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F037 G4A and the evolution of the digital health ecosystem (Eugene Barukhovich, G4A)
G4A, formerly known as Grants4Apps is probably the most famous digital health accelerator inside a Pharma conglomerate. For a few years, the program was designed to support a handful of startups by offering them office space, various entrepreneurship ski...
F036 How is AI decoding aging? (Alex Zhavoronkov, Insilico Medicine)
Longevity, eternal youth or even immortality have been an aspiration in religion and culture throughout history. Today, people adopt all sorts of approaches to increase their wellbeing, delay aging and avoid diseases. Efforts are increasingly quantified ...
F035 Estonia: To which extent does the digital infrastructure support healthcare? (Hannalore Taal)
Estonia has only 1,3 million people but is famous worldwide for its digital governance. If you want, you can even become an Estonian electronic resident and run your business from Estonia, regardless of your country of residence. Healthcare wise, 95% of ...
Digital Health in Japan, China, Israel, Dubai, Germany and Bolivia
A snippet of thoughts about global digital health markets.
F034 How are AI and wearables disrupting clinical trials? (Dr. Sam Volchenboum, University of Chicago)
ClinicalTrials.gov currently lists 302,091 clinical studies in the US. It is impossible for patients and their doctors to be aware of all clinical trials an individual might be eligible for. While one would expect the trials to be run and supported by so...
F033 Blockchain in Healthcare - a new book guide (David Metcalf, Alex Cahana, Editors)
Anyone who wishes to learn about blockchain in general or specifically in healthcare can get overwhelmed by the number of results offered by a Google search. Awareness of the difficulty of finding credible, helpful and nuanced information around blockcha...
F032 Tech advancements in surgery, VR and the healthcare crisis in Venezuela (Rafael Grossmann)
Every person is unique and we all differ in our looks, but have you ever wondered, how much do people differ on the inside? This is something surgeons are most familiar with.Rafael Grossmann is known in the digital health community as the VR surgeon. Ori...
F031 Hacking global health through hackathons (Annie Lamontagne, Hacking Health)
Hackathons have by today become a popular approach for bringing people with various backgrounds in the same room, offering them a concentrated time, usually during a weekend, to come up with innovative approached for various challenges. The speaker of ep...
F030 What role does HIMSS play in the global healthcare transformation? (Hal Wolf, CEO of HIMSS)
Hal Wolf III became the CEO of HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, the largest global organisation connecting healthcare IT providers) in 2017. While having rich experiences in the healthcare industry, he started his career in a...
F029/Xpomet ep.1: How should medical education be reinvented? (Nana Bit-Avragim, Digital Health Transformer)
Investments in digital health have been rising for the last few years, encouraging innovation in applications of artificial intelligence, virtual reality, analytics, and other latest technologies in healthcare. At the same time, the next generations of d...
F028 Anaesthesiology and the challenge of change management in hospitals (Chris Johnson, anaesthetist)
Chris Johnson is a Children’s Anaesthetist with 30 years of experience in clinical practice. Chris was the medical lead for the healthcare IT transformation of the Perth Children’s Hospital in Australia, which was planned after the institution relocated ...
F027 Can Malta be a gateway to the European market? (Stefan Buttigieg, Health 2.0 Malta)
The first episode of Faces of digital health offers a reflection on digital health in 2018, followed by a discussion on digital health in Malta. Because the country is small, the adoption of new solutions could be faster compared to bigger countries. Ste...
F026 Cancer and the healing power of storytelling (Martin Inderbitzin, My Survival Story)
In 2012, right after finishing his PhD in neurobiology, Martin Inderbitzin got a rare type of pancreatic cancer. He found his strength in another patient's story. Martin's doctor told him about another young man, who survived and was now skiing in the mo...
F025 How to raise money in the digital health space? (Jack van Lint, NLC Healthtech Ventures)
What mistakes are entrepreneurs making? Why does the US seem like a better starting point compared to Europe in the early stages? How to look for support in the most initial stages of a company? In this episode: digital health investments and opportuniti...
F024 Gene editing, gene therapies, and genome sequencing on blockchain (Natalie Pankova, Shivom)
In November 2018, Associated Press shocked the global medical community with a news from China: A Chinese researcher claimed that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies. He edited the genes of twins with CRISPR/Cas9 technology, with t...
F023 Patient centricity: music for patients, time for doctors (Walter Werzowa, Klaus Laczika, Denise Silber, Raquel Correia)
In the broadest possible sense, patient centricity is a mental shift from WHAT is done for the patient in the healthcare system, to HOW things are done. The HOW may include the used technology but also includes the environment. Walter Werzowa - Austrian ...
F022 Thoughts on AI, interoperability, and better society from the Exponential Medicine 2018
This episode is a recap of a few talks at 2018 Exponential Medicine. You will hear thoughts on interoperability, practical use of AI in enterprises, some bold ideas about the future medicine thanks to digital innovation by Vinod Khosla, and lucid thought...
F021 What is the CDC doing with blockchain? (Jay Jemal, IT specialist)
In 2017 media started reporting on promising blockchain projects inside the US Center for Disease Control (CDC). The hopes are that blockchain could help decrease the burden of reporting of epidemics, antibiotic prescriptions and the opioid crisis in the...
F020 Blockchain, value of data, and the role of legislation with adoption (Ray Dogum, Health Unchained)
An update on the current landscape of healthcare blockchain projects, when can we expect practical implications, what the role of legislation will be, and how genomics research, AI and blockchain make a good combination. Intrigued? Listen to Ray Dogum - ...
F019 Will robots eradicate medication management errors in hospitals? (Lea Dias)
The key topic of today’s episode is pharmacy related robots, which will be presented by Lea Dias - a pharmacist by profession, who now works predominately as an advisor for international hospitals looking to implement robotic hardware and EHR software so...
F018 Can Bolivia become the global digital health role model? (Shafi Ahmed)
In 2014, Shafi Ahmed removed a tumor from the liver and bowel of a patient in what was the first operation streamed live online using Google Glass. The procedure to remove was watched live via computer or mobile phone by 13,000 surgical students, healthc...
F017 How are nurses shaping healthcare? (Shawna Butler, EntrepreNURSE)
Shawna Butler in an entrepreNURSE. She had a wide range of experiences in emergency medicine, cardiac, critical care, international medical flight transport, and workplace wellness. She is part of the Exponential Medicine where the focus is on the opport...
F016 Why aren’t nurses included in innovation processes more? (Rebecca Love, Hirenurses.com)
Nurses and midwives account for nearly 50% of the health workforce. While being an important group of healthcare stakeholders, they are often overlooked, especially when talking about innovation. However, they are very innovative and creative. According ...
F015 Education, health and how to raise independent children (Esther Wojcicki)
Esther Wojcicki is an accomplished journalist and a teacher with a very successful family. Her husband Stanley is Stanford University professor of physics and together three daughters: Susan (CEO of YouTube), Janet, a Fulbright-winning anthropologist, ep...