First NHS Clinic Run By AI To Start This Year  – The Medical Futurist Newsletter

The AI is watching you! I'm excited to introduce a potent tool in our futures method series: [the futures wheel](. It's perfect for team brainstorming about future scenarios, providing a structured way to explore potential outcomes and impacts. Our latest article shows you how to harness its power for your purposes. We also have some great news on the academic front. A new PhD student, Bertalan Thuroczy [has joined our doctoral program](. His research will focus on the future of longevity. On a lighter note, I recently shared my [all-time favorite questions]( from medical events. I hope you will find the newsletter useful! Best regards, Berci Bertalan Meskó, PhD The Medical Futurist [FIRST NHS PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINIC RUN BY AI TO START THIS YEAR]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The NHS will open its first "AI-run physiotherapy clinic" to cut waiting times. The new platform, called Flok Health system, will provide same-day automated video appointments with a digital physiotherapist via an app that responds to information provided by a patient in real time. Flok uses computer vision to monitor patients during video appointments. Patients perform prescribed exercises while the AI analyzes their movements in real-time, comparing them to standard exercise patterns. Feedback from the initial pilot studies has been overwhelmingly positive. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? All surveyed participants found their experience with Flok to be at least equivalent to seeing a human physiotherapist, with 57% rating the AI experience as better. 80% of trial patients reported positive changes regarding their symptoms. [HOW TO PREDICT THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE: FUTURES WHEEL]( --------------------------------------------------------------- If forecasting helps us answer “what” might happen, the Futures Wheel helps us understand “so what?” – the cascading consequences and opportunities that a single event or trend can set in motion. It is perhaps the simplest method to engage people in thinking about the future in a way that generates a useful, ideally, actionable output. Its strength lies in its flexibility: the central point can be practically anything significant in your area. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Such an easy-to-use technique to map out possible outcomes and their impacts, aiding in proactive planning and decision-making. [LEARN THE ESSENTIALS: A SHORT GUIDE TO GENERATIVE AI IN HEALTHCARE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- This new fast-track course aims to provide a hands-on introduction to the world of generative AI - in the time you have a cup or two of your favorite tea or coffee. Reviews like this make me so happy and motivated! "Concepts were broken into digestible chunks, making it easy to understand. The hyperlinks provided were educational. I have a solid understanding of Generative AI. Excited to continue my learning journey with TMF and explore more of their courses to stay at the forefront of healthcare innovation." [ENROLL HERE]( [7 MINDBLOWING HEALTHCARE INNOVATIONS]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Let's see a few examples of fascinating medical innovations that showcase how creative thinking can lead to significant advancements in healthcare. From healing wounds with electricity to analyzing CRP levels with a skin patch and DIY ultrasound for early signs of breast cancer these innovations make me really optimistic about the future of care. [WATCH THE VIDEO]( WHY IT'S IMPORTANT? The journey of innovation can’t be walked in isolation: it needs collaboration across various disciplines, urging us to step beyond our comfort zones and engage with specialists from diverse fields. [AI ASSISTANCE IN CLINICAL TRIALS: THE PRACTICAL OPPORTUNITIES]( --------------------------------------------------------------- With overall success rates under 8%, conducting clinical trials for drug development is a high-risk endeavour for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. However, the process is an essential part of providing and improving healthcare. Let’s see the various ways AI can help all stages of the process, from trial planning to execution and after-trial assistance. [READ MORE]( WHY IT'S IMPORTANT? We previously considered the long-term role of AI in clinical trials such as in [developing artificial patients]( and [predicting adverse events](. This time we focus on the technology’s near-term, practical potential. [ADVANCING PERSONAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS INSIGHTS WITH AI]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Using ChatGPT-like tools to answer personal health questions supported by wearables' data? Count me in! The Google Research team just shared an update about how a fine-tuned version of Gemini, their large language model, could generate insights and recommendations to improve personal health behaviors related to sleep and fitness patterns. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? As the LLM is trained specifically on such datasets, we can expect it to be more useful in providing patients with fitness insights than a general model. [FDA CLEARANCE FOR OVER-THE-COUNTER CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORS]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Abbott gets FDA clearance for two over-the-counter continuous glucose monitors which is great news for people with diabetes AND for people that just want to discover more about their metabolism! Lingo was designed for health-conscious consumers who want to get greater insight into their metabolism, while Libre Rio is for Type 2 diabetics who don’t rely on insulin. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? This can make [wearing a CGM]( a common digital health endeavor. 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