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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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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Svein Berg: Health data from all Nordic countries can be used for innovations

The Managing Director of Nordic Innovation describes the major developments and the current state of healthcare innovations in the Nordic region, looks into possible futures for such innovations, evaluates results of Nordic Health 2030 in the first phase, and lays out his expectations for the second phase.

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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

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CIFS launches a masterclass on future of health in primary care

This masterclass has been created to take you on an exploration of what healthcare will look like in 2035, exploring opportunities, challenges, and facilitators along the way. The course challenges your mindset through megatrends and futures methodologies for prioritizing initiatives for a healthier future

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Drug Pricing and Reimbursement: Case for Decentralization

Decentralization has not yet been applied within the cryptic act of drug pricing. The key advances of decentralization in supply chains and clinical trials prove promising. Consensus reaching is crucial. Stakeholders are unlikely to favor transparency as that is the method by which they can fulfill their fiduciary responsibility in maximizing profits for companies. Therefore, without government intervention through stringent policy, stakeholders will not easily give up on rising profit margins

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Phase V: to ensure data collection by patients

CIFS embarks on PhaseV, to deploy a digital platform for continuous decentralised health data collection. Heavyweights of Danish healthcare join a consortium to develop patient-to-doctors communication tools to evaluate effects of obesity, diabetic foot ulcers and chronic urticaria treatments, based on indicators related to life quality

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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

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ORAS: Our Goal for the Future Is to Achieve Health Sovereignty Through Developing Regional Competencies

ORAS-CONHU is the Andean Health Organization, a new partner to Copenhagen Institute For Futures Studies. ORAS is a 50+ years old (Intergovernmental Organization), engaged in transfer of best practices in public health in Latin and Central America. In the interview, Dr. Maria del Carmen, ORAS Executive Secretary, elaborates on developments in Latin American public health in the last three decades, on the present challenges in organizational and management capacities of national health agencies in the region, on Latin American health inequity, and on the expectations from the coming cooperation with CIFS

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