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Willum Þór: The question remains if our healthcare system is sustainable
On January 1st, Iceland took over the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers. This intergovernmental organisation plays an important role in promoting innovations, health data integration, and cooperation between all major stakeholders in the Nordic healthcare. The Icelandic Health Minister elaborates on his vision to future health in the Nordic region, the Nordic strengths, Iceland’s plans for the Presidency with regards to health innovations, and the coming collaboration with Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
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We Need To Keep People As Healthy As Possible For As Long As Possible
Bogi Eliasen, CIFS Health Director: Healthier population is the answer to achieving sustainability in healthcare. There is a need for a fundamental shift from sick care to preventive health to ensure the longevity of our healthcare systems and improved quality of life
Bogi Eliasen: Health As A Societal Pillar
CIFS Health Director elaborates on the origins of modern healthcare system in the industrialization, and discusses how to avoid societal polarization
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Willum Þór: The question remains if our healthcare system is sustainable
On January 1st, Iceland took over the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers. This intergovernmental organisation plays an important role in promoting innovations, health data integration, and cooperation between all major stakeholders in the Nordic healthcare. The Icelandic Health Minister elaborates on his vision to future health in the Nordic region, the Nordic strengths, Iceland’s plans for the Presidency with regards to health innovations, and the coming collaboration with Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Jan Larsson: We can bring the Nordic model to a global level
Senior Advisor to Cambio Healthcare systems believes that the momentum and the right model for Nordic Health 2030 were created in the project’s first phase, now we will have to enable faster development of healthcare and technology
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CIFS ran an all-day session at the Week of Health and Innovation (WHINN) in Odense
Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies ran an all-day session at the annual Week of Health and Innovation (WHINN) in Odense, Denmark. CIFS’ program attracted over 40 experts from health and data organisations. We presented strategic foresight and futures studies in the health sector, concepts that are used to reimagine the future of the health sector, such as the Humanome and decentralised clinical trials. Also, we had a panel discussion on the newly started Phase V project on decentralised clinical trials, where CIFS is a contributing partner
CIFS for MH2030 in Costa Rica – Progress Brief
We have co-authored a report “Challenges and Proposals for the National Health System” with the Academy of Central America and the Costa Rican Chamber of Health. Our contribution centers around the population level approach to prevention and health promotion. Need to better understand Latin American pathologies is defined, as most international references are based on European patients