Published on in Vol 24, No 10 (2022): October

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/39698, first published .
Technical, Ethical, Legal, and Societal Challenges With Digital Twin Systems for the Management of Chronic Diseases in Children and Young People

Technical, Ethical, Legal, and Societal Challenges With Digital Twin Systems for the Management of Chronic Diseases in Children and Young People

Technical, Ethical, Legal, and Societal Challenges With Digital Twin Systems for the Management of Chronic Diseases in Children and Young People

Authors of this article:

David Drummond1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Adrien Coulet2, 4 Author Orcid Image

Journals

  1. Gonsard A, AbouTaam R, Prévost B, Roy C, Hadchouel A, Nathan N, Taytard J, Pirojoc A, Delacourt C, Wanin S, Drummond D. Children’s views on artificial intelligence and digital twins for the daily management of their asthma: a mixed-method study. European Journal of Pediatrics 2022;182(2):877 View
  2. Calcaterra V, Pagani V, Zuccotti G. Digital Twin: A Future Health Challenge in Prevention, Early Diagnosis and Personalisation of Medical Care in Paediatrics. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2023;20(3):2181 View
  3. Drummond D, Roukema J, Pijnenburg M. Home monitoring in asthma: towards digital twins. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 2023;29(4):270 View
  4. Gazerani P. Intelligent Digital Twins for Personalized Migraine Care. Journal of Personalized Medicine 2023;13(8):1255 View
  5. Drummond D, Gonsard A. Télésurveillance dans l’asthme pédiatrique : vers des systèmes cyber-physiques. Perfectionnement en Pédiatrie 2023;6(4):244 View
  6. Jabin M, Yaroson E, Ilodibe A, Eldabi T. Ethical and Quality of Care-Related Challenges of Digital Health Twins in Older Care Settings: Protocol for a Scoping Review. JMIR Research Protocols 2024;13:e51153 View
  7. Xames M, Topcu T. A Systematic Literature Review of Digital Twin Research for Healthcare Systems: Research Trends, Gaps, and Realization Challenges. IEEE Access 2024;12:4099 View
  8. Shen M, Chen S, Ding X. The effectiveness of digital twins in promoting precision health across the entire population: a systematic review. npj Digital Medicine 2024;7(1) View
  9. Lauer-Schmaltz M, Cash P, Rivera D. ETHICA: Designing Human Digital Twins—A Systematic Review and Proposed Methodology. IEEE Access 2024;12:86947 View
  10. Maïzi Y, Arcand A, Bendavid Y. Digital twin in healthcare: Classification and typology of models based on hierarchy, application, and maturity. Internet of Things 2024;28:101379 View
  11. Özsezer G, Mermer G. Sağlık Hizmetlerinde Çığır Açan Uygulamalar: İnsan Dijital İkizi ile Geleceğe Yolculuk. Bandırma Onyedi Eylül Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri ve Araştırmaları Dergisi 2024;6(3):648 View
  12. Rollins J. The Future Is Upon Us: Pediatrics and the Digital Twin. Pediatric Nursing 2024;50(1):5 View
  13. Gonsard A, Genet M, Drummond D. Digital twins for chronic lung diseases. European Respiratory Review 2024;33(174):240159 View
  14. Diniz P, Grimm B, Garcia F, Fayad J, Ley C, Mouton C, Oeding J, Hirschmann M, Samuelsson K, Seil R. Digital twin systems for musculoskeletal applications: A current concepts review. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2025;33(5):1892 View
  15. Gilbert S, Drummond D, Cotte F, Ziemssen T. Editorial: Digital twins in medicine—transition from theoretical concept to tool used in everyday care. Frontiers in Digital Health 2025;7 View
  16. Wu Q, Tan W, Zhou L, Deveci M, Ding W, Martínez L, Pamucar D. An integrated consensus-oriented decision-making framework for exploring the barriers and applications of medical digital twins. Expert Systems with Applications 2025;284:127683 View
  17. Pammi M, Shah P, Yang L, Hagan J, Aghaeepour N, Neu J. Digital twins, synthetic patient data, and in-silico trials: can they empower paediatric clinical trials?. The Lancet Digital Health 2025;7(5):100851 View
  18. Giansanti D, Morelli S. Exploring the Potential of Digital Twins in Cancer Treatment: A Narrative Review of Reviews. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2025;14(10):3574 View
  19. Collyer-Hoar G, Rubegni E. “Won’t somebody please (actually) think of the children?” AI Ethics for Children: A Scoping Review. ACM Journal on Responsible Computing 2025;2(2):1 View
  20. Onur D, Özbakır Ç. Pediatrics 4.0: the Transformative Impacts of the Latest Industrial Revolution on Pediatrics. Health Care Analysis 2025 View
  21. Sasitharasarma S, Alani N, Wisker Z. Is the Healthcare Industry Ready for Digital Twins? Examining the Opportunities and Challenges. Future Internet 2025;17(9):386 View
  22. März J, Baumgartner M, Blau N, Biller-Andorno N. Digital twins for children with rare diseases: an exploration of the legal and ethical issues. Ethics and Information Technology 2025;27(3) View
  23. Xames M, Topcu T, Parker S, Zagarese V, Epling J. Evaluating CFIR 2.0 in identifying digital twin implementation challenges in healthcare: bridging the dichotomy between engineering and healthcare communities. Frontiers in Digital Health 2025;7 View
  24. Chan A, Drummond D, Moor C, van Boven J. Digital Respiratory Technologies Across the Lifespan. CHEST 2025 View
  25. Mendoza Bolivar L, Satzer M. Essential Concepts in Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Pediatric Providers. Children 2025;12(10):1386 View
  26. Khoshfekr Rudsari H, Tseng B, Zhu H, Song L, Gu C, Roy A, Irajizad E, Butner J, Long J, Do K. Digital twins in healthcare: a comprehensive review and future directions. Frontiers in Digital Health 2025;7 View
  27. Porwal S, Malviya R, Sridhar S, Shareef J, Warsi M, Wadhwa T. Personalised Transdermal Therapy for Chronic Pain with Digital Twin Technology. Current Drug Targets 1970;26(15):1057 View

Books/Policy Documents

  1. Pinnock H, Poberezhets V, Drummond D. Digital Respiratory Healthcare. View
  2. Drummond D, Gonsard A, Robinson P. Digital Respiratory Healthcare. View
  3. Basu A. Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Surgery - An Exploration of Current Trends, Potential Opportunities, and Evolving Threats - Volume 2. View
  4. Chaiburi C, Yingngam B. Digital Twins for Smart Cities and Villages. View
  5. Lavanya M, Ashwini A, Balasubramaniam S. AI-Powered Digital Twins for Predictive Healthcare. View
  6. Gore S, Deshmukh (Deosarkar) K, Mahamulkar V, Patil R. Accelerating Product Development Cycles With Digital Twins and IoT Integration. View
  7. Kokkas S, Segkouli S, Votis K. Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations. AIAI 2025 IFIP WG 12.5 International Workshops. View
  8. Khatri R, Aryan P. Metaverse and Digital Twins. View