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The 5th GIPS Annual Conference, under the motto “Technology and Health: Integrating Innovation and Talent into the Healthcare System”, will take place on June 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Auditorium of the Official College of Industrial Engineers of Catalonia.

The GIPS Annual Conference

The GIPS Annual Conference is a professional meeting dedicated to analyzing how technology and innovation can contribute to improving the healthcare system. The event brings together health professionals, engineers, scientists, and healthcare managers to discuss the incorporation of new technologies, the management of interdisciplinary talent, and the presentation of successful projects that drive the transformation of the health sector.

Program

9:00 - 9:30 | Institutional Welcome

President AEIC / Dean COEIC / President Health Committee COEIC - President FENIN Catalonia

  • Elvira Bisbe, Chair of the Board of Governors of CoMB
  • Clara Prats, physicist, full professor at UPC, and Chair of the Board of the GIPS Association
9:30 - 10:00 | Conference: The Engineer’s Map in the Healthcare Field in Catalonia
  • Marc Sales i Néstor Muñoz, COEIC Health Committee
10:00 - 11:15 | Parallel Sessions
11:15 - 11:45 | Coffee Break
11:45 - 12:15 | Conclusions and Debate on Success Cases
  • Néstor Muñoz, industrial engineer, Lean Healthcare consultant, member of the COEIC Health Committee
  • Marc Sales, industrial engineer, Lean Healthcare consultant, member of the COEIC Health Committee
  • Caterina Vidal, industrial engineer, member of the COEIC Health Committee and Catalan Society of Digital Health
  • Georgina Vidal, biomedical engineer, head of innovation and quality at Biorem, member of the Board of Directors of the GIPS Association
12:15 - 14:00 | Round Table: Incorporating Technology into Healthcare Centers

Introduced and moderated by: 

  • Carmen Carmona, industrial engineer, Director of Infrastructure and Environment at Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, member of the Catalan Society of Healthcare Management Board

Speakers:

  • David Castillo, lawyer, Director of Legal and Compliance at Fenin
  • Miquel Arrufat, Director of Management at ICS
  • Núria Castany, Project Manager of the PASS program at BIOCAT
  • Ramon Maspons, industrial engineer, Director of Innovation and Foresight at the Catalan Agency for Healthcare Quality and Assessment
14:00 - 14:15 | Conclusions and Closing
14:15 | Standing Lunch
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