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Pandemic, digitization, care – healthcare revolution

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The world is changing and health care with it. There are not only global challenges like the Corona pandemic or climate change. We also need to deal with the digital change, and we must prepare for the effects that skill shortage and demographic change will have on health care systems. Experience the current topics of health politics at MEDICA 2021!

Discover exhibitors and products around healthcare politics and market:

What will future healthcare look like?
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MEDICA TECH FORUM

Hall 9, stand 09A60

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For the 12th time the MEDICA TECH FORUM will take place at MEDICA trade fair in Düsseldorf this year. Experts from the healthcare market will be presenting current, relevant topics from economy, technology, science and politics relating to medical technology. The leading industry associations SPECTARIS and ZVEI will explore with you the German and international market environment as well as the implementation of modern procedures and methods in clinical practice.

Learn more about health politics and the health market at these days:

From the editorial team of MEDICA-tradefair.com

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Gender medicine – analog and digital

There are key differences between men and women, yet medicine has been treating both sexes the same for decades. As a result, women may not always receive the most optimal care.
Learn in our interview how we can work to solve this problem
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Hospital logistics: three action steps to future success

Behind every hospital are sophisticated and complex logistics that must run like clockwork to keep things going. But how good are the processes when it comes to managing patient care and hospital staff? There are many weak links that can be avoided.
How can hospital logistics be adapted to the future?

MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM

Hall 12, stand 12E35

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The MEDICA CONNECTED HEALTHCARE FORUM will be presented in Düsseldorf for the ninth time. It is the innovation and networking forum for the healthcare industry and related disciplines, where international companies and start-ups present their latest insights, technologies and solutions for connected and mobile healthcare. More than 100 speakers will show which digital topics will be on the future health agenda. About 100 selected start-ups and scale-ups present their solutions in the MEDICA DISRUPT sessions and pitches. They will revolutionize healthcare with their breakthrough solutions.

Tuesday, 17 November, Session "Planetary and public health - Tackling planetary healthcare in times of Covid-19, pandemic scenarions and climate change"

Tuesday, 17 November, Session "Digital Healthcare Act – Improving healthcare provision through digitization and innovation"

Discover the complete program of the MCHF in our event database

From the editorial team of MEDICA-tradefair.com

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Health data: building a European Health Union

European Union citizens have the right to free movement, settlement, and employment across the member states. In efforts to also digitize the health and care sector, another right is now being added.
Prof. Rolf Schwartmann talks about the European Health Union in our interview
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Medical technology: desperately seeking digital professionals

The global COVID-19 pandemic has fast-tracked digitization in many companies. Yet it has also highlighted a digital skills shortage and pent-up demand for experts in this field.
How can medical technology companies secure the desired employees?

Networking with the AI-based matchmaking tool of MEDICA/ COMPAMED

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That's what we offer to you:

 Intelligent algorithm makes contact suggestions based on your interests and product focus
 Interact via chat and virtual meeting rooms
  Efficient trade fair participation via meeting scheduling and networking even before the trade fair starts
Optimize your sales activities as an exhibitor!

MEDICA HEALTH IT FORUM

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Hall 12, stand 12D17

The MEDICA HEALTH IT FORUM is your platform for innovations. Top speakers and protagonists of the scene will reflect on the latest developments in the field of digital health solutions in top-class expert panels, tech talks and deep dive sessions. In addition, you will find topic-related exhibits from universities and research institutions in the adjoining exhibition area, giving you a comprehensive and tangible picture of the future of IT-based medicine.

The MHIF is also looking at possibilities to improve health through networking:

Thursday, 18 November: Focus day "Societal aspects of digitized healthcare"

From the editorial team of MEDICA-tradefair.com

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Population health management: networking versus data silos

Data silos still prevail in the German health care system: providers store and collect patient data for their own purposes, making it not available to the entire organization. Many still mainly share this data in analog form. Comprehensive, integrated delivery networks would make many practices easier.
Mania Brusca from Philips explains in our interview, how both patients and hospitals benefit from this
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Digital healthcare: Treating patients at home

Digital health apps (DiGA) are increasingly becoming part of patients' everyday lives. Since the "apps on prescription" are thoroughly tested by the BfArM before approval, they are currently only tailored to individual diseases.
Learn in our Topic of the Month where they are developing

Safety notice

Our hygiene and infection protection concept for MEDICA and COMPAMED trade fair 2021

Back to Business. To make sure only good ideas are circulated at our end we do our utmost: with standards for hygiene and infection protection for all our events at the Düsseldorf exhibition grounds – for our exhibitors, visitors, partners and members of staff. All take action to make trade fairs also an experience in this day and age – safely and jointly. #PROTaction

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