Name: M&G 4IR: Future of digital healthcare
Start: 2020-06-23T06:30+00:00
End: 2020-06-23T14:00+00:00
Location: Johannesburg Business School

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By 2030, healthcare will be centered on patients empowered to prevent diseases rather than seek treatment. They will receive personalized health solutions in ways that are integrated seamlessly into their daily lives. All of this will be enabled by data and algorithms and provided within a healthcare system that is organized and regulated in an entirely new way. This shift will require transformation in every part of the existing healthcare system. Physicians and caregivers will need to redefine their roles; regulators will have to create acceptable frameworks for digital health solutions and the sharing of sensitive data; and payers will have to account for new types and ways of spending.

Strategy&, Part of the PwC Network, July 2019

The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) now allows healthcare organisations to leverage on advanced technologies in spearheading various initiatives towards the implementation of digital health and digital innovations.

What is the future for digital healthcare in South Africa (SA) and how to leverage on the immense opportunities in order to advance the healthcare industry in the country?

Mail & Guardian will host a one-day summit on the Future of Digital Healthcare, jointly with the University of Johannesburg (UJ), who is at the forefront of driving change in a 4IR era to discuss the benefits, implementation and challenges that come with digital healthcare.

Speakers

To be announced shortly.

Delegates

Healthcare providers - private & public hospitals and clinics
Government, policy-makers
Pharmaceutical companies, pharmacists
Civil societies, NGOs, consumer groups
Institutes, Associations, Councils
Academia, Researchers
Healthcare professionals, health workers
Insurance providers
Investment companies that have a stake in healthcare and its administration
Medical profession - doctors and specialists
Legal, cyber security law
Healthcare and medical risk management consultancies
Healthcare solutions providers
Digital health technology providers – AI, data analytics
Health technology companies
Healthcare products manufacturers
Health-tech consultants
Medical aid schemes

UJ

At the University of Johannesburg “The Future. Reimagined” is not simply a catchy phrase.

The institution is taking the lead across Africa in 4th Industrial Revolution. Thinking. Reimagining the future for all disciplines.

4.0 is the next wave of industrialisation that we need to understand and shape in order to build the future this country – and the African continent – so richly deserve.

4.0 is not just about robotics and automation; it is about the advancement of society to empower people and uplift generations!

As the world moves forward into the 4th industrial revolution, so does UJ with “Education 4.0” – bringing 4.0 thinking and technology into the curriculum across different courses and using innovative blended-learning technologies. This means that UJ graduates are better prepared to embrace the future of business and industry as AI and 4.0 play a bigger part in the way we live and work.

As the University of Johannesburg it is our duty to embrace and navigate the future leaders of our country proudly and boldly through the unimagined complexities of 4.0 so that they may take full advantage and deliver a better tomorrow.

To do this; there are two critical two parts of the equation we have to be focused on.

The first is to change the way we prepare graduates. Give them the tools and the skills they need to succeed in a world that is still being built. This part of the equation is heavily focussed internally on our curriculum and how and what we teach.

The second part of the equation is centred around not institution itself; but rather the continent as a whole.

Here we are leading courageous conversations; pushing and shaping the design of a new tomorrow.

Here we are taking action and building the new world.

We’re creating tomorrow. We’re talking about it today.

To be a Sponsor

Solution providers, consulting and vendor companies are encouraged to participate as Partner Sponsor for event.

M&G offers 360 degree solutions, comprising event, online, print & social media. Contact wanl@mgafrica.com for further queries.

Discussion

Topic angles and discussion at event to include:

What are the innovative products and solutions that arise from digital healthcare?
IoT in healthcare, robotics, electronic health records, artificial intelligence and data analytics
Digital health records, telehealth and telemedicine advances
How will digitisation help healthcare funders and healthcare delivery?
How to ensure a successful digital healthcare implementation and a high adoption rate?
How can providers be incentivised adequately to embrace this digital transformation?
How will digital health ensure cost reduction, improved quality, safety and efficiency, enhanced healthcare delivery, vendor relationship management, better patient experience as well providing access to patients who have limited access to care?
How does digital change the role of patients in managing their health?
How can innovation lessen disease burden, increase prevention and improve patient care?
What role will digital health play in pursuing a successful National Health Insurance (NHI) in South Africa?
How can CIOs address cyber-security threats in healthcare?
What are government’s new policy and regulation to ensure security and privacy?
What are the risks, responsibilities and how to deal with them?
What are the future opportunities for digital healthcare?