Medical practices are enhanced through fashionable clothing
Implications - Medical professionals are creating clothing items that enhance their ability to monitor or help patients, without the clothing items being inconvenient or unsightly. These innovations reveal a growing focus in adaptability, patient comfort and immediate care in the medical world, and ease some of the smaller lifestyle inconveniences that illnesses can bring about.
Workshop Question - What are some of the ways your brand can ease consumers' burdens, within its area of expertise?
Trend Themes
1. Fashionable Wearable Medical Tech - Medical professionals are exploring functional and fashionable wearables for enhanced patient care.
2. Improved Patient Experience - Healthcare providers are innovating to improve the overall experience of patients and the hospital environment.
3. Sensors for Monitoring Health - Fitness tracking has spilled over into the healthcare industry as technology is developed to aid post-operative recovery and other medical complications.
Industry Implications
1. Healthcare - Medical professionals must continue to evolve as helping patients in innovative ways has become even more paramount than ever before.
2. Fashion - Design and style are becoming increasingly important in the healthcare industry to build trusting relationships between patients and industry professionals.
3. Wearable Technology - Wearable tech has transformed from a device for fitness tracking to a powerful medical tool for tracking health data, emergency notifications and more.
