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Eduardo Cornejo, senior director of digital innovation at Sanofi, describes how the life sciences company decides which information technology vendors to partner with.
Key to the digital transformation agenda is ensuring that the multiple stakeholders are aligned across the GCC region, says Amr Jamal, chairman of the Family and Community Medicine Department at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
There is a need for data-based clinical decision tools in space that are accessible to those who may not have medical training, says Jennifer Fogarty, chief scientist of the Human Research Program at NASA.
Dr. Manal Alawi Amin Al-Alawi, assistant undersecretary for primary care in Bahrain, says primary care physicians are being provided with a range of support services and opportunities to share their experiences and reduce burnout.
BodySite Digital Health CEO John Cummings and VP Mike Swackhamer say companies like theirs are engaging patients not just by clicking a box, but through stories and a digital program to make the next steps.
Dr. Zakiuddin Ahmed, CEO of Digital Care, says the government in Pakistan is starting to understand that technology should be patient-centric, which has been one of the biggest challenges to digital health progress in the region.
Dr. Rashmee Shah of the University of Utah Hospital says that in an age of countless sensors and data streams, what's needed is the collection and analysis of less, but more focused, patient data.
Malaffi CEO Atif Albraiki says simultaneous provider projects, such as health information exchanges, make EMR adoption a challenge at times in the UAE, but he encourages stakeholders to learn from global experiences.
Louise Schaper, CEO of Health Informatics Society of Australia, says the manifestation of digital health issues locally may differ, but there are plenty of opportunities to share learnings from matters such as workforce.
Grace Cordovano, board-certified patient advocate and CEO of Enlightening Results, says patient autonomy is revolutionized by access to their data.