Questões de Inglês

Let´s Talk About Diversity

Greg Parks

  In the midst of significant global changes such as generational turnover, talent shortage and advancing technology, Greg Parkes, Executive General Manager at Autopia, shares the organisation’s journey towards a more diverse and inclusive workplace.

  There are thousands of articles discussing the importance of diversity, while study after study proves the economic benefits of a diverse workforce to an organisation. As a result, over the last decade, the corporate world has focused more on diversity, celebrating our differences in gender, cultural background, ways of thinking and more.

The journey towards diversity

  At Autopia, the importance of diversity and inclusion stems from the core of our business: our customers. Having built an organisation with a personalised, highly consultative approach, it was evident to us that our customers came from a whole range of backgrounds, and our staff should too. So, in an effort to learn how to promote diversity and inclusion within our organisation and create a positive impact in our business community, we embarked on our own diversity and inclusion journey, leading to the development of our thought leadership program.

Diversity matters: facilitating the conversation

  Through Autopia’s Diversity and Inclusion thought leadership program, we have had the privilege of sharing experiences with corporate leaders from around Australia, and partnered with pivotal organisations, including UN Women National Committee of Australia and Juggle Strategies, a workplace flexibility consultancy firm. Through these partnerships, we have developed a series of White Papers for business, exploring gender and cultural diversity, as well as workplace flexibility, and best practices for promoting and implementing effective diversity and inclusion programs within a business. With the objective of generating discussion around these issues, these White Papers also aim to provide guidance for companies on their own journey of change. Along the way, and thanks to insights from our expert partners, we have learned that it is not enough to achieve a statistically diverse workforce; true inclusion comes when there is a cultural shift within the organisation. As Vernā Myers, Author and Diversity Advocate once said, “Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance.”

  Undoubtedly, changing an organisation’s culture can be slow. In fact, achieving diversity and inclusion is not a one-off, set-and-forget exercise. It is an ever-evolving process that must go beyond written procedures to become part of the day-to-day life of an organisation. Achieving diversity and inclusion is a process that requires us to re-think how we do business, but one that we know can have a positive and tangible effect on productivity and performance. Working towards diversity and inclusion in the workplace is not only the right thing to do; it’s the smart thing to do.

(Fonte:http://www.hcamag.com/opinion/opinion-lets-talk-aboutdiversity-241797.aspx)

    Big U.S. tobacco companies are all developing e-cigarettes. The battery-powered gadgets feature a glowing tip and a heating element that turns liquid nicotine and flavorings into a cloud of vapor that users inhale. Some past research has suggested that using e-cigarettes may help smokers cut down on use of traditional tobacco products, or even transition entirely away from tobacco – an idea aggressively marketed by e-cigarette and tobacco companies.
    But a recent European study says that smokers who also use e-cigarettes may be half as likely to give up tobacco as smokers who never vape at all.
    Researchers analyzed data from a 2014 survey of more than 13,000 current or former smokers in the European Union. About 2,500 had tried vaping at least once; 46% of the participants were former smokers and 19% currently or previously used e-cigarettes. The study revealed that people smoked an average of about 14 cigarettes a day when they didn’t vape, and around 16 cigarettes a day when they did.

    “This is important because e-cigarettes are widely promoted as a smoking cessation tool”, said senior author Stanton Glantz of California, San Francisco. “And, while there is no question that some smokers do successfully quit with e-cigarettes, they keep many more people smoking”, he added.
    “Most adult smokers express a desire to quit, and many try and fail”, said Samir Soneji, a health policy researcher in New Hampshire. “E-cigarettes might seem like an appealing cessation tool because the devices in some ways mimic the smoking, but nicotine gum or patches may be more effective.”
RAPAPORT, Lisa. Disponível em: <www.foxnews.com>. Acesso em: abr. 2018. Adaptado.

What are the key trends in digital medicine?

By Barry O'Dowd

Technology is promoting changes in the provision of healthcare and medicine on a global basis. What changes can we expect to see in the coming years?

Gone are the days when healthcare was confined to a doctor’s office or a hospital. Information technology has introduced the age of digital medicine, and a growing number of traditional and non-traditional IT (information technology) companies are stepping into the fray, offering a variety of new healthcare tools and services.

Advances in sensor technology, widespread wireless capabilities and exponential increases in electronic data and digital analytics – these are just a few of the developments already revolutionizing health care and digital medicine, from disease prevention and detection, to treatment and monitoring.

The digital revolution is changing the very nature of medical practice.

Technologies such as telemedicine are redefining how doctors and patients interact, while new and plentiful sources of personalized health information and advice are, to some extent, replacing physicians.

Google, Apple and Microsoft have invested heavily in platforms that offer consumers the ability to track and capture data on their own health. These platforms and others like them are enabled by sensor-equipped, wearable devices that register movement, heart and muscle activity, as well as record an abundance of data points, such as body temperature, hydration, glucose and oxygen levels, respiration, ingestion and sleep cycles.

Governments are also playing a role.

In the United States, for example, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is increasing readmission penalties on hospitals to improve the quality of care and reduce the high cost of repeat hospitalizations. This move has prompted hospitals to adopt telehealth solutions to remotely monitor patients after they have been discharged.

On the information-analysis front, the potential power of "big data" aggregation and cognitive computing is manifested in a very compelling way by IBM’s Medical Sieve project.

The name is based on the goal: to create a digital sieve that filters clinical and diagnostic-imaging data to help physicians diagnose and treat patients with more precision. The system relies on cognitive computing to analyze multimodal sources of data – such as pharmacy records, EMR, labs and ADT – combined with advanced clinical knowledge.

When proven, this technology will revolutionize the field of radiology, just as x-rays, ultrasound, PET scans and MRI have in the past. All these trends and developments foretell an increase in the growth and the prosperity of a fast emerging digital medicine industry sector.

Ultimately, digital medicine is promoting a major shift from the old, "one size fits all" approach to a much more cost effective, customized approach.

Adapted from . Access 25 Aug. 2017.

Glossary:

fray: batalha; widespread: altamente difundido; to be discharged: ter alta; sieve: ferramenta de filtragem; ultimately: em última instância.

What are the key trends in digital medicine?

By Barry O'Dowd

Technology is promoting changes in the provision of healthcare and medicine on a global basis. What changes can we expect to see in the coming years?

Gone are the days when healthcare was confined to a doctor’s office or a hospital. Information technology has introduced the age of digital medicine, and a growing number of traditional and non-traditional IT (information technology) companies are stepping into the fray, offering a variety of new healthcare tools and services.

Advances in sensor technology, widespread wireless capabilities and exponential increases in electronic data and digital analytics – these are just a few of the developments already revolutionizing health care and digital medicine, from disease prevention and detection, to treatment and monitoring.

The digital revolution is changing the very nature of medical practice.

Technologies such as telemedicine are redefining how doctors and patients interact, while new and plentiful sources of personalized health information and advice are, to some extent, replacing physicians.

Google, Apple and Microsoft have invested heavily in platforms that offer consumers the ability to track and capture data on their own health. These platforms and others like them are enabled by sensor-equipped, wearable devices that register movement, heart and muscle activity, as well as record an abundance of data points, such as body temperature, hydration, glucose and oxygen levels, respiration, ingestion and sleep cycles.

Governments are also playing a role.

In the United States, for example, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is increasing readmission penalties on hospitals to improve the quality of care and reduce the high cost of repeat hospitalizations. This move has prompted hospitals to adopt telehealth solutions to remotely monitor patients after they have been discharged.

On the information-analysis front, the potential power of "big data" aggregation and cognitive computing is manifested in a very compelling way by IBM’s Medical Sieve project.

The name is based on the goal: to create a digital sieve that filters clinical and diagnostic-imaging data to help physicians diagnose and treat patients with more precision. The system relies on cognitive computing to analyze multimodal sources of data – such as pharmacy records, EMR, labs and ADT – combined with advanced clinical knowledge.

When proven, this technology will revolutionize the field of radiology, just as x-rays, ultrasound, PET scans and MRI have in the past. All these trends and developments foretell an increase in the growth and the prosperity of a fast emerging digital medicine industry sector.

Ultimately, digital medicine is promoting a major shift from the old, "one size fits all" approach to a much more cost effective, customized approach.

Adapted from . Access 25 Aug. 2017.

Glossary:

fray: batalha; widespread: altamente difundido; to be discharged: ter alta; sieve: ferramenta de filtragem; ultimately: em última instância.

What are the key trends in digital medicine?

By Barry O'Dowd

Technology is promoting changes in the provision of healthcare and medicine on a global basis. What changes can we expect to see in the coming years?

Gone are the days when healthcare was confined to a doctor’s office or a hospital. Information technology has introduced the age of digital medicine, and a growing number of traditional and non-traditional IT (information technology) companies are stepping into the fray, offering a variety of new healthcare tools and services.

Advances in sensor technology, widespread wireless capabilities and exponential increases in electronic data and digital analytics – these are just a few of the developments already revolutionizing health care and digital medicine, from disease prevention and detection, to treatment and monitoring.

The digital revolution is changing the very nature of medical practice.

Technologies such as telemedicine are redefining how doctors and patients interact, while new and plentiful sources of personalized health information and advice are, to some extent, replacing physicians.

Google, Apple and Microsoft have invested heavily in platforms that offer consumers the ability to track and capture data on their own health. These platforms and others like them are enabled by sensor-equipped, wearable devices that register movement, heart and muscle activity, as well as record an abundance of data points, such as body temperature, hydration, glucose and oxygen levels, respiration, ingestion and sleep cycles.

Governments are also playing a role.

In the United States, for example, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is increasing readmission penalties on hospitals to improve the quality of care and reduce the high cost of repeat hospitalizations. This move has prompted hospitals to adopt telehealth solutions to remotely monitor patients after they have been discharged.

On the information-analysis front, the potential power of "big data" aggregation and cognitive computing is manifested in a very compelling way by IBM’s Medical Sieve project.

The name is based on the goal: to create a digital sieve that filters clinical and diagnostic-imaging data to help physicians diagnose and treat patients with more precision. The system relies on cognitive computing to analyze multimodal sources of data – such as pharmacy records, EMR, labs and ADT – combined with advanced clinical knowledge.

When proven, this technology will revolutionize the field of radiology, just as x-rays, ultrasound, PET scans and MRI have in the past. All these trends and developments foretell an increase in the growth and the prosperity of a fast emerging digital medicine industry sector.

Ultimately, digital medicine is promoting a major shift from the old, "one size fits all" approach to a much more cost effective, customized approach.

Adapted from . Access 25 Aug. 2017.

Glossary:

fray: batalha; widespread: altamente difundido; to be discharged: ter alta; sieve: ferramenta de filtragem; ultimately: em última instância.

What are the key trends in digital medicine?

By Barry O'Dowd

Technology is promoting changes in the provision of healthcare and medicine on a global basis. What changes can we expect to see in the coming years?

Gone are the days when healthcare was confined to a doctor’s office or a hospital. Information technology has introduced the age of digital medicine, and a growing number of traditional and non-traditional IT (information technology) companies are stepping into the fray, offering a variety of new healthcare tools and services.

Advances in sensor technology, widespread wireless capabilities and exponential increases in electronic data and digital analytics – these are just a few of the developments already revolutionizing health care and digital medicine, from disease prevention and detection, to treatment and monitoring.

The digital revolution is changing the very nature of medical practice.

Technologies such as telemedicine are redefining how doctors and patients interact, while new and plentiful sources of personalized health information and advice are, to some extent, replacing physicians.

Google, Apple and Microsoft have invested heavily in platforms that offer consumers the ability to track and capture data on their own health. These platforms and others like them are enabled by sensor-equipped, wearable devices that register movement, heart and muscle activity, as well as record an abundance of data points, such as body temperature, hydration, glucose and oxygen levels, respiration, ingestion and sleep cycles.

Governments are also playing a role.

In the United States, for example, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is increasing readmission penalties on hospitals to improve the quality of care and reduce the high cost of repeat hospitalizations. This move has prompted hospitals to adopt telehealth solutions to remotely monitor patients after they have been discharged.

On the information-analysis front, the potential power of "big data" aggregation and cognitive computing is manifested in a very compelling way by IBM’s Medical Sieve project.

The name is based on the goal: to create a digital sieve that filters clinical and diagnostic-imaging data to help physicians diagnose and treat patients with more precision. The system relies on cognitive computing to analyze multimodal sources of data – such as pharmacy records, EMR, labs and ADT – combined with advanced clinical knowledge.

When proven, this technology will revolutionize the field of radiology, just as x-rays, ultrasound, PET scans and MRI have in the past. All these trends and developments foretell an increase in the growth and the prosperity of a fast emerging digital medicine industry sector.

Ultimately, digital medicine is promoting a major shift from the old, "one size fits all" approach to a much more cost effective, customized approach.

Adapted from . Access 25 Aug. 2017.

Glossary:

fray: batalha; widespread: altamente difundido; to be discharged: ter alta; sieve: ferramenta de filtragem; ultimately: em última instância.