{"id":30048,"date":"2023-08-22T11:08:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T15:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thinkresearch.com\/ca\/?p=30048"},"modified":"2023-08-22T11:24:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T15:24:06","slug":"helping-healthcare-professionals-keep-up-with-the-pace-of-medical-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thinkresearch.com\/ca\/2023\/08\/22\/helping-healthcare-professionals-keep-up-with-the-pace-of-medical-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Healthcare Professionals Keep Up with the Pace of Medical Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Medical breakthroughs and life-changing advancements happen all the time – and while this is paramount to enhancing our understanding of diseases, improving treatment best practices, and ultimately health outcomes, it poses one problem: it\u2019s becoming virtually impossible for healthcare professionals to keep up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s estimated that medical knowledge now doubles every 73 days<\/a> – compare that to 2010 when knowledge doubled every 3.5 years, there is simply no way healthcare professionals can keep pace<\/strong> – without help.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is an issue that must be addressed, and technology is the way forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Medical Knowledge and Why is it Important?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Medical knowledge is the entirety of empirically-sound information based in both research and clinical practice. It is the understanding of both established and evolving epidemiological, clinical and socio-biomedical practices.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The advancement of medical knowledge helps keep our clinical practices accurate, efficient, and overall more cost-effective due to lowered patient readmission rates. Above all, both patients and practitioners can feel assured that the best healthcare is being delivered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But medical knowledge is shifting and growing exponentially, and in order for healthcare professionals to stay current on treatment best practices, a large portion of their time would need to be spent focused on researching and learning about the latest developments. At the pace knowledge is advancing, that leaves little to no time for providing patient care.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The good news: technology can help.
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The Pace of Medical Knowledge is Expanding at an Unprecedented Level<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Medical advancements and medical knowledge improvements are crucial to ensuring our patients and most vulnerable populations receive the best healthcare possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without the advancement of medical knowledge, we can\u2019t effectively treat patients and improve their quality of life. But how can healthcare professionals stay ahead of medical advances when the volume of information and rate it is changing is simply too vast and too complex for them to retain? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This knowledge gap was made abundantly clear during the pandemic. Our understanding of the SARS-Co-V-2 virus<\/a>, how it spread, and how it impacted the human body changed often – sometimes daily – and subsequently, so did treatment best practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that\u2019s just one disease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now imagine the sheer volume of information and treatment guidelines for the spectrum of diseases and health conditions that impact humans. Healthcare professionals have no chance – unless they leverage help from technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without technology, healthcare systems will become more inefficient and patient care will suffer. This costs everyone, primarily healthcare professionals who will:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n