Clinicians in the near future will find themselves working with information networks on a scale well beyond the capacity of human beings to grasp, thereby necessitating the use of intelligent machines to analyse and interpret the complex interactions of data, patients and clinical decision-making. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science that aims to embed intelligent behaviour into software in order to achieve narrowly constrained objectives in an increasingly wide domain of practice. In healthcare the field of AI research includes expert systems that provide guidance for clinical decision-making, computer vision algorithms that outperform human beings in the analysis of … [Read more...] about Physiotherapy clinicians perceptions of AI in clinical practice
CPN Digest #55
Something for the weekend: A new approach to care of the selfWomen are beautiful, men are rationalGoogle is banning ads for quack curesHydrotherapyReflections on World Physiotherapy DayApple made Siri deflect questions on feminismDevices aren’t listening in to our conversations after allIs social prescribing just placebo?Embodied learning for health professionals…and a follow-up on the ‘lack of attention to embodiment in health professions education’Players’ Experiences of Barriers and Facilitators of the Immediate Management of Rugby-Related Acute Spinal Cord InjuryManaging Stigma: Young People, Asthma, and the Politics of Chronic IllnessAnd from some CPN members - ‘Cheer* in Health Care … [Read more...] about CPN Digest #55
30DoS – Day 30
Well done everyone who made it all the way through the month and answered all the poll questions. You're all rock stars. Before we get into the final question proper, I'd like to pass on our personal thanks to Jo Bloggs, our phenomenally skilled, diligent and hardworking site administrator. Jo does a huge amount behind the scenes to protect the site and you, its members, but has also helped us to design and run this campaign. A huge thank you to you Jo from everyone on the CPN Exec. Now without further ado, here's your final question ... … [Read more...] about 30DoS – Day 30