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Workshop on Digital Health brings together authorities from the health and information technology sector
Event culminated in the signing of a term of commitment between state institutions to promote digital health in Bahia.
26/08/2019
An event of national dimensions was promoted by Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde pública, on August 21, at Campus Cabula. O “Workshop Digital Health: challenges for Bahia” brought together important names in health and information technology with the purpose of defining initial strategic actions for an integrated action of digital health in the state. The initiative was from the Information Technology Nucleus of Bahiana, headed by the manager Cláudio Santos, and took place in partnership with the National Research Network (RNP), the State University of Santa Cruz, the Federal University of Bahia and the Government of the State of Bahia, through the Health Departments and Science Technology and Innovation.
The Dean of Research, Innovation and Graduate Studies Strictu Sensu, prof. Atson Fernandes, the state secretary of Health, Fábio Vilas-Boas, the coordinator of the Distance Education Center (NEAD) and the Telemedicine and Telehealth Center of Bahiana (NUTESB), Prof. Marta Menezes and the State Secretary for Science, Technology and Innovation, Adélia Pinheiro, in addition to professionals from the academic, business and public sector sectors.
Cooperation Agreement
The meeting marked the signing of a cooperation agreement between SESAB, SECTI and the National Education and Research Network (RNP) to develop information technology and knowledge solutions aimed at improving teaching, research and assistance in the units of state health.
For Fábio Vilas-Boas, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have a transforming role in health management, being the key element to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in health and well-being, “this includes the transformation of health systems into universal ones, which meets the proposal of the World Health Organization”.
Adélia Pinheiro highlights that SECTI has strategies to promote broadband so that it is available to the healthcare area. “It is through access to technology that the science ecosystem can advance, and the health sector is included in this scenario”, he pointed out. In addition, the secretary draws attention to the fact that technology is not an undergraduate discipline but a tool that one learns to handle in practice. “On behalf of SECTI, we are happy to be part of this moment”, he concluded.
“The biggest gain from this event was, in fact, the realization of all the discussions, in the form of refined proposals, which culminated in the commitment of these institutions. This signature is a guarantee for the work to begin to be developed and really bring results to the Bahian population", points out Atson Fernandes, highlighting the important initiative of the NTI manager, Cláudio Santos, "which he brought to the Bahiana important discussions about the demands for investment in digital health and its impact on the public health system, allowing the true democratization of health for our population”.
Agenda
Panels on “Cyberinfrastructure in Bahia for Health” and “Experiences with Education and Health Telecare in Bahia” were part of the program. Prof. Marta Menezes presented the theme "Experiences with Education and Health and Telecare in Bahia". There were also presentations by Working Groups (WG) on the themes addressed in the panels and speakers, such as Isamar Villas Boas Maia, computer engineer and professor at Bahiana, and Helena Oliveira Salomão do Amaral, advisor to the Primary Care Directorate of the Bahia State Health Secretariat (SESAB).
