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The Future of Healthcare is Yesterday | Amr Abdelgawad | TEDxUW


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[Applause] amusement parks and water rides we all

amusement parks and water rides we all

amusement parks and water rides we all remember the thrill and fun of those

remember the thrill and fun of those

remember the thrill and fun of those moments don’t we you get excited and

moments don’t we you get excited and

moments don’t we you get excited and you’re getting ready to get on that

you’re getting ready to get on that

you’re getting ready to get on that right and then you see this you get so

right and then you see this you get so

right and then you see this you get so frustrated and you’re upset that you

frustrated and you’re upset that you

frustrated and you’re upset that you can’t get to your ride faster heck

can’t get to your ride faster heck

can’t get to your ride faster heck sometimes you don’t even get to it at

sometimes you don’t even get to it at

sometimes you don’t even get to it at all and in most occasions you end up

all and in most occasions you end up

all and in most occasions you end up leaving it and finding something else to

leaving it and finding something else to

leaving it and finding something else to do what about at the airport when you’re

do what about at the airport when you’re

do what about at the airport when you’re waiting in line to check in your bags or

waiting in line to check in your bags or

waiting in line to check in your bags or to go through security I remember I was

to go through security I remember I was

to go through security I remember I was personally agitated not once not twice

personally agitated not once not twice

personally agitated not once not twice but a number of times as I waited in an

but a number of times as I waited in an

but a number of times as I waited in an unbelievably long line that was moving

unbelievably long line that was moving

unbelievably long line that was moving extremely slowly to check-in my bags

extremely slowly to check-in my bags

extremely slowly to check-in my bags this is what our healthcare system over

this is what our healthcare system over

this is what our healthcare system over here feels like now I want you to take a

here feels like now I want you to take a

here feels like now I want you to take a second and imagine this after analyzing

second and imagine this after analyzing

second and imagine this after analyzing our healthcare system over here it has

our healthcare system over here it has

our healthcare system over here it has become evidence that we are facing a

become evidence that we are facing a

become evidence that we are facing a number of challenges one of those

number of challenges one of those

number of challenges one of those challenges include long waiting times in

challenges include long waiting times in

challenges include long waiting times in hospital emergency departments this has

hospital emergency departments this has

hospital emergency departments this has been a persistent issue since 1989

been a persistent issue since 1989

been a persistent issue since 1989 before I was even born and before most

before I was even born and before most

before I was even born and before most of you were here or even born I have

of you were here or even born I have

of you were here or even born I have heard of horror stories in Hospital’s

heard of horror stories in Hospital’s

heard of horror stories in Hospital’s emergency departments due to long

emergency departments due to long

emergency departments due to long waiting times overcrowded hospitals and

waiting times overcrowded hospitals and

waiting times overcrowded hospitals and an outdated healthcare system I have

an outdated healthcare system I have

an outdated healthcare system I have personally experienced one of these

personally experienced one of these

personally experienced one of these stories but mine isn’t even that

stories but mine isn’t even that

stories but mine isn’t even that traumatic let me tell you if a story of

traumatic let me tell you if a story of

traumatic let me tell you if a story of a Jamie Lee ball Jamie Lee walked into

a Jamie Lee ball Jamie Lee walked into

a Jamie Lee ball Jamie Lee walked into Brampton Civic Hospital with

Brampton Civic Hospital with

Brampton Civic Hospital with excruciating abdominal pain apparently

excruciating abdominal pain apparently

excruciating abdominal pain apparently that wasn’t enough to get her the

that wasn’t enough to get her the

that wasn’t enough to get her the medical attention that she needed she

medical attention that she needed she

medical attention that she needed she had to collapse on the floor and scream

had to collapse on the floor and scream

had to collapse on the floor and scream in pain in order to get some medical

in pain in order to get some medical

in pain in order to get some medical attention which was actually translated

attention which was actually translated

attention which was actually translated to putting her on a gurney in the middle

to putting her on a gurney in the middle

to putting her on a gurney in the middle of the corridor

of the corridor

of the corridor or she laid there for five days unable

or she laid there for five days unable

or she laid there for five days unable to eat or drink as she waited for her

to eat or drink as she waited for her

to eat or drink as she waited for her test results to come in which eventually

test results to come in which eventually

test results to come in which eventually diagnosed her with internal bleeding

diagnosed her with internal bleeding

diagnosed her with internal bleeding five days

five days

five days imagine having to lie down on a bed the

imagine having to lie down on a bed the

imagine having to lie down on a bed the middle of the hallway with nothing but a

middle of the hallway with nothing but a

middle of the hallway with nothing but a curtain that covers you and a sign that

curtain that covers you and a sign that

curtain that covers you and a sign that says hallway patient number one

says hallway patient number one

says hallway patient number one Jamie Lee compared her sleepless nights

Jamie Lee compared her sleepless nights

Jamie Lee compared her sleepless nights to a war scene where she became one of a

to a war scene where she became one of a

to a war scene where she became one of a number of groaning patients who lined up

number of groaning patients who lined up

number of groaning patients who lined up the corridor with nothing that covers

the corridor with nothing that covers

the corridor with nothing that covers them but a piece of cloth and I think to

them but a piece of cloth and I think to

them but a piece of cloth and I think to myself what if that was me lying down

myself what if that was me lying down

myself what if that was me lying down there in pain with no one capable of

there in pain with no one capable of

there in pain with no one capable of helping in another case in British

helping in another case in British

helping in another case in British Columbia 56 year old Mary Lou Murphy

Columbia 56 year old Mary Lou Murphy

Columbia 56 year old Mary Lou Murphy walked into a hospital complaining of

walked into a hospital complaining of

walked into a hospital complaining of chest pain she was given some morphine

chest pain she was given some morphine

chest pain she was given some morphine and told to go home

and told to go home

and told to go home later that night Mary passed away

later that night Mary passed away

later that night Mary passed away reports indicated that she was assessed

reports indicated that she was assessed

reports indicated that she was assessed in a rush in yet another case in Halifax

in a rush in yet another case in Halifax

in a rush in yet another case in Halifax 68 year old Jack Webber spent over six

68 year old Jack Webber spent over six

68 year old Jack Webber spent over six hours on a gurney an aging dying man was

hours on a gurney an aging dying man was

hours on a gurney an aging dying man was forced to endure unbearable conditions

forced to endure unbearable conditions

forced to endure unbearable conditions until he got some medical attention

until he got some medical attention

until he got some medical attention he was later bumped out of his private

he was later bumped out of his private

he was later bumped out of his private room by another patient as he overheard

room by another patient as he overheard

room by another patient as he overheard medical staff saying if he stops

medical staff saying if he stops

medical staff saying if he stops breathing don’t force it a guess what

breathing don’t force it a guess what

breathing don’t force it a guess what couple of days later doc passed away

couple of days later doc passed away

couple of days later doc passed away during that month alone the emergency

during that month alone the emergency

during that month alone the emergency department of that Hospital announced

department of that Hospital announced

department of that Hospital announced special coats senseless alerts on 23 out

special coats senseless alerts on 23 out

special coats senseless alerts on 23 out of 30 days indicating that the hospital

of 30 days indicating that the hospital

of 30 days indicating that the hospital was unsafe due to overcrowding and this

was unsafe due to overcrowding and this

was unsafe due to overcrowding and this the

the

the just happen in that hospital alone it

just happen in that hospital alone it

just happen in that hospital alone it actually happens in a number of

actually happens in a number of

actually happens in a number of hospitals across Canada hospitals are

hospitals across Canada hospitals are

hospitals across Canada hospitals are becoming overcrowded and they’re

becoming overcrowded and they’re

becoming overcrowded and they’re definitely under stop people’s

definitely under stop people’s

definitely under stop people’s hard-earned tax dollars that are

hard-earned tax dollars that are

hard-earned tax dollars that are supposed to be spent on health care

supposed to be spent on health care

supposed to be spent on health care should be capable of providing them with

should be capable of providing them with

should be capable of providing them with the basic necessities but the problem

the basic necessities but the problem

the basic necessities but the problem goes way beyond hospitals they can only

goes way beyond hospitals they can only

goes way beyond hospitals they can only do with whatever resources they have

do with whatever resources they have

do with whatever resources they have right so why don’t we take a step back

right so why don’t we take a step back

right so why don’t we take a step back and try to understand where the problem

and try to understand where the problem

and try to understand where the problem originates from and why we seem to be

originates from and why we seem to be

originates from and why we seem to be doing worse than other developed

doing worse than other developed

doing worse than other developed countries and we seem to be suffering

countries and we seem to be suffering

countries and we seem to be suffering from this problem while they are not or

from this problem while they are not or

from this problem while they are not or at least not as much our health care

at least not as much our health care

at least not as much our health care system is tied within the public sector

system is tied within the public sector

system is tied within the public sector and in order to implement a change there

and in order to implement a change there

and in order to implement a change there are so many layers that you need to

are so many layers that you need to

are so many layers that you need to penetrate and it follows such a

penetrate and it follows such a

penetrate and it follows such a bureaucratic approach that it’s almost

bureaucratic approach that it’s almost

bureaucratic approach that it’s almost impossible to crack open a Waterloo

impossible to crack open a Waterloo

impossible to crack open a Waterloo Medical company has been trying to

Medical company has been trying to

Medical company has been trying to implement its technology in Canadian

implement its technology in Canadian

implement its technology in Canadian hospitals but has been faced with

hospitals but has been faced with

hospitals but has been faced with immense resistance meanwhile in the u.s.

immense resistance meanwhile in the u.s.

immense resistance meanwhile in the u.s. they’ve already implemented their

they’ve already implemented their

they’ve already implemented their technology in over a thousand surgical

technology in over a thousand surgical

technology in over a thousand surgical procedures over there they have systems

procedures over there they have systems

procedures over there they have systems in place that allow them to adapt to

in place that allow them to adapt to

in place that allow them to adapt to change fast enough over here there’s a

change fast enough over here there’s a

change fast enough over here there’s a very slow movement to support startups

very slow movement to support startups

very slow movement to support startups to disrupt the healthcare system which

to disrupt the healthcare system which

to disrupt the healthcare system which is actually locked into a model from the

is actually locked into a model from the

is actually locked into a model from the 60s trying to deliver modern healthcare

60s trying to deliver modern healthcare

60s trying to deliver modern healthcare while being constrained with a number of

while being constrained with a number of

while being constrained with a number of outdated systems and as a result we know

outdated systems and as a result we know

outdated systems and as a result we know we’re going to face obstacles therefore

we’re going to face obstacles therefore

we’re going to face obstacles therefore when it comes to disruption in

when it comes to disruption in

when it comes to disruption in healthcare we always turn a blind eye

healthcare we always turn a blind eye

healthcare we always turn a blind eye towards solving our problems therefore

towards solving our problems therefore

towards solving our problems therefore we end up being reactive and not

we end up being reactive and not

we end up being reactive and not proactive we end up not challenging the

proactive we end up not challenging the

proactive we end up not challenging the status quo we end up not defying

status quo we end up not defying

status quo we end up not defying convention now let me walk you through

convention now let me walk you through

convention now let me walk you through the process that a patient usually faces

the process that a patient usually faces

the process that a patient usually faces when they walk into an emergency report

when they walk into an emergency report

when they walk into an emergency report they have to get into the

they have to get into the

they have to get into the urgency departments wait for around 6

urgency departments wait for around 6

urgency departments wait for around 6 hours in order to see a general

hours in order to see a general

hours in order to see a general practitioner or roughly 5 minutes who in

practitioner or roughly 5 minutes who in

practitioner or roughly 5 minutes who in most cases ends up referring them to a

most cases ends up referring them to a

most cases ends up referring them to a specialist where they have to book an

specialist where they have to book an

specialist where they have to book an appointment to see that specialist and

appointment to see that specialist and

appointment to see that specialist and that usually takes one to two months

that usually takes one to two months

that usually takes one to two months before they see the specialist for

before they see the specialist for

before they see the specialist for around 20 minutes and then the

around 20 minutes and then the

around 20 minutes and then the specialist is going to ask them to run

specialist is going to ask them to run

specialist is going to ask them to run some tests which takes another 1 to 2

some tests which takes another 1 to 2

some tests which takes another 1 to 2 months of waiting before waiting for

months of waiting before waiting for

months of waiting before waiting for another month to book an appointment

another month to book an appointment

another month to book an appointment with the same specialist to understand

with the same specialist to understand

with the same specialist to understand what the ailment think about five months

what the ailment think about five months

what the ailment think about five months five months just to know what the

five months just to know what the

five months just to know what the problem is it is unbelievable that we’re

problem is it is unbelievable that we’re

problem is it is unbelievable that we’re living in the 21st century in a first

living in the 21st century in a first

living in the 21st century in a first world country and it has to take so long

world country and it has to take so long

world country and it has to take so long to understand what the ailment is and

to understand what the ailment is and

to understand what the ailment is and they will then wait for another five to

they will then wait for another five to

they will then wait for another five to six months in order to solve the problem

six months in order to solve the problem

six months in order to solve the problem so how do we address this issue some

so how do we address this issue some

so how do we address this issue some people think that the problem lies in

people think that the problem lies in

people think that the problem lies in simple supply and demand and that if we

simple supply and demand and that if we

simple supply and demand and that if we have more hospitals more physicians and

have more hospitals more physicians and

have more hospitals more physicians and more rooms we will be able to overcome

more rooms we will be able to overcome

more rooms we will be able to overcome these challenges and that’s a fair

these challenges and that’s a fair

these challenges and that’s a fair assumption to make with more hospitals

assumption to make with more hospitals

assumption to make with more hospitals and more physicians patients would be

and more physicians patients would be

and more physicians patients would be looked after quicker with more rooms the

looked after quicker with more rooms the

looked after quicker with more rooms the Jamie Lee’s of Canada would not have to

Jamie Lee’s of Canada would not have to

Jamie Lee’s of Canada would not have to suffer but in my opinion this is a

suffer but in my opinion this is a

suffer but in my opinion this is a limited view and there’s a flipside to

limited view and there’s a flipside to

limited view and there’s a flipside to this argument another take on this lies

this argument another take on this lies

this argument another take on this lies in innovation rather than doing more of

in innovation rather than doing more of

in innovation rather than doing more of the same we can actually do better with

the same we can actually do better with

the same we can actually do better with one hospital bed or one room rather than

one hospital bed or one room rather than

one hospital bed or one room rather than more beds and more rooms everything used

more beds and more rooms everything used

more beds and more rooms everything used be inaccessible and centralized but now

be inaccessible and centralized but now

be inaccessible and centralized but now we’re living in an era where everything

we’re living in an era where everything

we’re living in an era where everything has become accessible think about this

has become accessible think about this

has become accessible think about this with entertainment we started with

with entertainment we started with

with entertainment we started with theatres then we moved on to Blockbuster

theatres then we moved on to Blockbuster

theatres then we moved on to Blockbuster and then as most of you have guessed

and then as most of you have guessed

and then as most of you have guessed that Netflix came in and rendered

that Netflix came in and rendered

that Netflix came in and rendered Blockbuster and most theaters used

Blockbuster and most theaters used

Blockbuster and most theaters used transportation we started off with

transportation we started off with

transportation we started off with horse-drawn carriages then we moved to

horse-drawn carriages then we moved to

horse-drawn carriages then we moved to cars and then airplanes which made every

cars and then airplanes which made every

cars and then airplanes which made every point on this planet accessible

point on this planet accessible

point on this planet accessible education started off with homeschooling

education started off with homeschooling

education started off with homeschooling colleges and universities and then Khan

colleges and universities and then Khan

colleges and universities and then Khan Academy and the like making education

Academy and the like making education

Academy and the like making education accessible to everyone now since we’re

accessible to everyone now since we’re

accessible to everyone now since we’re talking about healthcare let’s rewind

talking about healthcare let’s rewind

talking about healthcare let’s rewind and understand how the process began we

and understand how the process began we

and understand how the process began we started off with natural medicine and

started off with natural medicine and

started off with natural medicine and domestic care then we moved on to

domestic care then we moved on to

domestic care then we moved on to hospitals which slowly started to get

hospitals which slowly started to get

hospitals which slowly started to get times the equipment and MRI machines but

times the equipment and MRI machines but

times the equipment and MRI machines but since then nothing has really disrupted

since then nothing has really disrupted

since then nothing has really disrupted our health care system this is

our health care system this is

our health care system this is inevitable and it’s already happening

inevitable and it’s already happening

inevitable and it’s already happening access to digital and modern healthcare

access to digital and modern healthcare

access to digital and modern healthcare will help get us through that bottleneck

will help get us through that bottleneck

will help get us through that bottleneck of limited resources that we are

of limited resources that we are

of limited resources that we are currently faced I can imagine patients

currently faced I can imagine patients

currently faced I can imagine patients walking up in aisles in Walmart and

walking up in aisles in Walmart and

walking up in aisles in Walmart and Costco and picking up a ten dollar chip

Costco and picking up a ten dollar chip

Costco and picking up a ten dollar chip depositing a sample on it plugging it

depositing a sample on it plugging it

depositing a sample on it plugging it into their smartphone and have the chip

into their smartphone and have the chip

into their smartphone and have the chip analyze the sample and tell them what

analyze the sample and tell them what

analyze the sample and tell them what the problem instead of waking up at 3:00

the problem instead of waking up at 3:00

the problem instead of waking up at 3:00 a.m. going to the emergency department

a.m. going to the emergency department

a.m. going to the emergency department waiting for hours seeing a doctor who

waiting for hours seeing a doctor who

waiting for hours seeing a doctor who will end up telling you you have a

will end up telling you you have a

will end up telling you you have a common cold go home sleep take some rest

common cold go home sleep take some rest

common cold go home sleep take some rest and drink some fluids the chip would

and drink some fluids the chip would

and drink some fluids the chip would tell you right then and there that this

tell you right then and there that this

tell you right then and there that this is what you’re suffering from and don’t

is what you’re suffering from and don’t

is what you’re suffering from and don’t get me wrong I’m not saying physicians

get me wrong I’m not saying physicians

get me wrong I’m not saying physicians or nurses right now are not providing a

or nurses right now are not providing a

or nurses right now are not providing a lot of value for us or they’re gonna get

lot of value for us or they’re gonna get

lot of value for us or they’re gonna get replaced at some point on the contrary

replaced at some point on the contrary

replaced at some point on the contrary this will

this will

this will breathe them up to serve the more severe

breathe them up to serve the more severe

breathe them up to serve the more severe cases reducing our waiting times

cases reducing our waiting times

cases reducing our waiting times immensely and just over here in Waterloo

immensely and just over here in Waterloo

immensely and just over here in Waterloo we are in the hub of innovation and

we are in the hub of innovation and

we are in the hub of innovation and disruption there are dozens of life

disruption there are dozens of life

disruption there are dozens of life science companies working on incredible

science companies working on incredible

science companies working on incredible ideas that are capable of disrupting our

ideas that are capable of disrupting our

ideas that are capable of disrupting our healthcare system altogether from our

healthcare system altogether from our

healthcare system altogether from our personal experiences my co-founders and

personal experiences my co-founders and

personal experiences my co-founders and myself started working under a medical

myself started working under a medical

myself started working under a medical solution to combat some of these

solution to combat some of these

solution to combat some of these challenges we started working on a

challenges we started working on a

challenges we started working on a medical device that can help improve a

medical device that can help improve a

medical device that can help improve a patient’s outcome after a surgical

patient’s outcome after a surgical

patient’s outcome after a surgical procedure reducing waiting times

procedure reducing waiting times

procedure reducing waiting times overcrowded hospitals and eventually

overcrowded hospitals and eventually

overcrowded hospitals and eventually leading to more staff being freedom now

leading to more staff being freedom now

leading to more staff being freedom now the golden standard to identify

the golden standard to identify

the golden standard to identify post-operative complications includes

post-operative complications includes

post-operative complications includes keeping patients inside of hospitals in

keeping patients inside of hospitals in

keeping patients inside of hospitals in order to monitor their vital signs

order to monitor their vital signs

order to monitor their vital signs identify if they’re potentially

identify if they’re potentially

identify if they’re potentially developing a complication or not and in

developing a complication or not and in

developing a complication or not and in some cases running some laboratory

some cases running some laboratory

some cases running some laboratory investigations and doing some imaging

investigations and doing some imaging

investigations and doing some imaging just to make sure they’re okay and when

just to make sure they’re okay and when

just to make sure they’re okay and when all of these solutions fail they end up

all of these solutions fail they end up

all of these solutions fail they end up going to re operating on the patient

going to re operating on the patient

going to re operating on the patient once again in order to identify if a

once again in order to identify if a

once again in order to identify if a complication is happening or not imagine

complication is happening or not imagine

complication is happening or not imagine having to go through another surgery

having to go through another surgery

having to go through another surgery just to make sure you’re okay

just to make sure you’re okay

just to make sure you’re okay it is about time these conventional

it is about time these conventional

it is about time these conventional approaches get removed and replaced with

approaches get removed and replaced with

approaches get removed and replaced with newer ones that are capable of saving

newer ones that are capable of saving

newer ones that are capable of saving thousands of lives that are lost

thousands of lives that are lost

thousands of lives that are lost annually and billions of dollars that

annually and billions of dollars that

annually and billions of dollars that could be spent somewhere else now let’s

could be spent somewhere else now let’s

could be spent somewhere else now let’s walk through a process of how this would

walk through a process of how this would

walk through a process of how this would actually work a patient would eventually

actually work a patient would eventually

actually work a patient would eventually get into the hospital they would ruther

get into the hospital they would ruther

get into the hospital they would ruther surgery the patient would have a chip

surgery the patient would have a chip

surgery the patient would have a chip placed inside of their abdomen which

placed inside of their abdomen which

placed inside of their abdomen which would help them identify if a

would help them identify if a

would help them identify if a complication is happening or not and

complication is happening or not and

complication is happening or not and then if a complication does develop the

then if a complication does develop the

then if a complication does develop the patient would get an alarm letting them

patient would get an alarm letting them

patient would get an alarm letting them know that they need to seek medical

know that they need to seek medical

know that they need to seek medical intervention while the physician would

intervention while the physician would

intervention while the physician would get a more detailed analysis on the

get a more detailed analysis on the

get a more detailed analysis on the complication that is happening research

complication that is happening research

complication that is happening research has actually indicated that treating a

has actually indicated that treating a

has actually indicated that treating a post-operative complication early on can

post-operative complication early on can

post-operative complication early on can help reduce thousands of dollars that

help reduce thousands of dollars that

help reduce thousands of dollars that are spent on treating the patient after

are spent on treating the patient after

are spent on treating the patient after we’re in abdominal surgeries in most

we’re in abdominal surgeries in most

we’re in abdominal surgeries in most cases a patient could end up suffering a

cases a patient could end up suffering a

cases a patient could end up suffering a lot that the healthcare industry would

lot that the healthcare industry would

lot that the healthcare industry would have to spend over a hundred thousand

have to spend over a hundred thousand

have to spend over a hundred thousand dollars just on that one patient there

dollars just on that one patient there

dollars just on that one patient there are over seven thousand patients that

are over seven thousand patients that

are over seven thousand patients that went through a surgery and around four

went through a surgery and around four

went through a surgery and around four hundred suffered from a complication it

hundred suffered from a complication it

hundred suffered from a complication it was identified that by I did yet getting

was identified that by I did yet getting

was identified that by I did yet getting the complications early on they can

the complications early on they can

the complications early on they can reduce readmissions by around seventy

reduce readmissions by around seventy

reduce readmissions by around seventy readmissions ICU days by over 270 days

readmissions ICU days by over 270 days

readmissions ICU days by over 270 days and hospitalization days by over four

and hospitalization days by over four

and hospitalization days by over four thousand days now let’s do the math and

thousand days now let’s do the math and

thousand days now let’s do the math and add the numbers up that’s over eleven

add the numbers up that’s over eleven

add the numbers up that’s over eleven million dollars in savings for just this

million dollars in savings for just this

million dollars in savings for just this one surgery and this one complication

one surgery and this one complication

one surgery and this one complication let’s extrapolate that to all surgical

let’s extrapolate that to all surgical

let’s extrapolate that to all surgical procedures all complications and all

procedures all complications and all

procedures all complications and all medical problems that patients face in

medical problems that patients face in

medical problems that patients face in general whether it be complications or

general whether it be complications or

general whether it be complications or not how much in annual savings could we

not how much in annual savings could we

not how much in annual savings could we achieve how many lives

achieve how many lives

achieve how many lives how much better with the quality of life

how much better with the quality of life

how much better with the quality of life but in order to achieve that we need to

but in order to achieve that we need to

but in order to achieve that we need to admit some inconvenient truth as they

admit some inconvenient truth as they

admit some inconvenient truth as they say

say

say Canadians are way too nice and we’re way

Canadians are way too nice and we’re way

Canadians are way too nice and we’re way too conservative and we say I’m sorry

too conservative and we say I’m sorry

too conservative and we say I’m sorry wait just this thing but on a more

wait just this thing but on a more

wait just this thing but on a more serious note though we need to get out

serious note though we need to get out

serious note though we need to get out of that bubble that we’re living in we

of that bubble that we’re living in we

of that bubble that we’re living in we live in a bubble where we’re too afraid

live in a bubble where we’re too afraid

live in a bubble where we’re too afraid of liability that we don’t end up taking

of liability that we don’t end up taking

of liability that we don’t end up taking any risks an outside of the comfort zone

any risks an outside of the comfort zone

any risks an outside of the comfort zone is where all the magic happens at the

is where all the magic happens at the

is where all the magic happens at the end but in order to drive progress in

end but in order to drive progress in

end but in order to drive progress in healthcare we need to change it together

healthcare we need to change it together

healthcare we need to change it together we all need to support entrepreneurs

we all need to support entrepreneurs

we all need to support entrepreneurs believe in them the government needs to

believe in them the government needs to

believe in them the government needs to take more initiatives to help bring

take more initiatives to help bring

take more initiatives to help bring technology to the market much faster

technology to the market much faster

technology to the market much faster physicians hospitals industry investors

physicians hospitals industry investors

physicians hospitals industry investors they all need to work collaboratively to

they all need to work collaboratively to

they all need to work collaboratively to support entrepreneurs the medical staff

support entrepreneurs the medical staff

support entrepreneurs the medical staff need to focus on more engaging

need to focus on more engaging

need to focus on more engaging conversations where they’re focused on

conversations where they’re focused on

conversations where they’re focused on the interests of their patients rather

the interests of their patients rather

the interests of their patients rather than their own patients and citizens

than their own patients and citizens

than their own patients and citizens need to get more involved voice your

need to get more involved voice your

need to get more involved voice your concerns do not let the norm be spend

concerns do not let the norm be spend

concerns do not let the norm be spend six hours in an emergency department to

six hours in an emergency department to

six hours in an emergency department to know what’s wrong let’s bridge the gaps

know what’s wrong let’s bridge the gaps

know what’s wrong let’s bridge the gaps between entrepreneurs and key

between entrepreneurs and key

between entrepreneurs and key decision-makers to make our health care

decision-makers to make our health care

decision-makers to make our health care system better for everyone thank you

system better for everyone thank you

system better for everyone thank you [Applause]

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