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The Metaverse, astronauts
and robotics on show during
the opening day of Arab
Health and Medlab Middle
East
(Dubai, UAE) -
The A diverse range
of new healthcare technology
and innovation was revealed
today, Monday 24 January,
during the opening day of
Arab Health and Medlab
Middle East, with the
Metaverse and
Robotic-Assisted Thoracic
Surgery (RATS) taking centre
stage, and an astronaut
confirmed to speak later
this week.
Global
clinicians made ‘exhibition
history’ by attending a
lecture in the Metaverse
with the launch of The
Metaversity hosted live from
Arab Health. Presented by
Professor Shafi Ahmed, Chief
Medical Officer of Medical
Realities, the session took
place on the ABHI UK
operating theatre and
connected medical
professionals from around
the globe.
“In the
future, maybe we will see
benefits such as remote
collaboration with patients
and dissemination of
information among clinicians
at different centres.
Virtual reality and
augmented reality are
already making a difference
in patients’ lives, and
Metaverse allows us to take
this to the next level,”
said Professor Ahmed.
World-renowned surgeons
also demonstrated a Right
RATS (Robotic-Assisted
Thoracic Surgery) Lower
Lobectomy and Lymph Node
Dissection procedure via
Proximie, a software
platform connecting
clinicians to the operating
room from anywhere in the
world.
The technology
can be used for
consultations allowing
clinicians to remotely
‘scrub-in’ to the operating
room and educational
purposes. Every Proximie
assisted procedure can be
recorded, analysed and
leveraged for future use.
Tom Routledge,
consultant thoracic surgeon,
said: “Due to the extra
precision the robots give
us, we can carry out more
complex procedures, and
patients should experience
less pain, can go home
sooner and make a faster
recovery. Robotic lung
surgery is mainly used to
remove cancerous or benign
tumours.
Technology
and innovation will remain
prominent throughout Arab
Health and Medlab Middle
East, with key exhibitors
including Siemens, Canon,
Masimo, Drager, GE
Healthcare, Philips, Abbott,
Roche, and Seegene,
revealing their latest
cutting-edge products.
Several sessions will
also take place as part of
the Healthcare
Transformation Talks, which
forms part of the
Transformation Zone, a
dedicated area to explore
the latest tech advancements
in healthcare from global
innovators and disruptors.
Hot topics of discussion on
day one included ‘Saving
lives with data’ by Dr Hamed
Al Hashemi, Executive
Director Strategic Affairs,
Department of Health, Abu
Dhabi; and ‘Transforming
Healthcare with Artificial
Intelligence’ by Charbel
Makhoul, AI Solution and
Healthcare IT Director,
Canon Medical, amongst
others.
Elsewhere in
the Transformation Zone, the
popular start-up
competition, Innov8 Talks,
began today with eight
companies showcasing unique
and innovative solutions
during the opening day of
Arab Health and Medlab
Middle East.
They
included, amongst others,
Tahmo, a company developing
core technology for
wearables and connected
medical devices as part of
the Internet of Medical
Things (IoMT); 8chili, a
company dedicated to
becoming the best-in-class
metaverse platform of choice
for patient engagement,
medical education and
Healthcare skill
acquisition; and Aria, one
of the first blockchain
healthcare solutions in the
world to have successfully
deployed its work in live
hospital environments.
The winner will be
announced on Thursday 27,
the final day of both
events.
Today,
several conferences also
took place as part of the
Arab Health Congress,
including Total Radiology
and Orthopaedics. Tomorrow
sees the start of the Obs &
Gyn and the Surgery
conference tracks. In
addition, the Medlab Middle
East Congress agenda began
today with Laboratory
Management and Haematology,
with a special track on
COVID-19 Updates and
Histopathology taking place
tomorrow.
Solenne
Singer, Group Director for
Informa Markets, said: “The
opening day of Arab Health
and Medlab Middle East has
underscored the exhibition’s
importance as a platform for
showcasing the latest
cutting-edge technology and
highlighting what can now be
achieved in the medical
environment. Today was just
a taster of what can be
expected for the remainder
of the week.”
On
Wednesday 26 at 10 am, a
fireside chat with NASA
Astronaut Dr Scott E.
Parazynski under the theme
of Space Health – the role
of technology off-planet,
why we go and what we’ve
learnt. The chat will take
place at the UK Pavilion.
Arab Health, co-located
with Medlab Middle East
2022, is the largest
healthcare exhibition and
congress in the MENA region.
The event attracts global
healthcare professionals and
features a range of
scientific lectures,
industry briefings, product
demonstrations and
networking opportunities.
A virtual showcase
of Arab Health and Medlab
Middle East will continue
until 22 July.
Both
exhibitions started at 10 am
today, Monday 24, and
conclude at 5 pm Thursday,
27 January.
Related Links:
Arab Health
Medlab Middle East
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