Microsoft Sri Lanka to showcase future of technology for medical industry
Microsoft Sri Lanka is scheduled to participate in the 24th Triennial Commonwealth Medical Association Conference co-hosted by the Sri Lankan Medical Association (SLMA), Health Ministry, HISSL and National Science Foundation (NSF) at Cinnamon Grand from October 14 – 16, 2016.
Organised under the theme ‘Digital Health for Health and Well-being’, the conference will feature a panel of several speakers who will present on a variety of topics pertaining to the current reality as well as the future of healthcare in the region.
Microsoft is developing digital solutions that are helping to engage patients by enabling access to reliable healthcare information, empowering care teams with fast easy ways to communicate with each other and patients, optimizing clinical and operational effectiveness with health analytics, which enable health professionals to generate actionable insights from rapidly growing data and transforming the care continuum by allowing health organisations to utilize the cloud to house patient records amongst others.
At the Commonwealth Medical Conference, Microsoft will showcase its vision for the future of healthcare.
The showcase will include cutting-edge technology such as the Microsoft Hololens, which mixes reality with 3D holographic content giving reality to the virtual world. The Microsoft team will also demonstrate how specific tech devices can be utilized to support innovative digital healthcare solutions that allow remote medical care in real time.
“The healthcare sector is being greatly influenced by the digital transformation that is taking place on a global scale. Sri Lanka too is seeing the benefits of adopting technology into the healthcare sector with applications such as ehealth, mhealth and electronic channelling already being used by hospitals and the public alike.
This conference gives our medical professionals and healthcare providers the opportunity to learn about the new ways in which digital technology can uplift the sector,” said Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne.
The 24th Triennial Commonwealth Medical Association Conference will look at the healthcare industry from a viewpoint of healthcare providers in a wide variety of disciplines. The focus will be on the digital health ecosystem and present digital solutions. Health, Nutrition and Medicine Deputy Minister Faizal Cassim said, “The Commonwealth Medical Conference is an ideal place to showcase the possibilities for the future in healthcare.
Sri Lanka has always been in the forefront of technology adoption in the region and I am certain that this will be a great opportunity for all who are interested in truly taking healthcare into the digital age to learn about the latest innovations from organisations like Microsoft for the sector.”
Commonwealth of Nations Secretary General Baroness Patricia Scotland and Commonwealth Foundation Chairman and former New Zealand Governor-general Sir Anandsatyan will address the conference, which is expected to attract many healthcare professionals from Sri Lanka and the Asia Pacific countries. “Looking for solutions to digitalize the medical industry is undoubtedly a complex task for healthcare providers.
We think this conference offers a great platform for us at Microsoft, to showcase how our customized digital solutions such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Conversation as a platform can be utilized by healthcare professionals to truly improve the health and well-being of people.