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Eamonn Hoxey Ph.D.

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• Healthcare

Healthcare Healthcare Healthcare

Healthcare strand overview Healthcare strand overview Healthcare strand overview Healthcare strand overview

• Healthcare strand consists of 46 scientific

contributions

– 14 oral presentations – 32 accepted posters

• Plenary presentations
• Presentations and posters in Global Trading

and Advanced Materials strands also have healthcare applicability

Vision Vision Vision Vision

• Overview of the challenges and
• pportunities for healthcare systems
• Detailed discussions on the contribution
• f radiation processing in addressing

these challenges

– Products – Regulation – Process technology and Process Control

Different needs and Different needs and Different needs and Different needs and expectations of stakeholders expectations of stakeholders expectations of stakeholders expectations of stakeholders

END USERS

• Safety
• Convenience
• Effectiveness
• Quality of life

CLINICIANS

• Safety
• Effectiveness
• Address a

problem

• Customization

MANAGERS

• Efficiency
• Cost saving
• Safety
• Risk reduction

(litigation)

POLICYMAKERS

• Safety
• Risk

management

• Cost

containment

Implications Implications Implications Implications

• Continuing increase on healthcare costs

– Cost containment – Focus on health outcomes – Aging population

• Opportunity for ‘Uniqueness rather than

volume’ ….. Andrew Cooper

– Patient-specific therapies – Regenerative Medicine

• Tissue engineering
• Cell therapy

– Combination Products

Advanced health care solutions will come from convergence

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