Niels van Namen: Why the hospital of the future will be your own home
Niels van Namen: Perché l'ospedale del futuro sarà la nostra casa
Niels van Namen leads the UPS Europe Healthcare team as the Vice President for Healthcare. Full bio
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feel the same way, right?
that we hate hospitals so much?
we have to live with?
to travel long distances
is becoming more and more an issue
countries like Sweden.
because they lack transportation
di trasporto conveniente e accessibile,
hospital care altogether,
the third cause of death in the US,
negli Stati Uniti
and how obsolete our hospital system is.
il sistema ospedaliero.
over the coming years.
all kinds of sick people
tutta la gente ammalata
to the Ancient Greeks.
to get their diagnosis,
to the Industrial Revolution,
being set up as assembly lines
of the Industrial Revolution,
the patients in this case,
lots of interesting innovations.
new era of cell and gene therapies.
to fix our hospital system altogether
we have the opportunity,
our current hospital system.
l'attuale sistema ospedaliero.
who suffer from chronic diseases.
per le malattie croniche.
agile and mobile care centers
intensive care, surgery and imaging
for the foreseeable future.
with incurable cancer,
that she's got only months to live.
that a professional nurse
at home as well, right?
and treatment at home as well,
that are really important to her
God bless her --
to plan and manage the journey.
who are avoiding care
che evitano le cure
that it becomes life-threatening,
to the costly, intensive care.
nella costosa rianimazione.
at the University of California,
of patients over 70
dei pazienti sopra i 70
than when they came in.
when they have to go to a hospital is:
andando in ospedale è:
companion in life,
Isn't she cute?
health care stays and costs.
for just a minor surgery,
for over two weeks,
a specific kind of IV antibiotics.
at the heart of the issue.
of our global economies,
as a percentage of GDP
that over the last 50 years,
from about five percent in Germany
sono cresciuti dal 5 per cento
all'attuale 11 per cento.
from six percent to over 17 percent now.
dal 6 al 17 per cento.
are driven by investments
where hospital beds need to be filled
for a hospital to run with less beds.
makes you sick, right?
for treating my buddy Art at home
than hospital care.
will be in our own homes.
10 percent year over year.
del 10 per cento annuo
I see that logistics and technology
health care solutions work.
allowing us to do things
be taken in the comfort of our homes.
oggi possono essere fatte in casa.
if help is needed soon.
into the patients' health,
the information leads to better control
deliver the medicine
and actually administers the drug
in the comfort of his home:
antibiotic-resistant superbugs
resistenti agli antibiotici
can get the treatment that they need
le cure necessarie
to drive hours and hours
in cancer clinics
at the patient's homes,
with fellow patients.
in reduction in stress,
to get back a sense of normality
a riprendere un senso
to forget about their disease.
when I'm homeless,
but there's no one to take care of me
the Airbnb for home care.
Airbnb per la cura domiciliare.
we see churches and care organizations
have a home for them
and it's quick to set up --
but also in humanitarian crisis situations
and cheaper to set things up at home.
in prosperous areas
in underserved communities.
works in developed countries
improvements in patients' lives
miglioramenti nella vita di pazienti
get the treatment that they need
best companion in life.
and not their disease,
a controllare le proprie vite,
delivered at home.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Niels van Namen - Health care futuristNiels van Namen leads the UPS Europe Healthcare team as the Vice President for Healthcare.
Why you should listen
Niels van Namen has more than 20 years of experience in the health care and life science industry, working closely with customers across R&D, supply chain and manufacturing. He is passionately involved in key developments and supply chain challenges in the health care value chain; in clinical and commercial biopharmaceutical supply chains; in the complexities of medical device distribution, returns, consignments; in hospital logistics; and in final mile, home healthcare distribution and care systems. He is responsible for all health care customers and the team across all UPS business units, providing strategic direction to leverage UPS's expertise in supply chain transportation, inventory management, distribution and regulatory compliance to support healthcare companies.
van Namen started his career as an engineer and an entrepreneur in clinical trials management. He initiated Diagnostic Units, a company performing clinical trials and providing regular diagnostics and care to patients in Europe. And he worked in the IBM Healthcare consulting practice and then joined DSV to lead the global Healthcare solutions industry.
van Namen is a PDA member, holds an MSc from Delft University of Technology, obtained his MBA on the Rotterdam School of Management and holds a certificate from l'École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris. He lives in the Netherlands, is married and has three children.
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