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Nov 2020
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005: Digital health academia and a portf...

Fiona Pathiraja
About this episode

Dr Saira Ghafur is lead for Digital Health at Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation and also a practising Consultant Respiratory Physician. She manages a portfolio career spanning policy, academia, frontline medicine alongside being a founder of two startups.

Saira discusses her work on healthcare cybersecurity, evidence generation in digital health and the value of healthcare data in the NHS. She provides tips for managing a wide-ranging portfolio career, provides advice for startups looking to develop clinical partnerships and has tips for those looking to publish research in the digital health sector.

Saira’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saira-ghafur-943a1b1b/

Get in touch with Fiona: https://twitter.com/dr_fiona

Get in touch with Crista Galli Ventures: https://twitter.com/CristaGalliVC

https://www.linkedin.com/company/crista-galli-ventures/

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