Workforce innovation: Embracing emerging technologies

Abstract

AS EDUCATORS, it is now increasingly important that we embrace the growing role of technological innovation in dayto-day clinical care and train our future workforce to incorporate this innovation in their practice. Two current innovations that are offering exciting and interesting opportunities are artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR). In the future, we may each have our own personal full-time AI doctor who knows our gene sequences and vulnerabilities to particular diseases. Our AI doctor could continually monitor blood pressure, sugar levels, sleep and exercise. Future versions of smartphones or fitness watches may regularly take personal photos to identify melanomas and eye disease. Thirty per cent of an aged care or disabled care worker's current responsibilities could be supported by AI, such as data entry, recording a patient's health and response to treatment, and monitoring of equipment to ensure it is functioning correctly. his article examines the evolving role of AI and VR in healthcare delivery and then discusses how we can adapt our workforce training programs to proactively respond to the influence of these digital innovations. The evidence base for the role of VR in clinical scenarios is growing exponentially. Meanwhile, the role of AI in influencing our day-to-day clinical care is providing challenges and some fascinating innovative opportunities.

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