Niels van Namen: Why the hospital of the future will be your own home
נילס ואן ניימן: למה בתי החולים בעתיד יהיו בבית שלכם?
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
מרחקים ארוכים
הקרוב ביותר אליהם
is becoming more and more an issue
יותר ויותר רצינית
countries like Sweden.
צפיפות אוכלוסין נמוכה כמו שבדיה.
because they lack transportation
בגלל שאין להם אמצעי תחבורה
hospital care altogether,
the third cause of death in the US,
גורם המוות השלישי בגודלו בארה"ב,
and how obsolete our hospital system is.
תקולה ולא רלוונטית.
over the coming years.
125,000 אחיות.
all kinds of sick people
סוגים שונים של אנשים חולים
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.
בהמצאות מעניינות רבות.
new era of cell and gene therapies.
טיפולי תא וגנים.
to fix our hospital system altogether
את מערכת בתי החולים בכלל
we have the opportunity,
our current hospital system.
who suffer from chronic diseases.
הסובלים ממחלות כרוניות.
agile and mobile care centers
גמישים וניידים
intensive care, surgery and imaging
ניתוחים והדמיות
for the foreseeable future.
with incurable cancer,
that she's got only months to live.
רק מספר חודשים לחיות.
that a professional nurse
at home as well, right?
and treatment at home as well,
הבדיקות והטיפול שלה גם בבית,
that are really important to her
God bless her --
to plan and manage the journey.
who are avoiding care
that it becomes life-threatening,
שמצבם הופך להיות מסכן חיים,
to the costly, intensive care.
at the University of California,
מאוניברסיטת קליפורניה,
of patients over 70
than when they came in.
יותר מוגבל מאיך שנכנסו אליו.
when they have to go to a hospital is:
כשהם צריכים ללכת לבית חולים היא:
companion in life,
המלווה הראשי שלי בחיים,
Isn't she cute?
health care stays and costs.
ועלויות מיותרות.
for just a minor surgery,
רק בשביל ניתוח קטן,
for over two weeks,
במשך יותר משבועיים,
a specific kind of IV antibiotics.
של עירוי אנטיביוטי.
at the heart of the issue.
of our global economies,
as a percentage of GDP
יחד עם התוצר הלאומי
that over the last 50 years,
from about five percent in Germany
from six percent to over 17 percent now.
are driven by investments
where hospital beds need to be filled
מיטות בית החולים צריכות להתמלא
for a hospital to run with less beds.
להתנהל עם פחות מיטות.
makes you sick, right?
for treating my buddy Art at home
של החבר שלי ארט
than hospital care.
בבית החולים.
will be in our own homes.
10 percent year over year.
I see that logistics and technology
שהלוגיסטיקה והטכנולוגיה
health care solutions work.
allowing us to do things
be taken in the comfort of our homes.
בנוחות הבית שלנו.
if help is needed soon.
אם יש צורך בעזרה מיידית.
into the patients' health,
מצב בריאותם של מטופלים,
the information leads to better control
לשליטה טובה יותר
deliver the medicine
and actually administers the drug
in the comfort of his home:
בנוחות של ביתו:
antibiotic-resistant superbugs
can get the treatment that they need
את הטיפול לו הם זקוקים
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
להשיג תחושה של נורמליות מחדש
to forget about their disease.
when I'm homeless,
but there's no one to take care of me
the Airbnb for home care.
הAirbnb של הטיפול הביתי.
we see churches and care organizations
וארגונים טיפוליים
have a home for them
and it's quick to set up --
but also in humanitarian crisis situations
אבל גם במצבים של משברים הומניטריים
and cheaper to set things up at home.
וזול יותר לארגן את הדברים בבית.
in prosperous areas
באזורים עשירים
in underserved communities.
works in developed countries
improvements in patients' lives
בהבאת שיפורים לחיי המטופלים
get the treatment that they need
best companion in life.
and not their disease,
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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