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HIMSS & Health 2.0 Middle East Digital Event 2020

Learning how to utilize telemedicine to fight COVID-19

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A nationwide telemedicine initiative to provide teleconsultations to the whole population of Pakistan presented an opportunity to drive adoption of technology during the pandemic says Dr. Zakiuddin Ahmed, CEO of Digital Care.

 

How Saudi Arabia has maintained continuity of care in the COVID-19 pandemic

Dr. Suliman Alomran, medical informatics lecturer at the College of Medicine, King Saud University, discusses the Saudi response to COVID-19, the contact tracing apps adopted and the digital platforms we will adopt long after the pandemic.
 

Interoperability and scalability key in transformation strategy

(Sponsored) Technologies must be able to interact effectively with other technologies and thereby build on interoperability, a key consideration in any transformation strategy, says Steven Matarelli, senior clinical executive, Vocera Communications.
 

Middle East has invested heavily in digital transformation in recent years

(Sponsored) The investment in healthcare over the past 10 years prepared the Middle East to meet patient needs and leverage its digital transformation to help fight COVID-19, says Lina Shadid, Health Industries Lead, PwC Middle East.
 

Prioritizing patient care through digital transformation

(Sponsored) Omar Shraim, chief information officer for SapphireHMS, explains the importance of digital transformation and how SapphireHMS endeavors to improve patient care.