The Future of Healthcare with Dr. Bertalan Meskó
Dr. Bertalan Meskó
In this interview, Don MacPherson is joined by Dr. Bertalan Meskó. Dr. Meskó is The Medical Futurist and the Director of the Medical Futurist Institute. Don and Dr. Meskó discuss recent developments in the field of medical technology including AI, wearables, telemedicine, risks to privacy, and addiction. They also talk about four different national healthcare models as well as the futures of mental health and the addiction treatment field.
Season Four of 12 Geniuses is dedicated to exploring the future and how life is sure to change over the next decade. This episode explores the changes in how we approach healthcare and how innovative technologies will usher in a new way of maintaining our health.
Dr. Bertalan Meskó, Ph.D. is The Medical Futurist and the Director of The Medical Futurist Institute analyzing how science fiction technologies can become a reality in medicine and healthcare. As a geek physician with a Ph.D. in genomics, he is also an Amazon Top 100 author and a Private Professor at Semmelweis Medical School, Budapest, Hungary.
Topics Discussed:
The future of mental healthcare
The potential for screen addiction
Making new technology accessible for the elderly
Various approaches to healthcare
Globalization of healthcare
Virtual Reality for treating addiction
Preparing for future disease outbreaks
The importance of empathy and trust between a doctor and patient
Wearables
Artificial Intelligence in medicine
Genomics
At-home testing
COVID-19
Amortality
Digital health technologies
3D medication printing
Virtual reality
Telehealth
Privacy concerns when collecting private medical data
