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Associative electronic health record software systems
As technology advances, the benefits can be seen in all different sectors. The healthcare sector, in particular, has benefited greatly from digitalisation and technology innovations. One of the key developments is the electronic health record (EHR).
Cloud technology: A mandate for local government
When the bottom line is all-important, cloud technology can help local government with everything from disaster recovery to shared services
Local government needs to meet local needs. Government leaders are now expected to find ways to adopt technological innovations to increase citizen and business satisfaction against a backdrop of reducing...
Virtual reality supporting patient-centered care
Xavier Palomer, CEO of Psious, details how virtual reality is changing the landscape of patient-centered care
Virtual reality (VR) as a treatment modality has already changed the landscape of mental health care, building on research accomplished over past decades using expensive technology limited to laboratories. Now, while remaining a valued...
AG: North America Analysis
Welcome to the AG – North America Analysis. In this special edition we highlight a number of key features regarding North American countries
Shining light on areas such as healthcare, agriculture, and research, the publication features a number of contributors specifically from Canada and the US.
Focusing on a number of...
Foodborne, waterborne, and zoonotic disease in the Canadian North
Dr. Sherilee Harper and Dr. Ashlee Cunsolo look at the need for integrated environment and health surveillance for foodborne, waterborne, and zoonotic disease in the Canadian North
Sweden’s fightback against AMR
Gabriel Wikström, Swedish Minister of Healthcare, Public Health and Sports, discusses the need for leadership and action in the global fightback against AMR
For the first time, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is being actively discussed on a much wider stage than just by health experts and scientists. A high-level meeting on...
Better tailored care for people with Parkinson’s
My PD Journey – a project from the European Parkinson’s Disease Association (EPDA) looks at how challenges need to be tackled better at a European level in order to drive changes and improve diagnosis
On the occasion of Parkinson’s Awareness Month in April 2016, President of the European Parkinson’s Disease...
How GoTreatIT is supporting patient-centered care
Fighting vague and imprecise answers when measuring the quality of care – GoTreatIT software creates visual overview of already completed or ongoing treatment, including effects or adverse reactions to it.
"Is it sufficient to ask how are you doing?”
Professor Theodore Pincus, USA
”Clinicians may all too easily spend years writing ”doing...
The global electronic health record debacle
Jean Michel LeTennier, CEO, Atomic Information Systems Corp talks about global electronic health records and explains the challenges of these systems...
What has become painfully clear to every Patient, Doctor, Manager, Insurance company and government official around the world, is that the EHR (Electronic Health Record) systems in use today are basically...
Monitoring antibiotic resistance in the UK
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a global problem and here in part 2 of an interview with AG, Professor Alan Johnson, Head of the Department of Healthcare-Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance at Public Health England, details how it is monitored in the UK and the challenges it can cause in...
Brain disorders and the burden of diseases
Frédéric Destrebecq, Executive Director, and Vinciane Quoidbach, Public Health and Policy Project Manager at the European Brain Council, explain the socio-economic impact of interventions and the importance of early diagnosis with regard to brain disorders…
Depression, stroke, dementia, alcohol dependence, schizophrenia or anxiety will affect at least one in three...
Holding down the public sector fort
Gerry Kelliher, EMEAR Sales Director, Kodak Alaris outlines how digitisation is transforming the public sector and lifting the paper weight it's been carrying…
The public sector is inherently weighed down by paper. From internal government processes to medical records (which costs the UK government millions annually) and benefit management, paperwork...
Understanding Parkinson’s disease
The European Parkinson’s Disease Association (EPDA) sheds light on the challenges of the disease and the My PD Journey project which focuses on ways to improve accessibility and treatment…
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive, chronic and complex neurodegenerative disease (NDD) that affects all aspects of daily living; it is the...
Imaging the future
Professor Miles Padgett, Principal Investigator of QuantIC, the UK Quantum Technology Hub in Quantum Enhanced Imaging explains how quantum science is leading to new technological applications in imaging across the industrial, scientific, security, healthcare and environmental sectors..
Quantum physics is the science of the very small and is often thought...
Improving the long-term health of childhood cancer survivors
SIOPE – the European Society for Paediatric Oncology highlights the importance of strengthening collaborations to ensure childhood cancer survivors lead a healthy life…
All childhood cancer survivors should be able to lead a normal life. In Europe however, in spite of the increase of the survival rates, many of them...
Preventing and reducing HCAIs
Professor Alan Johnson, Head of the Department of Healthcare-Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance at Public Health England, explains to Editor Laura Evans about healthcare association infections and how they link to antibiotic resistance
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HCAIs) are infections that are contracted within healthcare settings, such as hospitals and care homes. They...
Infection prevention and control: setting the right standards for patients
Gaynor Evans, Head of Infection Prevention and Control (North) at NHS Improvement details how the organisation helps the NHS to maintain high standards and encourage best practice for infection control in healthcare settings…
As providers see more patients with more complex needs, the financial and operational strain on the NHS...
Improving diabetes control in England
Dr Justin Warner, Clinical Lead for the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health details how continued improvements in diabetes care for children is needed in England and Wales…
According to latest statistics, the outcomes for children and young people with type 1 diabetes...
Antibiotic resistance: a global threat
Ivo Holanec, Research Project Manager at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries highlights a new report published regarding the significant problem of resistance to antimicrobials. This report examines the clinical implications, plausible effects on mortality and potential economic cost of antibiotic resistance…
Antibiotics have been central to modern healthcare since...
Harnessing the potential of eHealth to live longer and healthier in Europe
In an exclusive article for AG, Vytenis Andriukaitis, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety highlights how eHealth has the potential to help Europe live healthier and longer…
Europe is turning increasingly silver. According to estimates, the number of people in the EU aged 65 and over is set to double...
