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Age in tech
The AGE DIGITAL GAP is a real issue in the USE OF APPS IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD 🧑🏻💻🩻 Many older individuals have difficulties accessing and using these tools due to their lack of familiarity with technology or physical or cognitive limitations 🤔 However, could be several WAYS TO OVERCOME THIS DIGITAL GAP and ensure that all patients can benefit from the advantages of health apps‼️ ➤ TRAINING 🏅Providing older individuals with the necessary training to use health apps can help them better understand how they work and make the most of them 🧑🏼🏫 › Remote technical support› Simple easy-to-follow tutorials› In-person training sessions› Creating supporting materials such as videos or…
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AI in Healthcare
In recent years, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) 🧠 has been one of the hottest topics in the technology world and it is being talked about more and more in various fields. It is undeniable that AI is TRANSFORMING the way we live, work and relate to each other 🤔 As we move towards the next year, it is exciting to see the new advancements and developments that are coming in the field of AI. New techniques in MACHINE LEARNING AND DEEP LEARNING 🖥️ are being developed, allowing machines to learn more efficiently and accurately. Additionally, AI is becoming increasingly present in everyday life, from automating tasks at home and work to…
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Robots in Healthcare
🤖Milton, a robot shaped like a penguin 🐧, is delivering medicines around hospitals as part of a new trial at Milton Keynes University Hospital (NHS). 📌 The trial aims to REDUCE THE TIME SPENT by hospital patients waiting for their medicines 💊, which is often the last step before they can be discharged. It will navigate between the hospital’s pharmacy and a selected in-patient ward a considerable distance away 🧭 It has a hatch for carrying the medicines, which has to be opened be human staff when it reaches its destination. 〰️ The bot uses SONAR and LiDAR technology 〰️ to navigate around obstacles such as people, wheelchairs and beds inside…
