Overview
If this global pandemic has taught us anything, it is that digital healthcare solutions are increasingly becoming a mainstream offering. Key services like telehealth, clinical decision support and digital access to personal medical records, are just some examples that healthcare is moving away from being a predominantly encounter-based (and physical) care model.
Join us as we bring together the technologists and users in this session to discuss how many of them have leveraged their expertise and adapted technologies to meet an immediate need, and how patient care will look like post-COVID-19.
Date: 29 September 2020, Tuesday
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm (Singapore Time / UTC+8)
Programme:
11:00am - 11:05am: Introduction and Welcome
11:05am - 12:00pm: Panel Discussion and Q&A on The Future of Patient Care in a Digital World with
- Dr Rena Dharmawan, General Surgeon, Head & Neck and Co-founder, Privi Medical
- Simon Gordon, Deputy Director - Venture Building, SGInnovate and Project Lead, Digital Health Passport
- Arun Sethuraman, Founder & CEO, Crely Healthcare
- Moderator: Chris L Hardesty, Director of Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice, KPMG
Speakers' Profiles:
Dr Rena Dharmawan, General Surgeon, Head & Neck and Co-founder, Privi Medical
From the operating theatre to the workbench, creativity takes centre-stage in whatever she does. Dr Rena Dharmawan's passion for making change, no matter how small, together with a background in engineering, medicine and surgery, can be seen through the projects and innovations she undertakes and devises. Having co-founded startups, Privi and Jaga-Me, Rena pride herself for building awareness on medical issues and providing solutions to unmet clinical needs. She also believes in initiatives to foster stronger relations between multi-disciplinary individuals and inspiring younger (and older) generations to be involved in healthcare technology and medical device innovation.
Simon Gordon, Deputy Director - Venture Building, SGInnovate and Project Lead, Digital Health Passport
Simon Gordon is a Deputy Director of SGInnovate's Venture Building team. In this role, Simon invests in and actively builds very early-stage medical and healthcare-related tech startups. Currently, Simon is leading the development and commercialisation of two Venture Building projects, one a hardware medical device with AI-enabled software and the other a blockchain-powered digital health product.
Prior to SGInnovate, Simon was a Management Consultant focused on the commercialisation of early-stage MedTech in areas such as digital healthcare, robotic rehabilitation and devices. Simon also has experience advising multinational corporations in licensing or acquiring startups and their technology.
Simon graduated with a Masters of Bioscience Enterprise and a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience. His research focused on the monetisation of early stage technology as well as the underlying neuroendocrinology of postpartum depression.
Arun Sethuraman, Founder & CEO, Crely Healthcare
Arun Sethuraman founded Crely in 2017 with a mission to reduce surgical site infection rates after surgery and to improve health outcomes and patient experience. Crely is an early stage MedTech company that provides clinical decision support solutions to predict and reduce postoperative surgical site infections. Prior to Crely, Arun served as Vice President, Group Information Officer - International at Stryker Corporation, and led the transformation of technology services for all markets outside of the US.
Arun holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunication and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School's General Management Program. Arun serves on the Advisory Board of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART).
Moderator's Profile:
Chris L Hardesty, Director of Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice, KPMG
As a member of KPMG's Global Healthcare & Life Sciences Centre of Excellence, Chris L Hardesty is presently based in Singapore looking after developments in the Asia Pacific region. Prior postings have included Europe, the US, and Brazil. With experience across a range of geographies and project types, Chris' passion is public-private partnerships to drive innovation and safe and economically-viable initiatives in the sector.
