Scaling Health Innovations Systemically- Bridging Policy and Practice
This keynote focuses on the systemic scaling of health innovations by bridging policy and practice. Alberta Spreafico, Director for Digital Health Policy Summit | SVP Health Innovation for EVERSANA, highlights the long history of telemedicine and the challenges of widespread adoption despite its availability. She emphasize the need for integrating health innovations, such as point-of-care ultrasound and digital medical devices, into healthcare systems, particularly in emerging economies.
The talk underscores the urgency of innovation due to an aging population, the rise of non-communicable diseases, and the need for preventive healthcare. It also discusses the role of policies in enabling equitable access to digital health technologies and the importance of cross-country cooperation and standardization within the European Union.