ICT&health Podcast | Global Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:11:48 -0400 en-us © 2026 ICT&health Podcast | Global yes 8f7e7230-88db-52a5-ab5e-4e4af9bd51ec tom@icthealth.nl ICT&health episodic false The ICT&health Podcast explores how healthcare is changing in practice. In each episode, we speak with healthcare leaders, policymakers, clinicians, researchers and innovators worldwide about what truly drives transformation.

From digital health and AI to data, interoperability, workforce challenges and governance, the focus is on real-world impact, not hype. Thoughtful conversations, critical perspectives and international insights, aimed at what works and what is needed next.

For professionals shaping the future of healthcare.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) ICT&health tom@icthealth.nl https://storage.buzzsprout.com/vc9rkbsky4tpq5ssylkavnbrybgp?.jpg ICT&health Podcast | Global Tech talent gets wasted | Amber Vodegel Tech talent gets wasted | Amber Vodegel Why does the best tech talent end up at TikTok instead of healthcare? Amber Vodegel sold her company to Philips and took a year off. But sitting still wasn’t an option. Inspired by Rutger Bregman’s ‘Moral Ambition’, she decided to put her talent where it truly matters. 

The result is 28X, a femtech app for cycle tracking that does everything differently. No subscription to log your own health, no data sales, no ads. Amber explains why venture capital is bad news for consumer health apps and how she’s building a model that puts the user first. 

She also shares the ethical dilemmas of entrepreneurship: outsource to the US or keep jobs local? Charge for basic care or keep it accessible? A candid conversation about moral entrepreneurship in digital health.


]]> Why does the best tech talent end up at TikTok instead of healthcare? Amber Vodegel sold her company to Philips and took a year off. But sitting still wasn’t an option. Inspired by Rutger Bregman’s ‘Moral Ambition’, she decided to put her talent where it truly matters. 

The result is 28X, a femtech app for cycle tracking that does everything differently. No subscription to log your own health, no data sales, no ads. Amber explains why venture capital is bad news for consumer health apps and how she’s building a model that puts the user first. 

She also shares the ethical dilemmas of entrepreneurship: outsource to the US or keep jobs local? Charge for basic care or keep it accessible? A candid conversation about moral entrepreneurship in digital health.


]]> ICT&health Buzzsprout-18982893 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200 1179 1 5 full false Europe opens your health data | Martin Dorazil Europe opens your health data | Martin Dorazil What if your medical record simply followed you to any hospital in Europe? Martin Dorazil, deputy head of unit at the European Commission, explains how the European Health Data Space will make this a reality. 

The EHDS is built around two pillars. The first gives patients better access to and control over their own health data. You will be able to decide which healthcare provider can view your records. The second pillar opens up large datasets for research, innovation and policymaking. Researchers will no longer have to guess whether relevant data even exists. 

Through a European catalogue, datasets become discoverable and accessible via new health data access bodies. Dorazil emphasises that privacy protection is at the core of the entire design. A conversation about how Europe plans to achieve interoperability of health data and what that means for daily clinical practice.

The ICT&health Podcast focuses on current topics that will determine the future of healthcare. These include digital healthcare, data exchange, AI, the labour market, governance and policy choices. Guests share their vision and experiences, put developments into context and identify what this requires from organisations, professionals and decision-makers.


]]> What if your medical record simply followed you to any hospital in Europe? Martin Dorazil, deputy head of unit at the European Commission, explains how the European Health Data Space will make this a reality. 

The EHDS is built around two pillars. The first gives patients better access to and control over their own health data. You will be able to decide which healthcare provider can view your records. The second pillar opens up large datasets for research, innovation and policymaking. Researchers will no longer have to guess whether relevant data even exists. 

Through a European catalogue, datasets become discoverable and accessible via new health data access bodies. Dorazil emphasises that privacy protection is at the core of the entire design. A conversation about how Europe plans to achieve interoperability of health data and what that means for daily clinical practice.

The ICT&health Podcast focuses on current topics that will determine the future of healthcare. These include digital healthcare, data exchange, AI, the labour market, governance and policy choices. Guests share their vision and experiences, put developments into context and identify what this requires from organisations, professionals and decision-makers.


]]> ICT&health Buzzsprout-18907545 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0100 845 1 4 full false From reactive to proactive | Jan Liska From reactive to proactive | Jan Liska During the ICT&health World Conference 2026 in Maastricht, Jessica Workum spoke with Jan Liska, Global Population Health Strategy Lead at Sanofi. Jan shares his insights on redesigning healthcare systems, with a focus on proactive and patient-centred care. Listen as he explains how systems, families and the everyday environment contribute to health, and how involving all stakeholders can accelerate innovation.

]]> During the ICT&health World Conference 2026 in Maastricht, Jessica Workum spoke with Jan Liska, Global Population Health Strategy Lead at Sanofi. Jan shares his insights on redesigning healthcare systems, with a focus on proactive and patient-centred care. Listen as he explains how systems, families and the everyday environment contribute to health, and how involving all stakeholders can accelerate innovation.

]]> ICT&health Buzzsprout-18827639 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100 802 1 3 full false Predicting the next pandemic | Larry Brilliant Predicting the next pandemic | Larry Brilliant In this episode of the ICT&Health Podcast, Larry Brilliant talks about the next pandemic, but not in the way you might expect. Not a virus, but a global pandemic of chronic diseases that is shortening our healthy life years. He shares sharp insights on the gap between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, the economic impact of disease, the role of prevention and innovation, and tells the remarkable story behind the global eradication of smallpox. A conversation about health, leadership, and the choice we must make now for the future.

]]> In this episode of the ICT&Health Podcast, Larry Brilliant talks about the next pandemic, but not in the way you might expect. Not a virus, but a global pandemic of chronic diseases that is shortening our healthy life years. He shares sharp insights on the gap between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, the economic impact of disease, the role of prevention and innovation, and tells the remarkable story behind the global eradication of smallpox. A conversation about health, leadership, and the choice we must make now for the future.

]]> ICT&health Buzzsprout-18746098 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100 1478 1 4 full false Designing Healthcare 2030 | Daniel Kraft Designing Healthcare 2030 | Daniel Kraft In this episode, Daniel Kraft shares his perspective on the future of healthcare. We explore how AI, genomics, wearables and digital platforms are reshaping care delivery, and why designing for 2030 requires a new mindset today. From hospital at home to fragmented innovation, this conversation focuses on future proofing healthcare systems without waiting for perfection.

]]> In this episode, Daniel Kraft shares his perspective on the future of healthcare. We explore how AI, genomics, wearables and digital platforms are reshaping care delivery, and why designing for 2030 requires a new mindset today. From hospital at home to fragmented innovation, this conversation focuses on future proofing healthcare systems without waiting for perfection.

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