Faces of digital health is a podcast about digital health trends and how healthcare systems around the world adopt technology. The podcast steers away from American centricity in reporting about digital health. I believe this information can be helpful for healthcare entrepreneurs considering different global markets. It can give medical professionals and decision-makers insight into the latest digital health trends.
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Faces of Digital Health
Faces of digital health is a podcast about digital health trends and how healthcare systems around the world adopt technology. The podcast steers away from American centricity in reporting about digital health. I believe this information can be helpful for hea…
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- 2017 – 2026
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- Aug 2026
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Nordics Series 1/4: Denmark, Elderly Care and 34 Years of Access to Doctor Notes (Erik Jylling)
This is the first out of four episodes about digital health and healthcare in the Nordics. In the next few weeks, you will hear about Denmark, Norway, Finland, and a broader regional overview. Not all countries but there have already been s…
Between Malta and UK: A Radiologists's View (Ryan Grech)
A few years ago Stefan Buttigieg, a digital health evangelist from Malta said that Malta is a great testbed for digital health startups interested in entering Europe (https://www.facesofdigitalhealth.com/blog/2019/01/03/f027-can-malta-be-a-…
Israel: How are the Government, Hospitals and HMOs working together?
End of August Days of eHealth were organised as part of the Slovenian Presidency to the Council of EU. In four days a lot of insight was offered about healthcare digitalization in Catalonia, Germany, Portugal, Slovenia, Israel and Finland. …
Why Are Adolescents and Young Adults Special Patients? (Ivett Jakab)
From the 26th and 29th of October, I will be co-hosting the EPF Congress 2021, brought to you by the European Patients’ Forum. This year’s topic is the digital transformation of healthcare. Speakers from across Europe and organisations such…
Gemany: Hospital Digitalization Initiatives
Slovenia is currently presiding the council of EU until 2022. In the first week of September, the members of the Slovenian health tech ecosystem organized a conference about examples of good practices in healthcare digitalization across Eur…
How Can We Increase Gender Diversity in the PE/VC space? (Yahel Halamish)
Nina Capital, is a specialized venture capital firm investing in early stage startups at the intersection of healthcare and technology. Level 20 is a not for profit organisation founded in 2015 by 12 women working in senior roles in private…
Catalonia: Betting on Open Standards (Pol Perez Sust)
If we look at nationwide successful digitalization projects, we often hear about Estonia, Israel, Denmark, Finland, Slovenia, or Israel. All these countries have less than 10 million people. It is therefore not surprising, that in bigger co…
An Insight In Taiwan: The State of AI and What Went Wrong With COVID? (Yu Chuan Jack Li)
Taiwan spends only 6.4% of it’s GDP for healthcare, but has high satisfaction rates with healthcare, and is also very digitalized. In this episode, a closer look into healthcare in Taiwan is provided by Prof. Yu-Chuan Jack Li - a pioneer of…
A Glimpse Into Healthcare and Innovation in Canada, CIUSSS (Lawrence Rosenberg & Danina Kapetanovic)
After a summer of discussions about medication safety, medication errors, the role of AI in prescribing decision support, precision medicine, and drug development, we’re moving to explore healthcare systems again. Today, we’ll dive into Can…
How Is AI Improving Medication Discovery and Management? (Marinka Zitnik)
Dr. Marinka Žitnik is a computer scientist from Harvard, studying applied machine learning with a focus on challenges brought forward by data in science, medicine, and health. A large aspect of her work concerns the use of AI for better use…
Why Patient Safety is Like Global Warming (Abdulelah Alhawsawi)
According to WHO the occurrence of adverse events due to unsafe care is likely one of the 10 leading causes of death and disability in the world. Patient harm is caused by several healthcare issues. Healthcare-associated infections occur in…
An Insight in Global Patient Safety Approaches (Lea Dias)
Lea Dias is a former Medication Safety Pharmacist at Perth Children’s Hospital, now the Founder and CEO of Quaefacta. In 2013, the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust enabled her to go on a six-week tour around the world, to visit several hosp…
A Glimpse In The State of Hospital Electronic Prescribing in the UK (Duncan Cripps)
Some say fax machines still exist because of healthcare. Across the world, paper is still heavily used in healthcare. The NHS is on course to eliminate paper prescribing in hospitals and introduce digital prescribing across the entire NHS b…
Why Aren't Polypills Used and What Are The Limits Of Pharmacogenomics? (John Horn)
Do you know what clinical pharmacists do? For one thing, clinical pharmacists optimize patient’s medications. This can have a big impact on improving patient outcomes and patient quality of life. In today’s discussion, you’re going to hear …
Why Do Doctors Skip Medication Interaction Alerts? (David W. Bates)
Being a doctor can be very gratifying when a life is saved or a patient is cured. However, the number of jobs and skills physicians need to master is increasing with the advancement of technology and science. This makes the medical environm…
How Do Nurses See Medication Administration Challenges? (Martina Viduka)
Nurses are the backbone of healthcare. They’re the closest to the patient, they offer support to them and the doctors. Their mission is to make patients feel better and recover as fast as possible. There is a global shortage of nurses and m…
How Demanding Is Management of Psychiatric Disorders? (Roni Shiloh)
With mental health being at the forefront of our attention in 2020, next to COVID, have you ever wondered, how the work of a psychiatrist looks like? Many clinicians fear psychiatric drugs, but Roni Shiloh firmly believes the fear is unnece…
F138 (OVER)DOSE Part 2 - after documentary expert panel discussion
This is a panel discussion that happened after the premiere of the documentary (OVER)DOSE - How can we prevent medication errors? which aired on 29 June. You can listen to the adapted audio-only version of the documentary in episode 137. Th…
F137 (OVER)DOSE Part 1 - documentary adapted for radio
This is a short documentary about medication-related patient safety. The documentary explores and offers an overview of the current challenges and technical solutions related to medication safety to raise awareness about the need to further…
F136 Do You Understand the Psychology of Chronic Disease? (David Kliff, The Diabetic Investor)
David Kliff is the author and publisher of the Diabetic Investor eNewsletter, former investment advisor and as a person living with diabetes. As the author and publisher of the Diabetic Investor eNewsletter, David Kliff has spent the last 2…
F135 Why is Medication Price Transparency in the US Complicated and Problematic? (Carm Huntress)
Because US healthcare is private and operates by the rules of the free market, prices for services and medications can differ substantially. Solutions such as GoodRx and Amazon Pharmacy are addressing price transparency for consumers. On th…
F134 What Do You Know About SPACs in Healthcare? (mHealth Israel episode)
Funding in technologies, especially software in healthcare, has been booming in the last few years. Recently, SPACs - special purpose acquisition companies have gained in popularity. SPACs are not a new vehicle that makes it much easier for…
F133 How Can You Make Cancer Care Children-Friendly? (Simone Mozzilli, Liliane Dubois, Beaba)
Simone Lehwess Mozzilli and Liliane Dübois both had cancer in their past. Liliane as a child, Simone as an adult. They are both an integral part of the Brazilian non-profit Beaba. Beaba offers support to children with cancer and their famil…
Trailer 1: (OVER)DOSE - How Can We Prevent Medication Errors?
Unsafe medication practices and medication errors are a leading cause of injury and avoidable harm in health care systems across the world. Globally, the cost associated with medication errors has been estimated at $42 billion USD annually.…