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are needed to reassure patients and mitigate pressures on surgeons .”
Demographic pressures and a growing global population are increasing the demand for surgeons worldwide . However , up to 60 % of surgeons are due to leave the NHS in the next eight years – current estimates indicate there is a shortfall of over 2m surgeons .
She says : “ As surgical training can take up to 10 years , there is a pressing need for innovative solutions , such as content management platforms and augmented reality , to train the next generation and mitigate potential shortages .
“ There are many solutions to this , with various opportunities in healthcare , from
“ Technology and data can create an unparalleled ecosystem that improves patient care before , during and after care ”
NADINE HACHACH-HARAM CEO , PROXIMIE
AI , telehealth and machine learning .”
Hachach-Haram adds : “ We are seeing AI potential in healthcare and in particular , surgery and patient care . We use AI to provide data-rich summaries of procedures , track surgical instruments and generate patient reports . It has the potential to hugely improve healthcare simply by removing drudgery and scope for error , resulting in better healthcare for patients .”
AI can also be applied to necessary yet time-consuming administration tasks , especially in hospitals . If AI can perform even 20 % of required administrative tasks , it would unlock a lot more time
98 November 2023