Bangkok--10 Nov--FleishmanHillard Thailand
With an aging population that is expected to increase by 30 percent by 2050 and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) causing 71 percent of deaths, Thailand is currently in need for greater access to healthcare with adequate training and healthcare resources.
Royal Philips, a global leader of healthcare solutions, and Xovic Co., Ltd, Philips distribution partner in Thailand, aim to contribute and help increase access to healthcare for Thai people with its first Learning and Experience Center in Thailand to provide healthcare solutions, resources and training to Thai medical professionals. This dedicated facility aims to deliver continuous learning and new clinical practice knowledge to medical professionals and will enhance access to medical services in Thailand.
The Learning & Experience Center is located in Phaholyothin 14 Phayathai, Samsen-nai, Bangkok, showcases and stimulates comprehensive solutions across in-patient and out-patient areas of the hospital“Philips is a world leader in many areas including cardiovascular X-ray, image-guided interventions, patient monitoring and home healthcare. We are focused on a health continuum, from healthy living and prevention to diagnosis, treatment, recovery and home care. Apart from just providing innovative medical equipment, our solutions aim to reach as many people as possible and this is made possible by working together with local organizations, like in Thailand, to help improve access to healthcare, provide meaningful solutions and train to help accelerate the standard of healthcare all over the country, said Mr. Johan Vooren, Vice President and General Manager South East Asia, Philips Healthcare “ With the first of its kind Learning and Experience Center in Thailand, we hope that this will help to play an increasingly important role in healthcare in the years ahead.”
By providing education and training to healthcare professionals from Thailand, the Learning and Experience Center aims to enable higher utilization of the technological advances in high performance diagnostics equipment for better and more accurate diagnostics, thereby accelerating the delivery of quality healthcare at various points throughout healthcare continuum.
“As a leading provider of healthcare solutions we see that Thailand is facing a lack of healthcare professionals and it is very important to manage and develop human capital in Thailand’s medical sector. Philips works with local professionals and distribution partners for Patient Care Monitoring Systems to introduce our healthcare solutions and this time, we are enabling this to be visualized at the Learning and Experience Center. We are aiming to provide continuous learning and new clinical practice knowledge to medical professionals to help access to medical services in Thailand said Mr. Viroj Vithayaveroj, Chairman and Managing Director of Philips Electronics (Thailand) Ltd., and General Manager of Healthcare Sector.
Examples of solutions and technology from Philips that is suitable for the Thailand market, includes the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) that will help resuscitate a sudden cardiac arrest patient and the Mother and Infant safety will ensure that an obestrician can monitor maternal and fetal vital signs on an iPad anywhere, to help expectant mothers and their nurses/mid-wives to monitor and have regular updates.
Apart from the healthcare solutions display, the Learning and Experience Center will add value by introducing the courses to support clinical excellence. Philips aims to help optimize workflow and productivity to meet the needs of patients and care providers. The clinical education program is supported by international and local clinical education specialists and instructors.
“The Learning and Experience Center is another big step to help improve people’s lives through meaningful innovation and to enhance access to healthcare for the locals. The solution will help hospitals to increase their efficiency, reduce errors and treat more patients. The patient can then have better care with shorter waiting times with better outcome. For example, with Philips ambulance telehealth solution, the time to treatment is reduced as diagnosis starts in ambulance service before the patient arrives in the hospital. Philips is committed to create a better respond to future health situation and new disease in Thailand. We will continue to leverage our brand, our rich technological heritage and our advanced insight into the needs of end-users to bring innovation that matters to our customers throughout the continuum of care.” Mr. Viroj added.
The full range of products, in its latest models, from Philips Healthcare featured in the Learning and Experience Center are always up-to-date with the newest technologies. “Potential customers can benefit by visiting the center for application training or equipment demonstration when they are in the process of equipping their hospital” said Mr. Veerachai Saengkurkulchai, General Manager, Xovic Company Limited, a 20 years Philips distribution partners for Patient Care and Monitoring Systems, said that