The Pallars Regional Hospital, the TIC Salut i Social Foundation and the Centre for Telecommunications and Information Technologies (CTTI) are organising this conference to present the report Integration of drones into the Health System: key areas for territorial deployment. The event will also present the progress made towards the development of a future regular drone-based medical transport service in the health regions of Lleida and Alt Pirineu i Aran.

The meeting will bring together institutional representatives, healthcare professionals and experts from the technology sector. The aim is to share experiences, analyse opportunities and discuss the challenges associated with drone-based healthcare logistics in order to improve response times and strengthen territorial equity in access to healthcare services, especially in rural and mountain areas.

Agenda

11:00 | Welcome

Olga Pané, Minister of Health.
Silvia Romero, Government Delegate in Alt Pirineu i Aran and Mayor of Tremp.
Albert Tort, Secretary for Telecommunications and Digital Transformation, Department of the Presidency of the Government of Catalonia.

11:10 | Presentation of the report
Integration of drones into the Health System: key areas for territorial deployment

Carme Pratdepàdua, Head of Digital Assets for Citizens, TIC Salut i Social Foundation.
Mario Navarro, Project Manager, TIC Salut i Social Foundation.
Pau Gallinat, Project Manager, TIC Salut i Social Foundation.

11:30 | Drone experiences in the healthcare field in Catalonia

Neus Domènech, Head of Innovation, Olot and Garrotxa Regional Hospital Foundation.
Marta Linares, Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist, Olot and Garrotxa Regional Hospital.
Rafael Cáliz, Head of drones in the aerial units of the Catalonia Emergency Medical Service (SEM).

12:00 | From pilot to service: healthcare logistics with drones in the Lleida-Pyrenees area

Project vision and status: Lluís Sancliment, Innovation facilitator of the GovTech programme at CTTI.
Opportunities for drone-based healthcare logistics at Pallars Regional Hospital: Eduard Sanjurjo, Healthcare Director at Pallars Regional Hospital.
Routes, operations and certifications: Lara Iglesias, CEO of Pirineos Drone.
Operations management and traceability: David Pérez, technician at Deep Solutions.

12:40 | Roundtable: drone logistics in the healthcare system

Moderator:

Cristina Ramos, coordinator of the Drone Community at Digital Catalonia Alliance (DCA).

Participants:

Jordi Gavaldà, Head of the Digital Area for Health, Social Affairs, Equality and Feminism at CTTI.
Rafael Cáliz, Head of drones in the aerial units of the Catalonia Emergency Medical Service.
Palmira Borràs, Deputy Manager at Gestió de Serveis Sanitaris and Director of centres of the Alt Pirineu Hospital Network.
Lara Iglesias, CEO of Pirineos Drone.

13:15 | Closing of the event

Felip Benavent, Manager of the Alt Pirineu i Aran Health Region.
Palmira Borràs, Deputy Manager at Gestió de Serveis Sanitaris and Director of centres of the Alt Pirineu Hospital Network.
Jaume Miralles, Director General for Artificial Intelligence, Efficiency and Data of the Government of Catalonia.
Joan Guanyabens, Director of the TIC Salut i Social Foundation.

13:30 | End of the event

Broadcast of a second demonstration flight
Networking and courtesy aperitif
Map demonstration

A demonstration drone flight will take place during the event, subject to weather conditions.