The Privacy of Medical The Privacy of Medical Information in the Future Information in the Future 

The Privacy of Medical The Privacy of Medical Information in the Future Information in the Future 

Neelam SandhuKim Solez

Medicine Writ LargeMedicine Writ LargeMedicine Writ LargeMedicine Writ Large“It is the curse of humanity that it learns to tolerate even the most horrible situations by habituation. Physicians are the natural attorneys of the poor, and the social problems should largely be solved by them”

– Rudolf Virchow

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“It is the curse of humanity that it learns to tolerate even the most horrible situations by habituation. Physicians are the natural attorneys of the poor, and the social problems should largely be solved by them”

– Rudolf Virchow

Medicine As A Field Medicine As A Field Much Larger Than We Much Larger Than We Had Ever Considered Had Ever Considered

Before.Before.

Medicine As A Field Medicine As A Field Much Larger Than We Much Larger Than We Had Ever Considered Had Ever Considered

Before.Before.

Including: DiseaseHuman Enhancement

Improvements in Society

In This Overarching In This Overarching Concept of Medicine It Is Concept of Medicine It Is

Involved in All Human Involved in All Human Endeavor.Endeavor.

In This Overarching In This Overarching Concept of Medicine It Is Concept of Medicine It Is

Involved in All Human Involved in All Human Endeavor.Endeavor.

It must be a force for good. It cannot be a silo competing with

other silos.

Privacy legislation Privacy legislation would be a substantial would be a substantial

barrier to this barrier to this broadening of medicine broadening of medicine

at the moment.at the moment.

Privacy legislation Privacy legislation would be a substantial would be a substantial

barrier to this barrier to this broadening of medicine broadening of medicine

at the moment.at the moment.

There is considerable There is considerable need for medicine-like need for medicine-like

regulation and barriers regulation and barriers to entry in areas like to entry in areas like

nanotechnology.nanotechnology.

There is considerable There is considerable need for medicine-like need for medicine-like

regulation and barriers regulation and barriers to entry in areas like to entry in areas like

nanotechnology.nanotechnology.