The state of health in the EU and the digitalisation of health promotion

The panellists at this event reviewed the general state of health as well as the digitalisation in the industry.

Date and time: 22 January 2020 09:30-14:30

Speakers

Martin Seychell

Deputy Director-General, European Commission, DG SANTE,

Guillaume Dedet

Policy Analyst / Health Economist, OECD,

Josep Figueras

Director, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies,

Stefania Boccia

Full Professor Hygiene Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart,

Katarzyna Czabanowska

Associate professor at the International Health Department, Maastricht University,

Michael Strübin

Director of Digital Health at MedTech Europe,

Martin Dorazil

Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission, DG SANTE,

At this event the state of health in the EU and the digitalisation of it was discussed. The first session consisted of an overview of the general state of health in the EU.

In the second session the speakers considered the digital transformation in the industry, as part of a broader, comprehensive health promotion and disease prevention strategy. In this context, panellists discussed how policymakers can exploit the potential of digital tools to effectively support health promotion activities, as well as related risks and limitations.

Information about the current state of health can be found here.