Written by  TIC Salut Social    |   3 Dec 2021

Eugeni Fernández, new director of the TIC Salut Social Foundation

Barcelona, 3 December 2021 Last Thursday, 2 December, the Board of Trustees of the TIC Salut Social Foundation appointed Eugeni Fernández as the new director of the Foundation. Fernández joins TIC Salut Social from Easyinf SL, with experience in developing projects related to software analysis, design, development and implementation. The new director, with a deep […]

Written by  DPD    |   30 Nov 2021

The duty to collaborate with the judicial authorities, the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the judicial police

Organic Law 7/2021, of 26 May, on the protection of personal data processed for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of criminal offences and the execution of criminal penalties, which transposes Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to […]

Written by  Carme Pratdepàdua    |   2 Dec 2021

AIFiCC and TIC Salut Social renew a collaboration agreement to develop ICT projects in the field of health

Barcelona, 2 December 2021 The Family and Community Nursing Association (AIFiCC) and the TIC Salut Social Foundation signed a collaboration agreement on 29 November 2021. The aim of the agreement is to identify, define, coordinate and execute joint projects and actions to promote initiatives that provide added value in the use of ICT in the […]

Written by  TIC Salut Social    |   20 Dec 2021

Presentation of the new Data Protection Impact Assessment platform for health research and innovation

Last Thursday, 16 December, the Office of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) of the TIC Salut Social Foundation presented the new platform for carrying out a DPIA in the health field. This platform is the evolution of the tool created a year ago and based on the methodology developed jointly by the Office of the […]

Written by  TIC Salut Social    |   18 Dec 2021

A new system increases the effectiveness of dysphagia diagnosis

La intel·ligència artificial promet reduir els costos contra la disfàgia i fer tractaments més eficients A new automated system based on AI and machine learning is being developed that increases the effectiveness in diagnosing dysphagia from 20% to 85% Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD), or difficulty swallowing, is commonly found in older adults. The disease causes malnutrition, […]

Written by  TIC Salut Social    |   18 Dec 2021

Funding of €135 million for scientific innovation projects in AI and health

A historic budget commitment to transform the health sector and contribute to the revitalization of the industrial fabric Last November, the Spanish government presented the Strategic Project for Economic Recovery and Transformation (PERTE) for cutting-edge health, a set of measures to drive innovation in the National Health System. The planned investment amounts to 1.469 billion […]