Healthcare digitalization and generational turnover, the new model of general medicine from Simg

Today and tomorrow in Trapani the regional congress of the Italian Society of General Medicine and Primary Care

ROME – Sicily presents itself at a national level as a model for the renewal of healthcare and does so with a leap forward in digitalisation and with a large generational turnover in general medicine. This is one of the messages launched by the Italian Society of General Medicine and Primary Care (SIMG) on the occasion of the 19th Regional Congress scheduled at the University Territorial Center of Trapani(in Erice, TP) today and tomorrow in the presence of over 200 clinicians. The results achieved and the funds allocated will be a starting point for reducing waiting lists and encouraging the application of technology in medicine.

PNRR FUNDS FOR TECHNOLOGY IN SICILIAN HEALTHCARE

Sicily was a pioneer in the use of digital in medicine as well as one of the first regions to experiment with the dematerialized recipe. Today it is proposed to use the PNRR funds to accelerate the ongoing digitalisation process, to guide the development process of new technologies and to accelerate the implementation of the Electronic Health Record. In this regard, planning acts have already been launched which have even anticipated the indications later contained in the PNRR, which will allow quicker and fairer access to care in emergency departments, harmonization between hospital and territory, a telemedicine platform. “Telemedicine and the proximity of care are the tools put in place by general medicine to ensure sustainable, effective and efficient assistance and to revive the fortunes of a Health Service which is and must remain public, fair, universal< /strong> – underlines Riccardo Scoglio, Secretary of SIMG Sicily, as well as President of the Congress together with the National President of SIMG Alessandro Rossi and the Scientific Manager of the same together with Giovanni Merlino“. The applications of technology in general medicine “can be declined in multiple directions: in first level diagnostics connected to our management software, in data management, in research; in addition to attention to clinical aspects, the development of our profession implies the availability of more efficient medical practices, optimization of workflows, remote management of patients and visits, simplification of preventive practices. These transformations – they continue – will soon have significant improvements in early diagnosis, treatment and management of diseases, thanks to tailor-made therapies that can be defined with algorithms resulting from Artificial Intelligence. To encourage this progress, a cultural change and the development of tools such as the Electronic Health Record are needed.”

THE SIMG SICILIA CONGRESS, BETWEEN GENERATIONAL CHANGE AND NEW NEEDS

The congress aims to represent the interests of all doctors involved in local healthcare, with a view to transversal involvement in terms of content and clinical practices. The structure of the conference therefore includes interactive sessions, talk shows, round tables on clinical practice topics and parallel sessions with five simulation laboratories. “The SIMG Sicily Congress represents a very participatory moment of discussion for family doctors, gathered with the aim of enhancing and supporting the professionalism of General Medicine“, underlines Riccardo Scoglio, President of the SIMG Sicily Congress “. Therefore “the acquisition and updating of both professional and organizational skills cannot be postponed, with the support of administrative and nursing staff, as well as essential technological aids in clinical practice”, he concludes.

“Today we are in the midst of a significant generational change, with the active involvement of young doctors destined to play a leading role in the reorganization of local healthcare, where despite cuts, general reorganization, retirements , general practitioners constitute a vital and productive element”, underlines Luigi Galvano, National SIMG Councillor. “The SIMG in this regard faithfully expresses the reality of general medicine where young doctors represent the supporting structure of the scientific society with over a third of members under the age of 40”, he concludes.