Today, we have watches that can note when your heart rate or blood pressure is up and warn you before it becomes a critical medical emergency. This digitalization of devices-related healthcare services has grown due to increased innovation around sensors’ technology and the advancement of data analytics. The benefits that come with it, have made the industry embrace it across other domains such as diagnostic and treatment.

In this episode, Managing Board Member Christoph Zindel is joined by John Glaser, Executive in Residence at Harvard Medical School, and President of the American Telemedicine Association. He’ll share with us his insight on the progress of digitalization in the healthcare industry as well as what needs to be done to accelerate it.

In today’s conversation, you’ll learn about the existing digitally enabled healthcare services and the technology that has made them possible. You’ll also learn about the risks that come with the digitalization of this critical service sector. Additionally, you’ll hear about the obstacles that have made the sector lag behind other industries in terms of digital transformation.

Some Questions Asked:

• What digitally-enabled healthcare services are currently available? (01:59)
• What are the biggest opportunities in digitalizing the healthcare sector? (06:56)
• What can be done to accelerate healthcare’s digital transformation? (18:28)
• What can the healthcare industry learn from other industries in terms of digitalization? (23:21)

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• The impact that modern sensors are having on the medical services industry (03:57)
• Risks that come with the digital transformation of healthcare systems (11:50)
• Mistakes that are made in approaching AI algorithm development within the healthcare industry (14:11)
• Things that shape digital transformation (21:55)

Connect with John Glaser:

• LinkedIn

Connect with our Managing Board Member, Christoph Zindel: 

•  LinkedIn

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Climate change cannot be just wished away without stakeholders taking significant steps to reverse it. To mount an efficient offense against carbon emission, it is important that all industries understand how they contribute to it as well as the steps they can take to get measurable results. The healthcare industry has already seen some stakeholders taking steps to reduce its footprint.

In this episode, Managing Board Member Christoph Zindel is joined by Dame Jackie Daniel, CEO at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and a leading advocate for reduced carbon emissions by healthcare providers. She’ll help us understand the approach and steps that her hospital has taken to raise awareness and reduce its carbon footprint. 

In today’s conversation, you’ll learn about how the healthcare industry contributes to carbon emissions. We’ll also discuss why Newcastle Hospital declared a climate emergency and the steps they’ve taken since the declaration. Lastly, we’ll discuss the challenges that the industry is facing in its efforts to reduce carbon emissions.

Some Questions Asked:

• Why were you honored by the Queen of England? (01:36)
• What are the major climate change issues you see for public health in general? (03:38)
• What are some of the key actions being taken from your side to reduce carbon emission? (15:41)
• What are your key strategies for reducing the wider carbon footprint? (19:29)

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why Newcastle hospital declared a climate emergency (06:37)
• Environmental conservation activities that the hospital participates in (09:51)
• The challenges facing the carbon emission reduction efforts (22:31)
• The changes made at a personal level to reduce emissions (28:04)

Connect with Dame Jackie Daniel:

• LinkedIn

Connect with our Managing Board Member, Christoph Zindel: 

•  LinkedIn

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One of the biggest beneficiaries of technological advancements has been the field of medicine. While vaccines to stop previous pandemics took decades to develop, multiple COVID-19 vaccines were developed within a much shorter time frame. Increased collaboration between players in the industry and those in the tech world promises even more advancements in the near future.

In this episode, Managing Board Member Christoph Zindel is joined by Stefan Schönberg, MD, director and chairman of the department of radiology and nuclear medicine at the University Medical Center Mannheim. He is former President of the German Roentgen Society and a strong proponent of integrated diagnostics.

In today’s conversation, you’ll hear about integrated diagnostics and the benefits that come with it. You’ll learn about the advancements that are being made and the existing gaps that need to be closed to take the medical industry to the next level. You’ll also learn about the role that AI has in advancing diagnostics, treatment, and prevention of diseases. Lastly, we’ll discuss the role of data in medical research and the current barriers to federated learning and research.

Some Questions Asked:

• Can you give us a glimpse of integrated diagnostics at University Hospital in Mannheim? (01:11)
• Do you see circulating free DNA being used in early cancer detection? (08:39)
• Do you believe that integrated diagnostic influences therapeutic decisions? (12:33)
• How do you promote cultural change connected to integrated diagnostics? (21:45)

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How integrated diagnostic can be used to understand a disease’s trajectory (05:56)
• What is needed to make integrated diagnostic a success (11:01)
• The role of the digital twin in integrated diagnostics (16:31)
• How federated learning evidence can accelerate medical research (18:58)

Connect with Prof. Dr. Stefan Schönberg:

• University Hospital Mannheim

Connect with our Managing Board Member, Christoph Zindel: 

•  LinkedIn

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