• Digital Health Today, Asia Pacific Edition with Tony Estrella

  • By: Tony Estrella
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Digital Health Today, Asia Pacific Edition with Tony Estrella

By: Tony Estrella
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  • In Digital Health Today: Asia Pacific Edition, Tony Estrella focuses on the exciting growth across all facets of digital health in this diverse region that encompasses 40+ countries and more than 4.6 billion people. Tony speaks with industry and thought leaders about the unique healthcare challenges and opportunities facing this important region. Join the conversation and explore exciting innovations in insurance, pharma, medical devices, health policy, and care, among many other areas.
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Episodes
  • Ep25: Addressing Unmet Medical Needs and Driving Change: Roche's Approach to Data-Driven Healthcare
    Oct 18 2023
    Transforming health care systems is difficult, and yet that is the goal we are trying to achieve when we are leveraging the technologies of the future to address current health care challenges. And if you're a global multinational, the challenges can be even more complicated. Your day to day can be a mix of conflicting priorities, such as in dealing with the needs of today's business while also keeping an eye on the future, a future which includes health system transformations, personalized health, and health equity. In this episode I speak with Ahmed Elhusseiny, the area head for Roche Pharma in Asia Pacific at their offices in Singapore to discuss how a global multinational can drive change. During this podcast Ahmed and I discuss: The importance of being mission-oriented to address systemic health challenges How Roche’s approach to data-driven healthcare starts with understanding unmet customer needs Examples of Roche’s effectiveness in Public-Private Partnerships The new Economist Whitepaper supported by Roche highlighting APAC’s un-met needs in Breast Cancer About Ahmend Ahmed Elhusseiny has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for nearly 20 years, working across Europe, North America and Asia. He has a strong track record of developing and implementing comprehensive strategies for innovative health therapies. Prior to joining Roche in 2013, he was at Novartis for ten years, where he led various business units, including Ophthalmology and Primary Care. Guest's Links and Resources Connect with Ahmed: LinkedIn Visit Roche Episode PDF Host's Links and Resources: Connect with Tony Estrella: Twitter | LinkedIn | Personal Website Connect with Taliossa Read Tony’s Book: Comatose FutureProofing Healthcare | FutureProofing Healthcare APAC index Full White Paper, Summary and Video: A Vision for Asia Pacific in 2050 Follow Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Follow Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Special thanks to: Amalgam Rx | Bayer G4A | Lindus Health | LSI
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    22 mins
  • Ep24: What Trends and Challenges Lie Ahead for Health Tech Investment? Insights from Scarlett Chen.
    Sep 13 2023
    A key driver to create the future of health in both personalized health and health equity is innovation, an innovation that comes from technology. Startups who are creating disruptive products and services are typically fueled by venture capital investors. But how can startups and investors align with future end customers to create the health ecosystems of tomorrow? In this episode, I speak with Scarlett Chen, Managing Partner at Verge HealthTech Fund. Throughout her career she's helped drive business growth as both an investor and through m & a. During this podcast Scarlett and I discuss: Defining HealthTech and why it is a necessary element for the future of health About Verge as a fund and their focus on returns and impact Trends and challenges in health tech investments from Verge’s State of HealthTech events How to become a health tech / digital health success story Thoughts on the next 18 months in HealthTech About Scarlett Chenn Ms Scarlett Chen is Managing Partner at Verge HealthTech Fund, a VC fund manager focused exclusively on impactful HealthTech startups at a global scale and at the early stage. Previously as Managing Director at Prudential Corporation Asia, Ms Chen was responsible for Strategic Investments. Before Prudential, Ms. Chen worked at Anbang Capital as Global Head of Financial Institutions Group where she led a number of outbound investments in Europe and Asia. Before joining the buy-side, Ms. Chen was an investment banker for over a decade, having worked at Merrill Lynch in the US and Barclays in Hong Kong, where she executed more than US$30 billion in capital markets and advisory transactions. Guest's Links and Resources Connect with Scarlett Chenn: LinkedIn Visit Verge HealthTech Fund Episode PDF Host's Links and Resources: Connect with Tony Estrella: Twitter | LinkedIn | Personal Website Connect with Taliossa Read Tony’s Book: Comatose FutureProofing Healthcare | FutureProofing Healthcare APAC index Full White Paper, Summary and Video: A Vision for Asia Pacific in 2050 Follow Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Follow Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Special thanks to: Amalgam Rx | Bayer G4A | Lindus Health | LSI
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    30 mins
  • Ep23: Precision Public Health: A Recap of the 2023 ASEAN Summit
    Aug 9 2023
    Health systems are faced with many choices when it comes to population health.  Increasing costs for sick care, decisions on which innovations they can approve and afford, and evolving medical practices in both prevention and treatment which can challenge existing regulatory norms.  In this episode, I speak with Clive Tan, a Founding Member of Precision Public Health Asia Society to discuss how their work is serving to harmonise the decisions the ASEAN region is making to improve population health. The Society recently held their biennial event in Singapore, including esteemed speakers including Singapore’s Minister of Health Ye Kun Ong.   During this podcast Clive and I discuss: The definition of "precision public health" and how it has evolved over the past decade Singapore’s HealthierSG programme How economic growth in ASEAN countries is impacting public health priorities Main takeaways from the leadership forum in terms of country development and collaboration opportunities The regulatory opportunities discussed at the leadership forum About Clive Tan Clive Tan is a medical doctor and Public Health specialist with close to two decades of clinical and leadership experience in the healthcare sector. As Assistant Chief of Group Integrated Care (Population Health) in the National Healthcare Group, he is responsible for strategic planning for integrated care and population health efforts for the 1.5 million residents in the Central-North region of Singapore. His work in care integration incorporates value-based care, behavioral change incentives, payment models, healthcare quality and digitalization – with a strong emphasis on place-based care and relationship-based care. He holds a MBBS from Singapore and a Masters in Public Health (MPH) from Johns Hopkins University, along with certificates in Gerontology, Humanitarian Assistance and Health Informatics (AMIA). He is also an Atlantic Fellow in the Equity Initiative Programme, which works in South-East Asia to reduce health inequities. Together with the National University of Singapore’s School of Public Health and the Precision Public Health Asia Society, he recently published the White Paper on Responsible Data Sharing in Health and Healthcare in May 2022, which outlines useful and practical steps that stakeholders can take to build a more progressive state of data sharing in the health sector. He is a Founding Member of the Precision Public Health Asia Society, and was the organizing chairperson for the Precision Public Health Asia Conference, held in Singapore in July 2023. He is an adjunct Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore’s School of Public Health where he teaches healthcare management, digital health and data sharing in health. Guest's Links and Resources Connect with Clive Tan: LinkedIn Visit Precision Public Health Asia Society Definition of ASEAN Host's Links and Resources: Connect with Tony Estrella: Twitter | LinkedIn | Personal Website Connect with Taliossa Read Tony’s Book: Comatose FutureProofing Healthcare | FutureProofing Healthcare APAC index Full White Paper, Summary and Video: A Vision for Asia Pacific in 2050 Follow Digital Health Today: Browse Episodes | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Follow Health Podcast Network: Browse Shows | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Digital Health Today is made possible by the support of our sponsors. Special thanks to: Amalgam Rx | Bayer G4A | Lindus Health | LSI
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    25 mins

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