FutureMed 2020

Israel is fostering innovation in life sciences, nanotechnology, material engineering and genomics, according to Anya Eldan, VP of the Startup Division of the Israel Innovation Authority.

Dr. Eric J. Rubin, editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, discusses maintaining rigorous editorial and medical standards while also exploring new ideas and concepts in a time when understanding of COVID-19 is changing by the day.

Matthew Gould, CEO of NHSx, says metrics about bed capacity, patient condition and shortages helped organize the health system during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Amy Abernethy, principal deputy commissioner at the U.S. FDA, discusses the FDA's role in balancing innovation, regulation and safety during the coronavirus pandemic.

The public can use search functions to find telehealth options, says Dr. Karen DeSalvo, chief health officer for Google Health.

Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Dr. Daniel Gold describes Israel's shift from military defense to pathogen protection in response to COVID-19.

Experts at FutureMed 2020 say remote care automation and predictive triage can help patients get the care they need safely and efficiently.

CEO Prof. Eugene Kandel says it's relatively easy to collect needs and bring them together once the ecosystem is connected in a single depository.

During FutureMed 2020, Dr. Anders Tegnell, Sweden's state epidemiologist, said he supports the country's decision to keep schools open with social distancing guidance in place.

Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, discusses how disinformation and diverging containment strategies have been contributing to the spread of COVID-19 in America.