In the lecture one video, Vesna explains how doctors should
know the anatomy of the human body in order to be successful in the medical
field. Dissections and anatomical drawings help to accurately represent and
understand the human body. Emerging technology, such as CAT scans, has helped
to simplify the process of
seeing the human body while also expanding how much of the human body we see.
Marilene Oliver demonstrates how art can help to view the human anatomy in a
new and innovative way. Oliver
superimposes scans to show the anatomy and uniqueness of an individual’s body.
I think her work is extremely important in showing how each person’s body is
unique and requires the doctor’s knowledge anatomy.
I was surprised to hear that before technological
advancement, you were not considered a doctor if you used technology. Years
ago, technology did not give doctors an insight into the human body. Doctors
had to cut open a body in able to understand how the human anatomy worked. Only
recently, has being a doctor centrally revolved around the use of technology.
Technology has made diagnostics much easier and efficient.
Fortune
magazine recently released an article claiming that technology is bound to
replace 80% of what doctors do. Emerging technology will allow doctors to do
their job more effectively and efficiently. Recently, the Vinci Surgical System
was released. The Vinici Surgical System is a robotic machine that preforms
accurate surgical procedures. Although the Vinci Surgical System has proven to
provide less scaring, greater precision, and a quicker recovery period, I am
spectacle about the technology. New technology diminishes the relationship
between the doctor and the patient as well as causes the doctor to have less interest
in the patient’s health. Technology in the medical field has the ability to
contradict the statement made by doctors that they “will remember that there is
art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and
understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug,” in the
Hippocratic oath.
Diana
Gromala has used new technology, virtual reality, to help treat pain. Gromala
believes that Virtual Reality is able to help patients to meditate and relax.
Through meditation, patients are able to control their pain tolerance and
levels. The art creates an environment that is relaxing to the patient. 3-D
printers are now able to make artificial body parts such as ears and legs.
Resources:
1. "Unexpectedly Good Integrations In
Life: Artists Use Medical Technology For New Perspectives On Life." Artists Use Medical Technology For New
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2. Hadawar, Devindra. "Doctors
Reveal They Can 3D Print Body Parts and Tissue." Engadget. 19 Apr. 2016.
Web. <http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v32/n8/full/nbt.2958.html>
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Replace 80% of What Doctors Do." Fortune Technology Will Replace 80 of What
Doctors Do Comments. 2012. Web. 19 Apr. 2016. <http://fortune.com/2012/12/04/technology-will-replace-80-of-what-doctors-do/>
4. Tyson, Peter. "The Hippocratic
Oath Today." PBS. PBS, 2001. Web. 19 Apr. 2016. <
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I really like how you expanded on the Fortune Magazine article about how 80% of a doctor’s job will get replaced by technology in the future. While I do believe that a robotic system could eliminate a lot of human error when performing surgical procedures, I too am skeptical about this. It is easy to know that if a machine can be programmed to do a task, it will be done effectively, efficiently, and accurately – better than a human could ever do it. But, what if there is a malfunction with the robot? It is always a possibility that there could be a mechanical error while one of these robots is performing a procedure that could actually kill the patient. I know that this also happens when doctors are performing these types of procedures, so this can bring up a larger ethical issue. Is it better for something to happen based on human error or machine error? It is something I think about frequently now that everything is becoming automated, especially autopilot in cars. What if the car makes an error that kills the people inside or someone else? What if this could have been avoided if a human was driving? Or what if a drunk driver kills someone or his or herself and this could have been avoided if it was a self-driving car? Similar to the Vinici Surgical System, it is hard to know what situation would be better even though neither situation is good.
ReplyDeleteI was really surprised by the fact that doctors weren't considered doctors if they used technology back then as well. This seems like a crazy concept considering doctors cannot complete most of their tasks without the use of technology today. This is noted in the Fortune magazine article you brought up. I am excited to see what this new concept of virtual reality in reference to calming patients will have in the future. I think the idea will lead to some amazing results.
ReplyDeleteDissections and anatomical drawings definitely help us understand the human body. Leonardo da Vinci dissected cadaver and left anatomical drawings of human body. His anatomical drawings show the muscles, bones, and sinews of the human body. I was surprised at his detailed drawings although we can even see anatomical chart in three-D now and have so much developed technical equipment..
ReplyDeleteLike you said, technology has made diagnostics much easier and efficient.
I had no idea that fortune magazine had made such a prediction. 80% seems like quite a lot to me, considering how long one must go to school and then continue their education even as a physician to treat a variety of illnesses. The relationship between machine and human is quite complex in this situation. After learning about the hippocratic oath, I wonder how true or how solemn this oath is to those in the medical profession. Maybe as an outsider I have never heard of such a thing until now, but if I were to ask my primary care physician would they actually know it by heart. Is it necessary to firmly believe in such an oath to become a physician, can one object to swearing this oath?
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