one of my best friends in college had lost most of his hearing when he was a
lost most of his hearing when he was a
lost most of his hearing when he was a little kid and while he was in college
little kid and while he was in college
little kid and while he was in college he got sick and he lost what little bit
he got sick and he lost what little bit
he got sick and he lost what little bit of hearing he had left and found himself
of hearing he had left and found himself
of hearing he had left and found himself completely deaf but surgeons were able
completely deaf but surgeons were able
completely deaf but surgeons were able to give him a cochlear implant and that
to give him a cochlear implant and that
to give him a cochlear implant and that restored his hearing now I can go and I
restored his hearing now I can go and I
restored his hearing now I can go and I can sit down in a crowded restaurant and
can sit down in a crowded restaurant and
can sit down in a crowded restaurant and have lunch with him with the clanging of
have lunch with him with the clanging of
have lunch with him with the clanging of pots and pans and plates with all the
pots and pans and plates with all the
pots and pans and plates with all the different conversations going on around
different conversations going on around
different conversations going on around us with the music they play overhead and
us with the music they play overhead and
us with the music they play overhead and I can sit and have a conversation with
I can sit and have a conversation with
I can sit and have a conversation with him just like I do with everybody else
him just like I do with everybody else
him just like I do with everybody else and he can hear and understand every
and he can hear and understand every
and he can hear and understand every single word I say we are making amazing
single word I say we are making amazing
single word I say we are making amazing strides in healthcare and it’s not just
strides in healthcare and it’s not just
strides in healthcare and it’s not just helping people here again if we look at
helping people here again if we look at
helping people here again if we look at the survival rates for people with the
the survival rates for people with the
the survival rates for people with the four most common types of childhood
four most common types of childhood
four most common types of childhood cancer we can see that we’ve gone from
cancer we can see that we’ve gone from
cancer we can see that we’ve gone from tragedy to an era of healing and of hope
tragedy to an era of healing and of hope
tragedy to an era of healing and of hope we have completely eradicated smallpox
we have completely eradicated smallpox
we have completely eradicated smallpox we have almost completely eliminated the
we have almost completely eliminated the
we have almost completely eliminated the childhood scourge of polio just a couple
childhood scourge of polio just a couple
childhood scourge of polio just a couple decades ago an HIV diagnosis was akin to
decades ago an HIV diagnosis was akin to
decades ago an HIV diagnosis was akin to a death sentence but now people can live
a death sentence but now people can live
a death sentence but now people can live for more than 50 years after diagnosed
for more than 50 years after diagnosed
for more than 50 years after diagnosed thanks to improvements in healthcare but
thanks to improvements in healthcare but
thanks to improvements in healthcare but this is just the beginning these are
this is just the beginning these are
this is just the beginning these are getting better
getting better
getting better scientists are continuing to develop new
scientists are continuing to develop new
scientists are continuing to develop new medicines advances in gene editing are
medicines advances in gene editing are
medicines advances in gene editing are bringing about the prospect of genetic
bringing about the prospect of genetic
bringing about the prospect of genetic therapy and that can help cure diseases
therapy and that can help cure diseases
therapy and that can help cure diseases that we’ve never been able to treat
that we’ve never been able to treat
that we’ve never been able to treat before advances in robotics are bringing
before advances in robotics are bringing
before advances in robotics are bringing about the promise of Bionic prosthetics
about the promise of Bionic prosthetics
about the promise of Bionic prosthetics to help people gain mobility again now
to help people gain mobility again now
to help people gain mobility again now you can probably tell I’m a little
you can probably tell I’m a little
you can probably tell I’m a little bitter but excited about this kind of
bitter but excited about this kind of
bitter but excited about this kind of stuff can you tell that so but as
stuff can you tell that so but as
stuff can you tell that so but as excited and optimistic as I am about how
excited and optimistic as I am about how
excited and optimistic as I am about how science and technology are going to
science and technology are going to
science and technology are going to improve our lives and improve our health
improve our lives and improve our health
improve our lives and improve our health I’m also acutely aware that our ability
I’m also acutely aware that our ability
I’m also acutely aware that our ability to help cure people our ability to help
to help cure people our ability to help
to help cure people our ability to help treat people
treat people
treat people our ability to keep people healthy is
our ability to keep people healthy is
our ability to keep people healthy is going to be severely limited by an
going to be severely limited by an
going to be severely limited by an age-old problem most people who get
age-old problem most people who get
age-old problem most people who get medical help they’re given medicine
medical help they’re given medicine
medical help they’re given medicine unfortunately people just aren’t very
unfortunately people just aren’t very
unfortunately people just aren’t very good at taking their medicine the way
good at taking their medicine the way
good at taking their medicine the way they’re supposed to this concept is
they’re supposed to this concept is
they’re supposed to this concept is known as medication adherence put simply
known as medication adherence put simply
known as medication adherence put simply medication adherence –is taking your
medication adherence –is taking your
medication adherence –is taking your medicine the way the doctor tells you to
medicine the way the doctor tells you to
medicine the way the doctor tells you to taking the right dose at the right time
taking the right dose at the right time
taking the right dose at the right time taking it with food or on an empty
taking it with food or on an empty
taking it with food or on an empty stomach
stomach
stomach take it half an hour before bed we’ve
take it half an hour before bed we’ve
take it half an hour before bed we’ve all seen these instructions on a pill
all seen these instructions on a pill
all seen these instructions on a pill bottle it seems so simple so why is this
bottle it seems so simple so why is this
bottle it seems so simple so why is this a big problem well people have a lot of
a big problem well people have a lot of
a big problem well people have a lot of demands on their attention and a lot of
demands on their attention and a lot of
demands on their attention and a lot of people take more than one medication and
people take more than one medication and
people take more than one medication and each one comes with its own set of
each one comes with its own set of
each one comes with its own set of different instructions if we think of
different instructions if we think of
different instructions if we think of our own experiences how many of us have
our own experiences how many of us have
our own experiences how many of us have been given a bottle of pills by our
been given a bottle of pills by our
been given a bottle of pills by our doctor and the doctor says take one of
doctor and the doctor says take one of
doctor and the doctor says take one of these every day until the bottle is
these every day until the bottle is
these every day until the bottle is empty after a few days it’s working
empty after a few days it’s working
empty after a few days it’s working we’re feeling better we really don’t
we’re feeling better we really don’t
we’re feeling better we really don’t want to keep putting these strange
want to keep putting these strange
want to keep putting these strange chemicals in our body so we stop taking
chemicals in our body so we stop taking
chemicals in our body so we stop taking the medicine even though there’s still
the medicine even though there’s still
the medicine even though there’s still pills in the bottle how about the
pills in the bottle how about the
pills in the bottle how about the mornings when we’re rushing to get to
mornings when we’re rushing to get to
mornings when we’re rushing to get to work or school on time and we forget to
work or school on time and we forget to
work or school on time and we forget to take our medicine or we wake up we take
take our medicine or we wake up we take
take our medicine or we wake up we take our medicine with shower we eat we get
our medicine with shower we eat we get
our medicine with shower we eat we get dressed we do all that and then on our
dressed we do all that and then on our
dressed we do all that and then on our way out we take our medicine it oh we
way out we take our medicine it oh we
way out we take our medicine it oh we just over medicated ourselves we can
just over medicated ourselves we can
just over medicated ourselves we can understand that this happens but just
understand that this happens but just
understand that this happens but just because it’s understandable and just
because it’s understandable and just
because it’s understandable and just because we get it it doesn’t mean that
because we get it it doesn’t mean that
because we get it it doesn’t mean that it’s not a huge problem not taking
it’s not a huge problem not taking
it’s not a huge problem not taking medicine properly causes countless
medicine properly causes countless
medicine properly causes countless hospitalizations about 10 percent of all
hospitalizations about 10 percent of all
hospitalizations about 10 percent of all hospitalizations are because people
hospitalizations are because people
hospitalizations are because people didn’t follow the directions when
didn’t follow the directions when
didn’t follow the directions when they’re taking their medicine 10 percent
they’re taking their medicine 10 percent
they’re taking their medicine 10 percent it costs hundreds of billions of dollars
it costs hundreds of billions of dollars
it costs hundreds of billions of dollars in extra health care every year money
in extra health care every year money
in extra health care every year money that could be spent on something else
that could be spent on something else
that could be spent on something else just in the United States we spend over
just in the United States we spend over
just in the United States we spend over 300 billion dollars a year in medical
300 billion dollars a year in medical
300 billion dollars a year in medical sir
sir
sir to people because they didn’t take their
to people because they didn’t take their
to people because they didn’t take their medicine properly and most importantly
medicine properly and most importantly
medicine properly and most importantly it kills people about 125 thousand
it kills people about 125 thousand
it kills people about 125 thousand Americans die every year because they
Americans die every year because they
Americans die every year because they don’t take the medicine the way they’re
don’t take the medicine the way they’re
don’t take the medicine the way they’re supposed to this is such a pervasive and
supposed to this is such a pervasive and
supposed to this is such a pervasive and such an important issue that a report by
such an important issue that a report by
such an important issue that a report by the World Health Organization has
the World Health Organization has
the World Health Organization has suggested that improving medication
suggested that improving medication
suggested that improving medication adherence will have a bigger impact on
adherence will have a bigger impact on
adherence will have a bigger impact on healthcare outcomes than those amazing
healthcare outcomes than those amazing
healthcare outcomes than those amazing advances in treatment that we were
advances in treatment that we were
advances in treatment that we were talking about for generations doctors
talking about for generations doctors
talking about for generations doctors and researchers have been trying to
and researchers have been trying to
and researchers have been trying to address this problem but they’ve only
address this problem but they’ve only
address this problem but they’ve only been able to make these small little
been able to make these small little
been able to make these small little incremental gains but that was then this
incremental gains but that was then this
incremental gains but that was then this is now we’re in the age of information
is now we’re in the age of information
is now we’re in the age of information technology this is the era of smart
technology this is the era of smart
technology this is the era of smart phones of big data of the Internet of
phones of big data of the Internet of
phones of big data of the Internet of Things
Things
Things so let’s take some good old
so let’s take some good old
so let’s take some good old technological disruption and finally
technological disruption and finally
technological disruption and finally solve this problem there have been some
solve this problem there have been some
solve this problem there have been some experiments and some pilot studies that
experiments and some pilot studies that
experiments and some pilot studies that use information technology to try to
use information technology to try to
use information technology to try to solve this problem and many of them have
solve this problem and many of them have
solve this problem and many of them have had positive results that tells us
had positive results that tells us
had positive results that tells us information technology can help it can
information technology can help it can
information technology can help it can work but this research has been
work but this research has been
work but this research has been scattered and it’s been ad hoc you have
scattered and it’s been ad hoc you have
scattered and it’s been ad hoc you have a team over here that has no idea what a
a team over here that has no idea what a
a team over here that has no idea what a research team over here is doing and
research team over here is doing and
research team over here is doing and what’s even worse when you look at what
what’s even worse when you look at what
what’s even worse when you look at what they are researching many of them are
they are researching many of them are
they are researching many of them are doing exactly the same study and getting
doing exactly the same study and getting
doing exactly the same study and getting exactly the same result that’s been done
exactly the same result that’s been done
exactly the same result that’s been done over and over again rather than taking
over and over again rather than taking
over and over again rather than taking what we’ve already learned and building
what we’ve already learned and building
what we’ve already learned and building on it
on it
on it to move us forward what we need is a
to move us forward what we need is a
to move us forward what we need is a shared research agenda we need a common
shared research agenda we need a common
shared research agenda we need a common playbook so we can all be on the same
playbook so we can all be on the same
playbook so we can all be on the same page so that what the research team over
page so that what the research team over
page so that what the research team over here does builds upon and will work with
here does builds upon and will work with
here does builds upon and will work with the technology that’s been created by
the technology that’s been created by
the technology that’s been created by this team over here to this end my
this team over here to this end my
this team over here to this end my colleagues and I propose the for our
colleagues and I propose the for our
colleagues and I propose the for our playbook it is reminders records real
playbook it is reminders records real
playbook it is reminders records real devices and research and development
now reminders
now reminders these are reminder systems they do
these are reminder systems they do
these are reminder systems they do exactly what it sounds like they do they
exactly what it sounds like they do they
exactly what it sounds like they do they help us remember to take our medicine
help us remember to take our medicine
help us remember to take our medicine when we’re supposed to
when we’re supposed to
when we’re supposed to some of them even led us if it’s a
some of them even led us if it’s a
some of them even led us if it’s a smartphone app it lets us say yes I took
smartphone app it lets us say yes I took
smartphone app it lets us say yes I took my medicine that actually reduces the
my medicine that actually reduces the
my medicine that actually reduces the likelihood we’ll accidentally take it
likelihood we’ll accidentally take it
likelihood we’ll accidentally take it again and give ourselves too much
again and give ourselves too much
again and give ourselves too much medication but we can go beyond simply
medication but we can go beyond simply
medication but we can go beyond simply reminding people to take their
reminding people to take their
reminding people to take their medication we can incorporate these
medication we can incorporate these
medication we can incorporate these where they go out through the internet
where they go out through the internet
where they go out through the internet they reach into a database of medical
they reach into a database of medical
they reach into a database of medical best practices and based on what we are
best practices and based on what we are
best practices and based on what we are doing they become contacts to where they
doing they become contacts to where they
doing they become contacts to where they become dynamic reminder systems so that
become dynamic reminder systems so that
become dynamic reminder systems so that if I’m out and about and I don’t have my
if I’m out and about and I don’t have my
if I’m out and about and I don’t have my medicine with me I can say I’m skipping
medicine with me I can say I’m skipping
medicine with me I can say I’m skipping this dose it pulls from that database it
this dose it pulls from that database it
this dose it pulls from that database it looks at best practices what should I do
looks at best practices what should I do
looks at best practices what should I do and it says you know what we’re gonna
and it says you know what we’re gonna
and it says you know what we’re gonna move your next reminder up to hours
move your next reminder up to hours
move your next reminder up to hours because that will have the best medical
because that will have the best medical
because that will have the best medical result for you if it’s sending reminders
result for you if it’s sending reminders
result for you if it’s sending reminders and we’re simply not responding to them
and we’re simply not responding to them
and we’re simply not responding to them when it gets too close to the next dose
when it gets too close to the next dose
when it gets too close to the next dose it will stop sending the reminders
it will stop sending the reminders
it will stop sending the reminders automatically so we don’t overmedicate
automatically so we don’t overmedicate
automatically so we don’t overmedicate ourselves now some of these systems like
ourselves now some of these systems like
ourselves now some of these systems like the one here they keep a record of when
the one here they keep a record of when
the one here they keep a record of when you say you took your medicine that can
you say you took your medicine that can
you say you took your medicine that can be incredibly useful for doctors so when
be incredibly useful for doctors so when
be incredibly useful for doctors so when a doctor can see that record they can
a doctor can see that record they can
a doctor can see that record they can you can hand them your smartphone and
you can hand them your smartphone and
you can hand them your smartphone and say oh here look at what I’ve done it
say oh here look at what I’ve done it
say oh here look at what I’ve done it helps them make better decisions they
helps them make better decisions they
helps them make better decisions they know whether or not you’ve been taking
know whether or not you’ve been taking
know whether or not you’ve been taking your medicine they can see the patterns
your medicine they can see the patterns
your medicine they can see the patterns on how you take your medicine let’s say
on how you take your medicine let’s say
on how you take your medicine let’s say someone is taking their medicine
someone is taking their medicine
someone is taking their medicine properly but it’s not having the
properly but it’s not having the
properly but it’s not having the expected benefit well the doctor may up
expected benefit well the doctor may up
expected benefit well the doctor may up their dose or the doctor may change tact
their dose or the doctor may change tact
their dose or the doctor may change tact and give them a different medicine
and give them a different medicine
and give them a different medicine altogether because this simply isn’t
altogether because this simply isn’t
altogether because this simply isn’t working for them conversely the for
working for them conversely the for
working for them conversely the for someone who isn’t taking the medicine
someone who isn’t taking the medicine
someone who isn’t taking the medicine properly the doctor may say you know
properly the doctor may say you know
properly the doctor may say you know what let me explain just how important
what let me explain just how important
what let me explain just how important it is to follow these directions and
it is to follow these directions and
it is to follow these directions and take it as the instructions say to take
take it as the instructions say to take
take it as the instructions say to take it or the doctor may change tact and
it or the doctor may change tact and
it or the doctor may change tact and instead of giving the patient another
instead of giving the patient another
instead of giving the patient another bottle of sixty pills to take one a day
bottle of sixty pills to take one a day
bottle of sixty pills to take one a day for the next 60 days doctor may say you
for the next 60 days doctor may say you
for the next 60 days doctor may say you know what I need you to come into my
know what I need you to come into my
know what I need you to come into my office once a week so I can give you a
office once a week so I can give you a
office once a week so I can give you a shot but
shot but
shot but again we can go beyond this we can go
again we can go beyond this we can go
again we can go beyond this we can go beyond simply showing the doctor a
beyond simply showing the doctor a
beyond simply showing the doctor a smartphone or having the doctor log in
smartphone or having the doctor log in
smartphone or having the doctor log in to a website with a password to give the
to a website with a password to give the
to a website with a password to give the doctor while you’re in their office we
doctor while you’re in their office we
doctor while you’re in their office we can integrate this detailed adherence
can integrate this detailed adherence
can integrate this detailed adherence information into their formal electronic
information into their formal electronic
information into their formal electronic medical record and that way not just
medical record and that way not just
medical record and that way not just that one doctor who gets a sneak peek at
that one doctor who gets a sneak peek at
that one doctor who gets a sneak peek at your smartphone but all the doctors who
your smartphone but all the doctors who
your smartphone but all the doctors who are treating the patient and all the
are treating the patient and all the
are treating the patient and all the nurses and other health care providers
nurses and other health care providers
nurses and other health care providers who can use this information to make
who can use this information to make
who can use this information to make better decisions about how to treat you
better decisions about how to treat you
better decisions about how to treat you and how to care for you and how to bring
and how to care for you and how to bring
and how to care for you and how to bring about better health they can all use
about better health they can all use
about better health they can all use this information to make those better
this information to make those better
this information to make those better decisions now electronic medical records
decisions now electronic medical records
decisions now electronic medical records and smartphone apps they’re just bits
and smartphone apps they’re just bits
and smartphone apps they’re just bits and bytes they exist somewhere out there
and bytes they exist somewhere out there
and bytes they exist somewhere out there in cyberspace but these apps these
in cyberspace but these apps these
in cyberspace but these apps these programs they can also be linked to
programs they can also be linked to
programs they can also be linked to physical devices things that we call
physical devices things that we call
physical devices things that we call real devices because they’re out here
real devices because they’re out here
real devices because they’re out here with us in the real world a given
with us in the real world a given
with us in the real world a given example there are smart medication boxes
example there are smart medication boxes
example there are smart medication boxes these can be filled by a pharmacist that
these can be filled by a pharmacist that
these can be filled by a pharmacist that remind us when it’s time to take our
remind us when it’s time to take our
remind us when it’s time to take our medication and they record when we open
medication and they record when we open
medication and they record when we open the box to take out our medicine so that
the box to take out our medicine so that
the box to take out our medicine so that gives some good data researchers are
gives some good data researchers are
gives some good data researchers are going one step further they’re creating
going one step further they’re creating
going one step further they’re creating smart pills the smart pills have a
smart pills the smart pills have a
smart pills the smart pills have a microchip in them when you swallow it
microchip in them when you swallow it
microchip in them when you swallow it that chip hits the acid in your stomach
that chip hits the acid in your stomach
that chip hits the acid in your stomach and sends a radio signal to your
and sends a radio signal to your
and sends a radio signal to your smartphone so we know exactly when you
smartphone so we know exactly when you
smartphone so we know exactly when you took the medicine not just when you open
took the medicine not just when you open
took the medicine not just when you open the bottle more and more of us are
the bottle more and more of us are
the bottle more and more of us are wearing smartwatches and our fitness
wearing smartwatches and our fitness
wearing smartwatches and our fitness trackers they record an incredible array
trackers they record an incredible array
trackers they record an incredible array of vital signs if we let them we can use
of vital signs if we let them we can use
of vital signs if we let them we can use them to record the physiological
them to record the physiological
them to record the physiological reaction we have when we take the
reaction we have when we take the
reaction we have when we take the medicine you know does our blood
medicine you know does our blood
medicine you know does our blood pressure spike when we take it our
pressure spike when we take it our
pressure spike when we take it our doctor would probably like to know that
doctor would probably like to know that
doctor would probably like to know that there’s other information or doctor
there’s other information or doctor
there’s other information or doctor would like to know that happens to our
would like to know that happens to our
would like to know that happens to our bodies when we take the medicine the
bodies when we take the medicine the
bodies when we take the medicine the reality a lot of stuff we won’t even
reality a lot of stuff we won’t even
reality a lot of stuff we won’t even really notice but that SmartWatch will
really notice but that SmartWatch will
really notice but that SmartWatch will notice it and record it and share it
notice it and record it and share it
notice it and record it and share it with our doctor so that way our doctor
with our doctor so that way our doctor
with our doctor so that way our doctor can take our individual response to that
can take our individual response to that
can take our individual response to that particular medication
particular medication
particular medication and use it to custom tailor our
and use it to custom tailor our
and use it to custom tailor our treatment to us and our individual
treatment to us and our individual
treatment to us and our individual response to the medication researchers
response to the medication researchers
response to the medication researchers are developing implantable devices so an
are developing implantable devices so an
are developing implantable devices so an affiliate of Google is developing a
affiliate of Google is developing a
affiliate of Google is developing a contact lens to be worn by diabetic
contact lens to be worn by diabetic
contact lens to be worn by diabetic patients it measures the glucose level
patients it measures the glucose level
patients it measures the glucose level in the person’s tears it sends a signal
in the person’s tears it sends a signal
in the person’s tears it sends a signal to an implanted insulin pump that
to an implanted insulin pump that
to an implanted insulin pump that releases the exact right amount of
releases the exact right amount of
releases the exact right amount of insulin at exactly the right time and
insulin at exactly the right time and
insulin at exactly the right time and that can help the patient avoid the
that can help the patient avoid the
that can help the patient avoid the highs and lows and blood sugar that lead
highs and lows and blood sugar that lead
highs and lows and blood sugar that lead to long-term complications among
to long-term complications among
to long-term complications among diabetic patients when we have apps to
diabetic patients when we have apps to
diabetic patients when we have apps to help us remember to take our medicine
help us remember to take our medicine
help us remember to take our medicine when we have implanted devices that make
when we have implanted devices that make
when we have implanted devices that make sure we get the right amount of medicine
sure we get the right amount of medicine
sure we get the right amount of medicine at the right time and to be honest make
at the right time and to be honest make
at the right time and to be honest make it almost impossible to forget to take
it almost impossible to forget to take
it almost impossible to forget to take it when we have our smart watches and
it when we have our smart watches and
it when we have our smart watches and other wearable technology on us
other wearable technology on us
other wearable technology on us measuring how our bodies actually
measuring how our bodies actually
measuring how our bodies actually respond when we take the medicine and
respond when we take the medicine and
respond when we take the medicine and when we put all this detailed data into
when we put all this detailed data into
when we put all this detailed data into our formal medical records we’re poised
our formal medical records we’re poised
our formal medical records we’re poised to transform the way we do medical
to transform the way we do medical
to transform the way we do medical research we can put all of this into one
research we can put all of this into one
research we can put all of this into one big database that can be accessed by
big database that can be accessed by
big database that can be accessed by qualified medical researchers and
qualified medical researchers and
qualified medical researchers and scientists they can use this big data to
scientists they can use this big data to
scientists they can use this big data to get insights that we otherwise would
get insights that we otherwise would
get insights that we otherwise would never get we can find out that hey there
never get we can find out that hey there
never get we can find out that hey there are two medicines and they don’t play
are two medicines and they don’t play
are two medicines and they don’t play well together okay so we know if
well together okay so we know if
well together okay so we know if someone’s taking this medicine do not
someone’s taking this medicine do not
someone’s taking this medicine do not also prescribe this medicine on the
also prescribe this medicine on the
also prescribe this medicine on the other side of that spectrum we can see
other side of that spectrum we can see
other side of that spectrum we can see that someone who is taking two
that someone who is taking two
that someone who is taking two medications may have dramatically better
medications may have dramatically better
medications may have dramatically better results then if you’re just taking one
results then if you’re just taking one
results then if you’re just taking one or the other that’s important for
or the other that’s important for
or the other that’s important for doctors to know and not just as a one
doctors to know and not just as a one
doctors to know and not just as a one person isolated example but when you
person isolated example but when you
person isolated example but when you have thousands of patients and thousands
have thousands of patients and thousands
have thousands of patients and thousands of data points to pick from that becomes
of data points to pick from that becomes
of data points to pick from that becomes incredibly valuable we can discover that
incredibly valuable we can discover that
incredibly valuable we can discover that when people with a condition are given a
when people with a condition are given a
when people with a condition are given a certain kind of medicine to treat it
certain kind of medicine to treat it
certain kind of medicine to treat it oh it’s also curing some other condition
oh it’s also curing some other condition
oh it’s also curing some other condition well now we found a new use for that
well now we found a new use for that
well now we found a new use for that medicine that will help heal other
medicine that will help heal other
medicine that will help heal other people
and we’re in a world where fortunately
and we’re in a world where fortunately we have a lot of different medicines
we have a lot of different medicines
we have a lot of different medicines that can be used to treat just even one
that can be used to treat just even one
that can be used to treat just even one condition but we can use this data to
condition but we can use this data to
condition but we can use this data to find out which one of those medicines
find out which one of those medicines
find out which one of those medicines actually works best for a specific type
actually works best for a specific type
actually works best for a specific type of patient will prescribe them that well
of patient will prescribe them that well
of patient will prescribe them that well I give them the thing that’s going to be
I give them the thing that’s going to be
I give them the thing that’s going to be less effective for somebody like them
less effective for somebody like them
less effective for somebody like them all of these insights will remain
all of these insights will remain
all of these insights will remain invisible to us unless we can put all
invisible to us unless we can put all
invisible to us unless we can put all this data together into that database
let’s get on the same page let’s open up
let’s get on the same page let’s open up the same playbook so that we can
the same playbook so that we can
the same playbook so that we can actually work together so that we can
actually work together so that we can
actually work together so that we can build on it what each other do so that
build on it what each other do so that
build on it what each other do so that we can save countless lives save
we can save countless lives save
we can save countless lives save billions of dollars and so that we can
billions of dollars and so that we can
billions of dollars and so that we can make the world a healthier and a happier
make the world a healthier and a happier
make the world a healthier and a happier place thank you
place thank you
place thank you [Applause]
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