Digital Health PORTUGAL is a civil society initiative that congregates founders, guest CXOs and top managers from a mix of Portuguese organizations comprising patient associations, health services and technology providers and the Ministries of Healthcare in mainland Portugal and the autonomous regions of Madeira and Azores.
At Digital Health Portugal, we are committed to driving the transformation of healthcare systems through innovation and collaboration. Our Digital Health Manifesto serves as a strategic framework to ensure equitable access to healthcare, harnessing the power of digital technologies to improve patient outcomes and optimize healthcare delivery.
In partnership with the Fórum Hospital do Futuro, we organize the Think Tank SNS de Contas Certas, an initiative dedicated to fostering a sustainable and efficient National Health Service (SNS). This platform brings together experts, policymakers, and stakeholders to explore innovative solutions for some of the most pressing challenges in healthcare, such as interoperability, data privacy, and patient-centered care.
Dive into the key conclusions from our Think Tank plenaries in our Podcast. Each episode explores actionable strategies and innovative solutions to drive the transformation of the Portuguese healthcare system.
Join us for engaging LinkedIn Live sessions, where we bring together healthcare leaders and innovators for video interviews and interactive tertúlias.
These live discussions delve into the latest insights and breakthroughs in digital health, fostering dialogue and collaboration to drive the transformation of healthcare in Portugal. Don’t miss these thought-provoking conversations!
Learn more about our LinkedIn Live event services: here.
Discover Portugal's dynamic Digital Health ecosystem, where cutting-edge solutions are reshaping healthcare. Join our community of startups, researchers, healthcare professionals, and policymakers to drive innovation together. Experience the power of data-driven insights, AI diagnostics, and telemedicine transforming patient care. Be part of the movement, advocate for change, and co-create the future of healthcare innovation with us!
The Health Innovation Village, hosted by FMUP (Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto) during Change Health Days, is a dynamic exhibition hub for the latest healthcare innovations. It offers an immersive experience in a vibrant environment featuring cutting-edge technologies, research, and healthcare solutions. This space encourages collaboration and networking among healthcare professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, and the public.
Portugal is known for its thriving startup ecosystem, and the digital health industry has been gaining momentum in recent years.
The country's healthcare system is modern, and its government has been investing heavily in promoting innovation in healthcare, which has resulted in the growth of several startups and digital health companies in the region.
Join us at the Health Innovation Village, where every company showcasing their innovations will receive the spotlight they deserve. As part of our commitment to promoting digital healthcare innovation, we will feature all participating companies on the Digital Health Portugal website. Each innovator will have a dedicated 50-second video highlighting their groundbreaking contributions to the field. It's an opportunity to shine in the digital health landscape and share your vision with a broader audience. Be a part of our digital health revolution and make your mark as a digital innovator!
Digital Health PORTUGAL is born out of the need to lobby for the Portuguese healthcare technology offer and the creation of international demand for our products and services.
With the support of the agency More Results, we are trying to understand the reality of companies operating in the area of digital health.
For this purpose, we would like to count on your cooperation in filling out a short questionnaire, which should not exceed 5 minutes, depending on your answers.
If you are a Portuguese organization with operations in 2022, let's get started.
The Digital Health Portugal Advisory Board is a distinguished panel of experts and thought leaders from diverse fields within healthcare, technology, and policy. Committed to shaping the future of digital health in Portugal, the advisory board provides strategic guidance, insights, and recommendations to drive innovation, integration, and optimization of technology-driven solutions for healthcare delivery, patient outcomes, and overall wellness. Through collaborative efforts, the board aims to foster a dynamic ecosystem that leverages digital advancements to enhance healthcare accessibility, quality, and efficiency across the country.
Bonnie Clipper
Executive Chair, Advisory Board
#22 most influential voice in Digital Health on LinkedIn
The Digital Health Portugal podcast, "Saúde Digital em Ação," explores the latest trends, innovations, and challenges in the digital health landscape. Hosted by industry experts, each episode features in-depth discussions with healthcare leaders and technology innovators, focusing on how digital solutions can enhance healthcare systems and improve patient outcomes.
Tune in to gain insights on building resilient healthcare systems and stay updated on the future of digital health.
Debate Exímio Lda is an innovative Portuguese company specializing in the organization and facilitation of high-level meetings, workshops, and conferences. As the host of Digital Health Portugal events, we bring together professionals from the healthcare, technology, and innovation sectors to foster collaboration and drive progress in digital health.
Watch the video to learn more about our mission and the impact of Digital Health Portugal in shaping the future of healthcare.
The Portuguese eHealth strategy has been referred to as exemplary by the WHO since 2015, which culminated with the ENESIS 2020, approved by the Portuguese Government.
The renewed strategy ENESIS 2022 aims to create the framework and conditions through which the various actors of the health system can contribute to the evolution of the health information ecosystem, becoming a benchmark of good practices, promoting the benefits of health delivery and resources optimization.
This approach goes beyond the portuguese
National Health Service and extends to the entire Health System in alignment with the new
National Health Act.
The result is a common vision for Health Information Systems and Technology that guides and orients the strategies and initiatives of the various ecosystem actors to progress collaboratively towards common goals.
Digital Health Portugal members are all entities that belong to the health ecosystem in Portugal and have a stake in digital health since there are no barriers to become a member.
Our main objective is to raise the excellence of the Portuguese healthcare ecosystem in an international context. It is intended to be an agile ecosystem, with concrete actions and relevant projection in the media:
Date:
14-16 November 2024
Location: NOVA Medical School, Cascais, Portugal
Theme: Real-World Evidence (RWE) for the Real World
Join leading experts, policymakers, and innovators in health data science at the 4th edition of the Health Data Forum Global Hybrid Summit. This year’s theme focuses on Real-World Evidence (RWE) and its application to healthcare systems worldwide. The summit will feature interactive sessions, keynote speakers, and networking opportunities designed to foster collaboration and drive innovation in health data governance, AI, and RWE.
Don’t miss out on this must-attend event! Register now and contribute to shaping the future of health data.
For more information and registration, visit: Health Data Forum
The burgeoning field of digital health is continuously evolving, with innovative solutions emerging to address healthcare challenges and improve patient outcomes.
This document outlines the planned events throughout the year, providing valuable insights into the latest trends and developments in the digital health landscape.
Date: September 26, 2024
Location: Instituto Pedro Nunes (co-organizers)
Our goals: To foster improvements in the interaction between citizens and healthcare systems by highlighting technological innovations, efficient practices, and the crucial importance of patient data security and privacy.
27 e 28 de junho
O sistema de saúde português enfrenta desafios como o envelhecimento da população, o aumento da prevalência de doenças crónicas e a escassez de recursos.
A inteligência artificial (IA), a robótica e a telessaúde surgem como tecnologias inovadoras com potencial para transformar a forma como os cuidados de saúde são prestados, oferecendo soluções para os desafios mencionados e promovendo a sustentabilidade do sistema.
Este evento visa reunir especialistas em IA, robótica, telessaúde, bem como prestadores de cuidados e decisores políticos discutir as últimas tendências e inovações nesses campos, bem como explorar as oportunidades e desafios para a sua implementação no sistema de saúde português.
Mais informações e inscrições: aqui
14 December
APDSI announces the Conference 'Digital in the continuous promotion of health and well-being', which will take place in the JJ Laginha Auditorium at ISCTE – Lisbon University Institute.
This year, the Health Innovation Conference promoted by APDSI aims to encourage debate and presentation of innovative methods and solutions that enable the strengthening of the promotion of health and well-being continuously among citizens.
29 November to 1 December
This year the Health Data Forum Global Hybrid Summit will take place in the city of Ghent in combination with the i-HD Annual Conference.
Registrations will be open soon: here.
This week will end with the Welcome Dinner to Web Summit hosted by Digital Health Portugal. Contact us for more information.
6-12 November
Digital Health Week is a global week of action that emphasises the critical role of digital health in achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
our goal is to raise awareness and elevate the public and political conversation around the opportunities that digital technology presents to transform healthcare, and the potential challenges we face in achieving health for all.
Our registrations are now closed but you can join the waiting list here in case more places become available.
28-30 September
Join us for this incredible unique event in Porto combining 4 events to address the same challenge in health: Dare to change!
1-2 September
Digital Health Portugal was proud to support this global summit.
India is the world's fastest-growing market for digital health and by attending this summit you will get a glimpse of how the Indian market is shaping the world of digital health, and how digital health products are being deployed across healthcare: more.
16 March
Digital Health Portugal gathers this 6th Meetup to address all these challenges in an event hosted by the latest Portuguese Biobank, created in Coimbra in the format of a consortium that is part of the Academic and Clinical Center of Coimbra, joining CHUC (Coimbra Hospital Centre) and the University of Coimbra - Biobank of the Academic Center clinical of Coimbra, a consortium between the CHUC - Coimbra Hospital Centre and the University of Coimbra.
3-4 November 2022
DHP is proud to co-organize with EIT Health Innostars in Portugal the session on Digital Therapeutics: Reimbursement Framework in Portugal.
This session gathers local Portuguese Ecosystem to discuss the grounds for reimbursement of Digital Therapeutics in Portugal, paving the way for further access and impact of Digital Health beyond what current healthcare options.
Please register: here.
Digital Therapeutics: Reimbursement Framework in Portugal
v Auditorium - 10:30 - 11:45
Agenda:
- Use cases - Bringing Digital Health to Patients in the current frameworks
- Discussion Panel - How can actors change current frameworks in Portugal?
This session is organized by Digital Health Portugal
Speakers:Pedro Roseiro. Executive Board Member. TICE.PT.
José Paulo Carvalho. Founder and Board Member. Hopecare.
Andreia Rosa Collard. Regional IT Director. Região Autónoma da Madeira.
Célia Cruz. Managing Partner and Head of Regulatory Affairs. Complear.
Liliana Amorim. Coordinator. Centro de Medicina Digital P5.
Paulo Nunes de Abreu. Co-founder. Digital Health Portugal.
Pedro Cid Ferreira. Co-Founder. Digital Health Portugal.
Join our openEHR courses and other learning programs at FMUP designed to strengthen healthcare organizations with new managerial skills and innovative technologies to increase their level of readiness for the post COVID19 era.
Visit the Digital Health Innovation Village next 29-30 September associated with the IV Forum TeleSalut@ SITT
29 June 2022
What is the status of Data Lake projects in Portugal?
A modern data lake allows you to integrate structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, even across clouds and public regions.
Watch the 2nd part of the debate here.
Watch this past event details here.
The 2022 Health Regions Summit, organized by the regional government of Madeira, in partnership with the Forum Hospital do Futuro, is attended by all regional institutions and other top organizations in healthcare.
16 February
3rd Meetup - Digital Health Portugal
27-29 October
Health Data Forum Global Hybrid Summit
10:30 (Em direto no canal Digital Health Portugal no Youtube)
Boas vindas e apresentações / Welcome and opening addresses (15')
10:45 Parte I - Apresentação do Barómetro Digital Health Portugal (15')
11:00 Painel de debate com especialistas convidados / Panel discussion with guest experts
12:00 Parte II - Boosting Digital Health in Portugal (45')
12:45 Sessão de encerramento / Closing Session (15')
13:00 Final do evento / End of meeting
This event will be hybrid with both on-site and online registrations: here
The yearly event of Glintt our catalyser partner will be taking place in October.
This event aims to introduce an industry and clinical audience to the basic concepts of software as a medical device, and discuss the readiness of stakeholders to comply with the new requirements during a transition period that may extend, in particular to software manufacturers, until 2024.
18 June 2021
1-2 June 2021
14-16 April
ANI, the portuguese
Innovation Agency, in collaboration with the CEC - Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Center and the
Health Cluster Portugal, is promoting the B2B matchmaking event “Health Innovation Market 2021”.
This initiative, carried out within the scope of the EEN_Enterprise Europe Network, aims to enhance commercial and R&D partnerships between companies and national research centers with foreign partners in the health sector and plans to bring together about 100 participants from the most specialized companies in the European health sector.
Learn more about the conference: https://lnkd.in/gyf7Dzh
18 February 2021
1st Meetup Digital Health PORTUGAL 2021
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17 December 2020
28 to 30 October 2020
Other events in 2020
Are you working on a project that shows the power of data and the knowledge we can get out of its management?
Can your work elaborate on how digital transformation and high performance computing help personalized medicine achieve better patients outcome?
Join us here and share your experience in the next Global Hybrid Summit of the Health Data Forum.
Under the initiative SNS 4 Décadas de Sucesso , a national Think Tank was hosted to foster a broad discussion about the national eHealth strategy involving public, social, private health ecosystems and thus contribute to the sustainability of the portuguese National Health Service.
Digital Health Portugal
is proud to have been appointed as
ECHAlliance
ecosystem in Portugal, along with the already existing "Smart, Healthy and Age-Friendly Environments" led by
Cáritas Coimbra
(Carina Dantas) and
Coimbra Nursing School
(João Apóstolo) that brings together a wide range of Portuguese organizations committed to the promotion of a joint agenda for the implementation of Inclusive Environments for all ages, with particular emphasis in the areas of Health, Social Support, TICE and Infrastructures.
We are very pleased to announce our alliance with Daniel Guedelha and André Correia, renowned thought leaders in Digital Health and hosts of CRUZAMENTO Podcast.
The CRUZAMENTO PODCAST is where TECHNOLOGY, HEALTH and SUSTAINABILITY intersect to create an open and innovative debate, through relevant, current and informal interviews with recognised thought leaders.
Our AMBITION is that this podcast becomes a source of innovation and creativity for all our listeners.
Listen on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, or your go-to podcast app.
You can learn more on https://www.cruzamentopodcast.com
Golden minute by Pedro Cid CEO of Cucabytech, our sponsorship management partner, on the future of Digital Health Portugal.
If I had a magic wand what could I do for Digital Health in Portugal? Closing question to Daniel Guedelha and André Correia the founders of "Cruzamento: Saúde e Digital" podcast.
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