ROMA (ITALPRESS) – It took place at the Federico II University of Naples, the Health Challenge, part of “The Future of Care”, program of Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft Italy promoted by Fondazione Mondo Digitale. The initiative involved health professionals and biomedical warp students in an open innovation workshop dedicated to ethical, fair and applicable use of artificial intelligence in health.
The Health Challenge represents the evolution of the training path initiated with HealthBot, the project developed within the program to help students and young professionals familiarize themselves with potential, limits and applications of artificial intelligence in health through guided activities and moments of digital literacy.
After a first phase involving schools and educational communities in understanding the principles of artificial intelligence, the Challenge brings innovation to operational reality: participants are called to confront the concrete needs of the healthcare system and to design solutions applicable to clinical and organizational contexts.
“The University has a strategic role and responsibility in the training of health professionals of tomorrow. Today it is essential to transfer increasingly advanced skills, including innovation and artificial intelligence, but it is equally important to teach them to integrate them with a critical spirit, awareness and responsibility. No tool, however evolved, can replace the medical-patient relationship: the center must always remain the person. Artificial intelligence can accompany and support the work of professionals, and the University has the task of making available the tools to understand and use it to the best, but maintaining constant attention on the patient and the human dimension of care”, said Franca Di Meglio, Coordinator of the Schools of Specialization of Area Sanitaria, Federico II University of Naples.
During the Challenge, participants worked in multidisciplinary teams, analyzing clinical and organizational scenarios, identifying critical issues and designing innovative solutions through experiential methods, including the Lego Serious Play.
The goal is to experiment with an open innovation model in which artificial intelligence does not replace clinical competence, but it supports decision-making, reducing organizational friction and strengthening the medical-patient relationship, contributing to a more effective, sustainable and inclusive health.
The programme was also included in the ProMIS – the Ministry of Health’s International Morning Programme – as an initiative to support the development of innovation in regional health systems. The initiative is part of J&J CareCommunity, Johnson & Johnson’s global social impact platform, designed to promote fair access to quality care by supporting health professionals. It is also part of Microsoft Elevate, a global initiative that leverages Microsoft’s solutions and expertise to broaden access to new technologies, providing people and organisations with training, tools and support to thrive in an AI-driven economy.
“With the Health Challenge we bring a concrete model of open innovation to the centre of the human factor and enhances the contribution of health professionals today and tomorrow. This initiative was born to respond to a real need: to strengthen skills and awareness on ethical, fair and applicable use of artificial intelligence in clinical practice. Only by creating comparison spaces like this, where professionals and students work together on authentic needs of care systems, we can transform technology into an ally that simplifies the routine and returns time and value to the clinical relationship. This is how we imagine innovation: human, responsible and able to generate real impact in communities,” said Alessandra Baldini, Medical Affairs Director of Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Italy.
“Artificial intelligence can help to significantly innovate the healthcare sector. Because this potential is translated into concrete results, it is essential to invest in skills,” said Federica Rossi, Director AI Skills Microsoft Elevate of Microsoft Italy. “The Future of Care is a project that moves right in this direction. Together with Johnson & Johnson and Fondazione Mondo Digitale, within the Microsoft Elevate Global Programme, we are committed to transform innovation into real growth opportunities for the country, providing people and organisations with tools and skills to fully exploit its benefits. The Health Challenge in Naples is a further step to support the training of health professionals, contributing to the development of the health system and thus building a future where care is more efficient, accessible and effective for all. ”
“Artificial intelligence is not a magical tool that can solve all the criticalities but can help in concrete those professionals who can read the data, work together and protect the care report. The freed time must return new space to the relationship with the patient, to support the ability to take care of each other. The Future of Care intends to train the skills to use AI in this framework of collaboration and sharing,” said Mirta Michilli, Director General of the Fondazione Mondo Digitale.
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