# Personalized Medicine and Advanced Healthcare Technologies — GCMD Library living collection

Updated: n/a · 6 episodes · 20 cited statements

## Episodes
### Digital Twin Technology
- [Digital twinning technology and applications in personalized medicine](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600) — podcast · 5:03 · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600.md)
- [Technology : Digital Twinning](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601) — podcast · 5:02 · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601.md)

### 3D Printing in Healthcare
- [3D printing applications in healthcare and personalized medicine](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602) — podcast · 4:54 · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602.md)
- [Technology : 3D Printing](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603) — podcast · 4:54 · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603.md)

### Technology Innovation Overview
- [Introducing the Transforming Healthcare Podcast: Technology Innovation in Medicine](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/introducing-the-transforming-healthcare-podcast-technology-innovation-in-medicin-13606) — podcast · 2:36 · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/introducing-the-transforming-healthcare-podcast-technology-innovation-in-medicin-13606.md)
- [Transforming healthcare through emerging medical technologies](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/transforming-healthcare-through-emerging-medical-technologies-13607) — podcast · 2:36 · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/transforming-healthcare-through-emerging-medical-technologies-13607.md)

## Chapters
- [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=0) Introduction and podcast setup (Ep 1)
- [0:43](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=43) Digital twin definition and core technology (Ep 1)
- [2:03](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=123) Digital twin validation and democratization (Ep 1)
- [2:28](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=148) Healthcare applications: cardiac modeling (Ep 1)
- [3:19](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=199) Personalized medicine and drug selection (Ep 1)
- [4:15](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=255) Current applications and closing (Ep 1)
- [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=0) Introduction and Definition of Digital Twins (Ep 2)
- [1:05](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=65) Technical Processes and Capabilities of Digital Twinning (Ep 2)
- [2:24](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=144) Healthcare Applications of Digital Twin Technology (Ep 2)
- [4:29](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=269) Conclusion and Acknowledgments (Ep 2)
- [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=0) Introduction and podcast setup (Ep 3)
- [0:42](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=42) 3D printing fundamentals and process (Ep 3)
- [1:47](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=107) Industrial and humanitarian applications (Ep 3)
- [2:22](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=142) Healthcare and personalized medicine applications (Ep 3)
- [3:49](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=229) Bioprinting research and future outlook (Ep 3)
- [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=0) Introduction and 3D Printing Definition (Ep 4)
- [1:02](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=62) 3D Printing Process and Additive Manufacturing (Ep 4)
- [1:47](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=107) Industrial Applications and Prototyping (Ep 4)
- [2:22](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=142) Healthcare Applications and Personalized Medicine (Ep 4)
- [3:49](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=229) Future Potential and Conclusion (Ep 4)
- [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/introducing-the-transforming-healthcare-podcast-technology-innovation-in-medicin-13606?t=0) Introduction and Host Presentations (Ep 5)
- [0:34](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/introducing-the-transforming-healthcare-podcast-technology-innovation-in-medicin-13606?t=34) Defining 'Transforming Healthcare' and Series Scope (Ep 5)
- [1:32](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/introducing-the-transforming-healthcare-podcast-technology-innovation-in-medicin-13606?t=92) Podcast Goals and First Episode Preview (Ep 5)
- [2:24](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/introducing-the-transforming-healthcare-podcast-technology-innovation-in-medicin-13606?t=144) Acknowledgments and Closing (Ep 5)
- [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/transforming-healthcare-through-emerging-medical-technologies-13607?t=0) Introduction and host presentations (Ep 6)
- [0:34](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/transforming-healthcare-through-emerging-medical-technologies-13607?t=34) Defining transforming healthcare and series scope (Ep 6)
- [1:11](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/transforming-healthcare-through-emerging-medical-technologies-13607?t=71) Technology coverage and audience engagement (Ep 6)
- [2:01](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/transforming-healthcare-through-emerging-medical-technologies-13607?t=121) First episode preview and acknowledgments (Ep 6)

## Statements
Every statement is attributed, typed, and timestamped; the link is the citation.
- A digital twin is a virtual representation that serves as the real-time digital counterpart of a physical object or process. (clinical) [Ep 1 · 0:46](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=46)
- The first practical definition of a digital twin originated from NASA in an attempt to improve physical model simulation of a spacecraft in 2010. (clinical) [Ep 1 · 0:55](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=55)
- Digital twin technology uses machine learning and AI, and can be trained to behave like a specific entity while removing errors and unwanted elements, giving control over the digital twin's behavior. — Rae Hanke (clinical) [Ep 1 · 1:21](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=81)
- Physical limitations that exist in the real world do not apply to digital twins in the virtual world, which are upgradable and extendable. (clinical) [Ep 1 · 1:40](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=100)
- With the help of a digital twin, companies can test and validate a product before it even exists in the real world. (clinical) [Ep 1 · 1:55](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=115)
- If a patient model is provided with data and trained with parameters that exactly match the real world, it will give similar results. — Rae Hanke (clinical) [Ep 1 · 2:03](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=123)
- There will be a transition towards cheaper, more accessible, and easier to use digital twins, culminating in its democratization. (opinion) [Ep 1 · 2:15](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=135)
- Tom Basch is a research fellow at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. — Tom Basch (clinical) [Ep 5 · 0:10](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/introducing-the-transforming-healthcare-podcast-technology-innovation-in-medicin-13606?t=10)
- The series launched nearly 6 months ago on YouTube and social media with more than 10 videos explaining new concepts of each technology and their applications in medicine. — Tom Basch (clinical) [Ep 5 · 1:11](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/introducing-the-transforming-healthcare-podcast-technology-innovation-in-medicin-13606?t=71)
- Technologies covered in the series include metaverse, digital twinning, 3D printing, telemedicine, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. — Rami Shaben (clinical) [Ep 5 · 1:22](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/introducing-the-transforming-healthcare-podcast-technology-innovation-in-medicin-13606?t=82)
- Tom Basch is a research fellow at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. — Tom Basch (clinical) [Ep 6 · 0:10](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/transforming-healthcare-through-emerging-medical-technologies-13607?t=10)
- The series launched nearly 6 months ago on YouTube and social media with more than 10 videos explaining new concepts of each technology and their applications in medicine. — Tom Basch (clinical) [Ep 6 · 1:11](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/transforming-healthcare-through-emerging-medical-technologies-13607?t=71)
- Technologies covered in the series include metaverse, digital twinning, 3D printing, telemedicine, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. — Rami Shaben (clinical) [Ep 6 · 1:22](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/transforming-healthcare-through-emerging-medical-technologies-13607?t=82)
- The first episode features Dr. Matt Bramblett discussing VR surgical planning and its impacts on everyday cases. — Tom Basch (clinical) [Ep 6 · 2:04](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/transforming-healthcare-through-emerging-medical-technologies-13607?t=124)
- The first step for 3D printing is to create a 3D digital model, which can be created using a variety of 3D software or scanned with a 3D scanner. — Todd Ponsky (clinical) [Ep 4 · 1:02](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=62)
- 3D printers can use materials including plastics, metals, ceramics, and even biologic materials, creating objects layer by layer in a predetermined shape. — Todd Ponsky (clinical) [Ep 4 · 1:11](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=71)
- 3D printing uses an additive process where an object is created by laying down successive layers of material until the object is created. — Rami Shabel (clinical) [Ep 4 · 1:25](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=85)
- 3D printing is the opposite of subtractive manufacturing, which involves cutting out or hollowing out a piece of metal or plastic with a milling machine. — Rami Shabel (clinical) [Ep 4 · 1:37](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=97)
- 3D printing has been used in industries including aerospace, automotive, architecture, jewelry, art, design, fashion, and the medical field. — Rami Shabel (clinical) [Ep 4 · 1:58](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=118)
- 3D printing has been used in the humanitarian and development sector to produce medical items, prosthetics, spares, and repairs. — Rami Shabel (clinical) [Ep 4 · 2:09](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=129)

## Host summaries
Recaps by a host of what the experts said — not the host's own clinical position.
- 3D printing is a process of making solid 3 dimensional objects from a digital file by laying down thin layers of materials and fusing those layers together — Tom Batch summarizing a resource [Ep 3 · 0:42](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=42)
- 3D printing can create objects that range in size, shape, rigidity, and color — Tom Batch summarizing a resource [Ep 3 · 0:52](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=52)
- 3D printers can use materials including plastics, metals, ceramics, and biologic materials — The host summarizing a resource [Ep 3 · 1:12](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=72)
- 3D printing uses an additive process, which is the opposite of subtractive manufacturing like milling machines that cut out or hollow out material — Rae Hanke summarizing a resource [Ep 3 · 1:25](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=85)
- Prototyping is probably the largest application of 3D printing today — Tom Batch summarizing a resource [Ep 3 · 1:47](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=107)
- 3D printing has been used in industries including aerospace, automotive, architecture, jewelry, art, design, fashion, and medical field — Rae Hanke summarizing a resource [Ep 3 · 1:58](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=118)
- 3D printing has been used in humanitarian and development sector to produce medical items, prosthetics, and repairs — Rae Hanke summarizing a resource [Ep 3 · 2:09](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=129)
- Personalized medicine (precision medicine) is a medical model in which physicians use diagnostic tests to determine which medical treatments will work best for each patient — Tom Batch summarizing a resource [Ep 3 · 2:22](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=142)
- Tools important for improving personalized medicine include genome editing, artificial intelligence, wearables, and 3D printing — Tom Batch summarizing a resource [Ep 3 · 2:37](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=157)
- Medical devices produced by 3D printing include orthopedic and cranial implants, dental restorations, external prosthetics like hands and legs, and surgical instruments such as forceps, hemostats, scalpel handles, and clamps — Tom Batch summarizing a resource [Ep 3 · 2:45](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=165)
- Some 3D printed devices are created from a typical design to make multiple identical copies, while others called patient-specific devices are created from a particular patient's imaging data — Tom Batch summarizing a resource [Ep 3 · 3:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=180)
- 3D printing can create patient-specific organ replicas that surgeons can use to practice on before performing complicated operations — Tom Batch summarizing a resource [Ep 3 · 3:14](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=194)
- Using 3D printed organ replicas for surgical practice has been proven to speed up procedures and minimize trauma for patients — Tom Batch summarizing a resource [Ep 3 · 3:26](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=206)
- Advancement of 3D printing technologies could move pharmaceutical production from mass manufacture to on-demand personalized dosage forms, providing patients with more safe and effective medicine — Tom Batch summarizing a resource [Ep 3 · 3:30](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=210)
- Scientists are researching the use of 3D printing to manufacture living organs like a heart or liver, but this research is in early stages of development according to the FDA — Tom Batch summarizing a resource [Ep 3 · 3:49](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=229)
- 3D printing is a promising technology for making healthcare more accessible among patients by lowering the costs of implants and other medical devices — Tom Batch summarizing a resource [Ep 3 · 4:10](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=250)
- 3D printing allows for greater understanding of complex cases and provides new tools that can result in better success in surgery — Tom Batch summarizing a resource [Ep 3 · 4:20](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-applications-in-healthcare-and-personalized-medicine-13602?t=260)
- Digital twinning involves visual process requiring software to model an object that looks similar to the real life object, then feeding the system with data about that object. — Tom Batch summarizing the discussion [Ep 1 · 1:05](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=65)
- Digital twin technology can be used to generate a virtual healthcare facility or a human body, creating an individual's genetic makeup, physiological characteristics and lifestyle habits. — Tom Batch summarizing the discussion [Ep 1 · 2:28](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=148)
- AI helps in the design of digital twins to put together organs physiological data to output a 3D image, which can then be modeled to a specific patient from their specific parameters. — Tom Batch summarizing the discussion [Ep 1 · 2:40](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=160)
- Digital twins of human hearts can model potassium overload which induces arrhythmias, helping to understand, predict, and avoid cardiac arrests. — Tom Batch summarizing the discussion [Ep 1 · 2:53](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=173)
- Digital twins can model a heart restarting after surgery, showing imbalances of electrical signals going through the heart before an actual heart beat. — Tom Batch summarizing the discussion [Ep 1 · 3:04](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=184)
- With a digital twin of a patient's heart and data from similar cases, doctors can predict the best possible outcome for the patient and simulate various options for a procedure to select the one with the optimal computer result. — Tom Batch summarizing the discussion [Ep 1 · 3:19](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=199)
- The Swedish Digital Twin Consortium aims to develop a strategy for personalized medicine based on constructing unlimited copies of network models of all molecular phenotypical and environmental factors, treating those digital twins with thousands of drugs to identify the best performing drug, then treating the actual patient with this drug. — Tom Batch summarizing a resource [Ep 1 · 3:43](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=223)
- Healthcare planners, practitioners, and administrators already use digital twin technology to aid robotic surgery, accelerate precision medicine applications and manage inventories or complex supply chains. — Tom Batch summarizing the discussion [Ep 1 · 4:15](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=255)
- Digital twinning with artificial intelligence is already supporting practicing doctors, improving healthcare access and lowering costs. — Tom Batch summarizing the discussion [Ep 1 · 4:29](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-technology-and-applications-in-personalized-medicine-13600?t=269)
- Dr. Todd Ponsky is the director of the Clinical Growth and Transformation Lab and a pediatric surgeon at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. — Tom Basch summarizing a resource [Ep 5 · 0:21](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/introducing-the-transforming-healthcare-podcast-technology-innovation-in-medicin-13606?t=21)
- Rami Shaben is an assistant professor of instructional technology and learning sciences. — Tom Basch summarizing a resource [Ep 5 · 0:28](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/introducing-the-transforming-healthcare-podcast-technology-innovation-in-medicin-13606?t=28)
- According to the American Medical Association, healthcare is a fundamental human good because it affects our opportunity to pursue life goals, reduces pain and suffering, helps prevent premature loss of life, and provides information needed to plan for our lives. — Tom Basch summarizing a resource [Ep 5 · 0:42](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/introducing-the-transforming-healthcare-podcast-technology-innovation-in-medicin-13606?t=42)
- Dr. Matt Bramblett is a pediatric cardiologist at Children's Hospital of Illinois and the University of Illinois College of Medicine. — Tom Basch summarizing a resource [Ep 5 · 2:04](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/introducing-the-transforming-healthcare-podcast-technology-innovation-in-medicin-13606?t=124)
- The first episode discusses VR surgical planning and its impacts on everyday cases with Dr. Matt Bramblett. — Tom Basch summarizing a resource [Ep 5 · 2:04](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/introducing-the-transforming-healthcare-podcast-technology-innovation-in-medicin-13606?t=124)
- According to the American Medical Association, healthcare is a fundamental human good because it affects our opportunity to pursue life goals, reduces our pain and suffering, helps prevent premature loss of life and provides information needed to plan for our lives. — Tom Basch summarizing a resource [Ep 6 · 0:42](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/transforming-healthcare-through-emerging-medical-technologies-13607?t=42)
- Dr. Todd Ponsky is the director of the Clinical Growth and Transformation Lab and a pediatric surgeon at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. — Tom Basch summarizing a resource [Ep 6 · 0:21](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/transforming-healthcare-through-emerging-medical-technologies-13607?t=21)
- Rami Shaben is an assistant professor of instructional technology and learning sciences. — Tom Basch summarizing a resource [Ep 6 · 0:28](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/transforming-healthcare-through-emerging-medical-technologies-13607?t=28)
- Dr. Matt Bramblett is a pediatric cardiologist at Children's Hospital of Illinois and the University of Illinois College of Medicine. — Tom Basch summarizing a resource [Ep 6 · 2:04](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/transforming-healthcare-through-emerging-medical-technologies-13607?t=124)
- A digital twin is a virtual representation that serves as the real-time digital counterpart of a physical object or process. — Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 0:46](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=46)
- The first practical definition of a digital twin originated from NASA in an attempt to improve physical model simulation of a spacecraft in 2010. — Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 0:55](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=55)
- Digital twinning involves visual modeling software to replicate an object that looks similar to the real-life object, then feeding the system with data about that object. — Em Tombash summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 1:05](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=65)
- Digital twin technology uses machine learning and AI. — Rami Shabel summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 1:21](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=81)
- You can train the digital twin to behave like you, but also you can take off all of the errors and things that you don't want in the digital twin, giving control over the behavior of that digital tool. — Rami Shabel summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 1:26](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=86)
- Inside the computer and virtual world, digital twins are upgradable and extendable, without the physical limitations experienced in real life. — Em Tombash summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 1:40](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=100)
- With the help of a digital twin, companies can test and validate a product before it even exists in the real world. — Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 1:56](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=116)
- If you provide a patient model with data and train that patient model with parameters that exactly look like the real world, it will give you similar results. — Rami Shabel summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 2:03](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=123)
- Going forward, there will be a transition towards cheaper, more accessible, and easier to use digital twins, culminating in its democratization. — Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 2:15](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=135)
- Digital twin technology can be used to generate a virtual healthcare facility or a human body. — Em Tombash summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 2:28](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=148)
- Digital twins can be created from an individual's genetic makeup, physiological characteristics, and lifestyle habits. — Em Tombash summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 2:34](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=154)
- AI helps in the design of digital twins to put together organs and physiological data to output a 3D image, which can then be modeled to a specific patient from their specific parameters. — Em Tombash summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 2:40](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=160)
- Digital twins of human hearts can visualize circulation patterns. — Em Tombash summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 2:53](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=173)
- Digital twins can model potassium overload in the heart, which induces arrhythmias, to help understand, predict and avoid cardiac arrests. — Em Tombash summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 2:57](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=177)
- Digital twins can model a heart restarting after surgery, showing imbalances of electrical signals going through the heart before an actual heartbeat. — Em Tombash summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 3:08](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=188)
- A digital twin of a patient's heart combined with data from similar cases can predict the best possible outcome for the patient. — Em Tombash summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 3:23](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=203)
- Digital twins enable doctors to simulate various options for a certain procedure and select the one with the optimal computer result. — Em Tombash summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 3:25](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=205)
- The Swedish Digital Twin Consortium aims to develop a strategy for personalized medicine based on constructing unlimited copies of network models of all molecular, phenotypical and environmental factors, treating those digital twins with thousands of drugs to identify the best performing drug, then treating the actual patient with this drug. — Em Tombash summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 3:44](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=224)
- Healthcare planners, practitioners, and administrators already use digital twin technology to aid robotic surgery, accelerate precision medicine applications, and manage inventories or complex supply chains. — Em Tombash summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 4:15](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=255)
- Digital twinning with artificial intelligence is already supporting practicing doctors, improving healthcare access, and lowering costs. — Em Tombash summarizing a resource [Ep 2 · 4:31](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13601?t=271)
- 3D printing is a process of making solid three-dimensional objects from a digital file by laying down thin layers of materials, then fusing those layers together to create an object that ranges in size, shape, rigidity, and color. — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Rami Shabel said [Ep 4 · 0:46](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=46)
- Prototyping is probably the largest application of 3D printing today, even though it has matured into an excellent solution for many kinds of production parts. — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Rami Shabel said [Ep 4 · 1:47](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=107)
- Personalized medicine (precision medicine) is a medical model in which physicians use diagnostic tests to determine which medical treatments will work best for every patient. — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Rami Shabel said [Ep 4 · 2:26](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=146)
- New tools including genome editing, artificial intelligence, wearables, and 3D printing are important for improving the personalized medicine model. — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Rami Shabel said [Ep 4 · 2:37](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=157)
- Medical devices produced by 3D printing include orthopedic and cranial implants, dental restorations, external prosthetics like hands and legs, and surgical instruments such as forceps, hemostats, scalpel handles, and clamps. — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Rami Shabel said [Ep 4 · 2:45](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=165)
- Some 3D-printed devices are printed from a typical design to create multiple identical copies, while others called patient-specific devices are created from a particular patient's imaging data. — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Rami Shabel said [Ep 4 · 2:52](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=172)
- Patient-specific organ replicas created by 3D printing can be used by surgeons to practice on before performing complicated operations. — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Rami Shabel said [Ep 4 · 3:14](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=194)
- Using 3D-printed organ replicas for surgical practice has been proven to speed up procedures and minimize trauma for patients. — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Rami Shabel said [Ep 4 · 3:26](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=206)
- According to a paper, the repeated advancement of 3D printing technologies could move pharmaceutical production from mass manufacture to on-demand personalized dosage forms, providing patients with more safe and effective medicine. — Em Tombash summarizing a resource [Ep 4 · 3:34](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=214)
- Scientists are researching the use of 3D printing to manufacture living organs like a heart or liver, but according to the FDA this research is in early stages of development. — Em Tombash summarizing a resource [Ep 4 · 3:49](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=229)
- 3D printing is a promising technology for making healthcare more accessible among patients by lowering the costs of implants and other medical devices. — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Rami Shabel said [Ep 4 · 4:10](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=250)
- 3D printing is a technology that allows for greater understanding of complex cases and provides new tools that can result in better success in surgery. — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Rami Shabel said [Ep 4 · 4:20](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13603?t=260)

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