Monday 11 November 2024, from 9 am to 1 pm, in Genoa at the Salone del Minor Consiglio a Doge’s Palacethe conference takes place Digital medicine for prevention and treatmentorganized as part of the Rotary Club service project of the same name, led by the Rotary Club of Genoa. There participation is free and freebut prevention is necessary registration via the following link.
Since the project was launched in the last two years, Rotary, in collaboration with local administrators, was able to offer free medical services even to those who live in decentralized areasmaking use of innovative equipment managed by professionals present on site or connected remotely. Approximately 2000 tests were carried out involving 450 people. «It’s a real pleasure for me – he says Alberto Birgaproject manager, past president of the Rotary Club of Genoa, – announce that “Digital medicine for prevention and treatment”, a project promoted by Rotary, with numerous partners, continues in its third year of life with initiatives aimed at highlighting the benefits which can be achieved thanks to technological evolution in the healthcare sector.
This year we will dedicate our attention to the in-depth study of the new frontiers of medicine, such as in particular digital therapiessoftware applications that in other countries can already be prescribed by the public healthcare system, capable of integrating or replacing traditional drugs. These applications interact with the patient on a cognitive behavioral level, modifying their habits and lifestyles.
All this for guarantee interactive and personalized assistanceeven remotely, making the patient more aware and involved and at the same time enhancing the fundamental relationship with the doctor, integrated with the services offered by technology. These topics will be discussed at the conference on 11 November at the Palazzo Ducale in Genoa, which will involve sector experts and Rotarian professionals. I would like to remind you that “Digital medicine for prevention and treatment” is based on the voluntary and free work of dozens of professionals who offer their commitment to serving society. I extend my heartfelt thanks to them and all the project partners.”
«Rotary – he says Alessandro Bonsignorepresident of the Provincial Order of Surgeons and Dentists of Genoa – has, with this project, been able to provide a service to the Community in various areas – intertwined with each other – to which our Order pays close attention: home care, prevention and telemedicine. Here the “Digital Medicine” project, in addition to representing an opportunity for growth for everyone, has led to the creation of a virtuous example which – thanks to the collaboration with Asl3 and Asl4 – can become a structural service provided to the population by our SSR» .
«The collaboration between Asl3 and the Genoese Rotary – he explains Luigi Carlo Bottarogeneral director of ASL3 – is a significant example of how important it is to implement strategies shared with stakeholders for the activation of prevention campaigns in the area. A strategy in which we firmly believe and which we have been implementing for some time as part of the so-called Sharing Medicine. There are more and more activities that we carry out in partnership with mayors, public services, associations, unions and bodies to reach citizens and stimulate the adoption of correct lifestyles, also taking advantage, as in this case, of the enormous potential of digital tools ».
«The prospect of using digital therapies – he declares Paolo Petraliageneral director of ASL4 – represents one of the virtuous and innovative paths that our healthcare is experiencing. These tools will allow, through the use of apps and software, the possibility of taking advantage of therapeutic treatments recognized by traditional medicine which can improve lifestyles. The path that has been developed in recent years with the Rotary Club has allowed our ASL to develop this sensitivity, so much so that we can also imagine an experimentation of some digital therapies in the near future, in collaboration with Confindustria Dispositivi Medici and some companies in the sector” .
Il conferenceorganized in collaboration with ASL3, ASL4, San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Galliera Hospitals, Order of Engineers, Pharmacists, Surgeons and Dentists of the Province of Genoa, and Liguria Digitale, will be an opportunity to define and share with the institutions the next steps of the project addressing topics and proposals regarding therapies, digital medical devices and artificial intelligence.
After the opening remarks of Antonio Lavarellopresident of the Rotary Club of Genoa, Spineto Christmasgovernor of Rotary District 2032, including Liguria and Lower Piedmont, Giuseppe Costapresident of Palazzo Ducale Foundation for Culture, the institutional representatives of the Municipality of Genoa and the Liguria Region, Alberto Birga, project manager, will intervene to report on the results achieved and the next objectives.
They will report on medical devices and digital therapies Giuseppe RecchiaHealth and Healthcare Trends Foundation, Eugenio Santorodigital healthcare expert, Gualberto GussoniRIDE2Med Foundation, and Alberta Spreafico, Global Health Strategist. Cesare Bruzzone will report on the legal impact of technological evolution in the healthcare sector. Riccardo Lorenzi will coordinate.
The event continues with a round tablemoderated by Federico Meretajournalist. Around the round table the following will take turns commenting on the outcomes of the project and expressing a variety of points of view and visions for the work to be undertaken in the near future: Luigi Carlo Bottaro, general director of Asl3, and Paolo Petralia, general director of Asl4, Enrico Castanini, general director of Liguria Digitale, Alessandro Bonsignore, president of the Order of Surgeons and Dentists of Genoa, Enrico Sterpi, president of the Order of Engineers of Genoa, Giuseppe Castello, president of the Order of Pharmacists of Genoa, Luigi Gentile, head of the Rotary District 2032 Health Commission, Gianni Vernazza, University of Genoa.
The conference ends withillustration of the objectives of the near future by the general directors of ASL3 and ASL4, Luigi Carlo Bottaro and Paolo Petralia. The conclusions and final greetings will be entrusted to Natale Spineto and Alberto Birga.
