TAIPEI MISSION
IN THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
14-2 Ausekia Street Phone: (371) 67321166
Riga LV-1010 Fax: (371) 67830135
Latvia E-mail:
[email protected]
TMIL/RG-0268
Sep.19 2023
The Rt. Hon. Riina Sikkut
Minister
Ministry of Health
Republic of Estonia
Dear Minister Sikkut,
It gives me the honour and pleasure to extend to your Right Honourable my sincere
congratulations and warmest wishes on your appointment as Minister for Health of the
Republic of Estonia. 1 would also like to take this opportunity to inform you that the
workshop titled “Smart Healthcare and Technology Applications”, organized by Taiwan’s
International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF), will take place from November
22 to December 5 physically in Taiwan.
As controlling healthcare expenditure and reducing labor burden through the application of
technology tools have become a trend in giobal healthcare system. The application of ICT
and Al is drastically improving healthcare research and outcomes by producing more
accurate diagnoses enabling more personallzed treatments. The said workshop is an ideal
platforrn intended for introducing Taiwan’s experience in applying cutting-edge rnedical
skills and zero-contact medical services to irnprove the operation process of medical
institutions through on-site hospital visits and the review of practical srnart healthcare
applications.
This workshop is designed to be a forum for experience sharing and robust discussions
among health officials, directors of medical institutions. experts and representatives of
non-governmental organizations and international organizations. ICDF wilI be responsible
for providing attendees with round-trip economy class air ticket, lodging, rneals, Iocal
transportation and daily stipend ofNT$700(€20.45) during their stay in Taiwan.
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On behalf of the ICDF, 1 am writing to invite one senior official of your great government
involving heaith, social welfare, rnedical care or smart healthcare to participate in this event
that is prornising for deveioping bilateral medical cooperation with your great country.
Enclosed please find more information of the said event for your kind reference.
Application should be made via the office no later than 5 October 2023. Please do not
hesitate to contact me at +371-2327-1829 emai1:hc1eemofa.gov.tw, or my colleague
Louie Liu at +371-2916-7080 ; email:
[email protected], should you have any further
inquiries.
1 look forward to working closely with your Right Honourable to further strengthen our
cooperation and partnership in the fields of public health and medical care for the mutual
benefits of our two countries and peopies. 1 wish you a great success in ali your future
endeavours.
1 avail myself of this opportunity to renew to you the assurances of my highest
consideration.
Sincerely yours,
Andrew H. C. Lee
Representative
Encl.: als
C.c. Mr. Mati Murd, Director, Division of Asia and Pacific, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Republic of Estonia
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Workshop on Smart
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Healthcare and
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Dates: Nov 22 to Dec 5, 2023
Application deadiine: Oct 6, 2023
*How to apply: Through the R.O.C (Taiwan) embassies,
representative offices or Taiwan technica[ missions.
Overview
In recent years, pub[ic hea[th experts have reached a consensus regarding ICT
adoption, saying that the techno[ogy wiLI improve hea[thcare systems by reducing
expenditures and Labor burdens whi[e aLso improving the efficiency and qua[ity of
treatment. In particuLar, zero-contact medicaL services have emerged as a deve[opment
priority in the post-pandemic era. The workshop introduces four key concepts in medicai
ICT: 1) Taiwan’s strategy for optimizing medicaL institution operations via ICT; 2) Al
app[ications for reducing repetitive tasks, improving administrative efficiency, and
reducing error rates; 3) smart healthcare technologies for ear[y-stage Lesion detection to
reduce the medicaL expenditures of serlous diseases; and 4) AR too[s for improving
success rates and safety of invasive surgeries. Workshop participants wiLL aLso visit
hospitais impiementing smart hea[thcare so they have practicaL references to appLy in their
home countries.
Objectives
O Use ICT and cLoud technotogy to improve operational and administrative efficiency.
O Introduce smart heaLthcare to assist decision-making and reduce treatment risk.
Contents
O Observation of hospitais with smart healthcare and digital medicaL management:
Visit hospitaLs with successful. imp[ementation of smart heaLthcare, such as loT
systems (e[ectronic medical records system, hospitai data integration), automated
pharmaceutical. and medicaL material [ogistics systems, and Al shift assistants for
improving administrative efficiency and service qua[ity.
O Review of practical smart healthcare appLications: Anaiyze exampies of smart
hea[thcare in disease diagnosis and risk reduction, such as an Al-assisted chest X-ray
analysis system, an automated cardiovascular risk ana[ysis Al model (for early risk
detection and misjudgment reduction), an AR surgical navigation system (appLied in
minima[Ly invasive spina[ surgery), smart wearab[e device applications for heaLth
monitoring and personaLized medicaL advice, and a VR education system for medica[
staff training to improve patient safety.
O Introduction to the Iatest smart medicaL technologies: Attend an international
hea[thcare exhibition to understand deve[oping trends in smart hea[thcare
equipment.
Issues this workshop wiLI address:
O How can we appLy big data to enhance operating efficiency and reduce the cost of
medical institutions?
O How can we improve medical decisions and quaLity of care through smart
heaLthcare technoLogy?
Who may apply:
O Background: officials of ministries of heaith and we[fare, directors of medical
institutions, members of non-governmental organizations or internationaL
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O Expertise: Hea[th, social weLfare, medical care or smart heaLthcare industry.
Contact Person:
Anita LIN
Tel: 886-2-2888-6089
Fax:886-2-2876-6491
E-maiI: w.I.Iin©icdf.org.tw
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