“Digital culture is the key to the full adoption of healthcare technologies“. It’s the message of Andrea Tortorella, Chief Executive Officer of Consulcesia training company for medical-health personnel, on the sidelines of the hearing at the Constitutional Affairs Commission on the topic of virtual, augmented reality and artificial intelligence in which it participated this morning. New technologies will also revolutionize medical educationaccording to Tortorella. The Metaverse – argues – it is the ideal place to live educational experiences: from team building to medical, the new virtual universe has the advantage of helping to recreate laboratories, operating rooms, realistic simulations useful for learning and continuous updating of skills.
“Virtual reality and augmented reality are an important tool at the service of innovative models in healthcare, especially in the fields of telemedicine, security and medical training. We welcome with great enthusiasm the push that comes from the NRP for the digitalization of health services and we are pleased to contribute to the debate opened by the Constitutional Affairs Commission “, added Tortorella.
In the context of digital health, with the arrival of Covid-19 we have witnessed – reads a note – a first important implementation of telemedicine, which has finally been identified as an easy and safe way to reach an increasing number of patients. According to a recent survey (Capterra), in Italy 86% of patients used it for the first time during Covid-19 and 45% did it precisely to avoid a possible contagion, managing to undermine an old mistrust in comparisons of this mode of medical relationship, which, however, still needs to be fully implemented. Other technological solutions, such as blockchain, are experiencing growing support from public and private institutions, and reserved investments in the PNRR are proof of this. Indeed, the blockchain in healthcare allows greater security through the traceability of operationsin areas ranging from the drug supply chain to clinical research to training
“New technologies can and must play a crucial role in improving national health care. Among the many benefits, there is certainly the improvement of proximity services thanks to greater coordination of care and the secure sharing of data. But also in terms of training, health professionals can reap enormous benefits from the use of technologies and remote courses, without any kind of risk and able to reproduce real scenarios are just an example “, adds Tortorella.
For medical training, Tortorella reiterates, the Metaverso is the ideal place to live educational experiences. And furthermore, safety, as certifiability is fundamental in the training process. The use of the blockchain, due to its ‘notarizing’ nature, allows healthcare professionals to certify their training path in an irrefutable and unchangeable way.
“Consulcesi is committed to assuming a leading role in the path of knowledge and patient education in the context of the adoption of digital health technologies. We are convinced that the advent of these platforms, also announced in the Pnrr, must be accompanied by dissemination of useful content to create culture on the full and complete use of these tools and resourcesto avoid wasting the incredible opportunity given by the Metaverse “, Tortorella concludes.