ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: Greg Marsden on COVID-19 Era Travel Behavior and its Policy Implications in the United Kingdom

This webinar featured Greg Marsden of the University of Leeds Institute of Transport Studies who presented findings from a longitudinal study of COVID-19 era travel behavior and policy in the United Kingdom. He described pandemic-driven macro-travel trends and behaviors in ten areas of England and Scotland. He also discussed the implications of shifting work patterns for the economics of public transport and public policy.

Elsevier Health

Elsevier Health's mission is to empower clinicians to make better decisions, prepare future health professionals, and improve patient outcomes. They shared how they support the information need of clinicians throughout their professional journey from education (teach, learn) and diagnosis and treatment. They also presented how they collaborate with NHS.

Difrent

Difrent, in this presentation, described their healthcare organization and how they use research, data, service design, and technology to provide solutions to big and complex problems. They also provide assistance to clients through the use of effective digital solutions.

Vita Healthcare Solutions

Vita Healthcare works in partnership with the NHS to provide mental and physical health services, work with the UK’s largest companies to help support their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.

They also developed the only diagnostic innovation market access program globally.

Huma

Huma is a digital health company founded in 2011 that aims to create a world where every person lives their life to the fullest.

They also aim to revolutionize Life Science through digital data collection which they believe can help better manage patient care and improve outcomes.

UK-ADB Learning Exchange: The Digital Transformation of Health

Digital technologies are underpinning almost all aspects of daily life, including healthcare. The UK has seen great success in digitally transforming its National Health Service (NHS) by harnessing innovations to deliver better healthcare.

COVID-19 highlighted the importance of capacitating digital health delivery, hence its urgent need by developing Asia.