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From coal-face clinicians to change agents – igniting healthcare innovation

Chris Bateman

Abstract


Two young Cape Town-based doctors, evoked by the overwhelm they’ve seen at struggling public hospitals, have custom-educated themselves to facilitate pioneering, inclusive healthcare solutions, bringing local patients, healthcare workers and technicians together for the first time. 


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Chris Bateman, HMPG

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Keywords

innovation; healthcare solutions; Healthcare Hackathon; UCT Graduate School of Business Bertha Centre

Cite this article

South African Medical Journal 2014;104(3):159-160. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.7997

Article History

Date submitted: 2014-01-28
Date published: 2014-01-29

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