The XPatient Barcelona congress, which this year holds its 3rd edition on September 20 in the CaixaForum Barcelona, concerns itself with innovative initiatives taking place in several contexts: in patient and caregiver empowerment, in the co-creation of healthcare with patients and in technology at the service of users. This has been done via a call for participation, or Call4Projects, which was open till last 25 June and received 73 projects, a figure considered a success in participation.
This event, organised by the technological centre Eurecat and the Hospital Clínic, together with the help of the XPA Barcelona community of practice (Patient Experience) – of which AQuAS has been a member since its beginning – has become the main meeting point in Catalonia for patients, family members and healthcare professionals as well as the different actors involved in healthcare. This is where they present and debate on the best initiatives for improving the quality of life of people and users, an area where technology plays a key role as facilitator of new models of healthcare.
In the words of the head eHealth at Eurecat, Felip Miralles, “we want an XPatient Barcelona congress which is increasingly more active, interactive and participative and which consolidates itself as ambassador for the best initiatives, methods and technologies having a focus and impact on improving patient experience.”
Joan Escarrabill, physician at the Hospital Clínic, points out that “the starting point to assess patient experience is to not make any assumptions” and stresses that “there are many strategies to identify the needs of patients and their caregivers which are not covered.”
The proposals selected from the participative process, Call4Projects, will be presented during the congress in September either in a speech or in the exhibition space at the event.
Post written by Eurecat (@Eurecat_news), Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya.