Israel's Technological Impact on Medicine by Gabriella Zilberman https://padlet.com/gzilberman2015/8uf0t3ugzsb3 International Healthcare Systems en-us 2019-04-12 21:58:19 UTC 2025-11-18 09:51:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f508.png 1. Background gzilberman2015 https://padlet.com/gzilberman2015/8uf0t3ugzsb3/wish/351321830 Israel was named a Jewish State in 1948. 
Israel has a population of 8.049,314]]> 2019-04-12 22:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/gzilberman2015/8uf0t3ugzsb3/wish/351321830 2. Israel's Funding gzilberman2015 https://padlet.com/gzilberman2015/8uf0t3ugzsb3/wish/351324536 Due to a long-life expectancy and a low infant mortality rate Israel's demand for funding for medical technology goes up. Israel has collected over $350 Million for their technology and research. ]]> 2019-04-12 22:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gzilberman2015/8uf0t3ugzsb3/wish/351324536 3. Israel's Biotechnology gzilberman2015 https://padlet.com/gzilberman2015/8uf0t3ugzsb3/wish/351325428 There are over 160 biotech companies operating today. With Life Science being a very popular degree Israel has over 1700 students graduating every year with their Life Sciences Bachelors Degree. Israel has been seeing technology emerging since the 1990's when imaging tools and laser instruments came out. ]]> 2019-04-12 22:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gzilberman2015/8uf0t3ugzsb3/wish/351325428 4. Medical Advances gzilberman2015 https://padlet.com/gzilberman2015/8uf0t3ugzsb3/wish/351327126 Israel has many advancements that has help many with their advancements such as
-TransScan to help detect breast cancer.
-Adaptive Immunotherapy 
-InStent
-Medical Lasers
- OrSense
-Cardioscope
-Tzamal ]]> 2019-04-12 23:10:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gzilberman2015/8uf0t3ugzsb3/wish/351327126 5. Challenges in Israel's Healthcare System gzilberman2015 https://padlet.com/gzilberman2015/8uf0t3ugzsb3/wish/351327777 A major challenge is the lack of primary care doctors willing to work in rural areas. It is very hard to encourage students to be willing to work in Israel's peripheries. 
Reasons why students do not want to work in Israel's peripheries is because pay isn't that good, the areas aren't the nicest and students want a more prestigious jobs. However, we are seeing an increase of students showing interest in pursuing work in those areas. ]]> 2019-04-12 23:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/gzilberman2015/8uf0t3ugzsb3/wish/351327777 6. Conclusion gzilberman2015 https://padlet.com/gzilberman2015/8uf0t3ugzsb3/wish/351328991 Israel is making huge progress on their technological growth and is continuing to grow. With the help of government funding and private funding Israel has potential to grow their inventions and be able to save millions using the least invasive methods. ]]> 2019-04-12 23:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gzilberman2015/8uf0t3ugzsb3/wish/351328991