Ahmed Hussein

Ahmed Hussein

Surgery Research and Innovation director - ER4Surgery // Clinical Instructor

University of Eastern Finland // Kuopio University Hospital

Ahmed Hussein MD PhD, is a Neurosurgery Consultant with 20 years of experience in the field, The Clinical Instructor of the Microsurgery Center of Eastern Finland and a Research Director for surgical Innovation in the University of Eastern Finland. He gained global experience in the neurosurgical practice by training in 4 different continents (USA, Europe, Asia and Africa). The diversity in his educational background motivated
him to dedicate part of his time to contribute in the establishment and managing the Microsurgical Center of Eastern Finland, a surgical training center with passion in developing medicine and support medical industry.

Ahmed’s main goal was to involve the state-of-art updated medical technology to provide best solutions in health care education and services. He worked as surgical advisor for many innovative projects and startups over the past decade as well as participating and collaborating in funding application for different medical Innovation projects. As a personal interest, Dr.Hussein is managing international projects for medical technology development and educational exchange. He believes that improving health care services is based on improving the educational tools for health care personnel. Hussein has completed his medical degree at Assiut University/Egypt Neurosurgical Residency fellowships in Hospital Kuala Lumpur/Malysia, Allegheny General Hospital/Pittsburgh/PA/USA, Kuopio University Hospital/Kuopio/Finland.

Lately, his research focus was about image processing in surgical application and objective
evaluation of surgical skills. Through managing the Microsurgical center of Eastern Finland, Ahmed has been able to offer the facilities and collaboration and sustain the growth of numerous regional startups with patented medical technologies like Seetrue Technologies, VR4Health, Marginum, Surgify and Surgerix.

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Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024

As hospitals evolve in response to technological advancements and patient-centric demands, stakeholders must align to maximize benefits and overcome challenges for patients, clinicians and healthcare innovators. This spotlight session will focus on these critical shifts and how to strengthen collaborative models to ensure value creation.

How are technological advancements reshaping traditional hospital models, and what are the implications for patient care and MedTech innovation? What collaborative approaches between hospitals and MedTech companies optimise value creation for healthcare delivery and patient outcomes? What are the successful examples of lasting industry and healthcare professionals’ collaborations and what is the impact on innovation development and patients? What economic challenges do hospitals face in adopting new MedTech, and how can companies contribute to cost-effective healthcare? How does digitisation impact hospital operations, and what opportunities does it present for integrating MedTech solutions like AI, robotics, and AR? What opportunities and challenges arise when extending MedTech solutions beyond hospital settings, such as community care and home healthcare? How to further leverage hospital and patient data to fuel innovation?

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