Abstract
The 2018 european congress of the ISPOR Europe (International society for pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research) was held in Barcelona from 10 to 14 November 2018. During the congress, the news topics that are stirring the world of health and far beyond were discussed: digital health. A group of pharmacists, physicians and health economists attended the conference and reported some of the highlights. In this paper, the authors discussed the following questions from the different sessions and/or posters. After the free movement of people, goods and services, Europe and the rest of the world should deal with a new trends: the ''free flow of data''. Is this change an opportunity or a threat to the privacy of patients? Can digital health be a source of social inequality? Are health professions threatened by artificial intelligence (AI) especially health economists? What security in the use of mobile applications (Apps) and connected objects (OC)? These are issues of both enthusiasm and concern that will be discussed according to the following plan.
Translated title of the contribution | Highlights of the 2018 ISPOR conference digital health according to ISPOR Europe 2018: Challenges and perspectives |
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Original language | French |
Pages (from-to) | 213-224 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal de Pharmacie Clinique |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2019 |