Digital Health: Paradigm Shift and Liability | SGH Hospital of the Future podcast

What do we mean when we refer to Digital Health? How will the future of healthcare systems around the world be significantly transformed by Digital Health? How will Digital Health challenge and fundamentally change existing healthcare frameworks and the future of healthcare? Join Professor Henrique Martins as he shares insights from his time at the Portugal Ministry of Health where he was responsible for setting the agenda for eHealth in Portugal, and as President of Serviços Partilhados do Ministério da Saúde (SPMS), Portugal's Digital Health Agency. Professor Henrique also discusses about his experience with co-chairing the European Commision eHealth Network, which facilitates greater interoperability, guides Member States about sharing health data and empowers citizens to access and share their own health data, with our SGH Hospital of the Future podcast hosts Dr Lionel Cheng and Dr Amanda Lam. He explains why successful hospitals of the future and healthcare professionals need to embody four key attributes Knowledgeable, Intelligent, Wise and Interoperable (KIWI), a framework emphasising the balance between technological advancement and human expertise in healthcare delivery: Knowledgeable - combining advanced science and technology with practical expertise through clinical decision support tools Intelligent - integrating AI across medical procedures and hospital management Wise - maintaining human-centric ethics and trust as core competencies Interoperable - enabling seamless collaboration through both technological systems and interprofessional teams Join us to find out more about Professor Henrique’s expertise in Digital Health, innovation, and transformation in healthcare systems, as well as why pursuing a PhD in Law is important to him. In addition, the trio explores the ethical, professional, and practical dilemmas around Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare. About Professor Henrique Martins Professor Henrique has a Medical Degree, Internal Medicine Speciality, a Master’s and PhD degrees in Management, and a Master’s degree in Law. He was one of the first Chief Medical Information Officer in Portugal from 2009 to 2013 at Hospital Fernando Fonseca. At present he is Senior Consultant in Digital Health and Innovation for the WHO Athens Quality of Care and Patient Safety Office, and academic at ISCTE, FCS-UBI in Portugal, and a visiting professor at Korea University Medicine, teaching and researching in Digital Health, Healthcare Systems and Transformation, Leadership and Management education for Medical Students and Health Professionals. About SGH Hospital of the Future Podcast Hosts The podcast is hosted by Dr Lionel Cheng, Chief Data and Digital Officer at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and Dr Amanda Lam, Senior Consultant Endocrinologist at SGH. Dr Lionel is also Head and Senior Consultant Radiologist in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, and Clinical Director (Artificial Intelligence) in the Future Health System Department, SGH. In between reviewing patient scans and spending time with family, Lionel relishes exploring the intersection between physical and digital, future and present, disruption and tradition, and possibility and reality. Dr Amanda is a Senior Consultant Endocrinologist at Singapore General Hospital. She graduated from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and completed her specialist training in Endocrinology and Diabetes at SingHealth. Dr Amanda holds a Master of Management in Clinical Informatics (MMCi) degree from Duke University, and currently serves as the Clinical Director of the Department of Data Science in Singapore General Hospital and is the Co-Lead for Digitalization and Data for the SingHealth Duke-NUS Diabetes Centre. Dr Amanda has been involved in digital initiatives to improve the delivery of care, including Note Buddy, an ambient AI documentation solution, app development for diabetes care, and the integration of machine learning models for clinical care and hospital operations. SGH Hospital of the Future Podcast is also available on: Spotify: https://for.sg/sghhospitalofthefuturespotifymainpageyoutube Apple Podcasts: https://for.sg/sghhospitalofthefutureapplemainpageyoutube #SingaporeGeneralHospital website: www.sgh.com.sg #SGH #SGHHospitalOfTheFuture #podcast #digitalhealth #ehealth #healthcare #innovation #healthcareinnovation #hospitalinnovation #DareToInnovate