Innovation in healthcare and care pathways is the focus of a University of San Marino competition: the awards ceremony will be held on Friday.

The initiative was promoted by the Research and Teaching Centre in Biomedical Studies of the University of San Marino

What can be done to make support tools for vulnerable people more effective, accessible, and sustainable? To stimulate concrete, timely, and in-depth responses, the University of the Republic of San Marino has organized a competition open to analysis and research on topics involving digital health, remote pharmacological monitoring, the experiences of those in prison, prevention, and emergency response.

The winner of the contest, titled "Telemedicine for Frailty," will be announced on Friday, June 26, at 10:00 a.m. at the university campus at Via Salita alla Rocca 44, in the historic center of San Marino. Conceived and organized by the Center for Research and Teaching in Biomedical Studies of the University of San Marino, the initiative was designed to draw attention to aspects primarily related to remote therapies, in which the relationship between the patient and the caregiver, particularly doctors, does not take place in the same physical space and for which specific technologies, mostly digital, are used.

Applicants were asked to submit research that included a critical analysis of the results, impacts, potential critical areas, and future developments.

The projects were evaluated by a scientific committee composed of a number of professionals and academics involved at various levels in the activities of the University of San Marino: Nicolò Scuderi, director of the Center for Research and Teaching in Biomedical Studies; Luca Cimino, director of the advanced training program in Clinical and Forensic Victimology; Claudio Muccioli, director of the advanced training program in Health Communication; Vincenzo Papa, professor of the Master's program in Family and Community Nursing; and Alberto Pilotto, professor of the Master's program in Geriatric Medicine. The group also included Pietro Bugli, a doctor at the San Marino prison.

"The initiative," Cimino explains, "stems from our research center's long-standing commitment to the topic of frailty through advanced training courses, master's programs, and international projects, with a particular focus on innovation in care and treatment pathways. It will also be an opportunity to remember some recently deceased colleagues who made crucial contributions to our work, namely Alberto Fiorito, Domenico Cucinotta, and Linda Alfano."

For Italian professionals, participation in Friday's event will result in the acquisition of ECM credits.
Free admission.