ICT&health July 9, 2024
Which technologies in the operating room have the greatest potential to improve surgeon and patient outcomes, and which are just hype? Interview with Professor Marlies P. Schijven, MD PhD, surgeon, Chair on Digital Health at the Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Netherlands).
How did your journey into the world of healthcare and digital technologies begin?
Well, I took a somewhat unconventional path: I started my training at the Design Academy.
Really? That’s quite a detour from healthcare.
Yes, it is. I spent a year there, which expanded my perspective on creativity and solutions. After that, I studied Health Sciences and then Medicine. Though short, the Design Academy experience primed my brain uniquely and broadened my worldview.
How did this creative background...