At Arab Health 2022, Emirates Health Services (EHS) has announcing the launch of three new services under the ‘Innovative Treatment Services’ section of its exhibition programme.
Innovative projects
The three new projects, Cardio-technology Services, which uses a ‘vascular closure device’ for the first time in the Middle East, the virtual 3D maxillofacial surgery planning programme, and AI-powered voice identification technology, will all enhance EHS’s offerings to patients.
The projects form part of EHS’s plans for the future of the healthcare sector and align with its ambition to spearhead the transformation of the health welfare system, providing a new bundle of AI-powered and 3D virtual reality services. Beyond the immediate health impacts, the projects also serve to boost the UAE’s leadership in the health sector.
Dr. Abdullah Al-Naqbi, Acting Executive Director of the Supportive Health Services Sector at EHS, said, “Emirates Health Services’ growing dedication to projects that rely on artificial intelligence and advanced technology is part of our efforts to upgrade healthcare services, capitalising on the speed and accuracy of the diagnoses these technologies provide, all while ensuring high-standard healthcare, promoting medical research, ensuring rapid response to health crises and disease outbreaks, and advancing the overall healthcare scene.”
Heart Services Project
The Heart Services Project consists of an advanced and innovative technique whereby a pulsing device is implanted in the coronary sinus of the heart in order to reduce the impact of heart attacks and strengthen the heart muscle after an acute heart attack, which is the main cause of cardiac muscle failure.
Al Qassimi Hospital is the first healthcare provider in the country and the Middle East to use the ‘vascular closure device’ (Manata), to close openings and cavities in the heart after performing catheterisation surgery. The device uses a type of collagen to close the open artery that was used to perform the catheterisation.
Dental Services Project
EHS’s second project, Dental Services, relies on advanced technology to provide virtual 3D maxillofacial and dental surgical planning. It is considered one of the most efficient methods to plan cosmetic and complex surgical cases. The approach uses data to plan surgical procedures and effective design, and is the first of its kind in the world to have succeeded in planning and implementing virtual solutions for patients on a single platform. It also reduces the duration of operations compared to traditional surgical planning.
Voice identification
The third and final project, AI-Powered Voice Identification Technology, allows physicians and healthcare providers of all specialties to create, review, modify, and place clinical notes within digital health records using direct speech. The technology also contributes to standardising and accelerating clinical documentation processes.
