eHealth and the Brain – ICT for Neuropsychiatric Health

Gisele Roesems-KerremansDeputy Head of Unit H1 – Health and Wellbeing

DG CONNECTEuropean Commission

Brussels, 5 November 2013

Need for eHealth services and tools

Sustainability of healthcare and social

systems

Ageing population and growing prevalence of

chronic diseases

Increased demand for high quality of care

Increased demand for expensive technologies

Mobility of patients and health professionals

Shortage of health professionals

eHealth potential:

• More personalised healthcare• More efficient care, less errors• Facilitates patient empowerment• Increases accessibility• Reduces hospitalisation days• Better management of chronic conditions and

multimorbidity • Effective tool for health promotion

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eHealth Action Plan 2012 – 2020

ACHIEVING WIDER INTEROPERABILITY OF EHEALTH SERVICES

SUPPORTING RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION

ENSURING WIDER DEPLOYMENT & FACILITATING UPTAKE

PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

PATIENT CENTRIC

DIGITAL

PSYCHOLOGY

TELEMEDICINE

NANO

CYBER

COGNITIVE

NEURO

HEALTH LITERACY

SOCIAL PLATFORMS

DIAGNOSTICS

DATA PROTECTION

ROBOTICS

mHEALTH

GAMES

LEARNING

INCLUSION

HLY

THERAPY

VR

REHAB

HEALTH PROMOTION/PREVENTION

DOCTOR TO DOCTOR

PATIENT TO PATIENT

PATIENT TO DOCTOR

DOCTOR TO PATIENT

Mental health research projects aim at:

• objective and quantitative assessment of symptoms, patient condition, effectiveness of therapy and use of medication

• decision support for treatment planning

• provision of warnings and motivating feedback

Results of the research projects:

• wearable, portable or implantable devices• appropriate platforms and services• promoting interaction between patients and

doctors • facilitating self-treatment and cognitive

behavioural therapy

More information and contacts

• ec.europa.eu/ehealth

@EU_ehealth

EU.ehealth

Terje.peetso@ec.europa.eu