Παρουσιάζονται στοιχεία που αφορούν στο προφίλ του πληθυσμού, γίνεται αναφορά σε κρίσιμες παραμέτρους του συστήματος, όπως το ανθρώπινο δυναμικό κι οι υποδομές του, ενώ καταγράφονται τα πλέον επίκαιρα στοιχεία που αφορούν στη χρηματοδότηση των υπηρεσιών υγείας και στις δαπάνες κοινωνικής προστασίας. Τέλος παρουσιάζονται τα επικαιροποιημένα στοιχεία που αφορούν στην αγορά φαρμάκου και γίνεται συγκριτική επισκόπηση - με βάση στοιχεία διεθνών οργανισμών, όπως ο OECD και ο WHO - των σχετικών μεγεθών του ελληνικού συστήματος υγείας με τα αντίστοιχα ευρωπαϊκά μεγέθη.
Η ανάπτυξη διαγνωστικών και θεραπευτικών πρωτοκόλλων είναι πλέον γεγονός σε πολλές παθήσεις και καθορίζουν την καθημερινή ιατρική πράξη και στη χώρα μας. Το ΙΜΟΠ ανέλαβε πριν από 18 μήνες την πρωτοβουλία για να καλύψει το αντίστοιχο κενό στην Ανδρολογία.
Για το όλο εγχείρημα υιοθετήθηκε η επίσημη μεθοδολογία που χρησιμοποιείται σε όλα τα θεραπευτικά πρωτόκολλα. Σε πρώτη φάση σε καθένα από τα μέλη της ομάδα εργασίας ανατέθηκε ένα πρωτόκολλο και ζητήθηκε να ολοκληρώσει την ανασκόπηση της σχετικής βιβλιογραφίας και σε συνδυασμό με την προσωπική του εμπειρία και τις συνθήκες των υποδομών της χώρας να προτείνει ρεαλιστικό διαγνωστικό και θεραπευτικό αλγόριθμο.
Η ομάδα εργασίας παρουσίασε πέρυσι το αποτέλεσμα στο Andrology update 2019 στη Θεσσαλονίκη και έγινε εκτενής συζήτηση με τους συναδέλφους.‘Ολες οι βελτιώσεις ενσωματώθηκαν στους τελικούς αλγόριθμους που παρουσιάζονται σε ειδική έκδοση του ΙΜΟΠ.
Ήρθε λοιπόν η ώρα για την κλινική εφαρμογή των πρωτοκόλλων. Στο φετινό Andrology Update παρουσιάζονται 2-3 περιστατικά και συζητιούνται οι διαγνωστικές και θεραπευτικές τους προσεγγίσεις με βάση τα νέα διαγνωστικά και θεραπευτικά πρωτόκολλα. Σε τέσσερις ενότητες παρουσιάζονται τα βασικά πρακτικά θέματα της υποειδίκευσης, για πρακτική άσκηση και απόκτηση δεξιοτήτων.
Όπως διαμορφώθηκε η νέα πραγματικότητα στην κοινωνία μας, μετά την απειλή του Covid-19, αποφασίσαμε το Andrology Update, αντί για την Αθήνα, όπου αρχικά είχε σχεδιαστεί να υλοποιηθεί, να γίνει διαδικτυακό. Με αυτόν τον τρόπο, πολλοί περισσότεροι θα μπορέσουν να παρακολουθήσουν την εκδήλωση, να διαδράσουν και να μοιραστούν την γνώση, με την ασφάλεια που επιτάσσουν οι καιροί, συνδεόμενοι από το σπίτι η το γραφείο τους.
Σας καλώ όλους να αγκαλιάσετε για μια ακόμη φορά αυτήν την ιδιαίτερα σημαντική επιστημονική εκδήλωση και με την ενεργό συμμετοχή σας να συμβάλλετε στην επιτυχή ολοκλήρωσή της προς όφελος όλων των συναδέλφων Ουρολόγων, αλλά κυρίως των αντρών με σεξουαλικά προβλήματα ή πρόβλημα γονιμότητας.
Δημήτρης Χατζηχρήστου
Καθηγητής Ουρολογίας ΑΠΘ
Πρόεδρος ΙΜΟΠ
Pharma & Health Conference 2017, Μάριος Γεώργιος K. ΠυρπασόπουλοςStarttech Ventures
Ομιλία-Παρουσίαση:
Μάριος Γεώργιος K. Πυρπασόπουλος, Ιατρός Παθολόγος & Πρόεδρος, Ιατρικός Σύλλογος Χαλκιδικής
Τίτλος παρουσίασης: «Πρωτοβάθμια Περίθαλψη Υγείας στην Ελλάδα - Προτάσεις για συνεργασία Δημόσιου και Ιδιωτικού τομέα»
Η ανάπτυξη διαγνωστικών και θεραπευτικών πρωτοκόλλων είναι πλέον γεγονός σε πολλές παθήσεις και καθορίζουν την καθημερινή ιατρική πράξη και στη χώρα μας. Το ΙΜΟΠ ανέλαβε πριν από 18 μήνες την πρωτοβουλία για να καλύψει το αντίστοιχο κενό στην Ανδρολογία.
Για το όλο εγχείρημα υιοθετήθηκε η επίσημη μεθοδολογία που χρησιμοποιείται σε όλα τα θεραπευτικά πρωτόκολλα. Σε πρώτη φάση σε καθένα από τα μέλη της ομάδα εργασίας ανατέθηκε ένα πρωτόκολλο και ζητήθηκε να ολοκληρώσει την ανασκόπηση της σχετικής βιβλιογραφίας και σε συνδυασμό με την προσωπική του εμπειρία και τις συνθήκες των υποδομών της χώρας να προτείνει ρεαλιστικό διαγνωστικό και θεραπευτικό αλγόριθμο.
Η ομάδα εργασίας παρουσίασε πέρυσι το αποτέλεσμα στο Andrology update 2019 στη Θεσσαλονίκη και έγινε εκτενής συζήτηση με τους συναδέλφους.‘Ολες οι βελτιώσεις ενσωματώθηκαν στους τελικούς αλγόριθμους που παρουσιάζονται σε ειδική έκδοση του ΙΜΟΠ.
Ήρθε λοιπόν η ώρα για την κλινική εφαρμογή των πρωτοκόλλων. Στο φετινό Andrology Update παρουσιάζονται 2-3 περιστατικά και συζητιούνται οι διαγνωστικές και θεραπευτικές τους προσεγγίσεις με βάση τα νέα διαγνωστικά και θεραπευτικά πρωτόκολλα. Σε τέσσερις ενότητες παρουσιάζονται τα βασικά πρακτικά θέματα της υποειδίκευσης, για πρακτική άσκηση και απόκτηση δεξιοτήτων.
Όπως διαμορφώθηκε η νέα πραγματικότητα στην κοινωνία μας, μετά την απειλή του Covid-19, αποφασίσαμε το Andrology Update, αντί για την Αθήνα, όπου αρχικά είχε σχεδιαστεί να υλοποιηθεί, να γίνει διαδικτυακό. Με αυτόν τον τρόπο, πολλοί περισσότεροι θα μπορέσουν να παρακολουθήσουν την εκδήλωση, να διαδράσουν και να μοιραστούν την γνώση, με την ασφάλεια που επιτάσσουν οι καιροί, συνδεόμενοι από το σπίτι η το γραφείο τους.
Σας καλώ όλους να αγκαλιάσετε για μια ακόμη φορά αυτήν την ιδιαίτερα σημαντική επιστημονική εκδήλωση και με την ενεργό συμμετοχή σας να συμβάλλετε στην επιτυχή ολοκλήρωσή της προς όφελος όλων των συναδέλφων Ουρολόγων, αλλά κυρίως των αντρών με σεξουαλικά προβλήματα ή πρόβλημα γονιμότητας.
Δημήτρης Χατζηχρήστου
Καθηγητής Ουρολογίας ΑΠΘ
Πρόεδρος ΙΜΟΠ
Pharma & Health Conference 2017, Μάριος Γεώργιος K. ΠυρπασόπουλοςStarttech Ventures
Ομιλία-Παρουσίαση:
Μάριος Γεώργιος K. Πυρπασόπουλος, Ιατρός Παθολόγος & Πρόεδρος, Ιατρικός Σύλλογος Χαλκιδικής
Τίτλος παρουσίασης: «Πρωτοβάθμια Περίθαλψη Υγείας στην Ελλάδα - Προτάσεις για συνεργασία Δημόσιου και Ιδιωτικού τομέα»
‘Χάνω Βάρος – Κερδίζω Ζωή’:
Ανάπτυξη Εθνικού Συστήματος Ηλεκτρονικής Καταγραφής
και Θεραπευτικής Παρέμβασης για την Πρόληψη και
Αντιμετώπιση της Παχυσαρκίας σε Παιδιά και Εφήβους
The world stands to lose close to 10% of total economic value by mid-century if climate change stays on the currently-anticipated trajectory, and the Paris Agreement and 2050 net-zero emissions targets are not met.
Many emerging markets have most to gain if the world is able to rein in temperature gains. For example, action today to get back to the Paris temperature rise scenario would mean economies in southeast Asia could prevent around a quarter of the gross domestic product (GDP) loss by mid-century that they may otherwise suffer. Our analysis in this report is unique in explicitly simulating for the many uncertainties around the impacts of climate change. It shows that those economies most vulnerable to the potential physical risks of climate change stand to benefit most from keeping temperature rises in check. This includes some of the world's most dynamic emerging economies, the engines of global growth in the years to come. The message from the analysis is clear: no action on climate change is not an option.
Promise and peril: How artificial intelligence is transforming health careΔρ. Γιώργος K. Κασάπης
AI has enormous potential to improve the quality of health care, enable early diagnosis of diseases, and reduce costs. But if implemented incautiously, AI can exacerbate health disparities, endanger patient privacy, and perpetuate bias. STAT, with support from the Commonwealth Fund, explored these possibilities and pitfalls during the past year and a half, illuminating best practices while identifying concerns and regulatory gaps. This report includes many of the articles we published and summarizes our findings, as well as recommendations we heard from caregivers, health care executives, academic experts, patient advocates, and others.
This report covers the judicial use of the death penalty for the period January to December 2020.
As in previous years, information is collected from a variety of sources, including: official figures; judgements; information from individuals sentenced to death and their families and representatives; media reports; and, for a limited number of countries, other civil society organizations.
Amnesty International reports only on executions, death sentences and other aspects of the use of the death penalty, such as commutations and exonerations, where there is reasonable confirmation. In many countries governments do not publish information on their use of the death penalty. In China and Viet Nam, data on the use of the death penalty is classified as a state secret. During 2020 little or no information was available on some countries – in particular Laos and North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) – due to restrictive state practice.
Aviva’s first How We Live report was published in September 2020 when the world was firmly in the grip of a global pandemic. In the UK the vaccination programme is well underway and the mood of the nation is hopeful. This latest How We Live report looks at the long-term effects of the Coronavirus outbreak and considers its impact on our future behaviours.
We interviewed 4,000 adults across the UK to gather their views on a wide range of lifestyle decisions including property priorities, home-working, green living, career paths, vehicle choices and holiday plans. We also asked whether people had experienced any positive outcomes from the Covid pandemic. This report considers the practical and emotional skills which have been fostered as a result. Since the beginning of 2020, the UK has seen immense change. As we look forward to a sense of “normality” it remains to be seen which aspects of life will return to their previous states, and where we can expect changes to become permanent fixtures.
The life insurance industry provides protection against the financial consequences of the premature death of a family breadwinner, disability, or outliving one’s retirement assets. But how are life insurance products actually designed and priced?
Product committees comprising agents, underwriters, actuaries, and senior management sit and discuss what new products should be offered. The agents have vast experience visiting with policyholders to determine their needs. Underwriters set the guidelines on which policyholders will be accepted and/or rated. Smart actuaries (while most would find this redundant, some would call it an oxymoron) assess the potential risks in these products and set a potential price. Senior management listens to agents, underwriters, and actuaries and helps finalize the product design, the guidelines for accepting risks, and the price. The programmers will also have to be contacted to determine the cost of administering the products. Many iterations of these discussions may take place before a product is ready for sale. The entire process could take up to a year.
Some of these products are quite complex, taking into account long-term interest rates and probabilities of death/survival, disability, and lapse. With this lengthy and rigorous process, one would imagine that few mistakes are made. However, this is not the case. What follows are a few examples of major product mistakes which cost the life insurance industry a lot of time, money, and bad publicity.
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns forced many insurers to accelerate the transition to digital business models. In many countries, this transition has been remarkably successful, however, the crisis also highlighted the critical role played by national regulatory frameworks in both hindering and facilitating the shift to digitalisation in the insurance industry. COVID-19 lockdowns highlighted the critical role of national regulatory frameworks in both hindering and facilitating the shift to digitalisation in the insurance industry. Digitalisation is not a goal in itself, but provides insurers and their customers with benefits that are particularly useful in situations where in-person interactions cannot take place, played out in its fullest form during the COVID-19-induced lockdowns. Digitalisation drives an increase in speed and efficiency, irrespective of where the customer is located, and promises improved customer service and satisfaction.
The Internet of Things (IoT) has been developing over the last 20 years and is often referred to as Industry 4.0 or the “fourth industrial revolution.” It is an umbrella term for all the digital assets and entities connected to the internet. Many of these are intangibles, such as data, human capital via artificial intelligence (AI), intellectual property (IP), and cyber; as such, they need to be made tangible to address value on a balance sheet. Others are connected entities, such as sensor devices, collecting and receiving information in an intelligent fashion across networks.
The rapid rise of online political campaigning has made most political financing regulations obsolete, putting transparency and accountability at risk. Seven in 10 countries worldwide do not have any specific limits on online spending on election campaigns, with six out of 10 not having any restrictions on online political advertising at all.
Highlights
• On average, concerns over Innovation was ranked highest, followed by Implications of Covid-19 • Respondents indicated innovation is important, but are mostly in process
• Respondents were mostly confident in implementing their innovation plans.
• Nearly half of respondents indicated their focus was on the customer experience • Most respondents expect some negative impact from Covid-19, with decreased profit indicated most, followed by decreased sales effectiveness, which are likely related
• The most common change in response to the Covid-19 impact were workplace and staffing changes, followed by technology investments
• Of the respondents, 92% indicated cyber security was important or very important.
• Continuous effort was ranked highest, and Mitigating internal threats, Identifying external threats, and Prioritizing identifying cyber risks were ranked next.
• While 95% of respondents indicated emerging threats were important or very important, 28% Indicated they were very good at responding to them
• For resiliency and sustainability, corporate ESG and R&S for internal operations were ranked as the highest priorities
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What North America’s top finance executives are thinking - and doingΔρ. Γιώργος K. Κασάπης
Each quarter (since 2Q10), CFO Signals has tracked the thinking and actions of CFOs representing many of North America’s largest and most influential companies. All respondents are CFOs from the US, Canada, and Mexico, and the vast majority are from companies with more than $1 billion in annual revenue. The 1Q 2021 survey was open from February 8-19, 2021. A total of 128 CFOs participated, 69% from public companies and 31% from privately held companies.
Democratic watchdog organization Freedom House has released its annual ranking of the world's most free and most suppressed nations.
The report is a key barometer for global democracy and this year's edition found that global freedom has declined for the 15th straight year. 2020 was a turbulent year with the pandemic, violent conflict and economic and physical insecurity leading to democracy's defenders sustaining heavy losses against authoritarian foes which has resulted in a shift in the internatioal baance in favor of tyranny.
A total of 195 countries and 15 territories were analyzed on their levels of access to political rights and civil liberties with the number experiencing a deterioration in their freedom scores exceeding the number that saw improvement by the widest margin since 2006. In 2020, nearly 75 percent of the world's population lived under a government that saw its democracy score decline in the past year.
Women, Business and the Law 2021 is the seventh in a series of annual studies measuring the laws and regulations that affect women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies. Amidst a global pandemic that threatens progress toward gender equality, the report identifies barriers to women’s economic participation and encourages reform of discriminatory laws. This year, the study also includes important findings on government responses to the COVID-19 crisis and pilot research related to childcare and women’s access to justice.
Strong competition undoubtedly contributes to a country’s productivity and economic growth. The primary objective of a competition policy is to enhance consumer welfare by promoting competition and controlling practices that could restrict it. More competitive markets stimulate innovation and generally lead to lower prices for consumers, increased product variety and quality, more entry and enhanced investment. Overall, greater competition is expected to deliver higher levels of welfare and economic growth.
Long-erm Care and Health Care Insurance in OECD and Other CountriesΔρ. Γιώργος K. Κασάπης
This report carries out a stocktaking of what systems have in OECD and non-OECD countries for longterm care and health care, as well as the types of insurance products that are made available in these countries. It is part of a broader project that examines the complementarity of the social security network with the private insurance market, which examines how insurance could support the public sector longterm care and health care systems, as well as considering the financing of long-term care and health care.
This tenth edition of Global Insurance Market Trends provides an overview of market trends to better understand the overall performance and health of the insurance market. This monitoring report is compiled using data from the OECD Global Insurance Statistics (GIS) exercise. The OECD has collected and analysed data on insurance in OECD countries, such as the number of insurance companies and employees, insurance premiums and investments by insurance companies, dating back to the 1980s. Over time, the framework of this exercise has expanded and now includes key items of the balance sheet and income statement of direct insurers and reinsurers.
Does AI threaten and undermine human value in the workplace more than any other technology? There have been significant advances in AI, but will their impact really be different this time?
This literature review takes stock of what is known about the impact of artificial intelligence on the labour market, including the impact on employment and wages, how AI will transform jobs and skill needs, and the impact on the work environment. The purpose is to identify gaps in the evidence base and inform future research on AI and the labour market.
The OECD has estimated that 14% of jobs are at high risk of automation.
•Despite this, employment grew in nearly all OECD countries over the period 2012-2019.
•At the country level, a higher risk of automation was associated with higher employment growth over the period. This might be because automation promotes employment growth by increasing productivity, although other factors are also at play.
•At the occupational level, however, employment growth was much lower in occupations at high risk of automation (6%) than in occupations at low risk (18%).
•Low-educated workers were more concentrated in high-risk occupations in 2012 and have become even more concentrated in these occupations since then.
•The low growth in jobs in high risk occupations has not led to a drop in the employment rate of low-educated workers. This is largely because the number of workers with a low education has fallen in line with the demand for these workers.
•Going forward, however, the risk of automation is increasingly falling on low-educated workers and the COVID-19 crisis is likely to accelerate automation, as companies reduce reliance on human labour and contact between workers, or re-shore some production.
Prescription drug prices in U.S. more than 2.5 times higher than in other cou...Δρ. Γιώργος K. Κασάπης
Prescription drugs cost an average of 2.56 times more in the United States than they do in 32 other countries, according to a new report from RAND Corporation.
That disparity is even greater for brand name drugs, with U.S. prices averaging 3.44 times those in comparison nations. The study also found that prices for unbranded generic drugs — which account for 84% of drugs sold in the United States by volume but only 12% of U.S. spending — are slightly lower in the United States than in most other countries.
‘A circular nightmare’: Short-staffed nursing homes spark Covid-19 outbreaks,...Δρ. Γιώργος K. Κασάπης
Nursing homes have suffered grievously in the coronavirus pandemic. Chronically understaffed, that’s getting worse, a new US Pirg Education Fund analysis says. The shortage of direct-care workers rose from 20% of U.S. nursing homes in May to 23% in December. Too few workers raises stress among staff, the authors argue, making them and the residents they care for more vulnerable to Covid-19 infections, reducing staff further in “a circular nightmare.”
Keeping the lights on, the water running, and the landlord at bay could turn out to be good ways to control Covid-19 infection, a new NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research) analysis suggests, based on the idea that social distancing is easier for people who can stay home. When utility shutoffs and evictions were halted, Covid-19 cases in certain counties across the country fell by 8% from March through November 2020, the report says. The study can't prove cause and effect, but the authors venture that if such measures had been implemented nationwide, eviction moratoria would have resulted in a 14% decrease in Covid-19 cases and up to a 40% decrease in deaths. Utility shutoff moratoria would have cut infections by 9% and deaths by 15%, the study estimates.