INNOVATION EVENTS AND COURSES
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Digital Health Transformation in Health Institutions
8 December 2023
Since July 2022, SERMAS-Hospital 12 de Octubre has been part of the Healthcare Transformation Academy, an education programme developed and funded through a call by EIT Health, which aims to provide ongoing training and capacity building (facilitation) for innovation and value-based healthcare to all types of healthcare professionals in Europe.
As part of BP 2023, 10 funded places are being offered to participate in a course entitled > Digital Health Transformation in Health Institutions:
- The course is organised by German Trias i Pujol Hospital.
- It is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) – 20 hours in duration (10.5 CME credits).
- It starts on 12 December and ends on 20 February 2024.
- It is online and self-paced, with two online workshops (18 and 24 January).
- Materials are in English, but the training videos are in Spanish.
- It requires commitment and a great deal of motivation.
The registration period ends on 8 December. To complete the registration, please contact innovacion(ELIMINAR)@salud.madrid.org providing your name, place of work and email address.
Ennova Day
20 November 2023
Ennova health Day is an event to be held in November in Madrid, organised by Diario Médico and Correo Farmacéutico to promote and raise the profile of entrepreneurship and innovation among organisations and healthcare professionals at national level. It is supported institutionally by EIT Health Spain and serves as a meeting point for discussion and knowledge-sharing for all those working to promote innovation and digitalisation. More informationCreating New Engineering Companies and Science-Based Industries
Online course (Standford University)
This course is for students interested in learning about creating new companies in engineering and science-intensive industries such as chemicals, energy, materials, bioengineering, the environment, clean technology, pharmaceuticals, medical products and biotechnology. More information
Responsible innovation
Online course (edx)
This course discusses the concept of responsible innovation, its meaning and its importance when addressing the social implications of new technologies, and shows how we could incorporate ethical considerations into technical innovations. More information
Contracts
Online course (edx)
This course is designed to address the issues that arise when drafting a contract and how to ensure that it is fulfilled. It will also provide an introduction to what a contract is and analyse its purpose and meaning. It will then discuss the intention to create legal relationships, legality and morality, and the distinction between gifts and bargains. The course also investigates the most common pitfalls: unilateral promises, mistake, fraud and frustration. More information
Medicine in the digital age
Online course (edx)
This course explores the challenges and opportunities facing healthcare in the digital age. We will explore the role of social media in health communication, the uses of wearable technologies, the potential of big data to reshape health behaviours, the ethics of personalised medicine, and the impact of these new developments on the doctor-patient relationship. Participants will gain an understanding of the connected health revolution and tools to critically analyse this evolving ecosystem. More information
An overview of business and the role of finance in the company
Online course (edx)
This course provides the terminology and concepts of the functional areas of a company, laying the foundations for interpreting and analysing the legal, ethical and social issues that businesses face today. Students will gain a basic overview of the financial system, including sources of business financing and various types of financial statements. More information
Fundamental principles of business strategy
Online course (Coursera) In this course we will explore the theory and frameworks that underpin a successful business strategy. We will develop your ability to think strategically. Strategic analysis is essential for analysing the competitive context in which an organisation operates and making reasoned and reasonable recommendations as to how the organisation should position itself and what actions it should take to maximise value creation. More information
DINA-ITC Programme
The DINA-ITC programme aims to promote cultural change in the scientific system and its relationship with innovation, helping to increase the involvement of research and teaching staff in knowledge exchange and transfer (ITC) processes with social stakeholders. DINA-ITC also seeks to encourage institutions to implement active strategies to promote ITC processes, as well as improve the management of the various means of carrying them out.
Objectives
- Mobilise and train the various agents within the Spanish innovation system to promote and facilitate knowledge exchange and transfer (ITC).
- Analyse the interface structures and support instruments for ITC in the Spanish Innovation System, in order to understand the current situation regarding the planning, coordination, organisation, structure, management and activities aimed at promoting and facilitating knowledge exchange and transfer (ITC) processes, as well as the training needs of its staff.
- Senior management staff at universities and OPI
- Technical and management staff supporting ITC at universities and OPI, research institutes, technology institutes, science and technology parks and companies
- Doctoral students at universities and OPI
- Research and teaching staff
- Heads of units with responsibility for research management and ITC