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BLK Hospital Inks Pact with Delhi Super Speciality Telemedicine to Offer OPD Services at Amroha

Dec 17, 2020 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Associate Consultant, #Bariatric & Advanced Laparoscopy Surgery, #BLK Heart Centre, #BLK Institute for Digestive and Liver Diseases, #BLK Super Speciality Hospital, #Chairman & HOD- Cardiology, #Dr Subash Chandra, #Dr. Deep Goel, #Dr. Deep Goel of BLK Institute for Digestive and Liver Diseases, #Dr. Girdhar, #Dr. Neha Berry, #Dr. Puneet Girdhar, #Gastroenterology & Hepatology, #Institute for Bone, #Joint Replacement, #New Delhi, #Orthopedics Spine and Sports Medicine, #Senior Director, #Senior Director - Spine Surgery

BLK Super Speciality Hospital, one of the largest Super Speciality hospitals in Delhi/NCR, is all set to offer outpatient department (OPD) services in all specialties to the people of Amroha and neighbouring regions, thanks to its association with Delhi Super Speciality Telemedicine Centre, India’s first hybrid health care centre.

The hospital has entered into an agreement with the hybrid health care centre in this regard. The OPD services will focus on specialized consultation through direct visits and virtual platforms to help the local population avoid delayed diagnosis of acute and chronic conditions.

The expert team of doctors including Dr Subash Chandra, Chairman & HOD- Cardiology, BLK Heart Centre, Dr. Deep Goel, Senior Director, Bariatric & Advanced Laparoscopy Surgery, BLK Institute for Digestive and Liver Diseases,BLK Super Speciality Hospital, Dr. Puneet Girdhar, Senior Director – Spine Surgery, Institute for Bone, Joint Replacement, Orthopedics Spine and Sports Medicine, BLK Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, BLK Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, and Dr. Neha Berry, a leading name in the field of gastroenterology & hepatology, will provide specialist consultancy and advanced screening.

Announcing the launch Dr. Subhash Chandra, ranked amongst the topmost cardiologists of India, said, “Delays in diagnosis and treatment increase the burden of heart diseases and preventable deaths. Making specialized consultations available on demand can go a long way in ensuring early and accurate diagnosis, and continuum of care. He pointed out that heart diseases are responsible for one in four deaths in India. Ischemic heart disease and stroke account for almost 80% of the burden of cardiovascular diseases.”

Dr. Deep Goel of BLK Institute for Digestive and Liver Diseases, of the hospital, said, “Liver disease is the tenth most common cause of death the worldover. Diagnosis at an initial stage is important to reduce the burden of chronic liver diseases, chronic hepatitis,fatty liver diseases, and various types of liver cancer.” He opined that his hospital’s innovative model of reaching specialized services should be replicated in many cities and towns that do not have enough specialists to create awareness and do early diagnosis.

Commenting on increasing incidence of spinal issues, Dr. Girdhar, who specializes in the microsurgical and non-surgical management of spinal disorders involving neck and back, said, “Modern lifestyle, prolonged sitting and excess use of screen technology the neck and lower back undergoes abnormal stresses resulting in alarming increase in disc disorders. There are one billion people who suffer from back and spinal pain. One in four adults is estimated to suffer from these pains during their lives. Moreover it is advisable to screen children with spinal deformity at the earlier stage for better clinical outcomes.  But the paucity of specialists and spine surgeons in town delays their treatment reported many times after worsening of the condition. The modern minimal invasive micro-endospine technology has made spine interventions the safest.”

Dr. Neha Berry, Associate Consultant, Gastroenterology & Hepatology elaborated on how 20% of the adult Indian population is affected by gut health issues – thanks to irregular, and unhealthy food habits, excessive alcohol consumption, and sedentary lifestyle, among others. She said, “A vast majority of those affected delay seeking medical help, and neglect the problem, especially when there are no specialists available nearby. The introduction of specialized OPD consultation can ensure early diagnosis and proper treatment of chronic digestive disorders and diseases like Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and inflammatory bowel diseases like crohns and ulcerative colitis.”

With the launch of this OPD, local residents will be benefited not just in terms of reduced travel for primary consultations and expert opinion due to the availability of specialist doctors; in cases of emergency, patients will also have access to the expertise of doctors at BLK Hospital.

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PHDCCI to work with AMTZ on the Centre of Excellence of Digital Health at Vizag

Nov 11, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Digital Health, #Dr. Deep Goel, #Dr. Harvinder Popl, #Dr. Jitendar Sharma, #Dr. N. Subramanian, #Mr. Levi Shapiro, #Mr. Vivek Seigell, #PHDCCI

PHDCCI organized a webinar on Digital Health: The Future, Series III on Mobile Digital Health Devices: The Covid-19 Pandemic Impact and Mobile Digital Health Roadmap.

The eminent dignitaries present were Mr. Pradeep Multani, Sr. Vice President, PHDCCI, Dr. N. Subramanian, Chair-Health Committee, PHDCCI & Director, Medical Services, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Dr. Jitendar Sharma, Managing Director, AMTZ, Mr. Levi Shapiro, Founder, mHealth Israel, Dr. Deep Goel, Sr. Director, Dr. B L Kapur Memorial Hospitals and Dr. Harvinder Popli, Co-Chair, Health Committee, PHDCCI & Director, School of Pharmaceutical Science, DPSRU.

While giving the presidential address, Mr. Multani welcomed all the esteemed panellists and talked about the global healthcare emergency led by Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which has exposed the gaps in handling Pandemics even in the most advanced economies of the world. Mr. Multani said that the wearable medical device market is expected to reach more than $27 million by 2023, a spectacular jump from almost $8 million in 2017 and shared some common wearable devices.

Mr. Multani further added that numerous apps are now available to assist Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) with many important tasks, such as: information and time management; health record maintenance and access; communications and consulting; reference and information gathering; patient management and monitoring; clinical decision-making; and medical education and training, however, the lack of standards and regulations, limited guidance from physicians in selecting healthcare apps, and resistance from traditional healthcare providers are some of the key factors restraining the growth of the market.

Dr. N. Subramanian talked about the benefits and role of Digital Health / Tele-Health technology in several consultations, medical education, cross consultations and many more. Dr. Subramanian told that the first telehealth centre was established in Aragonda in the year 2000 and after that, there was not much improvement since long but as the pandemic affected the world, they have created controlled centres in the remotest part of India.

He further said that WHO has recognized the health hazards to healthcare workers and permitted & adopted telehealth technology. He further said that accessibility is not any more dependent on geography, telehealth significantly addressed the major healthcare challenges like accessibility, availability and affordability. Dr. Subramanian shared that the expenditure of USD 45 trillion arising from only to treat the Non-communicable diseases which can be minimized by the use of digital health technologies.

Mr. Levi Shapiro talked about the major healthcare challenges that have raised in 2020 and particularly COVID-19 which has obscured many long-term structural needs in the Health sector. Mr. Shapiro talked about how the Healthtech investment transformed during these times from telemedicine to software applications to personalised medicines using AI and Big data.

Further talking about the Covid impact on the Healthtech start-ups, he mentioned that Covid has been very good for Digital health Start-ups, where the total funding reaches all time high with telemedicine funding got boost to three times. He further said that more than 80% funded start-ups in Israel uses AI in their technology. Mr. Shapiro talked about the ecosystem provided to health tech start-ups and the Israel advantage from prototype to commercialization.

Dr. Jitendar Sharma said that mobile digital health is not a product, its a process. Dr. Sharma said mobile digital health is a spectrum through which multiple products can be fitted which leads to the desired outcome. Dr. Sharma talked about three baskets of digital health innovation starting from traditional & evolving telemedicine program to smart wearables to the penetration of mobile health in medical equipment. Dr. Sharma mentioned that the output should be safe, effective delivery of services with a seamless flow of data in a well-controlled architecture.

Dr. Sharma shared the details of EMRAI (Electronic Medical Records Alliance of India) , which consists of two parts, the provider and service user part for accessing the patient’s records. Dr. Sharma mentioned that there is a need for creating a platform so that it becomes easier for any hospital for getting the records of the patients for which every smaller hospital needs to come into the electronic medium in rural areas as well.

Dr. Sharma also mentioned that EMRAI has been supported by the Ministry of Electronics and IT and also created a Centre of Excellence at AMTZ and they are happy to associate with PHDCCI also.

Dr. Deep Goel talked about the role of digital health and Artificial Intelligence combining together with Digital Health and it could benefit in various ways especially in rural areas, where these services are not available. Dr. Goel also talked about critical care and home care, where the Digital Health could be very beneficial for better output. He also talked about some new applications and products like smart bedsheet which can seamlessly record patient data like BP, Heartrate etc and transfer it to the monitor, which lessens the doctor/nurse visit to the patient.

Dr. Goel expressed that teleconsultation is the future for India combining it with AI can be another game-changer but a lot needs to be done to make it useful and easily available for every common person. Dr. Goel also talked about the personalized treatment of a disease for a particular person which can be possible with Mobile AI devices including robotic surgery. Dr. Goel further shared that the digital health future is exciting and there’s a need for creating the opportunities for making a better life of a common man by improving primary and secondary health care needs.

Dr. Harvinder Popli gave a formal vote of thanks to all the panellists for sharing their valuable knowledge on Digital Health and inputs to bring the Mobile Medical technology to the grass-root level. Dr. Popli also talked about the release of Digital Health guidelines by MoHFW, Govt. of India & WHO guidelines on mHealth and said that there is a lot of scope for the growth for this technology.

She further said that the current epidemic of chronic illnesses, in both developed and developing economies, illustrates the need for innovative, efficient, technology-supported interventions. She further added that mobile health applications and services are becoming an essential tool in extending health care resources around the world.

The session was moderated by Mr. Vivek Seigell, Principal Director, PHDCCI and Mr. Seigell shared the PHDCCI support to play a critical role to create the Centre of Excellence for Digital Health with AMTZ at Vizag. The webinar was attended by more than 60 delegates.