ABSTRACT
cademic Medical Centers [AMCs] in Saudi Arabia are dedicated to providing high-quality patient care and promoting the health and wellbeing of its citizens. Additionally, they provide medical education and conduct research in a wide range of clinical disciplines. A recent global trend in academic hospitals with mandates similar to those in Saudi Arabia is that they have started utilizing digital health technology in a bid to increase efficiency and improve the quality of patient care. This paper takes the position that such digital health technologies should also be utilized in AMC settings in Saudi Arabia. Electronic health records [EHRs], smartphones, video-imaging technologies, virtual desktop infrastructures, mobile EHR access, and smart-beds can help AMCs serve patients more effectively. Rural people can be connected to consultants at AMCs using these technologies using virtual self-care tools. Validation of new digital health devices can be performed in collaboration with digital health partners and serve to enrich the knowledge of medical students in the area of digital health. This review aims to draw the attention of stakeholders to the need to implement digital health technology in AMCs in Saudi Arabia and help improve the quality of healthcare
ABSTRACT
Despite the dearth of allied health professionals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [KSA], the demand for them has increased. Like any other geographic location, KSA, has its own pattern of diseases. Therefore, the curriculum of the health professionals should be appropriately designed to meet the health needs of hospitals and clinics. To demonstrate that changes in the curriculum of Allied [Applied,] Health Sciences in KSA are necessary, and how these changes should be implemented. This paper also recommends that these changes must: [1] be based on the current needs of the community, [2] satisfy the health requirements of the Saudi community as well as the realities of its health practices. The Allied Health Colleges must: [1] undertake a long-term review of the curriculum, [2] ensure that the curriculum reform is continuous, [3] target faculty development, [4] target student evaluation