Dubai: Arab Health, the Middle East’s largest health care event, has turned the spotlight on health care innovation with the launch of several new products and technologies.
UAE | Health
Health care innovation showcased
Arab Health: Technology at the fore
- By Carolina D’Souza Staff Reporter
- Published: 20:00 January 29, 2013
- Image Credit: Zarina Fernandes/ Gulf News
- The Progressa Bed system by Hill-Rom at the Arab Health held at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Health care innovation enhances life expectancy, improves quality of life, increases diagnostic and treatment options and positively impacts the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the health care system, according to experts.
In this, the need for constant innovation is clear, said international nursing consultant Kathleen Vollman, who has more than 32 years experience. As a critical care nurse and educator, she said she believed technology was critical in improving patient outcome.
Alejandro Infante, company president of the Progress Bed System launched by Hill-Rom, told Gulf News: “Hospital beds can help caregivers provide better care and help the patient recover faster. For a caregiver, it means less physical labour to help a patient. For a patient, it means reduced hospital time.”
Siemens launched the Acuson Freestyle, the world’s first wireless ultrasound imaging system.
“It is crucial that new technologies make health care more accessible, affordable and efficient,” said Waclaw Lukowicz, CEO, Siemens Healthcare Middle East. “This is particularly relevant at a time when the Middle East’s health care sector is undergoing a phase of rapid growth, in turn requiring large investments to meet rising demand.”
GE Healthcare introduced a Silent Scan technology designed to reduce MR scanner noise to near ambient (background) sound levels. Maher Abu Zeid, GE Healthcare’s president and chief executive officer for the Middle East and Pakistan told Gulf News: “Innovation is about improving patient experience in safety and comfort.”
By way of caveat, Adeeb Al Za’abi, manager of Health Facility Licensing at the Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD) told Gulf News: “There is great value in new technology. However from a regulatory point of view, it is important that the equipment is certified, approved by the UAE Ministry of Health, and operated by only trained professionals.”
Other launches included Masimo’s Pronto-7, a handheld device that inspects blood with harmless light rays instead of needles and blood draws, and Serf-Dedienne Sante’s TRI CCC total knee prosthesis, which adapts to a patient’s bone quality.
Latest news
- Where do we look when crossing the road?
- Spare that creaky ride to the top in elevator
- Proper maintenance of lifts a must
- ‘I started smoking at 13, I quit at 18’
- Female climber inspires young women in UAE
- Africa Day Celebrations
- Police help women victims of abuse
- Thumbs up for holistic medicine in the West
- Gel manicures may lead to serious skin problems
- Everest challenge: Arab climbers make history
- Clinic helps students stub out
- You speak Arabic and you don't even know it
- Three brothers get death penalty in Al Ain
- 'No coronavirus cases in the UAE as yet'
- Al Ain officials probe IELTS, TOEFL scam claim
Community Reports
-
Where do we look when crossing the road?
Reader points out that pedestrians aren’t sure which direction to look when crossing the road in certain areas
-
Seek solace in sarod at Madinat Theatre
Get out of the heat and into Amjad Ali Khan's upcoming sarod concert
-
Buses don’t halt at bus stops being excavated
Excavation turns using public transportation into a nightmare
-
Cyclists put their lives in danger
Alarming volumes of cargo totter precariously above their heads
