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Course introduction

Welcome to our course! I am Dr Shabbir Syed-Abdul. On this course you will explore and discuss how new digital health technologies, like wearables, social media and home sensors, are …

Further study at Taipei Medical University

We hope you enjoyed this free online course from Taipei Medical University (TMU). If you are interested in taking your learning further, why not consider joining our cosmopolitan campus culture? …

Explain CATCH in one sentence

First, let’s watch how researchers from CATCH briefly describe the programme. We hope you get an idea of it. Please provide comments below about what do you think this program …

The origin of CATCH

In this video, Prof. Brian introduces how the CATCH programme is built and the rationale behind it. Prof. Brian is Dean of Physiotherapy at UCD, Director of the Insight Centre …

The CATCH Programme

European Project CATCH CATCH stands for “Cancer: Activating Technology for Connected Health.” CATCH project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. It offers 8 …

Look for the needs of multiple stakeholders

Prof. Evald is one of the main academic supervisor of CATCH programme. ​ She is doing research in the areas of intrapreneurship, innovation and entrepreneurship such as Public Private Innovation …

Business-Model Innovation in Healthcare Delivery

Written by Jason Hwang and Clayton M. Christensen Disruptive innovation has brought affordability and convenience to customers in a variety of industries. However, health care remains expensive and inaccessible to …

Patient-generated data improve cancer survival

Please read this research article: Landmark Digital Medicine Trial: Patient-Generated Data Improve Cancer Survival by Eric J. Topol, MD. The abstract of the trial he mentioned, written by Dr. Fabrice …

Mobile and wearable technologies for cancer

Mobile and wearable technologies are the rapid developed technologies during recent years. In healthcare, many applications are invented and implemented. In this video, Dr. Luis would introduce several mobile and …

The use of games in cancer care & research

Cancer nowadays has become a chronic disease. Patient compliance becomes one of the important issues during their treatment. In this video, Dr. Luis will introduce several interesting projects which promote …

Sleep, rest, eat well and reduce stress

Quality of life (QOL) is the general well-being of individuals and societies, outlining negative and positive features of life. In healthcare, QOL includes all emotional, social, and physical aspects of …