Digital Health Technologies

This book explores eight digital health technologies, situated the context of a life span, from high throughput genomic sequencing technologies and DIY insulin delivery for diabetes management in paediatrics, to the use of robotic care assistants for older adults and digital advance care decisions.

Carolyn Johnston is a legal scholar specializing in health law and an experienced clinical ethicist. She is currently chair of the Clinical Ethics Response Group at Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, where she provides leadership in complex ethical decision-making in paediatric healthcare. Widely published in the fields of health law and clinical ethics, she is the author of the monograph, Digital Health Technologies: Law, Ethics and the Doctor-Patient Relationship (Routledge, 2022) and co-author of the textbook 100 Cases in Clinical Ethics and Law (Routledge, 2nd ed., 2015).

1.Introduction 2. Digital genomic sequencing-who should have access to genomic information? 3. Internet of things and personalised medicine - 'diy' ing diabetes management 4. Smart phone apps for mental health 5. AI in diagnosis of health conditions 6. Symptom checker chatbots and informed consent 7. Telehealth -what has been learned through the covid-19 pandemic? 8. Robotic care assistants and older adults 9. A new use for existing technology - digital advance care decisions.