HLTH1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Industrial Revolution, Gartner, Health Technology
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Technologies enable us to control and adapt to our natural environments. Pre-historic: tools, weapons for hunting, clothing, controlling fire, language, money, boats and containers for storing and carrying things. Characterised by: a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital and biological spheres, collectively referred to as cyber-physical systems. Includes medical procedures and devices used in clinical practice for medical purposes. Who: "the application of organized knowledge and skills in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures and systems developed to solve a health problem and improve quality of lives. " Application of other technologies to health service delivery. Hlth1001 page 2 (the application of information technology) Personalised medicine including wearables (the application of biotechnology and computing technology) Broad - includes everything from surgical equipment, ct scans to band aids. Less invasive treatment options to reduce potential negative effects of treatments. Reduction in hospital stays and rehabilitation times to reduce potential negative effects and improve health outcomes.
