Digital health is defined as the convergence of digital transformation with health. It is a series of tools and services that use ICT to enhance the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and management of diseases and health conditions, and to monitor and manage lifestyle habits that impact on people's health. As a whole, it aims to improve efficiency in the provision of health services, and to make medicine more personalised and precise.
According to data from the OECD and the World Economic Forum, 35% of new professional positions created by 2030 will be related to the digital world, and estimates suggest that 40% of the current positions held by healthcare professionals will be transformed digitally or will in some cases disappear as a result of ICT. The applications with the greatest digital impact include medical devices (wearables), imaging for diagnosis and treatment, laboratories, clinical trials, real world data, robots and telecare, among others.
The health and life sciences ecosystem, which covers pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medtech and digital health, includes more than 1,350 companies and 91 research institutions in Catalonia alone, and employed nearly 60,000 professionals in 2022. The biotech sector accounts for the most companies, with 25% of the total.
In this context, in which the digital realm having a major impact on the world of health, this postgraduate course in Digital Health Leadership offers an advanced and innovative framework for professional development that is unique in the market:
Doctor in Business Administration and Management from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Telecommunications Engineer from Ramon Llull University. Master in Thought and Creativity for the Technological and Business World from the Salle Business School. Master in Statistical Learning and Data Mining from the National University of Distance Education (UNED). Facilitator of Workshops with the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Methodology, and of Elements-4 (Design Thinking). Accredited in Kanban Management, OpenProject, and Agile. Co-Founder of the TechTalent-Lab. He has extensive experience in using data-driven decision-making tools, business analytics, and team management.
Doctor in Business Administration and Management from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Telecommunications Engineer from Ramon Llull University. Master in Thought and Creativity for the Technological and Business World from the Salle Business School. Master in Statistical Learning and Data Mining from the National University of Distance Education (UNED). Facilitator of Workshops with the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Methodology, and of Elements-4 (Design Thinking). Accredited in Kanban Management, OpenProject, and Agile. Co-Founder of the TechTalent-Lab. He has extensive experience in using data-driven decision-making tools, business analytics, and team management.
Doctor in Business from the University of Barcelona (UB). Certified Facilitator of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and Kanban Management Professional. She is currently a lecturer in the Department of Business Organization at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and coordinator of the laboratory for talent management: TechTalent-Lab. He has accumulated teaching experience of more than 20 years in national and international universities. Regular trainer in companies in matters of managerial skills and strategic management of people. Expert in talent management, an area in which she publishes internationally.
