"You are no longer limited to the human form"- Robin Farmanfarmaian

Robin Farmanfarmaian is a personal hero of mine. She told me in this interview that even after she was misdiagnosed at the age of 16, went through numerous hospitalizations and surgeries, is missing three organs, and wakes up in pain most days, she still has boundless energy to get more done in a day than I do in a week and bring.

Case in point: Robin is the author of the new book, The Patient as CEO, and has spoken on technology and medicine at many conferences, including Exponential Medicine, Singularity University, Connected Health Symposium, Boston Scientific, Differential Medicine, Medscape CME Videos, Burrill Personalized Medicine, LSA Innovator Summit, Wharton, and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, among others. She is Adjunct Faculty for Singularity University and a contributing writer to Wired, Forbes, Huffington Post, MedGadget, Beckerâ€s Hospital, Fierce HealthIT, and has been published in a variety of other online publications.

Damn that is an impressive range of work! Today we are going to learn all about some of Robin's favorite new technologies including 3D printing, artificial intelligence, crowdsourcing, remote consultations, nanotechnology, stem cells, and robotics to name a few.

So if you are curious about the future of health care and the amazing ways that patients will have control over their treatment, this is the episode for you!



What you will learn in this episode:

-The biggest ideas in health care technology

-Why 3D printing is at its inflection point right now

-How artificial intelligence will benefit patients (IBM's Watson)

-All about Stem cells, robotics, and nano technology in health care

-How Robin stays abreast of such rapidly advancing technology

-The rapid increase in medical specialization

-Remote doctors and the new patient experience



Quotes:

"Doctors will need to become medical engineers" - Robin Farmanfarmaian

"The patient becomes the star player"- Robin Farmanfarmaian

"You can't take a vacation from your body"- Robin Farmanfarmaian

"You are no longer limited to the human form"- Robin Farmanfarmaian

"If you want to make $1 Billion, help a billion people"- Robin Farmanfarmaian

"With 3D printing, complexity is free - You are only limited by your imagination"- Robin Farmanfarmaian
Continue the Adventure (Resources from this episode):
RobinFF.com

ARC Programs

The Patient as CEO: How Technology Empowers the Healthcare Consumer





Thanks Robin Farmanfarmaian!

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