The Guide to the Future of Medicine (2022 Edition): Technology AND The Human Touch

by Bertalan Meskó

A few short years ago, it would have been hard to imagine that exoskeletons could enable paralyzed people to walk again; that billions of people would rely on social media for information; and that the supercomputer Watson would be a key player in medical decision-making. Perhaps more than in any other field, technology has transformed medicine and healthcare in ways that a mere decade ago would have sounded like pure science fiction.

From his unique vantage as a trained physician, researcher, and medical futurist, Dr. Bertalan Mesko examines these developments and the many more down the pipeline. His aim is to assess how the hand of technology can continue to provide the dose of humanity that is crucial to effective healthcare. The Guide to the Future of Medicine: Technology and the Human Touch is his incisive, illuminating roundup of the technologies and trends that will shape the future of medicine.

Patients, medical professionals, and any healthcare stakeholder will find an eye opening, reassuring roadmap to tomorrow’s potential in this accessible and fact-based book. By preparing for the inevitable waves of change, you can make informed decisions about how technology will shape your own well-being.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Medicine, Health Care, Health, Business, Technology

228 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 25, 2014

About the author

Bertalan Meskó, MD, PhD, a medical futurist, graduated from the University of Debrecen, Medical School and Health Science Center in 2009 with Weszprémy Award; and received PhD in clinical genomics in 2012. He has been running the multiple award-winning medical blog, Scienceroll, since November, 2007, and had over 4 million hits. He thinks medical education and communication between physicians and patients will be revolutionized with the tools and services of social media.

He is a medical blogger, a microblogger, a manager of medical projects in Wikipedia and an organizer of scientific events in Second Life. He launched the first university elective course in the world that focuses on web 2.0 and medicine for medical students. He has given over 300 presentations from the Yale, Stanford and Harvard University to the centre of the World Health Organization; and is a health 2.0 consultant for pharma and medical technology companies.

He was included in the Healthspottr Future Health 100 List and presented Webicina at the New York Stock Exchange in 2011 as a member of the Kairos Society.

He thinks medical professionals of the 21st century have to be ready to meet the expectations of e-patients and e-patients will change the way medicine is practiced and healthcare is delivered.

He is a member of Mensa International; and an External advisor at Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media.

Reviews

[NickReads · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 SOLID STARS!

As a future doctor,I found this very interesting,because it is about the future of medicine.I was hesitant at first,because I thought this may be complicated and not for high school level,but I really enjoyed and quite understood it.Here the author describes how the medicine will develop in the future in some areas.Like the hospitals of the future,sensors,growing organs artificially,connection,cyborgs and a lot more cool stuffs.

I also enjoyed the graphics and the art.They were very helpful because sometimes the text got confusing.

I received this copy as a giveaway price from First-reads

I really recommend this book to every reader,it is not complicated and it shows us the future in a lot areas of life.

[Forgoszel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Most volt igazán érdekes látni, hogy a jóslatok és a felvázolt trendek mennyire valósultak meg, ill., hogy egyáltalán megvalósult-e bármi is?
Tudományos igényességgel írva, de közérthetően! Nyugodtan bárki a kezébe veheti, akit egy kicsit is érdekel az orvostudomány és a hozzátartozó kütyük fejlődése.

[Divya Sornaraja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic consolidation - wonderful categorization

A very good consolidation! A must-read if you are in the healthcare sector... this gives a whole new dimension to how one looks at the practice of Medicine. As an engineer, helps you iterate and see through what's really ahead and what seems like a good fit solution. Highly recommend this book. Its as though I took SU's Future Med course...! A very good quality!

[Nynke Zwart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyed reading this as an Artificial Intelligence student. Very insightful book and made me excited for the future we're heading towards!

[Faisal Nawaz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not sure what is the book about, more science fiction than real information. After a few good chapters the book turns into a science fiction novel without any real purpose. Not sure what.

Not sure what is this book about, more science fiction than real information. After a few good chapters the book turns into a science fiction novel without any real purpose.

[Marcus Österberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rejäl genomgång av saker som påverkar vården nu och framöver.

[Burçin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book if you are curious about the future of Medicine . You would want to be a part of that future!

[Esra Ayas · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Kisi tibbi mudahaleyi yasam kalitesi ile, uzun omru uretkenlikle bagdastirdigi olcude yasamin uzamasindan yana oluyor.”
Güzel tasarlanmış bir kitap.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

An inspirational read as Mesko shows how technology will be used to extend and improve the quality of life. As he says himself, the people who will live healthy lives to age 150 have already been born. Mesko publishes a blog called "The Medical Futurist" and this has already been added to my "must read" list. The applications of this technology in my own world of digital dentistry are exciting.

[Randy Hulshizer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was hoping that the author would have some fresh insights. Instead, he tackles the obvious with an amateurish zeal. The chapter "What will a brand new society look like?" is just stupid (for lack of a better term). The book got high ratings on Goodreads, but I'm assuming that most readers just haven't thought through most of these issues.

[Emre Köse · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bu alanda yazılmış ya da dilimize çevrilmiş çok fazla sayıda eser olmadığı için değerli bir eser. İlk defa bu konuda okuma yapacak birisi için yeterli ve akıcı. Fakat daha önce okuduğum Geleceğin Fiziği'ndeki Tıbbın Geleceği bölümünden sonra bana çok yeni bir şey katmadığını söyleyebilirim.

[Mark Harbaugh · Rating 4 out of 5]

A survey of many aspects of the future of medicine. Provides a good overview and some key resources for further study. Has a self-published feel.

[Jun Yang · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very interesting introduction and summary of all the technologies and concepts going on in the medical industry.