The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Surgery (Forbes)
Telemedicine
“We’ve witnessed ten years of change in a month” is a typical description of how the pandemic is accelerating the use of telemedicine. Before the virus, video appointments made up only 1% of the 350m consultations which Britain’s National Health Service handles each year. Companies like Docly, eConsult and AccuRx are changing that. The latter claims that 90% of primary care clinics in England are now using its video-calling system.
The most dramatic form of telemedicine is remote surgery. It is not new, but it is growing, and it offers enormous benefits. It can help overcome the shortage of doctors in many places around the world, and it can improve training, raise standards, and drive innovation within the medical profession.
Proximie
One of the leading enablers of remote surgery is Proximie, a four year-old London-based company whose web-based platform allows surgeons to collaborate remotely via audio, video and augmented reality. Its founder is Nadine Hachach-Haram, a reconstructive plastic surgeon, and if you have a strong stomach, you can watch her demonstrate Proximie’s platform in a real operation in a t...
