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26/05/2014

Vall d'Hebron presents two innovation projects at the MIHealth

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26/05/2014

More than 700 professionals visited in Barcelona this forum on innovation and health management

The prevention and the quickly integration of high-impact technologies were two of the most discussed points of the "http://www.mihealthforum.com/en/home" MIHealth Management & Clinical Innovation Forum, in which participated more than 700 professionals in May 21 and 22. Vall d’Hebron presented two innovation projects related to this topic: a new "http://www.vhir.org/salapremsa/mitjans/mitjans_detall.asp?Idioma=en&mv1=5&mv2=1&mh1=0&mh2=0&mh3=0&mh4=0&ms=0&any=2014&num=38" continuous automatic bladder irrigation system and a new "http://www.vhir.org/salapremsa/mitjans/mitjans_detall.asp?Idioma=en&mv1=5&mv2=1&mh1=0&mh2=0&mh3=0&mh4=0&ms=0&any=2013&num=48" system of telemedicine and rehabilitation. The project on bladder irrigation led by Montserrat Llinàs, nurse and responsible of Quality and Patients’ Safety at the hospital, was selected finalist of the innovation capsules in the health care sector. The continuous bladder irrigation system is a manual procedure indicated for patients who suffer moderate or severe haematuria, caused by a surgical operation or any disease of the genitourinary system. The project aims to automate this system in order to avoid the complications caused by the current technique such as the obstruction of the urethral catheter due to clots, the reabsorption and the urine infection. On the other hand, the project on telemedicine is a joint initiative of Vall d’Hebron and Vodafone Foundation that consists in a series of personalized exercises that patients must follow in order to improve their mobility after suffering stroke. The system records the exercises to ease the control of the evolution of the treatment and allows programmed videoconferences between doctors and patients. Dr. Marc Ribó, researcher of the Neurovascular Diseases group at Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) presented the project on a poster at the congress.VHIR’s director, Dr. Joan Comella, is member of the scientific committee of this forum which aims to join clinicians and professionals from the fields of healthcare management and industry.

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