Med Tech Talks Ep.85: Mohamed Alarakhia Pt. 1

How It’s Med

From his background in biochemistry and computer science to his motivation for studying medicine, to building the eHealth Centre of Excellence, Dr. Mohamed Alarakhia is no short of stories.

This time around, we chat with Dr. Mohamed Alarakhia, the CEO of the eHealth Centre of Excellence and currently also serving on the Board of Directors of Digital Health Canada. Geoff and Mohamed talk about the reasons Mohamed got into the field of medicine, the importance of clinical trials and success and failures in the digital health space.

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Timestamps

01:47-02:44 - Weather and work-flow.

02:45-04:30 - Family background as the impetus to pursue the field of medicine.

04:30-05:43 - Why med-tech specifically?

05:44-07:39 - The landscape of the digital health space when Mohamed entered the field.

07:40-11:20 - Starting out with the goal of making healthcare more personal, and how digital health has made that possible over the years.

11:21-12:55 - The importance of diligent healthcare assessment in clinical trials.

12:55-16:52 - Learning lessons from his experiences, Mohamed talks about founding the eHealth Centre of Excellence.

16:53-18:09 - Why do majority of health-tech initiatives fail?

18:10-21:20 - Building the eHealth Centre of Excellence in a public service role instead of going for the start-up route.