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Healthcare has recognized that transformation is imperative, and digital tools can help improve the relationship between providers and patients – which has been highlighted during COVID-19, says Majed Nasser, general manager at GE Digital, META.
Othman Abahussein, CEO of Nala, discusses how government initiatives are helping to meet user demands and drive digital health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, reflected in the rise of telemedicine and e-prescriptions.
Dr. Osama Elhassan, coordinator of the ZIMAM initiative, says digital skills should be prioritized by the workforce to help improve workflows and care pathways.
Dr. Fadi Al-Buhairan, deputy CEO and general supervisor for strategic and operational affairs for Saudi Post, discusses how digital systems and communities have collaborated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dame Sally Davies, former CMO for England and current Master of Trinity College in Cambridge, UK, says governments must effectively leverage behavioral, economic and movement data to improve outcomes during future pandemics.
H.E. Dr. Abdullatif Mohammed AlShamsi, president & CEO of Higher Colleges of Technology in the UAE, says HCT was able to make a smooth transition to a hybrid model of training by teaching online while maintaining a clinical practice.
Dr. Jeffrey M. Hoffman, chief medical information officer at Nationwide Children's Hospital, says the explosion of telehealth, videoconferencing and digital tools generally has been essential during COVID-19.
Bart De Witte, founder of the HIPPO AI Foundation, calls COVID-19 a "joint enemy" that has encouraged stakeholders to collaborate more effectively on the use of data, which he hopes will help reduce health inequalities in a post-coronavirus world.
Israel is fostering innovation in life sciences, nanotechnology, material engineering and genomics, according to Anya Eldan, VP of the Startup Division of the Israel Innovation Authority.
Dr. Afzal Chaudhry, director of digital and CMIO at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundations Trust in the UK, says the workforce is embracing technology to improve patient outcomes in areas such as barcode medicine and sepsis.