The world's first interactive digital healthcare event, Digital Health Live, opens its door at Dubai's World Trade Center

Dubai, UAE, 5th May 2015: Opening its doors today to visitors and industry experts from around the world, Digital Health Live Event 2015, is the world’s first interactive digital healthcare conference and exhibition. The event is set to get industry and public pulses racing as it marks the pinnacle of a new era in digital healthcare.

Making its debut, the three-day event welcomed His Excellency Engineer Essa Al Maidoor, Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA).  Al Maidoor was accompanied by the event’s organizer Dr. Tamer Shahin, Nuviun’s CEO, Omran Al Hashemi, Chief Innovations Officer and Erfan Al Hashemi, Chief Strategies Officer and a number of high-ranking officials.

During the tour, His Excellency experienced first-hand the future of healthcare technology, including the advanced digital home of tomorrow. He tried the smart mirror that can display BMI, blood pressure and analyze one’s mood.  He also tested the intelligent fridge that, depending on the ingredients present, can recommend recipes, offer calorie information, tell you what to eat according to dietary requirements, as well as warning the user when they are running low on certain ingredients.

Looking at the broader implications of digital healthcare on the nation’s healthcare infrastructure and societal benefits, the expo also showcases technologies in Digital Hospitals and Digital Cities.  The large-scale impact of health technologies can have far-reaching benefits for citizens and healthcare systems. Digital healthcare encourages different technologies to talk to one another, driving continuity of care, reducing care gaps and ensuring preventative care is initiated earlier.

Speaking at the event,  that is aimed to be a platform to spur a digital health revelation in the UAE, His Excellency Engineer Essa Al Maidoor, Director-General of the DHA, said: “Digital Health Live marks a major milestone for the UAE, positioning us at the forefront of healthcare innovation in the region.  The joint collaboration allows us to not only  experience new technologies, but also to talk candidly with healthcare and IT leaders on the real issues affecting our society and healthcare systems.”

Dr. Tamer Shahin said advancements in digital health technologies is the way forward and not only helps in the advancement of the health sector and better patient outcomes but also helps stimulate UAE’s inbound and outbound medical tourism sector.

“The benefit of digital healthcare and medical tourism is two-fold. Advancement in technology in our home country helps in the growth of medical tourism and is beneficial for both residents and visitors as they have access to  high level of healthcare services.” he said.

Key speakers for the three day conference include: Dr. Mohammad Al Redha, President of Emirates Health Informatics Society; Daniel Whitehead, Director Medical Strategy at the Abu Dhabi National Health Insurance Company – Daman; John Nosta, President Nostalab, GoogleHealth Advisory Board Member; John Sculley, Former CEO Apple and Pepsi; Neil Jordan, Worldwide General Manager, Health Industry at Microsoft; and Daniel Kraft, Faculty Chair, Medicine at Singularity University.

The event runs until Thursday 7th May 2015 at the Dubai World Trade Center and is for everyone interested in health, wellness and technology.

Digital Health Live is supported by a number of international organisations including: Cerner, Dell, FUJIFILM Sono Site, Granteq and Spothcheck.

For further details on Digital Health Live or to register please visit: www.nuviun.com