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WHAT WILL THE FUTURE OF MEDICAL

TECH LOOK LIKE?

For most people, the Gold Coast is synonymous with theme parks, warm weather, tourists, Cavill Avenue and stunning
beaches.

However, you could add education to that list as the second-largest city in Queensland will soon host the Gold Coast
Health & Knowledge Precinct (GCHKP) — a major innovation hub in the Asia-Pacific region designed to house high
tech development and research. The $5 billion investment in infrastructure on the site will include two hospitals and
a leading university, with a specific emphasis on jobs of the future.

A recent collaboration between GCHKP, KPMG and Study Gold Coast produced a report to investigate the talent pool
available for international businesses planning to operate out of the precinct and identify skills that will be relevant to
employees in the future.

The general skills sought by organisations were a combination of “science, engineering digital design, and the creative
use of big data and artificial intelligence (AI)”, as well as exposure to industry systems and programs. From the health
perspective, bio-specific knowledge will be integral in the future – experience in biotechnology, bioinformatics and
biomedical engineering will be highly sought after.
More specifically, “computer programming, statistical analysis/data visualisation, actuarial science, digital design and
3D printing, medical imaging, biomedical engineering and clinical psychology” are specialist areas expected to be in
high demand. Considering that the next decade should see the continuation of treatment innovation surrounding pre-
cision medicine, wearables, human augmentation and 3D printing, graduates need to be adequately skilled to thrive
in the industry.

PRECISION MEDICINE WEARABLES HUMAN 3D PRINTING
AUGMENTATION
Also known as personalised The prevalence of devices Health is benefiting from This is one of the most
medicine, this incorporates such as Fitbits and the the use of Virtual Reality exciting innovations in
data on lifestyle, genes and Apple Watch reflects a soci- (VR) and Augmented Reality modern medicine. 3D-print-
environment to develop ety that is becoming more (AR), which allows practice ed casts can heal bones
treatment plans and disease conscious of their health. scenarios to be conducted up to 80 per cent faster
prevention. Technologies Wearables, digestible and with little or no risk. This is than their traditional
such as GeneSight help implantables will be further common in training and ed- counterparts, pills can
medical professionals refined and advanced to ucation, with VR pain relief be customised in different
prescribe psychiatric deliver increasingly and surgery simulations just shapes to change release
medication based on the accurate, useful informa- the beginning of what could rates and synthetic organs
patient’s genomic makeup. tion, and allow improved become available with this will benefit surgeons
collaboration between kind of technology. greatly.
patients and professionals.

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