The Future of Healthcare by 2020: the discipline scenario

Out of the fray of health care cost cutting imperatives of the past decade of reform, evidence and efficiency emerge as our key values. Beyond medicine, these regulatory imperatives touch edges of the global health economy: raising standards for health claims in food science, medical devices and consumer electronics—and increasing the legal and financial repercussions of making overstretched health claims. This is also the era of No Doctor Left Behind: metrics of practice have been put in place, made possible by systematic analyses of electronic health records. Care is as rational now as it has ever been, optimized to your requirements, genetic indicators, and projected contributions to society. Navigation services have sprung up to assure that care is provided for the best value, including remote consultations or travel abroad.

What could Health and Health Care look like in 2020? Watch the Growth scenario video at http://www.hc2020.org/discipline and comment how are we moving towards or moving away from this scenario?

Healthcare 2020 is an initiative from The Institute for the Future (IFTF) http://www.iftf.org

The Future of Healthcare by 2020: the growth scenario

It’s boom-time in the global health economy. Major breakthroughs for treating major chronic diseases are reached in biotech, genetic medicine, powered in part by improved IT. These breakthroughs did not reduce costs, however. In the growing number of states where coverage is mandated, this explosion is heightened by the creation of millions of fully insured customers. New jobs in health care are materializing every day. And with the oldest baby boomers now in their mid-70s, millions more Americans have entered the period of life where their utilization of health care services is more intense and costly. As a result, health and wellness categories continue to be one of the only profitable sectors of the economy, even at the expense of others.

What could Health and Health Care look like in 2020? Watch the Growth scenario video at http://www.hc2020.org/growth and comment how are we moving towards or moving away
from this scenario?

Healthcare 2020 is an initiative from The Institute for the Future (IFTF) http://www.iftf.org

Highlights from TEDx 2009 Events

How it feels to have a stroke - TED talks

Another potential TED talk that I am interested to use for TEDx Healthcare



Source: http://www.ted.com

Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.

TED talks for TEDxHealthcare - inventor Robert Fischell

I am watching TED talks to select the 2-3 recorded talks that I will broadcast during my TEDxHealthcare event in October.

This one is about Robert Fischell, who invented the rechargeable pacemaker, the implantable insulin pump, and devices that warn of epileptic seizures and heart attack. He makes three wishes: redesigning a portable device that treats migraines, finding new cures for clinical depression and reforming the medical malpractice system.

Do you like it? Have you watched another TED talk which can be related to healthcare?

Furthermore, feel free to refer to me any inspiring speakers, who can join the event in October!

All New TED subtitles in 40+ languages

TED's mission is "ideas worth spreading", nevertheless 4.5 billion people don't speak English or not very well! That's why TED is annoncing today "The TED Open Translation Project".

It will enable thousands of volunteer translators to use subtitles to make TED available to their own communities. To do this the right way has taken a year of preparation. This is especially exciting for TEDx event organizers whose mother-tongue is not English. You can now hold a TEDx event with TEDTalks subtitled in any languages.

Explore "the TED Open Translation Project" here: http://www.ted.com/index.php/OpenTranslationProject

and find more information about TEDx events here http://www.ted.com/tedx and start organizing your own independent TEDx event today, like mine:

TEDxHealthcare, an independently organized TEDx event, in Nyon, Switzerland to talk about the future of Healthcare. BTW, I am still looking for inspiring speakers!

TEDxHealthcare an independently organized TEDx event, in Nyon, Switzerland

This first time, it will be mostly an internal audience. Nevertheless, I am looking for inspiring speakers and to connect with other TEDx organizers via twitter! http://twitter.com/jperakis

TEDx Healthcare in a nutshell:

Objective? Engaging various functions (R&D, Marketing, IT, Supply Chain, etc) into innovative thinking and ideas sharing

What? Talking about the future of Healthcare, 2 recorded TEDTalks, 3 external speakers (topics/speakers TBC) + discussions

potential topic 1 > Technologies and Social Media best practices in patients' treatments and medicines adherence
potential topic 2 > Semantic Web, what will it change for consumers and for fellow workers
potential topic 3 > The future of Healthcare from a Designer perspective