Bengaluru,  May 2022: Connect and Heal, a leading health-tech company providing end-to-end coordinated care, is organizing an online panel discussion on the occasion of International HR Day. Leading HR professionals will converse on the role technology plays in employee health and wellness in a post-pandemic world. It aims to explore the various avenues to positively impact overall employee wellness from an HR Leaders’ perspective.

The roundtable will have Renu Rohtagi (Director, HR & Communication, Air Liquide India), Nagendra Kumar Singh (Senior Manager HR, IFTAS), Rachana Mungi (Consultant – Employee Benefits & Wellness, Dell) and Rex Telester (Lead – Employee Benefits & Wellness, Nomura) as panellists. Bulbul Ray Nathan, Chief People Officer, Connect and Heal will be the moderator for the session.

The panellists will look at addressing four stages in an individual’s healthcare journey: Preventive – to identify symptoms or diseases, share the info with the patient and clinician, and determine the course of care; Curative/Recovery – using healthcare technology to manage and cure the problem; Emergency care – hospitalization support, surgical interventions and provisioning for any other medical emergencies; and post-care – to ensure optimal outcomes, delight and productivity for the employees and the organizations. The virtual discussion is scheduled for 20th May, 2022 from 5 pm – 05:45 pm IST. The Zoom link is as follows: https://us06web.zoom.us/i/83026560291

Speaking about this, Elwinder Singh, Co-founder, Connect and Heal, said, “Today, there is an unprecedented emphasis on employee health and wellness. At Connect and Heal, we have witnessed an increased interest among enterprises to protect their talent from health risks and this is where technology is getting to play a bigger role. The roundtable will be a great opportunity for HR leaders to discuss their views on tech integration in their initiatives. It will also help the larger HR community develop an understanding of the emerging challenges and tech solutions in healthcare.”

Founded by Sanjay Vinayak, Galveen Kaur, and Elwinder Singh in 2016, Connect and Heal, has been at the forefront of improving employee healthcare for several organizations. With the corporate world resuming on-premises operations, HR managers globally are trying to find innovative solutions to be easily implemented and managed for better employee physical and mental wellness. In this light, technology will be pivotal to the holistic management of different stages of an employee’s healthcare journey successfully.