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As a practicing A&E consultant Dr Ann Shortt has experienced the guts and glory of the medical world first-hand. As c, over the past 12 years she has put that expertise towards transforming the approach to preventative healthcare. With fellow consultants, Dr...
Paul Turley is a passionate believer in the power of technology to transform organisations for the better by offering consumer grade employee experiences, world class customer service and enabling lower operational costs. With over 20 years in the software industry he...
Both with blockchain, and much other of the scalpel-sharp cutting edge of medical tech, pharmaceutical companies' background and resources mean they are currently doing much of the heavy lifting in innovation, especially in Ireland. The pharmaceutical industry "has...
Ireland has form with trinities. And one new health trinity of businesses, universities and charities has made Ireland a very interesting place indeed for a burgeoning new field of personalised cancer treatment. Historically, medicine has taken a ‘blunderbuss or...
Aidan Priestley reports from the inaugural Women in Stem Summit “Writing a love letter addressed ‘to whom it may concern’.” That’s what it means to provide a solution without understanding the problem said Sonya Lennon, Chair of the first annual Women in STEM Summit...
September 28th, 2022 | Croke Park, Dublin smarthealthsummit.ie This year’s SmartHealth Summit will take a deep dive into the practical implementation of digital healthcare solutions, exploring how data insights and technology are being used to improve care, access and...
We now live amid a femtech revolution. These are exciting times, with plucky start-ups, mainly started by women, filling big gaps left by Big Pharma and device makers. In areas like new mothers' health, periods, pregnancy or menopause, just to name a few. It was 2016...
The Covid-19 pandemic proved the inherent value of good data when it comes to building a safer and more sustainable healthcare ecosystem. Using unique identification and barcoding to enable products, people, places and assets to be tracked, GS1 supports more than two...
What is Value Based Healthcare and why is there a need for change within healthcare? Health systems are facing unprecedented challenges in rising costs and ageing populations. Solutions to date have been largely incremental and have not slowed the growth of healthcare...
Pandemic-led changes in behaviour towards digital health has helped launch one company’s fresh approach to everyday healthcare. The founders of VIGO Health spotted a gap when it came to accessing appointments and diagnostic services with the likes of GPs, consultants,...
