Philips provides 'care everywhere' at Arab Health 2009

The company will showcase its portfolio of in-hospital diagnostic equipment, defibrillators for use by both professional caregivers and the general public, and respiratory devices for use in the home.

"Healthcare isn't just about hospitals. Our solutions focus on the needs of people wherever they are - in a hospital, at home, at work or anywhere else,"

said Diederik Zeven, General Manager of Philips Healthcare for the Middle East.

"From prevention and screening to diagnosis, treatment and long-term disease management, Philips provides solutions that enable caregivers to provide the best quality of care to their patients." he added.

Philips has sponsored Arab Health for the last eight years and this year is also a Platinum sponsor of the Diagnostic Imaging conference and Gold sponsor of the Interventional conference. Philips will showcase solutions in a series of four scenarios specifically created for the Dubai show, which runs from January 26-29 2009:

Care in the home

The home is playing an ever more important role in care, aiding independent living and increasing the quality of life for at-risk individuals. Respironics, a leader in the provision of innovative sleep and respiratory products, joined Philips in March 2008 and offers a wide range of solutions, from serving the needs of respiratory impaired patients in the home to the treatment of sleep disorders, including Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Millions of people have OSA, a condition in which they stop breathing repeatedly during sleep because the airway collapses, and which, if left untreated may be linked to high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke.

Care on the move

When someone suffers a cardiac arrest defibrillation needs to be prompt. For every minute that passes chances of survival decrease by one percent. Research also shows that applying a controlled shock within five minutes of collapse provides the best possible outcome. The Philips HeartStart FRx Defibrillator is designed to be easy to use, rugged and reliable for professional use in every working environment.

Care in the ambulance

An estimated 17 million people die of cardiovascular disease, particularly heart attacks and strokes, every year. In the UAE heart disease is currently believed to be responsible for 28% of all deaths and this figure rises to 31.4% in Dubai.

Philips can help to reduce the time from discovery of a heart attack to treatment to 90 minutes, the limit recommended by experts, by enabling hospitals to better organize resources throughout the treatment procedure, starting before patients enter their doors. When a patient suffers a heart attack, the heart muscle starts to die immediately and so reducing the time in which the patient gets treatment is vital for their long-term recovery.

Care in the hospital

The CareServant is designed to make a patient's stay in hospital more pleasant and to potentially assist healthcare clinicians. The CareServant can display a vast range of information such as visiting hours, news messages as well as opening hours of hospital departments. In addition, local cable TV information services or relevant advertisements can also be displayed.

The CareServant provides applications that can assist clinicians, such as the selection of meals according to the patient's desired diet, the showing of information films relating to a particular treatment or the retrieval of patient information when a doctor logs into the system.

For further information from Philips Healthcare at Arab Health visit us at the Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre Booth 3G20 in Hall 3 and Booth CE80 in the Sheikh Maktoum Foyer, or please contact: