Health Research and Innovation Conference – 4th Edition

Public opinion is not sufficiently informed about the progress and challenges of the local medical industry. With these premises, Club Antreprenor and Ziarul Pozitiv organized the 4th “Research and Innovation in Health” conference edition, on February 6th 2024, at the Palace of the Bucharest Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Innovation plays a decisive role in the future of the Romanian health system. And the reform and digital transformation in Romania are now in critical focus.
The Octodoc team participated in the 4th “Research and Innovation in Health” conference edition – as a Supporting Partner, along with other important players from the medical community. The event of national impact took place on February 6, 2024, inside the Palace of the Bucharest Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and offered a relevant x-ray of the medical sector, along with objectives, solutions, and development directions for the following period.
ANAMARIA PRIPINA, Executive Director of Octodoc, explained to the audience how hybrid telemedicine technology can revolutionize the health ecosystem fast, at both local and regional levels.

The medical conference was possible with the inspiration and effort of the organizers, CLUB ANTREPRENOR and Ziarul Pozitiv, and brought together: representatives of the central administration, managers of public institutions, doctors, specialist consultants, niche mass media, suppliers of equipment and medicines, etc. – for valuable information exchange and important debates.

The event is dedicated to professionals in the medical system – hospitals, pharmacies, drug manufacturers, companies producing specialized equipment, medical laboratories, niched educational institutions, entities that conduct medical research, the national network of family doctors, and current or future patients.

Here are the main strategic topics of discussion:

• Research and innovation in the main medical specialties: cardiology, oncology, neurology, pneumology, endocrinology, and gynecology;
• Large-scale investments in the health system;
• Research and innovation in the pharmaceutical field;
• The expansion strategy of Romanian drug manufacturers;
• Research and innovation in the main specialties of dental medicine;
• Digitization of the health system;
• Human resources in this strategic field;
• The future of the private health insurance system.

This year’s speakers held presentations of wide interest to the medical community in Romania:

• Alida MOISE, General Director, Emergency Hospital “Prof. Dr. Dimitrie Gerota” Bucharest – Large-scale investment in the MAI hospital system to ensure innovation in the medical and pharmaceutical fields through digitization
• Anamaria PRIPINA, Executive Director, Octodoc – innovative telemedicine start-up
• Monica ADĂSCĂLIȚEI, Manager, “Mavromati” Botoșani Emergency County Hospital – “Mavromati” Botoșani Emergency County Hospital – present and future
• Alice MUNTEANU, Head of Cardiovascular Diseases Center at the Dr. Carol Davila Central Military Emergency Clinical Hospital Bucharest – The revolution of drug therapy in cardiology
• Sorin GODEANU, Founder, Elidor
• Cristina NIȚULESCU, ophthalmologist at the Marie Curie Children’s Hospital – Management of eye cancer in children in Romania
• Flaviana ROTARU, President, ROHEALTH Association – Health Cluster
• Apolodor STOICA, President of the European Association for Nanotechnology and Medical Diplomacy – Miniaturization of medical technology in the telemedicine and cyber security system
• Cătălin Gabriel MANOLE, University Lecturer, UMF Carol Davila, Bucharest and Scientific Researcher, National Institute of Pathology “Victor Babeș” Bucharest – Structural, ultrastructural and biochemical mechanisms in platelet-rich plasma therapies
• Gabriel TOMA, President, Organization of Young Dental Doctors
• Eleodor CÂRSTOIU, President, Federation of Democratic Trade Unions PROMEDICA
• Representatives of drug manufacturers, medical equipment and drug suppliers, IT&C solution providers, etc.

Among the event partners were: The Bucharest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIB), ROHEALTH – The Health Cluster, NutriLife, Octodoc, and OTMD – Organization of Young Dentists.

Source: ZiarulPozitiv.ro