The Need For Medical Futures Studies: Our Benchmark Study – The Medical Futurist Newsletter

Portable ultrasound devices, 3D printed splints and other digital health news. I’m really happy to share that publishing our [newest scoping review]( took a huge step toward making "medical futures studies" a new scientific field! We analyzed the existing literature on the application of futures methods in healthcare, and it reveals that these methods have been successfully used to develop national strategies, inform healthcare policies, prepare for global threats like pandemics, and explore advancements in specialized medical fields like personalized medicine. However, we also proved that despite its potential, futures methods have been underutilized in the medical community. Check out the study and the [Call for Papers]( too that invites researchers across the globe to submit their studies that focus on the future of medicine and healthcare. I hope you will find the newsletter useful! Best regards, Berci Bertalan Meskó, PhD The Medical Futurist [THE NEED FOR MEDICAL FUTURES STUDIES: OUR BENCHMARK STUDY]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Futures studies aim to explore and analyse possible futures so as to prepare for eventualities. Such research has not been used extensively in the medical and healthcare fields, despite their rising importance in the digital health era. A new study conducted by The Medical Futurist Institute highlights the need for futures studies in the healthcare and medical fields, and even argues for the establishment of a dedicated ‘Medical Futures Studies’ sub-field. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? It's incredibly exciting to witness the birth of a new scientific field! [4 PRACTICAL TECHNOLOGIES HELPING PATIENTS GET THROUGH MEDICAL PROCEDURES]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The way to recovery isn’t always the most pleasant or comfortable one; but technological assistance can ease the process. New approaches such as using noise-cancelling headphones during surgeries, virtual reality headsets in the ICU and playing video games to aid in cancer treatment adherence and self-efficacy show promise. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? With the assistance of such technologies, patients can undergo medical procedures with less pain, with less reliance on drugs and can even get better faster. [A DAY IN MY LIFE AS A KEYNOTE SPEAKER - THE MEDICAL FUTURIST'S ROAD MOVIE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- After years of being a keynote speaker, I’m thrilled to finally share a short road movie capturing a typical day in my life. From waking up and traveling to an event, to backstage prep, technical testing, and delivering the keynote, this video gives you a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to be a professional speaker. [ENROLL HERE]( [3D PRINTED ORTHOPEDIC BRACES AND SPLINTS]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Dutch company Manometric scans the patient's hand in seconds and within a couple of weeks, they deliver customized, 3D printed orthopedic braces and splints covered by health insurance. These can help stabilize injured joints; protect the injured area from further damage; or reduce strain and discomfort in long-term issues like arthritis. [READ MORE]( WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? They are commonly used post-surgery or during physical therapy to aid in gradual recovery of strength and mobility. [A WEARABLE ULTRASOUND SYSTEM]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Sonologi, Inc. has developed a wearable ultrasound system. "𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑠𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑑𝑦𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑠𝑎𝑠𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛—𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑜𝑢𝑠, 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑛ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛-𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔." Based on peer-reviewed papers, the team claims that medical professionals could assess cardiovascular health while their AI compensates for movement to maintain image stability, and also allows real-time monitoring of heart issues. [READ MORE]( WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? In my speeches I always mention that every medical technology we use today started like something that looked far-fetched or just out of science fiction. Here is another example. [THE DOCTOR BEHIND THE ‘SUICIDE POD’ WANTS AI TO ASSIST AT THE END OF LIFE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- I shared a few days ago that Swiss authorities started investigations after an unnamed 64-year-old American woman used a suicide pod. The pod's founder, an Australian right-to-die activist Philip Nitschke, shared some details: "𝐷𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡𝑠𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑦𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑜’𝑠𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛-𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑜𝑓𝑡𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑑, 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑁𝑖𝑡𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑘𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑠𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑠𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑎 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑤𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑎 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑒." [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? This story highlights an ongoing ethical debate about technology-assisted dying. [WEARABLE TUMOR-ZAPPING MEDICAL DEVICE WINS FDA APPROVAL FOR LUNG CANCER]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What an incredible addition to the range of treatments for patients with advanced cases of non-small cell lung cancer. A wearable technology delivering electrical fields that kill cancer cells just got FDA approval. "𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑦𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑛. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑠𝑎𝑦𝑠𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑𝑠𝑒𝑥𝑒𝑟𝑡 𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑠, 𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚.𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ𝑦 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑇𝑇𝐹𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑𝑠, 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑦. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑛 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝟣𝟪 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑎 𝑑𝑎𝑦." [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? The nod from the FDA is big news for companies developing the same technology. 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