2. Knowledge bot
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Who is Topol?
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Marvellous, thanks
Dr Eric Topol is a US
cardiologist and
geneticist
He is leading the
review…
Knowledge bot
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Where did the
review come from then?
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What is the review
all about then?
Well it is asking a very
big question…
It was recommended
as part of the Facing
the Facts workforce
report published by
HEE
Knowledge bot
…How do we prepare
the healthcare
workforce, through
education and training,
to deliver the
digital future?
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Super, know any jokes?
You can find out
more here
https://www.hee.nh
s.uk/our-work/topol-
review
The structure, function, evolution, mapping and editing of genomes
Opportunities for personalised medicine, cancer care, screening etc. reducing the “diagnostic odyssey” for children and adult with rare/ unknown conditions
Digital technologies/ products that could impact diagnosis, prevention, monitoring or the treatment of disease e.g. telemedicine, wearables, virtual reality
Machine learning and deep learning, computer processing to generate patient, clinician and health system benefits e.g. robotics for surgery, tailored treatments, optimising clinical pathways
LKS teams involved from the start of the review, other services produced detailed literature searches to inform the early discussions. Our offer has developed throughout the process…
On hand to rapidly respond to queries from the panels as they gathered intelligence and feedback from the system e.g. what’s the impact of blockchain on healthcare
Produce a bespoke weekly current awareness email with reports, grey literature, journal article and news items (areas of interest picked out and implications of the review highlighted). Also led to the creation of a second monthly update rounding this up and looking at the tech implications for libraries and “other interested parties” list of people who received a streamlined version
During intelligence gathering phases of the review Emily (HEE Programme Manager for Knowledge Management) facilitated knowledge exchange sessions with stakeholders to ensure nothing was missed
Set up a Sharepoint for the project team, different sections for each panel, and places to store evidence. We uploaded resources and tagged content so the team/us could find and retrieve later
We hoped the Sharepoint would also be used to collaborate but the team found other ways to do this, which is fine
Also, we could only start tagging documents later in the process when were clearer about the broader themes that would be appropriate
A lot of time devoted to this project team (we knew it had an end date)
Raised the profile of LKS inside and outside the organisation (external panel members)
Review will have potential implications for the whole healthcare system so the work we’ve done feeds into those conversations
Current awareness extended to “other interested parties” likely some form of this service will continue for the information strategy team. Additional LKS themed bulletin for LKS leads
“I go through this every week” (HEE Chief Information Officer)
KM embedded throughout at national level
Good example of how using the “best available evidence” can have pragmatic results and inform discussion
Working closely with a team from the start of the project helps embed evidence and knowledge throughout
Supporting team with technologies/ ways to collaborate/ organise their knowledge helps them share more proactively
Rapid evidence scans, though less thorough, were really useful for the team (prepared to be less of a perfectionist and make it a priority)
