By Ashish Marwaha

Ashish Marwaha graduated from Oxford Medical School in 2006. He is currently undertaking an MSc in the Department of Pathology at U.B.C.

THE FUTURE OF CANADIAN MEDICAL CARE IN 2050

The following passage describes a hypothetical transcript of a conversation in the year 2050. This is between a patient Dr Jones (a retired doctor) and his grandson Care Consultant Jones, a doctor of the future. It outlines several possible changes that could take place in Canadian medical care in the next 40 years. Care Consultant Jones: Good morning grandfather. I have washed my hands in the cleansing pod [1]. The entry button should be flashing so you can let me in. Dr Jones: (searches around frantically) Found it! (Care Consultant Jones enters the room) I sometimes despair at all this…