International news in brief 2024/06
Nemzetközi hírek, 02 Apr 2024
Proportion of allied healthcare professionals who left public sector rose from 2018 to 2022/ Modernising minimum training requirements for nurses, dental practitioners, and pharmacists across the EU/ If Healthcare Innovation Had Oscars, These Would Be The Stars
10/1: Proportion of allied healthcare professionals who left public sector rose from 2018 to 2022
SINGAPORE – The proportion of allied healthcare professionals (AHPs) who left the public healthcare sector rose from 2018 to 2022, while the proportion who left their jobs in the community care sector in the same period fell.
The attrition rate of AHPs in the public healthcare sector increased slightly from 8.9 per cent in 2018 to 11.6 per cent in 2022. In the community care sector, the attrition rate fell from 17.7 per cent in 2018 to 11.3 per cent in 2022.
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health Rahayu Mahzam shared these figures in Parliament on Feb 27 in response to a parliamentary question filed by Workers’ Party MP Gerald Giam (Aljunied GRC).
10/2: Australian health minister visits India to address healthcare worker shortage in Western Australia
NEW DELHI: Australian Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson is currently visiting India to address the shortage of healthcare workers in Western Australia.
Minister Sanderson has been actively engaging with various stakeholders, leading a health skilling and business delegation during her trip from February 22 to March 2, 2024.
She expressed her enthusiasm about the visit, highlighting the productive interactions she had with healthcare facilities in Chennai, including MGM Hospital, Calvary Hospital, the Apollo Group, and the Madras Medical College.
10/3: Modernising minimum training requirements for nurses, dental practitioners, and pharmacists across the EU
Today, the European Commission adopted a delegated directive that revises the minimum training requirements for nurses responsible for general care, dental practitioners, and pharmacists under the Professional Qualifications Directive.
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10/4: India-Denmark Healthcare Pact: Boost for Global Nursing Talent and Welfare Systems
Danish Minister's visit to India marks a pivotal moment in healthcare collaboration, focusing on mutual benefits and addressing global challenges together.
During a significant visit to New Delhi on March 7, 2024, Danish Minister of Higher Education and Science, Christina Egelund, highlighted the exceptional quality of Indian nursing education, marking a pivotal moment for healthcare collaboration between India and Denmark. Egelund's discussions with Indian officials focused on a prospective partnership that promises mutual benefits by addressing Europe's healthcare recruitment challenges and offering Indian health workers career opportunities in Denmark.
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10/5: Challenges to nursing education in Pakistan
Pakistan has adopted international best practices and developed curricula aligned with global standardsNursing education in Pakistan has undergone significant transformations over the years, evolving to meet the demands of an ever-changing healthcare sector. The curriculum, previously traditional and didactic, has shifted towards a more comprehensive and hands-on approach, aligning with international standards.
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10/6: Commercial interests a barrier to promoting health in Europe, Belgium reiterates
Delays in updating European Council recommendations on smoke-free environments were called out by Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister, Frank Vandenbroucke, as he addressed the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI Committee) on 29 January 2024. Belgium, which holds the European Union (EU) presidency until June 2024, is committed to strengthening the prevention of noncommunicable diseases (NCD) through the actions outlined in the EU Beating Cancer Plan.
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10/7: ViVE 2024: Health Systems Take Innovation into Their Own Hands
Some organizations are setting up innovation centers to create and implement solutions that solve problems with technology, people and processes.
Innovation is vital for health systems as they seek to improve patient outcomes and experiences, mitigate clinician burnout and address health equity. Innovation teams can even help organizations tackle revenue diversification.
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10/8: InnovationRx: Exploring The Future Of Healthcare AI
Greetings from Los Angeles, where health industry executives, startup founders and investors gathered at the ViVE conference. Unsurprisingly the implications of artificial intelligence in healthcare were top of mind for everyone, especially the battle heating up for customers in the AI medical scribe market. Before the conference kicked off, Abridge announced a $150 million Series C round at an $850 million valuation (check out the story below).
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10/9: If Healthcare Innovation Had Oscars, These Would Be The Stars
The star-studded award shows with glitzy outfits and legions of paparazzi may feel foreign to the world of healthcare policy and tech innovation, but I see several storylines in my field that feature Hollywood-esque drama around them.
With the red carpet on my mind, I have compiled a list of award-show-style nominees for the notable trends and major players in healthcare right now. Grab some popcorn and enjoy!
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10/10: New center aims to create healthcare innovation research-to-impact pipeline
The Center for Healthcare Marketplace Innovation aims to shape the future of AI in healthcare through groundbreaking economic research, data partnerships, and more.
UC Berkeley experts are developing a trailblazing infrastructure to translate cutting-edge AI and behavioral economics healthcare research into powerful real-world advances in patient outcomes and drastically reduced medical costs.
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