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Doctor Ruth Webster

The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney (Australia)

Dr Ruth Webster is the Global Head of Medicine in George Health Technologies, a social enterprise of The George Institute for Global Health. George Health Technologies aims to scaleup effective digital health solutions to improve the diagnosis and management of chronic disease globally. Dr Webster is also the Head of Technical Transfer within The George Institute for Global Health with responsbility for ensuring smooth transfer of intellectual property generated by The George Institute’s world leading researchers into the social enterprise arm for scaleup. As a researcher, she has a particular interest in the development of novel strategies to bridge the evidence-practice gap in Cardiovascular Disease prevention. She is actively involved in trials of various types of polypill strategies, as well as improving use of technology in Australian general practice.

Evidence-practice gaps in the screening and management of cardiovascular risk factors in the Australian General Practice population.

Event: ESC Congress 2019

Topic: Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

Session: Epidemiology and prevention

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