La convivencia entre la tecnología y el humanismo médico

Abstract

Technology has become an essential element for the progress of medicine as it applies the scientific knowledge to professional practice. In recent years, it has grown significantly and has occupied important places in medical practice. As a result, it has been raised whether it could aggravate the current process of medical dehumanization experienced that has been repeatedly denounced. In fact, the traditional dilemma arises as to whether medicine is only an applied science that solves strictly biological problems and that the elements of medical humanism could be ignored. This situation is complicated by the widespread access to medical information that patients use to better understand their illnesses. This article analyzes the relationship between new technologies applied to medicine and their influence on medical humanism. It concludes that technology offers a possibility of defining an improved model of doctor-patient relationship if it is implemented considering the principles of traditional medical humanism.