FOREWORD
He who hesitates is lost!
The desire to look beyond the reality of things by constantly imagining how to improve them is perhaps one of the most distinctive human characteristics. Hence, in past centuries and in these modern – and difficult – times, we have witnessed innovation and the progress of science and technology. Science and technology
applied to the health system are, of course, no exception. The future of health systems depends on the implementation of three strategic factors: research and innovation, digital transformation and capacity building. The International Federation of Healthcare Engineering (IFHE), as an organisation – against the backdrop of the pandemic – has become more involved in its activities, more relevant and has reached out to its members and stakeholders to try to make a greater contribution in these challenging times. Promoting and sharing knowledge has
always been our goal and raison d’etre but the information we can share now can help in saving lives and contribute to the wellbeing of our planet. Indeed, we live in unprecedented times and we share two key challenges that face our world: the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. IFHE is currently expanding its
networks and improving our member experience and we are launching a new communication strategy, with a working group commissioned to enhance our member’s experience by updating our communication tools, website and social media presence. The global experience in dealing with
the COVID-19 emergency has been strongly results-oriented, overcoming barriers related to our professions and organisational hurdles that have limited the ability to work together. The joint work of all professionals - doctors, directors, nurses, pharmacists, healthcare engineers, IT engineers, clinical engineers, engineers management, architects, etc. – has highlighted a great added value determined by multi-professionalism and interdisciplinarity. COVID-19 has demonstrated managerial
skills are not something extraneous and additional to the technical and professional skills of those who work in the hospital and healthcare world, but are rather an integral part of our working identity. The problems arising from the impact of
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AI is fast becoming a tool of the present, not just a future concept that can support healthcare and make healthcare accessible and affordable to more people.
In addition to tackling the pandemic, the IFHE believes – in a global context taking in patient safety and environmental sustainability - healthcare facilities management is the most significant issue and area of focus. The IFHE continues to embrace every opportunity to positively promote improvements in its
Environmental Sustainability Policy to its member
associations. Most important of all, we have
Daniela Pedrini
Daniela is President of the International Federation of Healthcare Engineering and director of the technical, planning, development and investments department of the Hospital-University Authority of Bologna – Sant’Orsola Polyclinic, one of the major hospitals in Italy. Daniela is project manager for renovations and new hospital construction. A co-founder and current President of the Italian Society for Architecture and Engineer for Healthcare (SIAIS), Daniela has a long career in the health sector, with important roles in the management of technical aspects of hospitals, and teaches for many healthcare engineering courses and university Master’s programmes. In 2006, Daniela was honoured with the Italian Republic Order of Merit medal for her contribution to hospital engineering, culture and innovation.
COVID-19 have been a comprehensive, real-life stress test for companies, bodies, public administrations and organisations in general in carrying out and finishing projects and programmes successfully. In order to navigate through such challenges we have to embrace new technologies and new project management tools. We must be also agile in the way we work and in how we communicate, with new working models as well as new engineering processes. We need to develop flexible working systems, be it remote working or upskilling to improve operation practices.
to keep our people safe, inside and outside our healthcare systems and hospitals from COVID-19 and from future pandemics. Furthermore, we have to do that without harming our planet and ecosystems. We have to ensure that we do not compromise our fight against climate change in our preparation against pandemics. This is the great challenge of our time. The new technologies that we have
come to rely on during the pandemic such as the everyday use of online platforms have enabled us to continue our communications across countries and continents and have even given us greater reach. This has been one of the positive outcomes of the past two years. During the 26th IFHE Congress, held as a virtual event in January 2021, we were able to reach over 1,200 people in 60 countries. This was an opportunity we could never have had without the digital technology. IFHE is currently engaged with
potential new members for the federation, and we have been involved in COVID- related projects around the world, deploying ready-made teams of experts to create solutions in healthcare structures that have been affected by the pandemic. Overall, this is not too bad for an organisation that has been unable to have any face-to-face meetings over the last 20 months. As IFHE President for the next year,
I look forward to witnessing more innovation, more knowledge-sharing, an improved online presence and a more fulfilling user experience for our members worldwide.
Daniela Pedrini
President – International Federation of Healthcare Engineering
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