3 May 2023

MANAGEMENT TRAINING RETRAINING Artificial intelligence and Big Data in healthcare

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Olivia Balagna

Owner

Dipartimento Salute e politiche sociali

Dipartimento Salute e politiche sociali Ufficio Innovazione e Ricerca Via Gilli n. 4 – 38121 Trento T +39 0461 491726 pec Diego Conforti, Direttore Ufficio Innovazione e Ricerca Olivia Balagna, Funzionario Ufficio Innovazione e Ricerca Umse Personale del Servizio sanitario provinciale, formazione e rapporti con le Università Ufficio Formazione e sviluppo delle risorse umane Via Gilli, 4 – 38121 Trento T +39 0461 494105 – 494171 F +39 0461 494109 pec @ Franca Bellotti, Direttore Ufficio Formazione e sviluppo delle risorse umane Eleonora Angeli, Formatore Ufficio Formazione e sviluppo delle risorse umane

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Type

Other – please specify (e.g. guidance for change management/care pathway redesign/business alignment/interoperability framework/etc.)

Training in the E-healt environment

Short description

The aim of this course, aimed at managers of healthcare and healthcare organizations, is to explore the
opportunities, challenges and implications of the use of AI in healthcare. The speakers introduce the world of
AI, delving into both methods and architectures. Some applications of AI in the world of medicine are
presented as well as the active projects in the province of Trento.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is also becoming a relevant reality in the healthcare sector thanks to the growing
production and availability of data in digital format. Although AI has the potential to increase the efficiency
and effectiveness of the health system, several barriers slow down its adoption and therefore its impact.
Among the various barriers (e.g. legal, regulatory, organisational, etc.) cultural barriers, linked not only to the
skills of healthcare professionals, but above all to their ability to think in a “new” way with respect to the new
technological-organizational models that are designed and implemented with the support of AI. In 2017 PAT
(The Autonomous Province of Trento), FBK (Research Foundation:Fondazione Bruno Kessler) and APSS
(Trentino Local Healthcare Trust) launched the Competence Center on Digital Health, TrentinoSalute4.0”
(TS4.0), with the aim of strengthening and accelerating the process of adopting digital technologies within
the Health Service through a system collaborative approach.
Among the various functions of TS4.0, the promotion of advanced training courses in the Digital Health
sector is of particular importance, which also includes a learning component in the field through the
activation of feasibility studies on project ideas that arise from the needs of healthcare professionals by
APSS. Through the presence of skills in artificial intelligence methodologies and technologies applied to the
healthcare sector and a design and development laboratory, the FBK Health&Wellbeing center can play a
key role in the implementation of the advanced training courses envisaged by TS4 .0. It should also be
emphasized that both the issue of health training and that of artificial intelligence in the health sector play an
important role within the actions envisaged by the PNRR (mission 6 and mission 4 respectively).

Evidence

Impact on the health system’s capacity and resilience (e.g., health and care efficiency, continuity of care)

Maturity

Not applicable

This year has been the second edition od this course and will it be reproposed next year as well.

Countries

Italy

Geographical scope

Local

Our intention is to involve the Veneto Region among the recipients (already in discussion)

Language(s)

Italian

Comment

Minimum classrooms of 10 participants. Passing the final assessment test with drafting of a project word on AI and Big data to be developed in the work environment with the collaboration of the FBK staff (Bruno Kessler foundation)

Submitted in other database or repository of digital health resources that is publicly available

European Digital Skills awards 2023

Additional information

Relations

to clinicians / care practitioners

eLearning for workforce development

The Health Department also intends to promote training on the topics: The evolution of the course on “AI and big data in healthcare” is proposed with a course having the focus on Telemedicine which has an important role within the PNRR, as demonstrated by component 1 of mission 6 “Territorial assistance and telemedicine” which aims to take care of at least 10% of the over 65 population as a fundamental target for chronicity.and “Appropriateness and Choosing wisely” and “Telemedicine”.

Use case and care pathway positioning

Disease monitoring, treatment compliance, self-management, Prevention and wellness, Integrated care pathways

Our intention is to involve the Veneto Region among the recipients (already in discussion)

Ready to be transferred to

Ready for transfer, but the practice has not been transferred yet.

Plans for cross-border implementation

Are considered and will be developed in the near future

Connectivity of the solution with regional and/or national services

Our intention is to involve the Veneto Region among the recipients (already in discussion)