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Zayna Dr. Johnny KHAYAT WALKER Blockbuster: Innovative Ways to Engage with Patients Connecting the blocks from Innovation to adoption in Healthcare systems Senior Advisor of Health System Innovation at MaRS and Director of MaRS EXCITE We have to understand the major forces impacting health and care, and the fundamental shifts that are taking place which are getting us closer to the Future of Health that patients need, want and expect. 32 Page The base assumptions upon which health systems were built are no longer valid or relevant. Like every other global core system that is emerging from the industrial age to the innovation age, health and healthcare are rebasing. Dr. Khayat outlined the major forces at play that are (finally) tipping health systems all over the world towards the Future of Health. She worked through the 6 underlying shifts underway, and highlighted examples of “shift disturbers” who are leading the way. Zayna ended her presentation with some lessons learned about the barriers to realizing the Future of Health “at scale” and examples of innovative ways entrepreneurs and intre-preneurs are busting through the barriers. BIOGRAPHY Founder & CEO Jinga Life, HealthFounders Dr Johnny Walker took the audience on an accelerating healthcare journey with his lively and inspiring presentation. Johnny had many messages to share from his experiences promoting health and wellness from ‘womb to tomb’ across Australia, the United States and Ireland. He provided an amazing insight into the potential of putting health into the hands of the patient and emphasised the importance of clinicians engaging with patients and caregivers in their own homes using digital technologies. Other important messages included the use of personalised medicine to prevent patients becoming sick and the use of high quality data to build new systems. Pour petrol on it! Page 33