Project description
Realising the potential of personalised healthcare
The greater personalisation of healthcare is a driver of innovation for research, and for the healthcare system and industry. However, policy makers, health care professionals, citizens and private companies need to take some steps to realise its potential. The aim of the EU-funded ExACT project is to train a new generation of professionals who can contribute to the future of health and healthcare by providing high-quality, multidisciplinary knowledge in precision health. Over the course of four years, the staff involved will be trained on research topics not available at the home institutions thanks to 74 secondments. They will attend courses, workshops, seminars and conferences, and they will participate in organising outreach activities, thus acquiring new skills.
Objective
The aim of the “European network staff eXchange for integrAting precision health in the health Care sysTems (ExACT)” is to train a new generation of professionals that can contribute to the future of health and healthcare (HC), by providing high-quality, multidisciplinary knowledge in precision health. The greater personalisation of HC is a driver of innovation for research, and for the healthcare system and industry. Still policy makers, HC professionals, citizens, and private companies need to take some steps to realize its potential. In order to harness this challenging landscape, the ExACT consortium provides a cohesive framework for training staff across 7 EU Countries, 1 AC and 2 TCs. During 4 years, the staff involved will be trained on research topics not available at the home institutions thanks to 74 secondments. They will attend courses, workshops, seminars, conferences, and will participate in organizing outreach activities, thus acquiring new skills. Research topics include: Integration of Big Data and digital solutions into the HC systems; Designing and promoting innovative citizen engagement models; Education of healthcare professionals and leadership; Health Technology Assessment in precision health; Ethical-legal, social, organisational and policy issues surrounding precision health. ExACT is embedded in existing cooperation structures, such as the RISE-PRECeDI project, IC PerMed, and CSA TO-REACH. The consortium consists of 14 beneficiaries and 2 partners, of which 10 are academic institutions including Stanford University where a precision health program has been launched, and 7 non academics including 2 SMEs. The participants will produce key reports, policy recommendations, scientific publications, and information materials for citizens, thus fostering public-private interactions. In the long run, ExACT will foster the integration of precision health in the EU HC systems, thus contributing to better health for Europeans citizens.
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20123 Milano
Italy
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Participants (16)
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69120 Heidelberg
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3015 GD Rotterdam
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2000 Maribor
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CB1 8RN Cambridge
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3000 Leuven
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1081 HV Amsterdam
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00185 Roma
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10561 Athina
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00144 Roma
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3513 CR Utrecht
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OX2 7LG Oxford
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1200 Bruxelles / Brussel
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8803 Rueschlikon
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01010 Vitoria-Gasteiz
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01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz
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E14 9NN London
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Partners (2)
Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
K2P 2K3 Ottawa
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Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
94305 2004 Stanford
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