AOFAS Thought Leader Series-On the Verge

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The speaker is a technology futurist who talks about the upcoming advancements and disruptions in the healthcare industry. They provide insights into how technology, such as big data analytics, predictive modeling, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, and robotics, can revolutionize healthcare practices. They highlight the importance of pre-adaptation, where one anticipates future changes and takes proactive steps to prepare for them. The speaker also emphasizes the need for healthcare professionals to adopt an innovation-based culture and implement systems to absorb new technologies. They discuss the market-driven innovations that provide short-term differentiators and the moonshot innovations that have longer development periods and higher risks. The speaker concludes by highlighting the potential for humans to live up to 1,000 years and the role of technology in predicting and averting future outcomes in healthcare.

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Rebecca Costa is a socialbiologist, futurist, and author of the international bestseller The Watchman's Rattle: A Radical New Theory of Collapse. Her recent book, On the Verge, looks at advanced in Big Data, genomics, and other technologies that have made it possible to predict and adapt to the future. AOFAS was proud to welcome Costa to the 2019 Annual Meeting in Chicago as a keynote speaker.

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technology futurist

healthcare industry

big data analytics

artificial intelligence

3D printing

robotics

revolutionize healthcare practices

pre-adaptation

innovation-based culture