{"id":121647,"date":"2017-12-24T06:11:41","date_gmt":"2017-12-24T05:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e52.nl\/?p=121647"},"modified":"2017-12-24T06:11:41","modified_gmt":"2017-12-24T05:11:41","slug":"power-human-touch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/power-human-touch\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of the Human Touch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>(Because of Christmas Day, this is a rerun of Lucien Engelen&#8217;s Christmas story of last year &#8211; tomorrow, he publishes a new one)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>In a weekly column, alternately written by Lucien Engelen, Mary Fiers, Maarten Steinbuch, Carlo van de Weijer, and Tessie Hartjes, E52 tries to find out what the future will look like. All five contributors \u2013 sometimes accompanied by guest bloggers \u2013 are working on\u00a0solving\u00a0the problems of our time. Everything to make Tomorrow Good. This Sunday, it\u2018s Lucien Engelen\u2019s turn.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/en\/category\/tomorrow-is-good\/\">Here are all the previously published columns<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>October 1995, Massachusetts, the Jackson twins were born, weighing two pounds each. Although alive, the staff was well aware of the fragility of the little patients. Technology and staff would be doing their utmost to increase chances both girls would make it. At one point after 3 weeks one of the girls suffered from serious complications with a lowering heart rate, respiration, and oxygen level. A nurse decided to put the healthier of the babies in the same incubator as her sister. What happened next is history and actually changed healthcare. When she wrapped her arm around her little sister in need, she instantaneously started to breathe normally, heart rate went up and her oxygen level started to rise again. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.viralnova.com\/newborn-baby-saves-twin\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The story<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hit the news worldwide and the picture above was on the covers of all the major magazines. At present the twins, grownup ladies, that are doing fine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stanford Physician Abraham Verghese in 2011 gave a talk at TED Global about the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/abraham_verghese_a_doctor_s_touch?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doctors&#8217; touch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/abraham_verghese_a_doctor_s_touch\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have entered an era of exponential growing technology that in some parts seems almost abundant. It is great to see the possible change that can come out of that, creating the opportunity to create a sustainable health(care).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Radboud University Medical Center we are embracing these opportunities with a technologically optimistic but scientific approach whilst never forgetting the impact the human touch can make.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a day like today (Xmas-day) we should remember there is always a tradeoff between technology and &#8216;being there&#8217;. It isn&#8217;t a choice between the one \u00f3r the other, but it is an and-and kind of thing in my opinion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wishing you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a prosperous and healthy 2017!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<\/p>\n<p><em>Brielle and Kyle Jackson, (c) T&amp;G File Photo CHRIS CHRISTO<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Because of Christmas Day, this is a rerun of Lucien Engelen&#8217;s Christmas story of last year &#8211; tomorrow, he publishes a new one) In a weekly column, alternately written by Lucien Engelen, Mary Fiers, Maarten Steinbuch, Carlo van de Weijer, and Tessie Hartjes, E52 tries to find out what the future will look like. 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