With the technological
breakthroughs, and the more frequent uses of technology, more and more workers
are replaced by machines. Robots’ presence at work is growing day by day
because they are considered as a much more efficient solution to earn more
money and are more accurate than humans.
This “evolution” is also
present in the medical field. With time, the patient has become the centre of
the medical system. He is extremely informed and doesn't accept medical or
surgical hazard anymore. With the development of internet and, recently,
connected objects which can make medical analyses, there is now real
independence of the public concerning doctors. This evolution is characterized
by the emergence of numerous starts-up dedicated to e-health.
The use of robots in
medicine is already great, but this will tend to accelerate in the next few
years. Surgeon robots are gradually integrating operating blocks and soon they
could be followed by their equivalent in general medicine. The researchers Kris Hauser and Casey Benett say
that they have developed a medical robot clearly better than doctors in
diagnosing diseases and in proposing adequate treatments… This robot can take
the medical information of the patient with the use of medical tools such as a
stethoscope or a thermometer integrated into the machine. So it knows what the
symptoms of the patient are. With his artificial intelligence and his database,
he can make a precise diagnosis, which is more reliable than one made by a
human doctor. This accuracy in the diagnosis is due to the non-exhaustion of
the robot and his capacity to always be objective.
Some studies show that a
robot or an algorithm is more efficient by 35% than a human doctor and costs twice
less for the patient: $197 for a robot against $497 for a doctor.
Studies also show that the treatment chosen by a robot is much more relevant
than the one chosen by a doctor.
So, with all these
advantages, robots will logically replace doctors with time. But a robot is still a tool; it doesn’t
have compassion. A doctor knows when it's an appropriate moment to say
something. With a robot there is no social help and no human relationship;
these are very important in medical treatment.
The most plausible
solution would be cooperation between man and machine, allowing more effective
treatment…
Links:
-www.futura-sciences.com/magazines/sante/infos/actu/d/medecine-robots-remplaceront-ils-bientot-medecins-44717/
-www.maddyness.com/innovation/2016/04/01/e-sante-medecine-du-futur-bertin-nahum/
-www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/education/festival-of-the-imagination/11921755/will-robots-take-over.html
Hugo wants
to be a doctor.
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