“It’s no accident that Alexa and Siri have names… so I suspect that technology will also morph to be more and more human-like.”

Dr. David Goldbloom, CAMH Senior Medical Advisor, and Dr. Gratzer have a light-hearted conversation in which Dr. Goldbloom predicts 5 things that may be in store for the future of medical education and they consider how technology challenges the norms and expectations of the role of clinicians.

Dr. Goldbloom bravely gives us his 5 predictions (safe in the knowledge he may not be around to account for them in the future!)They discuss the research Dr. John Torous has done on patient use of mental health apps. (Check out our episode of Quick Takes featuring Dr. Torous)As well as the difficulties in recommending apps to patients.Dr. Goldbloom looks back at his work using televideo for psychiatry outreach.Their discussion ends on a cautionary note regarding privacy protection when it comes to technology.

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