A doctor’s Bag for Tomorrow: Packed with Apps, AI and Good Old Fashioned Eye Contact

Pihl Andreas,Hejmadi Michael Skov, 2024. 204. A Doctor’s Bag for Tomorrow: Packed with Apps, AI and Good Old Fashioned Eye Contact. HB: Grønningen 1, 978-8773394472. 17.91. ![Graphic][1] A previous article in the BJGP asked the rhetorical question of whether British GPs seeking greater wellbeing should move to Denmark.1 Perhaps they should read this book first. It claims that ‘The Danish Healthcare System is efficient and highly digitalized and ready to meet all possibilities in future medical treatments. Two Danish Family Doctors tell us how.’ Andreas Pihl and Michael Skov Hejmadi have used a fictional GP, Louise Hansen, to illustrate what a digitally enabled primary care could, and in many cases should, look like. While they are tech enthusiasts, the authors are at pains to emphasise that technology should be implemented well. The consequences of thoughtless implementation are at worst fatal and at best a waste … [1]: /embed/inline-graphic-1.gif