A new door to a different world: opportunities from the metaverse and the raise of meta-medical laboratories.

Damien Gruson, Ronda Greaves, Pradeep Dabla, Sergio Bernardini, Bernard Gouget, Tuğba Kemaloğlu Öz

Journal: Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine 2023;61(9):1567-1571

PMID: 36855921

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES

In the digital age, the metaverse has emerged with impressive potential for many segments of society. The metaverse could be presented as a parallel dimension able to enhance the physical world as well as our actions and decisions in it with the objective to use a coalition between the natural and virtual worlds for value creation. Our aim was to elaborate on the impact of the metaverse on laboratory medicine.

METHODS

Based on the available evidence, literature and reports, we analyzed the different perspectives of the metaverse on laboratory medicine and the needs for an efficient transition.

RESULTS

The convergence and integration of technologies in the metaverse will participate to the reimagination of laboratory medicine services with augmented services, users' experiences, efficiency, and personalized care. The revolution around the metaverse offers different opportunities for laboratory medicine but also open multiple related challenges that are presented in this article.

CONCLUSIONS

Scientific societies, multidisciplinary teams and specialists in laboratory medicine must prepare the integration metaverse and meta-medical laboratories, raise the awareness, educate, set guidance to obtain a maximum of value and mitigate potential adverse consequences.

Address: Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc and Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.; Pôle de recherche en Endocrinologie, Diabète et Nutrition, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc and Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.; National Committee for the Selection of Reference Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Paris, France.; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia.; Emerging Technologies Division and MHBLM Committee, International Federation Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC), Milan, Italy.; Department of Biochemistry, G.B. Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Associated Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.; MHBLM Committee, International Federation Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC), Milan, Italy.; Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.; Emerging Technologies Division and MHBLM Committee, International Federation Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC), Milan, Italy.; National Committee for the Selection of Reference Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Paris, France.; MHBLM Committee, International Federation Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC), Milan, Italy.; Liv Hospital Ulus, Beşiktaş/Istanbul, Türkiye.; Istinye University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye.

DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2023-0108

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MeSH Terms: Humans, Laboratories, Hospital Units, Societies, Scientific