8 Essential Tips For The Future Generation Of Doctors – The Medical Futurist Newsletter

Past vs future I [recently published a post]( that has certainly stirred the pot: discussing Apple's plans for biosensing earbuds measuring brain signals. While it sounds exciting and the potential applications are vast, the activity under the post – with numerous excellent points raised about privacy, technical limitations, and accuracy – shows the incredibly complex criteria new wearable medical technology must meet to be appropriate, effective, and ethical. Meanwhile, inspired by the specialized CRISPR-GPT model, we've explored [the future of highly specialized healthcare GPTs]( looking for medical niches where professionals need to manage, analyze, and interpret vast amounts of complex data. We aimed to map out territories where such specialized AI will likely become available in the not-far future. Are you prepared to meet Surgeon-GPT, Cancer-GPT, or Nutrition-GPT? I hope you will find the newsletter useful! Best regards, Berci Bertalan Meskó, PhD The Medical Futurist [A GUIDE TO THE FUTURE FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Getting a medical degree and becoming a doctor was never easy, but the speed of innovation and the technological revolution of digital health and/or AI just make it more challenging. How can today's medical students prepare for a future drastically different from today's reality? We discuss 8 facets of this field that will see major paradigm shifts - and give tips for preparation. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Working with AI and empowered patients, understanding the various ways different medical specialties change will be essential. [THE PROMISE OF CRISPR GPT: SPECIALISED CHATGPTS COULD TRANSFORM MEDICINE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- CRISPR GPT is a large language model similar to ChatGPT, but it’s been trained on a very specialized dataset focused on gene editing and CRISPR technology. This is an early example of using this AI technology to make a specific medical field significantly more efficient, but there will be many more. From various uses in the pharma sector to medical practices and hospitals, from average users to pandemic forecasters - large language models will become indispensable assistants to all of us. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? These well-defined tasks might be the first where we'll see widespread medical use of large language models. [THE DIGITAL HEALTH COURSE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Are you looking for an efficient way to get up to speed with everything digital health-related? If so, we encourage you to take a look at the Digital Health Course of The Medical Futurist and try the first few modules without a commitment. The course was designed for everyone, no previous knowledge or technical skills are needed. If you can benefit from a better understanding of current and future healthcare trends, this is for you. [ENROLL HERE]( [APPLE'S EEG AIRPODS PATENTS AND THE FASCINATING DEBATE AROUND THEM]( --------------------------------------------------------------- "The biosignals measured by the wearable electronic device may include but are not limited to, electroencephalography (EEG). In some embodiments, other biosignals may be measured, such as an electromyography (EMG), electrooculography (EOG), an electrocardiogram (ECG), a galvanic skin response (GSR), a blood volume pulse (BVP), etc." Not only is the technology promising, but I am also really thrilled by the in-depth discussion following this post, highlighting how many - equally important - boxes you have to check when developing commercially viable and medically useful wearables. [READ MORE]( WHY IT'S IMPORTANT? Using devices people already own to collect new healthcare insights is always a good way. [ALIVECOR HAS POSITIVE STUDY RESULTS FOR HANDHELD, AI-POWERED ECG]( --------------------------------------------------------------- A new study just evaluated the accuracy of the recordings and interpretations of the Kardia 12L device comparing it to standard 12-lead ECG technology. "Kardia 12L uses a deep neural network model, expanding eight leads into a complete 12-lead ECG. In 150 participants, all measurements showed strong correlation, meaning Kardia’s evaluations are “highly similar” to standard 12-lead ECG, according to the study’s abstract. This enables the rapid acquisition of complete ECG information in clinical practice. Investigators concluded that KardiaMobile 6L-derived recordings significantly improve the detection of arrhythmias in symptomatic patients compared to Holter monitoring." [READ MORE]( WHY IT'S IMPORTANT? No matter how innovative a technology is, medical professionals can only use it in practice if there are peer-reviewed studies and clinical trials proving its efficiency and safety. [DRUG COMPANIES USE AI TO TURBOCHARGE DISCOVERY]( --------------------------------------------------------------- "Roche GPT is our internal generative artificial intelligence tool designed to revolutionize the healthcare industry. By ensuring data protection, it helps and supports our teams internally through several levers of action: It can analyze scientific articles and medical reports (or clinical test results) to automatically extract structured data from therapies and patients, which are a real support for our business." [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Pharma is an obvious candidate for using large language models (and other AI models) to make sense of huge amounts of data. [DENTAL CHECK FROM HOME]( --------------------------------------------------------------- We've [recently published an article]( about the future of dentistry and how this field will benefit from new technologies, like 3D printing, teledentistry, or AI. Here is a recent example! "With the DentalMonitoring app and ScanBox Pro, patients can send photos of their teeth and communicate with their dentist securely from home. It uses AI to ensure the scans are precise and the device is easy to use." [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? For quite some time I met a lot of resistance when discussing the technological future of dentistry. It is visibly changing now. MORE NEWS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE --------------------------------------------------------------- PRECISION CONTROL – [Sony developed its own microsurgery assistance robot]( LARGE SHEETS – [CUTISS skintech offers life changing hope for burn victims]( DEDICATED SPACES – [Why docs shouldn't do telehealth visits in the kitchen]( 5-YEAR PLAN – [Is Korea turning to AI to resolve ER crisis?]( [color-forwardtofriend-48.png](mailto:berci@medicalfuturist.com) [color-facebook-48.png]( [color-youtube-48.png]( [color-linkedin-48.png]( [color-twitter-48.png]( [color-instagram-48.png]( © The Medical Futurist 2024 This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Medical Futurist · Budapest · Budapest, Pest 1118 · Hungary