eHealth and the Brain – ICT for Neuropsychiatric Health
Gisele Roesems-KerremansDeputy Head of Unit H1 – Health and Wellbeing
DG CONNECTEuropean Commission
Brussels, 5 November 2013
Need for eHealth services and tools
Sustainability of healthcare and social
systems
Ageing population and growing prevalence of
chronic diseases
Increased demand for high quality of care
Increased demand for expensive technologies
Mobility of patients and health professionals
Shortage of health professionals
eHealth potential:
• More personalised healthcare• More efficient care, less errors• Facilitates patient empowerment• Increases accessibility• Reduces hospitalisation days• Better management of chronic conditions and
multimorbidity • Effective tool for health promotion
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eHealth Action Plan 2012 – 2020
ACHIEVING WIDER INTEROPERABILITY OF EHEALTH SERVICES
SUPPORTING RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION
ENSURING WIDER DEPLOYMENT & FACILITATING UPTAKE
PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
PATIENT CENTRIC
DIGITAL
PSYCHOLOGY
TELEMEDICINE
NANO
CYBER
COGNITIVE
NEURO
HEALTH LITERACY
SOCIAL PLATFORMS
DIAGNOSTICS
DATA PROTECTION
ROBOTICS
mHEALTH
GAMES
LEARNING
INCLUSION
HLY
THERAPY
VR
REHAB
HEALTH PROMOTION/PREVENTION
DOCTOR TO DOCTOR
PATIENT TO PATIENT
PATIENT TO DOCTOR
DOCTOR TO PATIENT
Mental health research projects aim at:
• objective and quantitative assessment of symptoms, patient condition, effectiveness of therapy and use of medication
• decision support for treatment planning
• provision of warnings and motivating feedback
Results of the research projects:
• wearable, portable or implantable devices• appropriate platforms and services• promoting interaction between patients and
doctors • facilitating self-treatment and cognitive
behavioural therapy