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As technology advances, the role of
artificial intelligence within society will
become increasingly significant, enabling
new products and services which will
change the way healthcare is delivered.
Looking specifically at clinical trials and
the delivery and of cancer research, I
began to imagine how AI will impact patients
experiences in the future.
A) In the recruitment process for trials
and research studies, AI might manifest
in the form of a tool/service which could
help clinicians to match patients to trials.
This would relieve some of the strains
I discussed previously that clinicians currently
experience.
B) In the future, people could opt in to
a service gathers the third party lifestyle
and environment data generated by their
daily technological interactions. This data
would feed into the patient’s health records,
forming an in-depth picture of the
way they live. This detailed picture of the
patient’s lifestyle could be used to personalise
and individualise their treatment
and care, and algorithms could be used
to match these patients with relevant research
studies and trials they are which
are eligible for. The patient could then be
contacted by the service or made aware
of the trial/study through their doctor/
clinician.
C) However, patient monitoring technologies
in the future will be more advanced,
and the side effects and wellness
of patients could be tracked from home
using sensors which collect data passively.
This would create a feedback loops
which would allow clinicians to see a
clear and quantifiable picture of the patient’s
health at all times. As a result, trial
participants might be able to live their
lives with less interruption and fewer
trips to hospital.
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