Show Notes
What if your next hospital appointment happened from your kitchen table?
In Part 2 of Transform Gov, Professor Derek O'Keeffe explains how Ireland is using digital technology to rethink healthcare delivery — from remote islands to nursing homes, prisons and beyond.
You'll hear how:
*Patients can be monitored safely at home. *Chronic diseases can be managed before emergencies happen. *Virtual hospitals are reducing unnecessary admissions. *AI and robotics could become everyday healthcare tools.
This isn't science fiction.
It's already happening.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction 01:33 Why chronic disease is changing healthcare 04:49 Why hospitals aren't designed for chronic illness 07:24 The idea behind the virtual hospital 09:44 Monitoring patients at home 10:58 Virtual wards explained 15:20 The island healthcare project 17:06 Why islands became the perfect test bed 18:37 A patient, a ferry and lambing season 20:06 Scaling the project across Ireland 21:41 Nursing homes, prisons and remote care 24:23 International interest from Australia 25:21 AI, robotics and the future of healthcare 27:48 Why innovation requires resilience 29:02 Final thoughts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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