The future of healthcare at home | Sonny Kohli | TEDxToronto

On October 27, 2016, some of Toronto’s greatest thinkers and change-makers joined together onstage at TEDxToronto to deliver powerful talks and performances that embodied our theme, Symbols + Signals.


Dr. Sandeep (Sonny) Singh Kohli is a practicing Physician in Internal Medicine and Critical Care, and is faculty at McMaster University in Canada.

In 2010, while volunteering in Post-Earthquake Haiti, Sonny experienced first-hand the perils of inadequate health care faced by Earth’s most marginalized peoples. As an alumnus of the International Space University, and former top 40 CSA Astronaut Candidate, he became intrigued by space-age solutions to the world’s health problems.

He then co-founded Cloud Dx to create a fully autonomous ‘digital doctor’ called Vitaliti. Vitaliti is currently a finalist in the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE. Cloud Dx’s other approved solutions, anchored by their Pulsewave® wrist device, are revolutionizing how your health is monitored at home.

[AnsleySmith-un]

While I understand the meaningful impact this device could have in many lives, I am not convinced that it takes the place of a trained physician. Ultimately, healthcare comes down to more than vital signs and well-meaning advice. This could be of great use for those who need to constantly monitor their status, and would be even better if the data could be sent to their physicians for further review.
A main concern that I have with this device is the patient's right to privacy. This theme comes up a lot when considering how technology and AI can be implemented into our current healthcare system. Each person has the right to privacy and autonomy to decide who is allowed access to their information. When considering how to move forward with technology like this, I believe it is imperative that we are considering the limitations to our medical ethics and also how we can legally keep up with all of the implications that come from gathering data like this.

[marycox]

Is it available in the United states, is it covered by insurance and how much is it

[thomasrider]

Total sales pitch. “Doctors aren’t used to getting this amount of data?” SERIOUSLY!? The first thing my doc asks for is vitals, and that’s all this is. This is not a Ted Talk, this is a scripted infomercial. I was hopeful it would be more than that, disappointing!