Lab Insights - Archives RED 2021

Clinical lab management in Thailand: case study from Phramongkutklao Hospital (RED 2021)

December 9, 2021

Phramongkutklao Hospital and College of Medicine is the largest army hospital in Thailand. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed traditional lab operations within the hospital, with new policies and safeguards to protect its employees and patients. In his session, Colonel Pitipat Jamnarnwej, MD, describes the measures in place from the pre-analytic stage to the post-analytic stage […]

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Fitterfly personalises diabetes management with digital therapeutics

November 29, 2021

Fitterfly is an India-based company that provides solutions for chronic disease management. In this session, Fitterfly CEO and Co-Founder Dr Arbinder Singal discusses Diabefly, a digital therapeutics system that collects and analyses personal health data in order to deliver medical and lifestyle interventions. Watch the full talk below.

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Asia’s rapidly changing health insurance landscape (RED 2021)

November 25, 2021

Asia’s health insurance industry is undergoing rapid changes due to shifting customer demographics and digital transformation. These changes, which were accelerated by COVID-19, have big implications for clinical labs since they will impact how patients seek care and how diagnostics services are reimbursed. In this presentation, Ms Susan Fanning of Prudential Life Assurance discusses what

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Shaping a new healthcare ecosystem after the COVID-19 crisis (RED 2021)

November 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the urgent need to expand healthcare infrastructure beyond the hospital walls, better reach remote communities, and enable 24-hour services to patients. This session with Mr Dirk Dumortier, Head of Business Development Smart-City and Healthcare (APAC) at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, a French telecommunications and technology firm, explores why we need to foster an

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Perks of a pandemic: improving chronic disease management for patients (RED 2021)

November 23, 2021

The pandemic has been a particularly stressful, confusing, and challenging experience for people living with chronic illnesses. However, rapid shifts in healthcare delivery during COVID-19 have also offered some unanticipated benefits. As a cystic fibrosis and diabetes patient, Jessica Bean reflects on how new digital health tools have had a positive impact on her health

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How Ava Women supports fertility planning with digital health

November 23, 2021

Ava is a women’s health company that provides digital tools to help women ensure optimal fertility and navigate the reproductive journey. In this presentation, Ava CEO and Co-Founder Ms Lea von Bidder shares updates on her company’s efforts to leverage big data and wearable technology in order to make fertility planning more personalised and successful.

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Virtual Reference Site Visit: Taipei Veterans General Hospital (RED 2021)

November 23, 2021

Taipei Veterans General Hospital (VGH-TPE) is a national first-class medical centre in Taiwan with the ambition to impact the healthcare industry by leveraging innovation. This session will focus on how VGH-TPE (a) introduces new technology solutions to improve patient experience; (b) changes the way of disease management for better patient outcome; and (iii) embrace new

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Prof Hans Widjaya on hospital innovation and the future of care (RED 2021)

November 23, 2021

As CEO of National Hospital in Surabaya, Prof Hananiel “Hans” Widjaya manages a leading private healthcare facility in Indonesia that has brought many new medical technologies to the country. In this presentation for RED 2021, he shares his hospital’s approach to embracing digital innovation and discusses the key trends that are shaping a new era

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Virtual home monitoring for chronic disease management with point-of-care testing: how South Australia does it (RED 2021)

November 22, 2021

Home monitoring for chronic disease patients is a promising approach to reducing hospital admissions and improving health outcomes. This presentation by Rosy Tirimacco, an Operations and Research Manager at the Integrated Cardiovascular Clinical Network South Australia (iCCnet SA), provides an inspiring case study of how virtual home monitoring and point-of-care testing can support chronic disease

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Dr Jeremy Lim on ‘precision public health’ and its potential in Asia (RED 2021)

November 22, 2021

As Director of the Leadership Institute for Global Health Transformation at the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and Founding President of the Precision Public Health Asia Society, Dr Jeremy Lim is at the forefront of an emerging field that aims to bring precision medicine techniques to population health management. In this presentation

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