IGF 2024 WS #182 Can Patients with Technology Transform Healthcare

    Organizer 1: Dr.Rajendra Pratap Gupta, Dynamic Coalition on Internet & Jobs

    Speaker 1: Sakshi Pandita, Private Sector, Asia-Pacific Group
    Speaker 2: Gunjan Sinha, Private Sector, Asia-Pacific Group
    Speaker 3: Saptarshi Gargari, Private Sector, Asia-Pacific Group

    Moderator

    Rajendra Gupta, Technical Community, Asia-Pacific Group

    Online Moderator

    Saptarshi Gargari, Private Sector, Asia-Pacific Group

    Rapporteur

    Sakshi Pandita, Private Sector, Asia-Pacific Group

    Format

    Roundtable
    Duration (minutes): 90
    Format description: - Technology platforms hold immense potential for revolutionizing patient care and empowering individuals to take control of their health journey. By harnessing the capabilities of technology platforms, patients gain greater autonomy, personalized support, and access to a wealth of health-related information, ultimately leading to improved outcomes and enhanced quality of life.
    - The Roundtable room layout will provide interactive discussion and active engagement among participants. Given the complexity of healthcare technology and its impact on patient care, this format allows for a dynamic exchange of ideas, experiences, and insights from diverse stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, technologists, and patients themselves.
    - The extended duration of 90 minutes will help to discuss various aspects of technology platforms for patients. This allows for a thorough examination of current challenges, emerging trends, and innovative solutions in the realm of digital healthcare, ensuring a comprehensive exploration of possibilities

    Policy Question(s)

    1. How patient's views and voices are critical in defining policies with regard to Artificial Intelligence / Digital Health
    2. How Patient's views would be important in data protection and privacy for healthcare
    3. How patient groups should be leveraged for feedback on policies

    What will participants gain from attending this session? 1. How patients with access to internet-based tools can be in the driving seat for transforming care
    2. How patient communities help other patients manage their health better
    3. How patients can help shape better policies
    4. How the patient groups help the industry with patient-centric products and services

    Description:

    The session will leverage the experience of the community set up in 2023 (www.patientsunion.org) and share how the patient group will be the biggest force and final frontier for healthcare transformation. It will delve into detail about how this Patients Union partnered with the Government of India for Patient-Reported Outcomes and how it is leading the transformation of healthcare.

    This session can set a template for the world to consider similar forums in their country. This forum has not only given the voice to the patients but also the power to drive change.

    Expected Outcomes

    The session will lead to a policy paper on including patient groups in the policy-making discourse, which can be shared with various healthcare CSOs and Member states.

    Hybrid Format: - Use of virtual meeting platforms, provision of questions and answers from the audience and live interaction with them.
    - Agenda to be discussed prior, provision of downloading various patient platforms and direct feedback can be shared
    - Question and Answer section We will use the SLIDO tool to engage with the audience and we have a professional subsripitoon for the same