Patient monitoring has made some significant strides forward over the last decade. Nowadays most people are familiar with the idea. Where are we now with this essential aspect of healthcare? How far should we take the commitment to monitoring a patient? What about “wearable” technology both inside and outside the institution?

Desiree Chappell speaks with Meera Joshi, Specialist registrar at Ashford and St Peter's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and clinical research fellow in the department of surgery cancer at Imperial College London.

FURTHER LISTENING:

We mention Sadia Khan, one of her recent contributions to TopMedTalk is here: https://topmedtalk.libsyn.com/monitoring-the-unmonitored-topmedtalk

More on “The Value of Information” here: https://topmedtalk.libsyn.com/the-value-of-information-ebpom-usa