T H E L A B ' S L A T E S T

SWEDEN LEBANON

‘ Extreme transparency ’ is helping clinical teams at Karolinska University Hospital to deliver some of the best outcomes in the world . Karolinska University Hospital is one of the most transparent hospitals in the world . High survival rates and very low complication levels , revealed in publicly available outcomes data , go some way to explaining its openness . Supported by a technology platform called CRAB , the hospital can accurately demonstrate where lives have been saved , and harm avoided for some of its most unwell and injured patients . In using the platform to precisely measure expected outcomes for its patients , as well as outcomes observed , Karolinska has been able to show that it far surpasses expected survival and complication rates for orthopaedic , multi-trauma and emergency surgeries .

A UK-based tele-dermatology platform , Consultant Connect , has partnered with Bridges2Health & Rights and the International League of Dermatological Societies ( ILDS ) to transform healthcare for people with severe skin conditions in Lebanon . The tele-dermatology platform is providing vital diagnoses and improving healthcare for refugees and internally displaced people ( IDPs ) in Lebanon by enabling communication between dermatology consultants in the UK and Europe with clinicians in Lebanon . Clinicians can share images and messages with dermatology experts working with the Migrant Health Working Group ( MHWG ), part of the ILDS ’ s foundation , the International Foundation for Dermatology ( IFD ), using Consultant Connect ’ s technology . This helps healthcare workers on the ground with little knowledge about skin diseases to get rapid advice on complex conditions , leading to faster diagnoses and better treatment plans for patients .

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