Major advances in technology, diagnostics and treatment are likely parts of medicine’s near future, according the JAMA Network editor-in-chief Howard Bauchner, MD. From his unique position to learn about groundbreaking research, Dr. Bauchner walks physicians through what’s to come in the future—and how to manage changes in preparing for that care in an AMA “Innovations in Medicine” talk.
In this brief, informal presentation in the style of TED Talks, Dr. Bauchner takes physicians through future innovations in medicine—such as injected devices that can predict myocardial infarction and individual patient prognostic and therapeutic fingerprints. He also offers up ways to ensure medical students today are the well-trained physicians of tomorrow.
“How do you manage change in a complex situation?” he asks.
He points to how the JAMA Network embraced change, managed risk and dared to experiment to bring cutting-edge advancement to the network’s journals. Similar forward thinking is necessary to make the bold changes in medical education that are necessary to equip future physicians with new tools, skills and competencies to care for future populations.
For an example, he looks at the AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative, which is exploring things like competency-based assessment, new technology and informatics within medical education.
“Big data will enter your lives,” Dr. Bauchner says in the talk. “The march of technology has no limits.”
Get inspired and hear about new approaches, ideas and creativity in medicine by viewing this talk and others in the AMA’s Innovations in Medicine series.
