How the pandemic accelerated innovation and the adoption of new technologies and procedures in the healthcare field in Spain.
Podcast - Accelerate Innovation
How the pandemic accelerated innovation and the adoption of new technologies and procedures in the healthcare field in Spain.
EPISODE 1
One in 5 people with cancer may have gone cancer undiagnosed during 2020 because of the pandemic
Dr. Manuel Salvador
It is estimated that between 40,000 and 50,000 people may not know or may have received a late result because of the total or partial closure of clinical screening services caused by the concentration of resources in the fight against COVID, according to data provided by the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC).
EPISODE 2
The stress caused by COVID to the healthcare system has strengthened the structure with a more efficient reorganization
Dr. Francisco Javier Frutos Arenas, Deputy of the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital in Seville, stresses the importance of the extra effort of all the personnel involved.
EPISODE 3
The use of Artificial Intelligence improves the detection of potentially cancerous polyps in colonoscopies by 50%.
Dr. Ignasi Puig, Endoscopist at Althaia, Hospital de Manresa, assures that this technology is of great help in the early prevention of elements that can develop a colorectal oncological condition.
EPISODE 4
Telemedicine devices already allow remote consultations and diagnoses with real-time patient monitoring.
Aquilino Antuña, CEO of Comitas eHealth, points out that over the last 20 years they have been developing a remote medical assessment system for Spanish the Army in its missions abroad, which would be very useful in less populated areas.
EPISODE 5
Veterinary visits have grown since the pandemic due to an increase in adoptions and a rise in pet owners' concern for their pets.
Miguel Ángel Casado, a graduate in veterinary medicine and head of the Unavets Group platform, points out that the closures in the sector caused by COVID-19 have affected clinics in different ways depending on their size.
EPISODE 6
The COVID pandemic forced the improvisation of 4.000 new ICU beds that had to be equipped with electromedical devices.
Antonio Ojeda Cruz, president of the Spanish Society of Electromedicine and Clinical Engineering, recalls that the situation affected professionals in the sector, who had to look for resources and alternatives under great pressure.
EPISODE 7 NEW
Artificial Inteligence II. Disruptive advances in health
Domènec Far, Director of Technology and Digital Transformation at Clínica Dexeus Mujer, and Francesc Cayuela, CEO of BDCare, Big Data Research, discuss how Artificial Intelligence is capable of diagnosing some diseases with a reliability equal to that of human experts. And they consider the implementation of this technology in the healthcare system as an essential step to guarantee the quality of patient care.
EPISODE 8 NEW
Human assisted reproduction, milestones and new challenges
Artificial gametes will be used in human reproductive medicine in the near future. Dr. Dolors Manau, Head of the Assisted Reproduction Unit at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and Dr. Pedro N. Barri, President of Dexeus Mujer, Consultant of the Reproductive Medicine Service, consider that new technologies will play an important role in the development of assisted human reproduction techniques.
EPISODE 9 NEW
Transplants and regenerative medicine
The future of healing damaged vital organs lies in regenerative medicine. However, Dr. Ernest Hidalgo, Specialist of the Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplant Service, and Dr. Marina Carmen Berenguer, hepatologist at the Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, and president of the International Liver Transplant Society, consider that regenerative techniques and the creation of in-vitro organs will still take a long time to offer solutions applicable to day-to-day medicine.
EPISODE 10 NEW
Advances in animal genetics and bioethical issues
Mr. Pere Puigdomènech, PhD in Biological Sciences and Emeritus Research Professor of the CSIC at the Centre for Research in Agrigenomics, and Mr. Armand Sánchez, Professor of Animal Genetics at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and director of Vetgenomics, discuss how genetic editing of animals is a reliable and safe system that could improve the health of livestock and, therefore, the economic performance of farms. But they also agree that genetic modifications in animals generate and will generate interesting discussions and controversies around bioethical and animal welfare issues.