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CREATING A CULTURE OF INNOVATION FOR HEALTHCARE
Monday 5th November 2012, 2:30-4:00pm
Followed by a drinks reception
Charles Darwin House, 12 Roger St, WC1N London
BioCentre is pleased to invite you to this afternoon event which aims to explore the interrelationship between the individual, healthcare and technology.
This event is part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2012.
SPEAKERS:
> DAVID NAPIER, Professor of Medical Anthropology, University College London
> DANIEL STEENSTRA - Hybrid innovator, ex–clinician and academic. Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor of Innovation, Cranfield University
> MIRELLA MARLOW, Programme Director for Devices and Diagnostics for National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE).
> ALISON PRENDIVILLE, Deputy Director of C4D (Centre for Competitive Creative Design). An expert in service design and the patient’s perspective on healthcare innovation and delivery.
> Member of the HOUSE OF COMMONS HEALTH SELECT COMMITTEE (invited)
FOCUS:
Without doubt the NHS is facing an unprecedented time of change in terms of how it operates as a healthcare provider. Patient centred and outcomes focussed are now the new hallmarks of the government’s plans for NHS transformation as we witness the break up of the public’s love affair with the hospital and the move towards primary care.
Against the backdrop of the current financial climate there is a pressing need for resurgence in innovation which provides solution to key problems with fewer resources. Expensive high-tech solutions continue to develop that require specialised infrastructure and skills which are often only found in an urban hospital setting. This development is however out of step with the growing demand for more simple solutions that can be delivered in community settings (ref: Christensen, C. et al. 2009, The Innovators Prescription, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.) Crucial to this is the question of values which will shape how government, business and science go about making strategic long term decisions.
At the same time the rise of the internet, chat rooms, online shopping, Twitter, Facebook show that citizens are prepared to take ownership of their health and increasingly aware of options and applications for their healthcare implications. This provides a good basis upon which to develop effective solutions. New innovative paradigms will only work if the behaviours they promote resonate with the needy.
- So what do these developments tell us about the interrelationship between the individual, healthcare and technology?
- How is technology impacting upon our understanding of healthcare?
- How does our cultural perception of healthcare shape innovation?
- How can we champion and develop affordable solutions which bring together technology, innovation and values?
- Does technology allow/enable citizens to be involved in shaping healthcare?
We believe that being able to start to form some answers to these questions will help to plot a way forward in terms of innovation in healthcare and focus on identifying the key triggers which allow for innovations to succeed.
TO REGISTER:
This event is free to attend but you do need to register.
Visit the Eventbrite webpage:
http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/3938634562?utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=new_eventv2&utm_term=eventurl_text#
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