020 so far: bushfires, floods, locust, earthquake, coronavirus – and the year’s not over yet.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Devastating \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wired.com\u002Fstory\u002Fthe-terrible-consequences-of-australias-uber-bushfires\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bushfires\u003C\u002Fa>. A deadly pandemic. Living in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.npr.org\u002Fsections\u002Fgoatsandsoda\u002F2020\u002F06\u002F14\u002F870221574\u002Fglobal-photos-how-lockdown-has-changed-my-life?t=1606476187528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lockdown\u003C\u002Fa> while \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.washingtonpost.com\u002Fworld\u002Fthe_americas\u002Fcoronavirus-wild-animals-wales-goats-barcelona-boars-brazil-turtles\u002F2020\u002F04\u002F14\u002F30057b2c-7a71-11ea-b6ff-597f170df8f8_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wild animals roam free\u003C\u002Fa> in city centres. Experiencing \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.afr.com\u002Fpolitics\u002Fcurfew-fails-human-rights-test-20201018-p56645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">curfews and cuts\u003C\u002Fa> on our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.unaids.org\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002Fmedia_asset\u002Frights-in-a-pandemic_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">basic human rights\u003C\u002Fa>, nature’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Fworld\u002F2020\u002Fjun\u002F17\u002Fpandemics-destruction-nature-un-who-legislation-trade-green-recovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revenge\u003C\u002Fa> on pristine lands, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdebunking-covid-19-theories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conspiracy theories\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thelancet.com\u002Fjournals\u002Flandig\u002Farticle\u002FPIIS2589-7500(20)30227-2\u002Ffulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">anti-vaxxer movements\u003C\u002Fa> and clashes, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fabcnews.go.com\u002FUS\u002Fphotos\u002Fblack-lives-matter-movement-photos-44402442\u002Fimage-73797621\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">police brutality\u003C\u002Fa>, protests, the rise of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.prnewswire.com\u002Fnews-releases\u002F2020-the-year-of-fake-news-covid-related-scams-and-ransomware-301180568.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fake news\u003C\u002Fa> and people who believe them, incompetent \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-did-we-screw-a-pandemic-up-so-bad\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">politics and hesitant scientific\u003C\u002Fa> decisions and other \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdisasterphilanthropy.org\u002Four-approach\u002Fdisasters\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dystopian disasters\u003C\u002Fa> – before 2020 we would’ve thought this could only come up in the oversized imagination of a Hollywood scriptwriter. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But no. This is what we’ve been through, and honestly, I think we all have to lie back for a moment, take a deep breath and unwind for a second. We’ve made it so far and it wasn’t easy. But there is hope. I’ll tell you why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>#1 HOPE IN SCIENCE\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F164_tmf-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"Leadership at the time of a pandemic\" class=\"wp-image-27905\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F164_tmf-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F164_tmf-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F164_tmf-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F164_tmf-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>In the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci has become the poster figure of such scientific realism\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The scientific public has reacted to the news of the virus at an astonishing rate. Have you ever thought that the genome of a virus can be sequenced within 24 hours?! Not a single person would have bet on it before 2020, and still, we have seen the enormous and concentrated effort that was put into vaccine development over the past year. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Before it was even called a global pandemic early March, Pfizer and BioNTech had already \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.japantimes.co.jp\u002Fnews\u002F2020\u002F11\u002F18\u002Fworld\u002Fscience-health-world\u002Fpfizer-biontech-coronavirus-vaccine-race\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">started collaborating\u003C\u002Fa> on a new vaccine against the novel coronavirus. They have reached the third phase of testing and early November they \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.reuters.com\u002Farticle\u002Fhealth-coronavirus-vaccines-pfizer-factb-idUSKBN27P209\" target=\"_blank\">became the first drugmakers\u003C\u002Fa> to show success in a large-scale clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>It shows that science can indeed save us. Not politicians, not empty promises and not beliefs, but science. Science delivers and it must be celebrated, researchers \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-unlikely-rise-of-science-and-digital-health-during-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\">should be acknowledged\u003C\u002Fa> because we \u003Cem>will\u003C\u002Fem> have a safe vaccine within months and they are the ones who made it possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>#2 \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>HOPE IN GOOD LEADERSHIP\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\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=\"Scientific Superstars in the Time of COVID-19 \u002F Episode 19 - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002Fs43JxEDwlV8?start=132&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I’ve talked about this before and will push it again: it is crucial for the survival of our world to elect leaders who can help societies make good decisions. Strong and clear-minded leaders like the PMs and presidents of New Zealand, Canada, Iceland, Singapore or Germany could safeguard their people more than others. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Countries whose leaders trusted their scientists and institutions have emerged from the epidemic stronger than others, with fewer lives wasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>#3 HOPE IN HUMANITY\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F11\u002Fda73a33e1ce33f66f4242c4a01f7ab0f07d47a62-1000x352-1-768x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31361\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F11\u002Fda73a33e1ce33f66f4242c4a01f7ab0f07d47a62-1000x352-1-768x270.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F11\u002Fda73a33e1ce33f66f4242c4a01f7ab0f07d47a62-1000x352-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: psychiatrictimes.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Humanity clearly showed its strengths throughout the difficulties. Random people helping each other in shopping and support groups lifting those struggling with challenges. People dancing on balconies and really caring for each other like never before; and messages of hope, love and support soaring to medical personnel all over the world. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This unprecedented wave of giving gives me hope that the future can be somewhat brighter than the past, and let’s not forget we’ll be needing this soon when the next challenge arises. We all know of our global interdependence, a knowledge we should build and also rely on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>#4\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> HOPE IN HEALTHCARE\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F123_tmf_illu-768x432.png\" alt=\"Augmented reality in healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-25298\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F123_tmf_illu-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F123_tmf_illu-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F123_tmf_illu-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F123_tmf_illu-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F123_tmf_illu.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We now realised the importance of our healthcare systems. Before the crisis there was already a huge burden on healthcare and it sure wasn’t high on the list of priorities by governments. \u003Cstrong>Now it is.\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Due to better diagnostics over the past couple of years, the number of chronic patients has been growing at an astonishing rate, putting a huge burden on doctors in the first place. On top of this came an even worse adversary that was invisible, fearful and deadly. And yet, medical personnel and medical systems were able to react in a matter of moments. They have been working tirelessly since the outbreak, often without sufficient protective gears and enough sleep, keeping the frontlines of healthcare and risking their own lives to save others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And the background infrastructure is working tirelessly as well. I followed the studies and publications appearing in relation with the virus and the pandemic until the end of summer; but by now there are so many that it is no longer possible to keep up to date. Telemedicine applications, devices and platforms, A.I., therapeutic solutions, drug combinations, network science… Thousands and thousands of studies have come out in so many areas, researchers and institutions have responded so quickly that it is unprecedented in the history of humankind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Today, decision-makers have realised that no society can live without well-operating healthcare. Maybe we needed a global stressful event that is a warning big enough for us to notice.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-solid-color\">\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cp>Because the real crisis of our lifetime is the impending climate catastrophe. And once again, science will be the tool and the solution that can save us.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>ALMOST THEREWe’re finally about to leave this dreadful 2020 behind! This year was stacked with natural and man-made disasters, economic and mental collapse, bleeding healthcare […]\u003C\u002Fp>\n",6,31357,"closed",true,"","standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38],6479,6261,798,491,521,490,499,800,[40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52],1513,6361,1545,717,6363,6365,6367,3923,275,382,5247,5273,6081,[54,55,56,57,58,59],947,949,950,951,952,953,[],[62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76],3611,3807,3859,1583,3861,1683,3887,1723,3889,2625,3079,4101,3095,3167,3427,[78,14,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,107,108,109,110],"post-31349","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-19","category-forecast","category-digital-health-research","category-empowered-patients","category-future-medicine","category-future-of-pharma","category-healthcare-design","category-healthcare-policy","tag-politics","tag-hope","tag-1545","tag-fake-news","tag-6363","tag-pfizer","tag-biontech","tag-leadership","tag-healthcare","tag-science","tag-jumanji","tag-lockdown","tag-vaccine","project_category-company","project_category-educators","project_category-medical-professionals","project_category-patients","project_category-policy-makers","project_category-researchers",{"id":24,"alt_text":112,"caption":113,"description":114,"media_type":115,"media_details":116,"post":5,"source_url":144},"A New Horizon","A new day arrived as the world awaits 2020 to end","Despite the downs of 2020, it also brought positive changes into our lives, giving hope not only for 2021 but for the years and decades way beyond it.","image",{"width":117,"height":118,"file":119,"sizes":120,"image_meta":142},1920,1080,"2020\u002F11\u002F224_tmf-01.png",{"medium":121,"large":127,"thumbnail":132,"medium_large":136,"1536x1536":137},{"file":122,"width":123,"height":124,"mime-type":125,"source_url":126},"224_tmf-01-370x208.png","370","208","image\u002Fpng","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F11\u002F224_tmf-01-370x208.png",{"file":128,"width":129,"height":130,"mime-type":125,"source_url":131},"224_tmf-01-768x432.png","768","432","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F11\u002F224_tmf-01-768x432.png",{"file":133,"width":134,"height":134,"mime-type":125,"source_url":135},"224_tmf-01-150x150.png","150","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F11\u002F224_tmf-01-150x150.png",{"file":128,"width":129,"height":130,"mime-type":125,"source_url":131},{"file":138,"width":139,"height":140,"mime-type":125,"source_url":141},"224_tmf-01-1536x864.png","1536","864","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F11\u002F224_tmf-01-1536x864.png",{"aperture":143,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":143,"copyright":27,"focal_length":143,"iso":143,"shutter_speed":143,"title":27,"orientation":143},"0","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F11\u002F224_tmf-01.png",{"cta_type":146,"cta_color":27,"subtitle":27,"related_posts_footer":147,"related_posts":20,"related_books":151},"subscribe",[148,149,150],29237,27367,27293,[152,153],25985,31417,{"yoast_wpseo_title":155,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":114,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"Why There's Hope In 2021 - 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The method, involving remote health-related services such as monitoring, advice and education between doctors and patients online over a secure connection, promised to be at the forefront of the future of medicine. It promised to make state-of-the-art healthcare more accessible without the need to wait hours in line. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, the reality is that only \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fremarkable-examples-of-telemedicine\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">a handful of countries and regions\u003C\u002Fa> adopted the concept, but telemedicine remains merely a concept for many. In fact, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedcitynews.com\u002F2017\u002F12\u002Fconsumers-telehealth\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">a study showed\u003C\u002Fa> that in the U.S. alone, \u003Cstrong>82 percent of consumers do not use such services\u003C\u002Fstrong>. This sad reality can be attributed to the lack of improper infrastructure to support it and to the lack of awareness. Another factor is that \u003Cstrong>cultural aspects haven’t been taken into consideration,\u003C\u002Fstrong> like it’s usually the case in digital health. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Moreover, \u003Cstrong>some even question its reliability and effectiveness\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Put to blame is the very quality of these services. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wsj.com\u002Farticles\u002Fstudy-of-telemedicine-finds-misdiagnoses-of-skin-problems-1463344200\" target=\"_blank\">A study with researchers posing as patients\u003C\u002Fa> found that remote doctors across 16 different telemedicine apps misdiagnosed serious skin conditions. What’s concerning is that some doctors operating through these services didn’t even have a license to practice in their patients’ regions. Such issues even led to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2018\u002F06\u002F29\u002Fwhy-telemedicine-is-a-bust.html\" target=\"_blank\">reimbursement questions\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter 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\u003Cp>But then came 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic. This ongoing global crisis forced healthcare institutions and regulatory bodies to turn to alternative ways of providing healthcare while limiting exposure to the virus. And telemedicine is presenting itself as the ideal solution to these woes by limiting patient displacement to hospitals, allocating hospital capacity to important cases, all while curbing the disease’s spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cp>Let’s see how the COVID-19 forced the healthcare world to do a 180° on telemedicine and what awaits this technology in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>And then came COVID-19…\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Just a couple of months ago, no one could have predicted the extent of the COVID-19’s effect on society. Entire countries are under lockdown in a bid to limit the spread of the virus. \u003Cstrong>Digital health \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-digital-health-technology-can-help-manage-the-coronavirus-outbreak\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cstrong>fares as an adequate solution\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong> in these circumstances. \u003C\u002Fstrong>Robots help in \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fedition.cnn.com\u002F2020\u002F01\u002F23\u002Fhealth\u002Fus-wuhan-coronavirus-doctor-interview\u002Findex.html\" target=\"_blank\">monitoring infected patients\u003C\u002Fa> to limit contact with medical personnel, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fedition.cnn.com\u002F2020\u002F02\u002F23\u002Ftech\u002Fchina-tech-coronavirus-outbreak\u002Findex.html\" target=\"_blank\">deliver medical supplies and disinfect wards\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter 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=\"The Coronavirus Outbreak in the Era of Digital Health and A.I. \u002F Episode 11 - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002Fr9VeCmM8--4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fworklife\u002Farticle\u002F20200309-coronavirus-covid-19-advice-chinas-work-at-home-experiment\" target=\"_blank\">companies\u003C\u002Fa> and even \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2020\u002F3\u002F6\u002F21168463\u002Fcoronavirus-covid19-seattle-public-schools-networks-broadband\" target=\"_blank\">schools\u003C\u002Fa> adopt the work-from-home solution, remote consultation is also becoming an increasingly attractive option in healthcare. \u003Cstrong>The COVID-19 pandemic brought telemedicine into a new light.\u003C\u002Fstrong> As medical professionals need to stay healthy and disease-free, the need for remote technologies skyrocketed. Both the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cdc.gov\u002Fcoronavirus\u002F2019-ncov\u002Fphp\u002Fpreparing-communities.html\" target=\"_blank\">CDC\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fapps.who.int\u002Firis\u002Fbitstream\u002Fhandle\u002F10665\u002F331215\u002FWHO-2019-nCov-IPCPPE_use-2020.1-eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">WHO\u003C\u002Fa> are advocating for telemedicine to monitor patients and reduce risks of them spreading the virus by traveling to hospitals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Following this lead, The \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aafp.org\u002Fpatient-care\u002Femergency\u002F2019-coronavirus\u002FCOVID-19-daily\u002Ftelehealth.html\" target=\"_blank\">Academy of Family Physicians\u003C\u002Fa> and the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ama-assn.org\u002Fdelivering-care\u002Fpublic-health\u002Fkey-changes-made-telehealth-guidelines-boost-covid-19-care\" target=\"_blank\">American Medical Association (AMA) \u003C\u002Fa>released related guidelines. The US Government also \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hhs.gov\u002Fabout\u002Fnews\u002F2020\u002F03\u002F17\u002Fsecretary-azar-announces-historic-expansion-of-telehealth-access-to-combat-covid-19.html\" target=\"_blank\">took significant steps\u003C\u002Fa> in order to expand telemedicine services. We’ve also seen practical examples like the Bergen New Bridge Medical Center \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.globenewswire.com\u002Fnews-release\u002F2020\u002F03\u002F03\u002F1994551\u002F0\u002Fen\u002FBergen-New-Bridge-Medical-Center-Expand-Telehealth-Service-for-COVID-19.html\" target=\"_blank\">dedicating a COVID-19 telemedicine service\u003C\u002Fa>.  “These are the moments that we were built for,” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fapnews.com\u002F54da28f75c478ac1130170677958a7b5\" target=\"_blank\">said Dr. Jason Tibbels\u003C\u002Fa>, an executive with telemedicine provider Teladoc Health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>A ready-made option\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Telehealth is bridging the gap between people, physicians and health systems, enabling everyone, especially symptomatic patients, to stay at home and communicate with physicians through virtual channels, helping to reduce the spread of the virus to mass populations and the medical staff on the frontlines,” \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthcareitnews.com\u002Fnews\u002Ftelemedicine-during-covid-19-benefits-limitations-burdens-adaptation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">said Dedi Gilad\u003C\u002Fa>, CEO and co-founder of Tyto Care, a telemedicine technology company. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Dedi Gilad’s quote greatly summarizes the importance of telemedicine under the threat of COVID-19. It’s an adequate option to lift the burden from existing healthcare infrastructures. \u003Cstrong>It’s a readily available solution that allows those following treatment for other conditions to continue doing so or even filter out potential COVID-19 cases remotely.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In fact, telemedicine companies are evolving with the times. Companies like \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fplushcare-insider\u002Fplushcares-covid-19-response-including-our-efforts-to-launch-at-home-testing-82a5ebc5e3c1\" target=\"_blank\">PlushCare\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.everlywell.com\u002Fblog\u002Fnews-and-info\u002Four-commitment-to-fighting-covid-19\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Everlywell\u003C\u002Fa> plan to release at-home COVID-19 testing kits. This can neatly tie in with their existing remote consultation services. Others like \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.doctorondemand.com\u002Fcoronavirus\">Doctor on Demand\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.heydoctor.com\u002Fservices\u002Fcoronavirus\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">HeyDoctor\u003C\u002Fa> offer free coronavirus risk assessments. These then direct high-risk patients towards a video or phone consultation with a physician. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fat-home-covid-19-test-768x510.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27295\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fat-home-covid-19-test-768x510.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fat-home-covid-19-test.png 893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.everlywell.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Overload\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While existing telemedicine services are ready-made options to help manage this pandemic, prior to the current situation, they were not widely adopted. This is leading to an overload influx towards these solutions. Before the pandemic, only 1 in 10 US patients used telemedicine services, according to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jdpower.com\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002F2019185_telehealth_usage_and_awareness.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">a J.D. Power survey\u003C\u002Fa>. Now the tides have drastically changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Stakeholders and patients alike are now scrambling to find a telemedicine service, a sector which is facing an unprecedented demand. Appointments via PlushCare are up by 70%. Amwell, another service, had its app use increase by a whopping 158% in the US since January. “\u003Cstrong>Any technology infrastructure experiencing such a large increase in demand would experience impact\u003C\u002Fstrong>,” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fqz.com\u002F1821549\u002Ftelemedicine-faces-unprecedented-demand-in-the-wake-of-coronavirus\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">said Holly Spring\u003C\u002Fa>, Amwell vice-president of corporate communications.\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\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F054-telemedicine-1-768x432.png\" alt=\"telemedicine\" class=\"wp-image-22474\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F054-telemedicine-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F054-telemedicine-1-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F054-telemedicine-1-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F054-telemedicine-1.png 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Conversely, \u003Cstrong>telemedicine services have the potential to overload hospitals\u003C\u002Fstrong>. This is because of their poor adoption, as not all institutions have the equipment to deliver remote consultations and allocate the required staff and resources. In a pandemic where the medical staff itself gets infected and quarantined, the pool of available providers is even smaller. But even this is a two-sided coin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“By deploying advanced telehealth solutions, physicians are expanding their reach – even if quarantined – with the ability to remotely examine and diagnose more patients in a shorter amount of time, minimizing the number of patients entering hospitals and medical facilities,” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthcareitnews.com\u002Fnews\u002Ftelemedicine-during-covid-19-benefits-limitations-burdens-adaptation\" target=\"_blank\">said Gilad\u003C\u002Fa> of Tyto Care. \u003Cstrong>Telemeicine will significantly reduce additional pressure\u003C\u002Fstrong>, he added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>In a bubble?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ajmc.com\u002Fjournals\u002Fissue\u002F2020\u002F2020-vol26-n4\u002Fincorporating-telemedicine-as-part-of-covid19-outbreak-response-systems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">recent paper\u003C\u002Fa> from The American Journal of Managed Care discussed the need for and challenges to incorporating telemedicine amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. It concluded that “although certain legal, regulatory, and reimbursement challenges remain, the COVID-19 outbreak may be the right impetus for lawmakers and regulatory agencies to promulgate further measures that facilitate more widespread adoption of telemedicine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It might be the case that telemedicine is experiencing a bubble which will burst post-COVID-19. Under normal circumstances, regulations and pricing issues might stifle its growth as it has been the case so far. The technology might recede back into oblivion, only to rise up during the next outbreak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F11\u002Ftelemedicine-service-768x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25384\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F11\u002Ftelemedicine-service-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F11\u002Ftelemedicine-service-512x256.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F11\u002Ftelemedicine-service.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fintouchhealth.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, \u003Cstrong>another global public health crisis is likely to happen\u003C\u002Fstrong>. 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