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Healthcare organizations must adopt digital transformation holistically to ensure the entire organization benefits rather than isolated areas, says Raed AlHazme, CIO at Saudi Arabia's Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs.
Social gaming platforms are emerging as effective tools to deliver health education to young people by integrating health messaging into gaming environments, says Anca Petre, cofounder of MedShake Studio.
Ida Tin, who coined the term "femtech" and founded think tank Femtech Assembly, says more money needs to be put toward women's health research and regulation needs to be more gender-informed.
Zayna Khayat, health futurist and University of Toronto adjunct professor, argues that to meet expanding global healthcare needs, leaders must design digital-first, asset-light systems, which would enable more flexible and adaptive care delivery.
Osama El Hassan, ZIMAM cofounder and chair, discusses the digital workforce development nonprofit's evolution from a group of 12 to a community spanning Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries and beyond.
In smaller countries, managing the complexity of digital health transformation presents significant challenges, says Nick Guldemond, a professor of healthcare and public health.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)'s Javier Elkin talks about the ICRC's approach to ethical AI use, including developing chatbots to support clinical decision-making in areas under conflict or with lower connectivity.
Dr. Dimitra Panteli, lead on innovation for the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, stresses the need for European countries to learn from each other's successes and challenges to build sound digital health frameworks.
Iceland's Landspítali National University Hospital's ENFRAM and INFRAM results are being used to develop a modern IT infrastructure for its planned new facility, says Svava María Atladóttir, chief transformation officer.
Yiannos Tolias of the European Commission's DG Sante explains the framework that the EU's AI Act provides for ensuring that AI algorithms are trustworthy, unbiased and responsible in their data use, particularly for healthcare.
Dr. Waheed Arian, NHS physician and Arian Wellbeing's founder, says his company offers culturally sensitive mental health treatment for people from diverse backgrounds who often face barriers to care.
Christine Antorini, former minister of education for Denmark and current nursing student, says mobile-friendly EHRs and AI tools that fit into nurses' workflows can foster better nurse-patient relationships.