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Inspired by: workshops/meetings » Self diagnosis available on the internet

version: 4 / updated: 2011-02-04
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Originally submitted by: Anthony Walker
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Source of inspiration

Workshops/Meetings

iKnow workshop country name

United Kingdom

Workshop date

February 2010

The source of the Weak Signal is

UK Workshop - Nanotechnology

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)
Self diagnosis available on the internet

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
By typing in a few symptoms to 'google' it is very easy to get an instant diagnosis of potential reasons for feeling poorly. Is this a sign of things to come? People no longer visit their GP, but rather have their own diagnosis kit and database - their own 'doc-in-a-box!'

Keywords

self-diagnosis, internet, database, symptoms, doc-in-a-box

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)
By typing in a few symptoms to 'google' it is very easy to get an instant diagnosis of potential reasons for feeling poorly. Is this a sign of things to come? People no longer visit their GP , but rather have their own diagnosis kit and database.

Signal's first apperance

2000-2005

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...
issue type of issue/development potential impact on society timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1 Some people no longer going to GP as they are using self diagnosis technology new/emerging
 		harmful
 		now-2050

Importance

please specify
please select
Level 2: important for a particular world region Important for the developed world

Filters preventing the signal's monitoring

social filters (class, status, education level)

Key driving forces of this signal

Please use these boxes to provide up to 2 drivers of HIGH importance. Click on HELP to see examples:
Driver 1 Driver 2
Values/Ethical/Cultural People may see this as a more convenient way of diagnosing an illness, rather than taking time off to see a doctor People who cannot afford medical care may see this as their only alternative

Major risks & opportunities associated to the signal

Please choose the most appropriate timeframe option(s) to which you would like to provide inputs.
Risks Opportunities
between 2025-2050 People may avoid going to a doctor and fail to have a serious illness diagnosed Opportunity for people who have no access to a doctor to have some form of medical advice

Potential stakeholders' actions

short-term actions
(now-2015) 		longer-term
(after 2015)
Policy actors (at the international, European and national levels) Ensure that this service is not treated as a replacement for going to see a doctor.

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Diseases, health and well-being Could change the way people access medical advice

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Health Could alter the way people access medical advice

Research-friendly strategies potentially improving understanding of the signal

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please justify:
particularly relevant
Creating a closer link between researchers & policy-makers
(e.g. supporting both thematic and cross-cutting policies, highlighting the strategic purpose of the European Research Area, etc. 		Ensuring that when / if this techology is develeoped it is not treated as an alternative to visiting the doctor