Lesson: Doctors from a Distance
Things are not going back to the way they were, no matter how much we may want them to. From remote work to eating out, people have modified their traditional way of doing things. Telemedicine has been fully legal in Japan since 2015, but now it is poised to take off here and around the world. It may be a better way to manage outpatients and augment in-person visits while at the same time decreasing healthcare costs and increasing convenience. Until this year, people and medical institutions had been slow to adopt this new technology. The coronavirus pandemic has been a game-changer. Now the future looks promising for the broader adoption of virtual health technology. In addition to the articles I’ve chosen, you can also listen to an interesting podcast segment about an American doctor who is an RVer and practices telemedicine remotely to support his lifestyle. You can see the subtitles by going to Settings at the bottom of the YouTube video and turning them on.
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Listen to ArtisanEnglish.jp posts & lesson intros here.
Example Article
Each conversation topic is based on a theme. In order to help students acquire a basic understanding of that topic, four media articles are provided for them to read. I will never test you on the articles, but I strongly suggest you book lessons far enough in advance to give yourself enough time to properly prepare. The better prepared you are, the more benefit you will receive from our conversations.
Below is an example article for this conversation topic.