Hackathon, thethree-day research forum organized by the King Fahad Specialist Hospital(KFSH) in Dammam, called for finding effective ways to create a model healthcare system along modern lines.
Speakers at theforum also stressed the need to promote research activities to betterunderstand the health care needs of the public.
Dr. Saad binSaeed Al-Shahrani, director of research at the KFSH research center, andvice-president of the conference, said the recommendations included finding amechanism for harmonizing work between field workers and researchers.
Speakers calledfor work to understand population health management and for a platform tocollect and use data. Health experts pointed to the importance of establishingresearch projects aimed at identifying socioeconomic determinants of the healthof individuals and communities, and to narrowing research to discover societalvalues and demographic differences affecting palliative care applications.
The forumrecommended coordination between research centers and academic bodies toestablish a platform.
