Today's guest is Martin Curley, Digital Health Leader and Professor of Innovation at Maynooth University. In the episode, Martin delves into the pressing need for digital transformation in healthcare, elaborating on how delays in diagnosis can significantly increase mortality risks. He offers his insights spanning experience from electronic engineering and executive roles at Intel and MasterCard, where he harnessed technology for profit with purpose.

Topics include:

0:00 His journey to driving digital health innovation through collaboration

4:39 Learning from top innovators to shape his leadership approach

7:03 Overcoming resistance and driving healthcare innovation

10:00 How AI accelerates diagnoses, improves care and saves lives

16:25 Revolutionising healthcare through automation, efficiency and accessibility

20:47 Utilizing AI and mobile health tools to empower patients and doctors

27:51 Adopting digital and telehealth solutions to boost healthcare efficiency and accessibility

31:46 How Telehealth and AI improve healthcare outcomes, reduce costs and enhance experiences

37:51 The need to reimagine and engineer health systems

43:22 Why Martin is driven by purpose, progress, relationships and making a difference

E192 ‘Driving Change in the Healthcare Industry’ with Maynooth University’s Martin Curley