Bartosz Poliński, President of the Alivia Oncological Foundation, is the guest of the fifth episode of the podcast “Zdrowie w Polsce”.
In an interview with President Bartosz Poliński, we raise the following topics:
- How did Polish oncology deal with the COVID-19 pandemic?
- To what extent have new technologies contributed to fighting the pandemic? Did they help patients heal?
- Are patient organizations ready for the rapid digital transformation that is already happening?
- What does the patient look like 2.0. – i.e. a patient who uses and requires the doctor to use new technologies?
- Will artificial intelligence take away jobs from doctors?
- Acquisition of data for research and development purposes.
The fifth episode of “Health in conversation” has been released January 13, 2022 J ego’s guest was Bartosz Poliński, President of the Alivia Oncology Foundation.
The Alivia Oncology Foundation educates and represents cancer patients in the public debate. Its mission is to help people with cancer be a courageous patient who is proactive in finding the best treatments, medical staff and treatment centers available. At each stage, Alivia supports patients by making them aware and representing them, and provides practical tools to fight the disease.
In the era of the pandemic, the Alivia Oncology Foundation launched a campaign Oncotaxybecause patients had problems reaching medical centers. So far, more than 10 courses have been carried out, during which cancer patients have been provided with safe and free transport to treatment centers.
– Paradoxically, the pandemic actually made a technological leap, because what seemed to be technologically simple to implement in the form of, for example, teleconsultation, actually happened on a massive scale. The perception of this by patients is rather positive, although it is also necessary to remember to maintain a certain balance and give patients, who want and feel that there is a need, the opportunity to visit the hospital directly – points out the President of the Alivia Oncology Foundation in the podcast.
Bartosz Poliński emphasizes that the collision of Polish oncology with COVID-19 was very painful, especially since it was in a poor state even before the pandemic. Organizing a hospital visit that is safe and appropriate for the patient is still a problem in Polish hospitals, which may be solved by teleconsultation in some cases.
— It is unacceptable nowadays that patients are often arranged at the same time. There is a waiting room at the oncology clinic where all patients are scheduled for the same hour, waiting politely until they are called. They often wait 3 hours, 4 hours or even longer – adds the President of the Foundation.
Podcast “Health in conversation”Was created under the auspices of the Polish Federation of Hospitals and the AI Coalition in Health. The main partner of the series of innovations for patients is PZU Zdrowie. The media patron is Meodnet.pl.
You can listen to the latest episode of the podcast and previous episodes at the link: https://anchor.fm/zdrowiewrozmowie or on popular streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple, Google+ and YouTube).
Previous episodes of the podcast «Health in conversation» are available below:
- Medical Chamber in the age of medical innovations. The third episode of the podcast “Health in conversation”
- Patient’s rights in the age of medical innovations. The first episode of the podcast “Health in conversation”
- Artificial Intelligence interprets computed tomography studies. The second episode of the podcast “Health in conversation”
- A new medical attribute – an electronic stethoscope equipped with an AI algorithm. The fourth episode of the podcast “Health in conversation”