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COVID-19

Posted on 26.10.2020

COPD & COVID-19: Pandemic must prompt shift to connected care

For people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a long-term lung illness, COVID-19 is having a major impact. The pandemic has disrupted traditional models of care and put vulnerable patients at risk. Keeping patients out of hospital – by reducing scheduled visits and avoiding emergency admissions – has become the top priority.  A silver […]

By Odile Bigaignon Vice President, EMEA Marketing at ResMed

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Digital

Posted on 28.01.2020

How medtech data is breathing new life into healthcare

Data-driven healthcare systems can deliver the personalised care that patients and payers are demanding more than ever. But who can deliver the data to support those systems? There are many players, but medical technology companies have a vital role to play. Medtech innovation has brought us real-world data collection, advanced data analytics, and machine learning […]

By Larissa D Andrea Vice President of Government Affairs at ResMed

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Digital

Posted on 03.12.2015

Ready to innovate. And ripe to transform? How cloud and mobile technologies are poised to transform health at systemic level

Editors’ Note: This blog is the first part of a series on Digital Health, which aims at presenting the challenges of the new digital revolution and demonstrating how digital health is empowering people to better track, manage, and improve their own health. During the European MedTech Forum (2-4 December 2015) follow the conversation and learn from industry […]

By Elena Bonfiglioli Managing Director Health Industry, Public Sector, EMEA, Microsoft

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Value

Posted on 04.11.2015

Isabel Saraiva, Portuguese, has been affected by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) since 2006

My name is Isabel Saraiva. I’m Portuguese and ex-smoker. I quit smoking in April 2006 when I was diagnosed with COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. COPD is a progressive respiratory disease characterized by the obstruction of lung airflow making breathing difficult. Prevention, which means quitting smoking and access to early diagnostic, is the most important […]