Impact of Disruptive Digital Technologies on Impact of Disruptive Digital Technologies on Medicine, Health & Well-BeingMedicine, Health & Well-Being

Global HealthGlobal Health 2017 2017TaiyuanTaiyuan

David Wortley David Wortley ISDM (Europe)ISDM (Europe)

What are Disruptive Digital Technologies and What are Disruptive Digital Technologies and why are they Important ?why are they Important ?

Serial Techno Social Entrepreneur & Early AdopterSerial Techno Social Entrepreneur & Early Adopter

Passion for Technology and SocietyPassion for Technology and Society

1949Human IntelligenceControls Machines

2017…..Machine Intelligence

Controls Humans

Articles on Technology & HealthArticles on Technology & Health

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What are Disruptive Digital Technologies and What are Disruptive Digital Technologies and why are they Important ?why are they Important ?

Major Reasons for Impact on Medical Practice Major Reasons for Impact on Medical Practice and what the implications areand what the implications are

● Disruptive technologies being developed for Disruptive technologies being developed for consumer market by non-medical professionalsconsumer market by non-medical professionals

Simulating Medical ConditionsSimulating Medical Conditions

Snow WorldSnow World

Integrating Real/Virtual WorldsIntegrating Real/Virtual Worlds

360 Degree Imaging360 Degree Imaging

Medical Professionals faceMedical Professionals faceIncreasing Competition fromIncreasing Competition from

Non-Medical SectorsNon-Medical Sectors

Major Reasons for Impact on Medical Practice Major Reasons for Impact on Medical Practice and what the implications areand what the implications are

● Disruptive technologies being developed for Disruptive technologies being developed for consumer market by non-medical professionalsconsumer market by non-medical professionals

● Lifestyle related conditions becoming major cause of Lifestyle related conditions becoming major cause of mortalitymortality

Global Lifestyle Related ChallengesGlobal Lifestyle Related Challenges

Modern Lifestyle Modern Lifestyle consequences include many consequences include many negative effects which place negative effects which place

increasing demands on increasing demands on available resources and available resources and

threaten the sustainability threaten the sustainability of public services for future of public services for future

generationsgenerations

Global Challenge – HealthGlobal Challenge – HealthObesity, Diabetes, Cancer & Cardiovascular ProblemsObesity, Diabetes, Cancer & Cardiovascular Problems

● Sedentary lifestyleSedentary lifestyle● Convenience foodsConvenience foods● Comfort eatingComfort eating● Inadequate exerciseInadequate exercise● Couch potato syndromeCouch potato syndrome● Spectator societySpectator society

Changing LifestylesChanging Lifestylesand Consumer Empowermentand Consumer Empowerment

One of the consequences One of the consequences of this convenient and easy of this convenient and easy

access to our daily wants access to our daily wants and needs is a decline in and needs is a decline in the physical and mental the physical and mental challenges necessary for challenges necessary for our lifelong development our lifelong development and health maintenanceand health maintenance

Global Challenge – HealthGlobal Challenge – HealthAgeing Society – Cognitive and Physical declineAgeing Society – Cognitive and Physical decline

● Declining working Declining working populationpopulation

● Longer life expectancyLonger life expectancy● Middle Age skills “scrap Middle Age skills “scrap

heap”heap”● Shift from families to care Shift from families to care

homeshomes● Rising costs of elderly careRising costs of elderly care

Medical Professionals faceMedical Professionals faceIncreasing Pressure fromIncreasing Pressure from

Sources of Lifestyle InfluencesSources of Lifestyle Influences

Major Reasons for Impact on Medical Practice Major Reasons for Impact on Medical Practice and what the implications areand what the implications are

● Disruptive technologies being developed for Disruptive technologies being developed for consumer market by non-medical professionalsconsumer market by non-medical professionals

● Lifestyle related conditions becoming major cause of Lifestyle related conditions becoming major cause of mortalitymortality

● Medical interventions will be made by “robots” or Medical interventions will be made by “robots” or non-medical staffnon-medical staff

Robotic SurgeryRobotic Surgery

Haptics and Surgical SimulationsHaptics and Surgical Simulations

Virtual DoctorsVirtual Doctors

Medical Professionals faceMedical Professionals faceIncreasing Pressure fromIncreasing Pressure from

Technology Enabled SourcesTechnology Enabled Sources

What can be Done ?What can be Done ?

The consequences of a failure to address these challenges are unthinkable…..The consequences of a failure to address these challenges are unthinkable…..

How do we Solve the Problem?How do we Solve the Problem?

● Develop clinical solutions that prevent or Develop clinical solutions that prevent or manage these conditions ormanage these conditions or

● Influence the food industry and citizens Influence the food industry and citizens through public policy interventions orthrough public policy interventions or

● Develop better personal health Develop better personal health management solutions and practicesmanagement solutions and practices

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Clinical SolutionsClinical Solutions

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Public Policy InterventionsPublic Policy InterventionsTaxes & LegislationTaxes & Legislation

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Public Policy InterventionsPublic Policy InterventionsAwareness and EducationAwareness and Education

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Better Personal Health ManagementBetter Personal Health Management

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Which is the Best Solution?Which is the Best Solution?Who will Provide the Solution?Who will Provide the Solution?

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Medical Professionals or Politicians or Citizens?Medical Professionals or Politicians or Citizens?

Disruptive Digital Technologies forDisruptive Digital Technologies for Health Health & Wellbeing & WellbeingLeveraging Consumer Technology to Address Global ChallengesLeveraging Consumer Technology to Address Global Challenges

The Transition from Cure to PreventionThe Transition from Cure to Prevention

It’s quite clear that the best chance we have for It’s quite clear that the best chance we have for increasing our life spans and overall improving increasing our life spans and overall improving our health is to adjust our personal behaviours our health is to adjust our personal behaviours

and to do so at an early age. and to do so at an early age.

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The Same but Different !The Same but Different !

My Body is not a Temple it is a CarMy Body is not a Temple it is a Car

Navigating Life’s JourneyNavigating Life’s Journey

Life is like a journey from the cradle to the grave. We know the Life is like a journey from the cradle to the grave. We know the starting point and the final destination and we are aware of the places starting point and the final destination and we are aware of the places en route but we have little idea of how long the journey will last and en route but we have little idea of how long the journey will last and

whether the route will be easy or difficultwhether the route will be easy or difficult

Our Body is our Journey VehicleOur Body is our Journey Vehicle

Our body is the vehicle that will take us to our final destination and its Our body is the vehicle that will take us to our final destination and its condition determines where we are on that journey, the nature of the condition determines where we are on that journey, the nature of the

journey and how long it will last. Most of us do not know or monitor our journey and how long it will last. Most of us do not know or monitor our body’s condition or properly maintain itbody’s condition or properly maintain it

Cars before Data TechnologyCars before Data Technology

We used our human skills to get the best from our We used our human skills to get the best from our vehicles supported by knowledge professionals vehicles supported by knowledge professionals

Breakdowns and RepairBreakdowns and Repair

The consequence of this lack of technology in older cars was The consequence of this lack of technology in older cars was more breakdowns and a reliance on garages and mechanics to more breakdowns and a reliance on garages and mechanics to

diagnose problems, maintain and repairdiagnose problems, maintain and repair

Data Measurement and VisualisationData Measurement and Visualisation

Modern cars tell us oil Modern cars tell us oil pressure, temperature, pressure, temperature,

speed, range of petrol tank, speed, range of petrol tank, warn us of any impending warn us of any impending

problems, tell us where we problems, tell us where we are and how to get to our are and how to get to our destination and compute destination and compute

new routes if we go off tracknew routes if we go off track

Lifestyle Technology Transforming Health ManagementLifestyle Technology Transforming Health Management

Wearable and embedded technologies change the dynamics of our management like Wearable and embedded technologies change the dynamics of our management like the dynamics of car health managementthe dynamics of car health management

Where are We and Where can we Go?Where are We and Where can we Go?

Wearable and embedded lifestyle technologies Wearable and embedded lifestyle technologies provide the tools to manage our healthprovide the tools to manage our health

But how can we change Personal Behaviours?But how can we change Personal Behaviours?

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Who will Most Influence Future Health? Who will Most Influence Future Health?

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An Approach for Better Personal HealthAn Approach for Better Personal Health

Gamification Enabling Technologies

Practitioner of Gamification & Wearables for 4 YearsPractitioner of Gamification & Wearables for 4 Years

21,334,406 steps recorded between 06/2013 and 11/2015= approximately 10,667 miles

Helps me to Understand What Works for Me…Opportunities and Challenges

Current User of 3 WearablesCurrent User of 3 Wearables

Jawbone UP 3Activ8rLives

Buddy Band 2Activite Pop Watch

Participant in PROPELS ProjectParticipant in PROPELS Project

Demonstrable ResultsDemonstrable Results

Substantial improvements in physical and mental Substantial improvements in physical and mental health are achievablehealth are achievable

Before and AfterBefore and After

2013

2013 2013 Feb 2015 Feb 2015

Lifestyle Technology RoadmapLifestyle Technology Roadmap● Wearable consumer devices like iWatch to provide Wearable consumer devices like iWatch to provide

advanced health metricsadvanced health metrics● Healthcare costs linked to lifestyle behavioursHealthcare costs linked to lifestyle behaviours● Revolution in the healthcare ecosystemRevolution in the healthcare ecosystem● Use of wearable lifestyle devices for identity Use of wearable lifestyle devices for identity

applicationsapplications● Growth in embedded devices that not only Growth in embedded devices that not only

monitor but also controlmonitor but also control● The Singularity – Immortality ?The Singularity – Immortality ?