I’ve just finished a book that casts light on one of the most remarkable features of our professional lives: the death of expertise. Experts need education, talent and the ability to communicate their talent, as well as peer appreciation. But all this is not enough anymore. Now more than ever, people tend to question a doctor or a researcher simply because they claim to have read something contrary on the internet. And since in a democracy everyone’s entitled to their own opinions, as an expert, you’re stuck with trying to transmit your knowledge and expert opinion. It has a truly crippling effect on informed debates on any number of issues. Do you ever have a hard time because of the “death of expertise”? #thedeathofexpertise #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #book #reading #read …see more