CaRi-heart technology
Revolutionary new technology to assess the risk of a serious heart condition or heart attack – many years before anything happens.
Dr Kathryn Oakland
Medical Director, Clinical Service Lines, HCA Healthcare UK
Dr Kathryn Oakland is Medical Director for Clinical Service Lines at HCA Healthcare UK, with responsibility for clinical quality, outcomes and innovation across multiple specialties. She has previously held senior leadership roles in the NHS and has a background in academic medicine and healthcare strategy.
Kate will provide data driven insights, including real world evidence on early diagnosis and intervention, and explore how integrated care pathways and scalable clinical innovation lead to better patient outcomes. She will highlight how strong infrastructure supports earlier treatment, improved recovery and more sustainable cancer services.
In her session, Kathryn will be providing data led-insights into the growing incidence of cancer in the working population. She'll explore real-world insights on gold standard screening pathways, and the impact they can have on earlier diagnosis, better treatment outcomes and reductions in treatment costs.
Cancer overview and data-driven insights
Key takeaways
- Cancer is increasing in prevalence in working-age people, and the majority of cancer patients have at least one other significant illness.
- Operational efficiency and scale improves long term cancer outcomes.
- The best cancer care is delivered in hospitals that do not just specialise in oncology.