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Posted on 29.04.2020
Maximising the potential of diagnostic information in heart failure care
Covid-19 has proven a seismic event for our societies, and it is easy to forget that the pandemic will not dominate the debate on healthcare forever. Yet by any rational measure, efforts to manage long-term conditions will continue to be responsible for the majority of healthcare costs into the future. Heart failure (HF) is, and […]
Posted on 18.11.2019
Checklist culture: how simple solutions can revolutionise patient safety and tackle AMR
As we mark World Antibiotic Awareness Week and European Antibiotic Awareness Day, it is vital that we do all we can to address antimicrobial resistance. The medtech sector supports a wide range of tools that reduce infection risk and support antimicrobial stewardship – some are technologically sophisticated; others are startlingly simple. Checklists are just one […]
Posted on 12.08.2019
Scaling up innovations to improve health care quality across Europe
Health systems across the European Union are facing numerous challenges – from the ageing of the European population and sustainable financing of health care, to great variations and inequalities in clinical practice within and between countries, a necessary and rising emphasis on patient experience and patient-centredness within health systems, and significant public health threats. The […]
Posted on 11.07.2019
Digital medtech: Rising to the GDPR opportunity
I believe that data has the power to transform patient care. But do the legal and regulatory landscapes in Europe and around the world pose some sort of obstacle to digital health innovation in the medical technology sector? This is a hot topic right now as patients – indeed, all citizens – become increasingly aware […]
Posted on 24.06.2019
Patients don’t care about technology – they care about quality of life
Everything we know about healthcare will be totally different in twenty years. But while breath-taking new technologies become available, I believe our most important task is to integrate them in a way that always benefits patients. Emerging medical technologies are fantastic tools with which we can completely reimagine the continuum of care. We can redesign […]
Posted on 14.06.2019
Future of healthcare in medtech
The recent Medtech Forum I attended in Paris left me with a strong impression regarding the central role that medical technology has in blending heart, science and ingenuity to profoundly change the trajectory of health for humanity. The sector’s adaptation to technological and societal change demonstrates why it is now better positioned than ever before […]
Posted on 04.06.2019
Why healthcare needs ‘innovation in delivery’
In European countries, we have seen a rise in real health expenditure that is greater than real growth in national incomes. But, despite this, improvement s in health outcomes have been subdued. More is going in but less is coming out of health systems. To me, the key question is not only Why has this […]
Posted on 13.05.2019
Building synergies between the business and compliance communities
This year, GMTCC is fully part of the MedTech Forum. By joining forces to build synergies between the business and compliance communities, the industry is sending a clear message: compliance is part of the business! I have always been in favour of having the compliance officer seen as a true business partner. Indeed, compliance programmes […]
Posted on 25.01.2019
Leprosy: the forgotten disease
Leprosy is the oldest known disease to humanity, but it is also one of the least understood and accepted. Contrary to popular belief, it is also a disease that is very much with us. To the public at large, leprosy is a largely forgotten disease with many believing it was eliminated or consigned to the […]