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Innovations in
Primary Care
Three different
perspectives &
experiences of innovation
in primary care
QIC Innovation
Value Creation at the
Intersection of the Future
of Healthcare and Digital
Technology Innovation
Moderated by Avril Copeland
Managing Director, TickerFit
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Dr Claire Collins, Director of
Research, ICGP
Arlene Fitzsimons, Operations
Manager of GP Referral
Eileen Byrne, Managing Director,
Clanwilliam Health
It is so important
that we record the
right data at the
right time.
This informative session included presentations
from Dr Claire Collins, Director of Research, ICGP,
Arlene Fitzsimons, Operations Manager of GP
Referral, and Eileen Byrne, Managing Director,
Clanwilliam Health showcasing innovations in
primary care.
Dr Collins highlighted how the Irish Primary Care
Research Network promotes how GPs can use data
to improve standards and therefore patient care.
Arlene demonstrated the GP referral system and
Eileen showcased some of the innovation projects,
such as Cloud Care, that Clanwilliam have designed
to improve general practice.
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The Quality Innovation Corridor (QIC) is
designed to open up innovation pathways through
which clinicians, in collaboration with eHealth
Ireland expertise, can seek seed-funding for creative
digital solutions. Chaired by Tickerfit CEO, Avril
Copeland, several companies were represented
on the panel to share their journey through the
programme, advice they would give to others, how
the programme is working for them and their next
steps.
eHealth Ireland Chief Operating Officer, Michael
Redmond, was there to show his support for
the companies and to further promote the QIC
Programme as an opportunity for collaboration and
innovation.
Aimee Madden, CEO, CliniShift
Aoife Ní Mhuirí, CEO, Salaso Health
Michael Redmond, COO, eHealth Ireland
Kerrill Thornhill, CEO, MEG Support Tools
There’s already a
good ecosystem in
terms of industry
and engaged
clinicians in Ireland.
What we need
to do is to create
more connections
between the players.
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