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SAFECARING
Improving the safety and quality of healthcare by reducing administrative burdens

Challenge

The increase in population ageing, the growing shortage of health professionals, combined with the need to record all medical/clinical acts, has put considerable pressure on health systems and their ability to assist patients with high quality standards. In fact, it is estimated that: a) by 2050, on the European continent alone, the level of dependency among the elderly will reach over 50%; b) by 2035, according to the WHO, there will be a shortage of around 13 million professionals in the global health system; c) each health professional currently spends around 30% of their time on administrative tasks.

Solution

The SafeCaring project takes advantage of the latest technological innovations in the field of computer vision to help professionals monitor dependent users (avoiding potential incidents such as falls or pressure ulcers), alerting professionals to the need to carry out any interventions (e.g. positioning the user), and using natural language processing techniques to speed up the recording of interventions. The project is based on a multidisciplinary methodology, promoting not only technological research, which will guarantee the quality and safety of the system, but also the implementation of mechanisms to guarantee ethical and legal aspects, as well as regulatory compliance for medical devices. The solution will also be tested in a real environment, with an associated impact assessment.

Objectives, Activities and Results expected / achieved

Specific objectives expected:
OE1 - Research and development of AI algorithms for detecting clinical interventions.
OE2 - Research and development of AI algorithms for issuing alerts and reminders
OE3 - Ensure compliance with ethical, privacy, AI and Medical Device (MD) regulations
OE4 - Evaluate the impact of implementing the solution
OE5 - Promote visibility

Project Reference

CENTRO2030-FEDER-01184900

Funding


Intervention Region

Portugal

Total Investment

919.640,00

IPN Investment

292.512,00

Total Eligible

919.640,00

IPN Eligible

292.512,00

EC Funding – Total

738.888,68

EC Funding – IPN

248.635,20

Duration

30 Months

Start Date

2024-10-01

End Date

2027-03-31

Approval Date

2024-09-27

Consortium

Cometa Proveligeiado, Lda
GPH - Laboratory Services, Lda
Santa Cada da Misericordia da Mealhada
Instituto Pedro Nunes

Website

https://safecaring.pt/

Keywords

Digital Health;
Computer Vision;
Artificial Inteligence.
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