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Key to the digital transformation agenda is ensuring that the multiple stakeholders are aligned across the GCC region, says Amr Jamal, chairman of the Family and Community Medicine Department at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Manal Alawi Amin Al-Alawi, assistant undersecretary for primary care in Bahrain, says primary care physicians are being provided with a range of support services and opportunities to share their experiences and reduce burnout.

Louise Schaper, CEO of Health Informatics Society of Australia, says the manifestation of digital health issues locally may differ, but there are plenty of opportunities to share learnings from matters such as workforce.

Underestimating the impact of organizational culture on your technology plans can lead to costly delays and unplanned outages, says John Donohue, Penn Medicine's associate VP for enterprise infrastructure services.

Dr. Harpreet Sood, co-founder of NHS Digital Academy, says skilling up the workforce is imperative as we must take advantage of the data available to help prevent clinician burnout.

Angela Velkova, director for communities and strategic relations for HIMSS International, details the role of the HIMSS Nursing & Midwifery Informatics (England) Network.

Johnathan Pascall, EMEA sales director of uPerform by Ancile, says clinicians need to have access to the resources required to use digital systems as painlessly as possible, helping to free up their time.

Dr. Jonathan B. Clark, associate professor of neurology at Baylor College of Medicine, discusses inspiring the next generation to pursue a career in space health and what the future can learn from past failures and successes in space medicine.

Ian MacIntyre, head of digital at NHS Leadership Academy, says the dialogue of fear around technology is changing as the culture is increasingly inclusive of tech teams within hospitals.

Promising AI tools can enable physicians to perform more effectively across the work that they do, says Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, board of trustees chair for the American Medical Association.