AI+ Healthcare Technology and Transformation

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has brought about an undeniable impact in reshaping processes and services across the industries. And with the adventitious occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic, various institutions found their day-to-day business approach stirred up by the unfamiliar situation. Current developments and emerging trends exhibit the increased preference on less-to-no contact activities and transactions that are also seen in the healthcare sector, with the growth of the telemedicine sectors and e-health services.

With the sustained transformation of the healthcare industry and the demands of the transpiring health crisis, further integration of technology to the advancement of sciences pushes forward the frontiers of customary health services. This presents an imperative response of developing health IT and heightened data management measures.

Furthermore, we have witnessed a shortage of healthcare workers globally during this pandemic and AI can play a key role in this regard. As the McKinsey and Company reports on Transforming Healthcare with AI, "we need not only to attract, train and retain more healthcare professionals, but we also need to ensure their time is used where it adds most value—caring for patients."

As part of the AI+ Forum Series, the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) and Fairs and More, Inc. (FMI) features the segment AI + Healthcare Technology and Transformation focusing on healthcare advancement, bringing together global thought leaders as well as technology and industry champions in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and healthcare alike, in a rapidly transforming world. From giving light to uncommon health practices such as online or tele-consultations to exploring new technologies utilized in the sector, this virtual forum features the key topics: Telehealth, Telemedicine, InsureTech, and AI-enabled healthcare solutions.

Speakers

Hon. Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo
Vice President at Office of the Vice President of the Philippines
Maria Leonor Gerona Robredo, an alternative lawyer and public servant, is the14th Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines. After years of working with the poor and the marginalized, teaching the less fortunate about their rights under the law, Leni, as she is popularly known, emerged into national consciousness following the loss of her husband, long-time Naga City Mayor and Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo. Called upon to carry on his legacy of good governance, she stepped into the political arena in 2013, when she won as Representative of the Third District of Camarines Sur.

Amid a productive term in Congress, she was called upon to run for the Vice Presidency, and rose above many odds to assume the second-highest elected post in the country. Determined to bring the Office of the Vice President closer to the people, she led the crafting of its flagship anti-poverty program, Angat Buhay — an endeavor inspired by six hey advocacy areas, including food security and nutrition, women empowerment, education, healthcare, rural development, and housing. It has reached out to poor communities around the country, through the generosity of partner- organizations and individuals, most of whom are from the private sector. She also launched Istorya ng Pag-asa, a program that aims to spread hope and positivity by featuring extraordinary stories of ordinary Filipinos through words and portraits shown at events, exhibits, and social media.

VP Leni continued to exemplify grace and resolve as she and her office stepped up to help in the government’s response against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Despite limited resources, the Office of the Vice President launched various initiatives, through the help of many partners and donors, aimed at filling in the gaps found in terms of supporting frontliners and communities in need during this time—from providing PPE sets, locally produced protective suits, and medical

supplies to frontliners across all regions of the Philippines; to providing free shuttle service and dormitories for frontliners in Metro Manila; to distributing relief packs, hot meals, and other assistance to communities, helping locally stranded individuals return to their respective provinces, giving market vendors and tricycle drivers a platform to boost their livelihood anew through community marts, giving livelihood opportunities and assistance to individuals, communities, and sectors who lost their jobs and sources of income; providing distance learning support for students, teachers, and their families; promoting mass testing efforts; and providing free medical teleconsultation services to patients, among others.

Believing in the power of collaboration, and a faith in the people, VP Leni vows to keep working to help her fellow Filipinos, especially those in the fringes of society.
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