Projecte R+D+i amb finançament extern
Project GA 101101253 DigiCanTrain
Digital Skills Training for Health Care Professionals in Oncology
Of European scope.
Cancer is one of the most common diseases in Europe. In 2018, 3 million new cases of cancer are expected to be diagnosed in the 28 EU member states. In a very short time, healthcare in the Europe has also been faced to rapidly respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic showed the potential of digitalization to transform the way health care is delivered and therefore building resilience and bringing efficiency, transparency and convenience on health care services. eHealth technology, correctly used, can be a very useful tool to facilitate dialogue among health care professionals (HCPs) and meet health and care needs of people affected by cancer. Digital technology is an inevitable part of the future of European healthcare. However, despite of its current use and despite the positive effects of eHealth technology and its great promise, a vast majority of HCPs may feel insufficiently trained to deal with the digital revolution. The DigiCanTrain project aims on up-skilling and re-skilling the health care workforce in the cancer care setting which then in return support the development of effective, person-centred health care, digital cancer care services and the use of contemporary eHealth technology by the HCPs. The DigiCanTrain project also contributes to shaping the lifelong learning dimension in higher education (EQF levels 6-8) by integrating micro-credentials to accompany ECTS and CME credit systems. The purpose of the DigiCanTrain project is to design, pil...
