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22/02/2017

Vall d'Hebron talks about technology and health at the Mobile Week Barcelona

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22/02/2017

The dialogue on Quality of life and health digital revolution filled the auditorium of the Hospital

On 21 February took place at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital Campus the dialogue on http://mobileweekbcn.com/es/dialogos/calidad-de-vida-revolucion-digital-en-salud/" Quality of life and health digital revolution, within the framework of the Mobile Week Barcelona. This initiative, part of the http://mobileworldcapital.com/es/" Mobile World Capital, met several speakers to discuss new technologies and their role in health. One of the speakers was Dr. Ramos Quiroga, principal investigator in the field of Psychiatry at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and head of the Innovation Committee of Vall d'Hebron.The debate was moderated by the journalist from La Vanguardia Francesc Bracero, and showed the interest in the topic of the debate, given the capacity of the room was surpassed. Among other things, during the speeches, the benefits that could bring a greater presence of technology in the monitoring of patients were brought up. In the words of Marta Sánchez, Catalonia Mental Health Cluster Manager, "Digital solutions would be a good tool to maintain the relationship with the specialist" especially stressed this advantage in mental health as, "80% of patients are chronic, with continuous visits and medication."This type of digital monitoring is already being applied in the private sector as noted Bàrbara Vallespín, director of the d-LAB Digital Transformation program in the Mobile World Capital Barcelona, adding that "when they demonstrate the benefits, it will also be adopted by the public sector," benefits consisting of "remote monitoring of patients, but more accurate." Normal1 Normal1 Vall d'Hebron at the Mobile Week Barcelona Normal1 Normal1 The Vall d'Hebron Campus is one of http://www.vhir.org/portal1/news-detail.asp?contentid=191424&s=actualitat&t=Vall%20d%92Hebron%20mostrar%E0%20el%20seu%20potencial%20innovador%20durant%20la%20Mobile%20Week%20Barcelona the prominent participants in the Mobile Week Barcelona. Apart from the dialogue hosted, it is also home to two other actions envisaged in the program, a creative route and an artistic creation. But these are not the only events to which it will participate, it will also have a place in the Festival YoMo, with an audience of 20,000 young people, which aims to bring them to science, there will intervene Dr. Ramos Quiroga. Normal1 Normal1 Vall d'Hebron is positioned as a pioneer in the use of innovative projects based on new technologies, with the goal of using it to get the best care and research.

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