Technology, AI and Artificial Intelligence Turn Elderly Care Around
The silver wave is sweeping the world! Some predictions suggest that Taiwan will become the world's number one aging region by 2033. Scientists say that new technologies and AI will play a major role in transforming our aging society.
"Artificial Intelligence" is the hottest word in recent times, as if with AI, life can change to be more convenient and efficient. Many people think that A.I intelligence will play a pivotal role in long-term care in the future? The key driver of Taiwan's medical information, Li Youzhuan, dean of the College of Science and Technology at Taipei Medical University, said, "In long-term care, A.I. intelligence will not play any role."
A.I. intelligence changes lives but it can't replace healthcare workers
Dean Li You-chuan's words are like a morning bell, waking up many people's dreams. He said with a smile, we can't have too much expectation on artificial intelligence, too much expectation and too much disappointment. A.I wisdom through two winters, because we have excessive expectation on it, the result is not as good as it should be, and immediately from the cloud down to the bottom. However, with the development of science and technology, A.I Wisdom is making a comeback again, can it change human life this time? The answer is yes. But it cannot replace the work of physicians and nurses.
itself is also a dermatologist Li Youzhuan said, medical treatment is a very complex behavior, the need for human interaction and eye contact between people, just seemingly simple feeding, bathing, turning over ...... and other medical work, can not rely on robots to complete. Medical care requires a "human" temperature that artificial intelligence can never replace. Can only replace part of the work such as distribution of drugs, items moving, etc., so that physicians and nurses have more time to take care of patients.
Artificial intelligence is very different from smart technology. Li Youzhuan said, intelligent technology aids such as elevators, robots to transport medical equipment, to the ward to deliver medication or voice-activated technology ......, are not artificial intelligence (AI), but these new technology trends, in the aging society will play a very critical role.
3D medical care
A few years ago, new medical technologies were integrated into the healthcare system, such as 3D printing, which can make things medically impossible. 3D printing is the hottest industry right now, and it was first used in dentistry, where 3D scanning and modeling were used to make surgical guides for implants, so the implants could be accurately positioned. The first step is to make sure that you have the right tools for the right job.
3D printing technology is also seen as a tool for orthopedic surgery, where complex conditions or surgery that requires correction of bones can be performed in a non-emergency situation, and customized pre-operative planning with 3D printing can turn a large wound surgery into a minimally invasive surgery, saving the time of the surgery, and thus increasing the success rate of the surgery.
Looking at the potential of the 3D printing market, Changyang Biomedical has been actively coordinating the cross-strait 3D medical and medical material market for several years. At the end of last year, it signed a contract with MATERIALISE, a major Belgian medical 3D design company, to introduce Mimics 3D printing medical design solutions; and it is now investing in the production of orthodontics jaws, invisible braces, and silicon molds for the application of the cranial and knee joints, as well as the production and application of the 3D medical material project. The company is also working on the production of silicone molds for the cranium and knee joints.
Robots will also play the role of a physician's right-hand man in the future. For example, the Da Vinci arm is now a must-have technology in major hospitals, and it has become the surgeon's right-hand man. Some robots also play a role in transportation, transporting logistics and equipment to various parts of the hospital, and even distributing medicines and delivering meals. The "Smart Transportation Robot," which was a big hit in the surgical ward at Chang Gung Hospital in Linkou last year, is able to deliver equipment or goods to a specific location, saving labor.
The Smart Transportation Robot can carry up to 120 kilograms of weight, and has a voice function that sends out a message when something is delivered, "The instruments have been delivered, please come and pick them up! and other words to remind the opening room staff. Next, Chang Gung Medical will develop a robot for delivering surgical instruments to solve the problem of insufficient nursing manpower. The U.S. is currently experimenting with a "nursing robot" to guide patients going to physical therapy rooms in nursing homes on how to properly use the equipment or to remind them to take their medication on time.
In the past, physicians were out of town for meetings, and residents did the room checks for them, which led to a lot of complaints from family members and a lot of disputes.
"Is it better today? The first time I've seen a robot, I've seen a robot that's been in the air for years. The right foot can be lifted up to move a little bit?" The resident brought a robot TV doctor to the patient's bedside. 60-year-old Mr. Liu suffered a stroke and was hospitalized, and Yin Juhao, who was in the United States for a meeting, controlled the robot in the hotel to carry out the daily routine checkups. Robot TV doctor allows physicians to meet also can grasp the patient's condition, if you need to adjust the direction of treatment, will explain to other attending physicians. At present, in the United States, robot TV doctors are mainly used for critical care, the attending physician left the hospital, patients with emergency conditions, robot TV doctors can be connected to the attending physician to see, under the diagnosis. Yin Juhao emphasized that the robot TV doctor is a very good helper, can save the attending physician's time, but also improve the efficiency of treatment.
Can artificial intelligence predict the chances of death and recovery?
Artificial intelligence can't play the role of a caregiver in an aging society, but it can play the role of a "predictor" and a "preventer". The company's main goal is to provide the best possible service to its customers," said Mr. Lee, "but we're not sure if we're going to be able to do that. Mr. Lee further pointed out that AI can predict the chances of death, disability and recovery. Take a stroke patient as an example, as long as the input data, artificial intelligence can accurately analyze the person's future chances of death and recovery, and can even accurately predict the chances of death and recovery in the next 10 years.
After analyzing the data, AI can provide the patient's family with a reference to be mentally prepared. The newest addition to the list is the newest addition to the list, which is the newest addition to the list, which is the newest addition to the list, which is the newest addition to the list. Li Youzhuan said that in the past, physicians could not provide accurate scientific data, and with artificial intelligence, medical staff can produce data to tell the family, the patient's healing status, the family to decide the treatment. If the prediction of the healing condition is good, the medical institutions can arrange other treatment programs, especially the time of the intervention of the rehabilitation is very important.
Artificial intelligence can also serve as a reminder. It's like a personal assistant, reminding you of your medication time, and if the user doesn't take their medication on time, the robot will also send a message to the user's loved ones to remind them.
Li Youzhuan believes that artificial intelligence can help manage the medication of the elderly, so that each elderly person's medication can be customized. In the case of his mother, for example, every time he sees his mom's bag of medicine, he goes crazy, because there are too many types of medicines, plus some medicines are incompatible with certain foods, which need to be managed by a special person in order to keep the patient's condition under control, or even to reduce the medication. He said helplessly, the elderly need is not to walk 10,000 steps a day, every day 5 fruits and vegetables, such a dogmatic guardianship, but to accurately tell them how to correctly use the medicine, what can be eaten, what can not be eaten.
Artificial intelligence can play the role of prediction, analyzing the patient's personal data and condition, tell health care workers, patients with medication 3 months after the blood pressure values, suggesting that patients need to go back to the clinic, if not need to go back to the clinic, then sent by a person to send medication to the patient's home. Li Youzhuan said that this can save a lot of labor and material resources. Artificial intelligence can play the role of monitoring, providing accurate information on chronic patients for the reference of healthcare professionals.
AI Smart Elderly Companion
"In the future, artificial intelligence can play the role of everyone's family pharmacist." The first step is to make sure that you have the right tools for the job, and that you have the right tools for the job.
If the AI can be developed into a personalized conversation mode, the vocabulary of the elderly talking to their family members can be inputted into the AI to simulate the voices of the members, so that the elderly will not feel left out. He joked that every time his mom chats with him on LINE, she hangs up in a hurry because she's too busy to talk for more than three minutes. If there is a kind of artificial intelligence that can input the vocabulary I often talk to my mom into the big data, I can chat with my mom for a longer period of time, and achieve the effect of spiritual companionship and comfort.
However, as independent living becomes an important need of the silver *** tide. Service robots with artificial intelligence functions that can solve life's minutiae and improve the quality of life are already a future trend; but solving life's problems is one thing, and becoming an object of emotional exchange in life is another. How to make artificial intelligence become a "temperature" medical, is the future of the medical profession needs to solve the problem.
From the March issue of AURORA Monthly aurora/monthly/560/0i057590949914466090
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