Trinity digital health project ProACT to benefit chronically ill
A new cloud-based digital health technology project led by Trinity College Dublin is set to enable older people with chronic diseases to live independently in their own home.
ProACT will support home-based integrated care, linking in with care support networks and facilitating lifestyle changes.
The system links new and existing care applications, sensors and healthcare technology devices, providing a customised interface through tablets, smartphones and computers for patients, carers and healthcare workers.
The programme, which has been awarded €4.87 million under the European Union’s (EU) Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme, is being led by the Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation (TCPHI) and will work with a consortium of research institutions, health service providers, small companies, EU networks and multinationals IBM and Philips.