Our final podcast of the series addresses the opportunities for building an environmentally sustainable and climate friendly healthcare sector. What is driving green house gas emissions in the hospital sector and what mitigation and adaptation efforts need to be taken? And can digital health offer low-carbon solutions? Speakers include:  Robert Metzke, global head of sustainability, PhilipsDr Renard Siew, Climate Reality Leader for the Climate Reality ProjectDr. Renzo Guinto, chief...

In this podcast episode, we will look at how ready the Asia Pacific region is for value-based healthcare and what role digital transformation and data can play in this. This concept was envisioned as a structure for rebuilding global healthcare systems with the goal of creating value for patients, but is it being addressed sufficiently in the Asia Pacific region? Speakers include:  Dr Kyung Woo Park, president of the Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Centre in South...

Care in the Asia Pacific region is still widely hospital dependent, based on the premise of a one-place-serves-all model. In this podcast episode, we will explore what hospitals will look like in the future, and what it may mean for patients, providers and clinicians. Speakers include:  Dr Zubin Daruwalla, Health Industries Leader at PwC SingaporeDr Harish Pillai, Chief Executive Officer at Metro Pacific Hospital Holdings in the PhilippinesDr Shez Partovi, Chief Innovation & Strategy...

In this episode we will explore workforce shortages and to what extent staff have the necessary digital literacy skills to support the adoption of digital technologies in managing the growing demand for healthcare in the region. Digital technologies have the potential to relieve the strain on the workforce by streamlining services, increasing efficiency and strengthening primary healthcare. Speakers include:  Kylie Woolcock, Chief Executive of the Australian Healthcare and Hospital...

In this episode, we will explore what virtual and remote care means in the Asia Pacific region and what challenges lie ahead if hospitals and healthcare systems are to enable this new model of care. Speakers include:  Dr Louise Schaper, CEO of the Australasian Institute of Digital HealthDr Ben Widaja, President Director of Mandaya Hospital Group in Jakarta, IndonesiaMr Benedict Tan, Group Chief Digital Strategy Officer & Chief Data Officer for Singapore Health ServicesModerated by Rob...

In this episode, we the explore the evolving use of data and its management in the Asia Pacific healthcare sector. What are the opportunities and barriers? And why are equity and security urgent issues if systems are to fully enable the better use of data. Speakers include: Professor Tim Shaw, Professor of Digital Health and Director of the Research in Implementation Science and eHealth Group (RISe) at the University of Sydney, AustraliaDr Boonchai Kijsanayotin, chair of the Asia eHealth...

In this episode, we will explore the role of AI and predictive analytics, and how this innovation is resonating in the Asia Pacific region. What is the current state and what are the challenges now and into the future? Speakers include:  Dr Kee Yuan Ngiam, group CTO and deputy chief medical information officer at the National University of Health Systems in SingaporeDr. Denis Bauer, bioinformatics team leader at Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and...

In this first episode, we explore how two advanced healthcare systems in the Asia Pacific region, Australia and Singapore, are driving digital transformation to ensure patient centred care is at the heart of the healthcare services. Speakers include:  Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite, the founding director of the Australian Institute of Health Innovation and director of the Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science at Macquarie University in SydneyDr Loke Wai Chiong, head of...