As a pain management specialist and head of North American Pain and Spine, Dr. Kieran Slevin is keeping a close eye on artificial intelligence (AI), a tool not only with myriad applications across the healthcare landscape but one rapidly proving invaluable in delivering optimum patient care levels. Of particular interest to Dr. Slevin are the significant strides AI has made in the areas of pain detection and subsequent pain management.
Dr. Slevin is a board-certified interventional spine specialist from Pennsylvania. The physician co-founded one of the tri-state area’s leading spine and pain care providers. The doctor is a recognized thought leader in innovative healthcare models and a global authority on interventional spine care and pain management.
Dr. Slevin is keen to demonstrate AI’s potential in significantly benefiting pain detection, management, and overall patient care, both now and in the future. Below, Dr. Slevin offers a closer look at the field and what healthcare professionals and patients can expect in the coming years.
AI and the Future of Pain Management
Artificial intelligence is now widespread in all areas of life. However, there are several key areas where the technology is proving truly transformative – including medicine. AI usage has exploded within the medical sector in recent years. Yielding results across the board, AI is undoubtedly a fundamental tool in the successful future of many areas of healthcare.
Two areas currently seeing impressive advances are pain detection and pain management. Managing chronic pain remains a hot topic for Dr. Kieran Slevin and his peers as they and others around them continue to invest time and resources in effective non-pharmacological methods of pain reduction.
AI is already proving incredibly fruitful in this regard. Doctors increasingly turn to artificially intelligent technologies to help patients manage chronic pain. The results of an ever-growing number of studies point toward an overwhelmingly…
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