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10 Trends Shaping the Future of Health Care in Canada

The 2022 Health Technology Trends to Watch list presents the top 10 technologies that have the potential to fundamentally shift the way health care is provided and accessed in Canada within the next 2 years.

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Advancements in precision medicine offer new ways of diagnosing and treating many conditions, but the increased adoption of precision medicine technologies will significantly impact the delivery of care, and the infrastructure and workflow that underpins Canadian health systems.

CADTH’s 2023 Watch List of the Top 10 Precision Medicine Technologies and Issues gives decision-makers a clear signal about 5 precision medicine technologies that are likely to influence the shape of health care over the next 5 years and 5 issues that will affect their ongoing development and adoption.

Remote care

1. Remote Diagnostics, Remote Monitoring, and Remote Care Management

 

Remote care refers to the delivery of care at a location and time that is convenient for all members within the circle of care.

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point of care

2. Point-of-Care Testing

Point-of-care refers to testing outside of a centralized laboratory and has a variety of potential applications for screening and diagnosis. 

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3. Molecular and Genomic Testing

Molecular and genomic testing refers to medical tests that can detect individuals’ unique genetic and/or protein make up to inform treatment and care.

 

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4. Health Apps and Wearable Technologies (mHealth)

Mobile health apps are a growing field of digital health technologies, and are intended for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of health conditions or diseases.

 

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5. Companion Diagnostics

Companion diagnostics tests support the expansion of personalized medicine by assessing predictive biomarkers, such as genetic variation or protein expression, in individual people to determine the safe and effective use of an associated therapy.

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6. Voice Technology

Voice technology has many applications within the virtual care space, including conversational artificial intelligence technology (e.g., Chatbots), voice assistants for health assessment, diagnostics, and companionship for patients.

 

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7. Artificial Intelligence for Diagnostics and Public Health

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an umbrella term used to describe a variety of approaches that let computer programs perform tasks that have been traditionally done by humans.

 

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closed loop insulin pumps

8. Advanced Closed-Loop Insulin Pumps

Advanced closed-loop insulin pumps are an important development within diabetes care because as they use sensing technologies and artificial intelligence algorithms to automatically adjust insulin in response to predicted glucose levels.

 

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9. Portable Dialysis Machines

Emerging portable dialysis machines present a new generation of devices that may provide people with kidney failure more options to access a home-based, point-of-care alternative to conventional dialysis at a hospital or clinic.

 

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10. Artificial Intelligence for Health Care Professionals

Another emerging application of artificial intelligence (AI) within the health care system is to change the way health professionals approach patient consultations and develop treatment plans.

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