The ethical digital surgeon
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Author(s)
Lam, Kyle
Purkayastha, Sanjay
Kinross, James M
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This viewpoint explores the ethical and regulatory consequences of the digital transformation of the operating room. Surgical robotics is undergoing significant change and future advances will center around the capture and use of data. The consequences of creating this surgical data pipeline must be understood and digital surgical systems must prioritize the safeguarding of patient data. Moreover, data protection laws and frameworks must adapt to the changing nature of surgical data. Finally, digital surgeons must understand changing data legislation and best practice on data governance to act as guardians not only for their own but also for their patients’ data.
Date Issued
2021-07-05
Date Acceptance
2021-04-30
Citation
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2021, 23 (7), pp.1-3
ISSN
1438-8871
Publisher
JMIR Publications
Start Page
1
End Page
3
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Medical Internet Research
Volume
23
Issue
7
Copyright Statement
©Kyle Lam, Sanjay Purkayastha, James M Kinross. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research
(https://www.jmir.org), 27.06.2021. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution
License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any
medium, provided the original work, first published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, is properly cited. The complete
bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on https://www.jmir.org/, as well as this copyright and license
information must be included.
(https://www.jmir.org), 27.06.2021. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution
License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any
medium, provided the original work, first published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, is properly cited. The complete
bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on https://www.jmir.org/, as well as this copyright and license
information must be included.
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Sponsor
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust- BRC Funding
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust- BRC Funding
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust- BRC Funding
Identifier
https://www.jmir.org/2021/7/e25849
Grant Number
RDB04 79560
RD207
RDB04
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Health Care Sciences & Services
Medical Informatics
digital surgery
ethics
data governance
robotics
digital surgeons
surgery
digital health care
smartphone app
Medical Informatics
08 Information and Computing Sciences
11 Medical and Health Sciences
17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-07-03