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"Now more than ever, digital technology is a critical enabler to empower our future health professionals, and in healthcare delivery to help make patient care more efficient, personalized, and accessible."
So says the chief executive of Spark Health, a New Zealand company that's teaming up with New Zealand's University of Waikato to help create a "future-focused" health workforce, per Stuff.co.nz.
The two organizations have just signed a new memorandum of understanding that will see the creation of an "immersive health technology and innovation hub" on the university's Hamilton campus, per Stuff.co.nz.
What that might look like is still up in the air, but options include an " immersive health technology and innovation hub at the university's Hamilton campus," per the New Zealand Herald.
"We're particularly interested in exploring the role technology could play in enhancing our students' learning, enabling health education in regional and rural communities," University of Waikato pro vice-chancellor of health Professor Jo Lane tells Stuff.co.nz.
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If you've ever wondered how much time you spend on social media, what kind of diet you eat, and whether you own a pet, you're in luck: There's a growing field of "life data" that can shed light on a...more
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