Care Beyond Barriers

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Join the leaders of Heidi as they unpack critical global healthcare issues and trends, and discuss how technological advances are shaping the future of care across the world for the better. Moderated by Christina Farr.

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  1. The Current State of the Healthcare System

    3 DAYS AGO

    The Current State of the Healthcare System

    Rising chronic disease, ageing populations, clinician burnout, and regulatory inertia are colliding in real time and putting healthcare systems around the globe under immense pressure. In this opening episode of Care Beyond Barriers, Christina Farr sits down with Dr Tom Kelly, Dr Hannah Allen and Dr Simon Kos to unpack what’s happening inside clinics and whether artificial intelligence can responsibly support clinicians without replacing them. From the nostalgic “platonic ideal” of a single trusted GP to today’s cognitively overloaded, system-driven care model, the panel explores how the role of the doctor is evolving. They tackle uncomfortable questions around AI accuracy, human fallibility, regulation, autonomous prescribing, and what remains uniquely human in medicine. Key Topics: The global supply demand mismatch in healthcare The cognitive overload of modern clinical practice Why the role of the doctor has fundamentally changed AI accuracy vs. human fallibility and the myth of perfection Regulation, experimentation, and patient safety Autonomous prescribing: inevitable evolution or ethical risk? The future identity of the clinician in an AI-augmented world Connect with us: Find all things Heidi at heidihealth.com Connect with Heidi on LinkedIn Connect with Dr Tom Kelly on LinkedIn Connect with Christina Farr: LinkedIn Second Opinion Media website Lifers Podcast Twitter/X Instagram Check out Christina’s book 'The Storytellers Advantage'. Connect with Dr Hannah Allen on LinkedIn Connect with Dr Simon Kos on LinkedIn Resources: Doctronic (Utah autonomous prescribing case referenced) Utah & Doctronic Official Pilot (Regulatory Announcement): https://commerce.utah.gov/2026/01/06/news-release-utah-and-doctronic-announce-groundbreaking-partnership-for-ai-prescription-medication-renewals/ Doctronic Autonomous AI Evaluation (preprint): https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22902 AI Prescribing Pilot in Utah (Politico): https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/06/artificial-intelligence-prescribing-medications-utah-00709122 Waymo (autonomous vehicle example discussed) Company safety impact dashboard: https://waymo.com/safety/impact/ PubMed Autonomous Driving Crash Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39485678/

    50 min

  2. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Care Beyond Barriers is coming March 4th

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    3 min

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Join the leaders of Heidi as they unpack critical global healthcare issues and trends, and discuss how technological advances are shaping the future of care across the world for the better. Moderated by Christina Farr.

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  • Creator
    Heidi Health
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