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Bridging the gap between the technological singularity and mainstream medicine : highlighting a course on technology and the future of medicine
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(2013) Bridging the gap between the technological singularity and mainstream medicine : highlighting a course on technology and the future of medicine. Global Journal of Health Science, 5 (6). pp. 112-125. doi:10.5539/gjhs.v5n6p112 ISSN 1916-9736. An open access version can be found in:
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v5n6p112
Abstract
The “technological singularity” is defined as that putative point in time forecasted to occur in the mid twenty-first century when machines will become smarter than humans, leading humans and machines to merge. It is hypothesized that this event will have a profound influence on medicine and population health. This work describes a new course on Technology and the Future of Medicine developed by a diverse, multi-disciplinary group of faculty members at a Canadian university. The course began as a continuous professional learning course and was later established as a recognized graduate course. We describe the philosophy of the course, the barriers encountered in course development, and some of the idiosyncratic solutions that were developed to overcome these, including the use of YouTube audience retention analytics. We hope that this report might provide a useful template for other institutions attempting to set up similar programs.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Microbiology & Infection Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Global Journal of Health Science | ||||||
Publisher: | Canadian Center of Science and Education | ||||||
ISSN: | 1916-9736 | ||||||
Official Date: | 9 September 2013 | ||||||
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Volume: | 5 | ||||||
Number: | 6 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 112-125 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.5539/gjhs.v5n6p112 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
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