KUWAIT: Harnessing the power of information technology is just one of
many subjects being discussed at a two-day e-Health GCC Conference
organized by Universal Conferences and Exhibitions being held at the JW
Marriott in Kuwait City. Speaking with the Kuwait Times yesterday, Dr
Ahmed Al-Barrak, Associate Professor of Health Informatics, Medical
Informatics and Conference Chairman said their objective was to bring
together healthcare providers and information technology experts to
exchange information and demonstrate the market-ready applications.
"Technology is invading every place now; it is a platform where we
conduct our activities. Healthcare is one of the fields and we are
trying to address the challenges connected to electronic health records,
telemedicine, tele-health, decision support, medication, medical
errors, patient safety and security,” he said. Read more...
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