A 5G Health Association

Preview of a new White Paper on the state of the art and the future of 5G in healthcare

Professor Dr.med. Christoph Thümmler

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• The following talk represents my own personal views and my

own views only and does not display the views of my

employer or any other third party

• No financial interests

• No commercial funding or sponsoring

• National funding under the „ehealth-sax“ program of the

government of Saxony

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5G in Healthcare - Current Situation

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• Several existing White Papers on healthcare from early days of

5G

1. 5G PPP, White Paper on ehealth Vertical, https://5g-ppp.eu/wp-

content/uploads/2016/02/5G-PPP-White-Paper-on-eHealth-Vertical-Sector.pdf2015

2. Wireless World Research Forum, A New Generation of eHealth Systems

powered by 5G, https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/white-paper-

new-generation-ehealth-systems-powered-5g

3. NGMN, 5G White Paper, https://www.ngmn.org/wp-

content/uploads/NGMN_5G_White_Paper_V1_0.pdf

https://5g-ppp.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/5G-PPP-White-Paper-on-eHealth-Vertical-Sector.pdf2015https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/white-paper-new-generation-ehealth-systems-powered-5g

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5G Challenges (in the Health Domain)

• Information deficites (what is 5G? Yet another protocoll (2G,

3G, 4G, 5G ? Another radio access technology? A different

core technology? Different Standards?

• Health concerns / Health risks (non-ionizing radiation)

• Privacy concerns

• Lately conspiracy theories linked to the Covid 19 pandemic

• Geo-political discussions about the stakes in 5G – Huawei

• Data-ownership (Patients, Doctors, healthcare providers,

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2 main trends determine the future of healthcare

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Relevant aspects of 5G in healthcare

• Technological progress in medical devices

• Smart pharmaceuticals (asthma, diabetes, cardiology, oncology)

• Seemingly paradox development in healthcare – more and bigger

centers – but more care outside hospitals

• Virtualisation of care

• Campus networks

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5G Health Association

URL 5G Health Association: www.5g-health.org

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http://www.5g-health.org/

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New White paper to be released in July /August 2020

5G Health – The need for 5G technologies in the healthcare domain

• Why do we need 5G for future healthcare ?

• What makes 5G different from current technologies ?

• 5G to manage the hospital

• 5G to support the department

• 5G for post-discharge services

• 5G for emergency responders

• Requirements

• KPIs for medical applications

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Thank you!—