{"id":6486,"date":"2022-03-22T11:27:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T11:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/?p=6486"},"modified":"2022-03-25T08:41:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T08:41:05","slug":"digital-data-is-driving-research-and-empowering-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/future-of-healthcare\/digital-data-is-driving-research-and-empowering-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital data is driving research and empowering patients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box round ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-14 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-6487\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2022\/03\/07210838\/Colin.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2022\/03\/07210838\/Colin.png 252w, https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2022\/03\/07210838\/Colin-125x125.png 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Professor Colin Doherty<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Professor of Epileptology, Trinity College Dublin and Principle Investigator for Digital Health, SFI FutureNeuro Research Centre<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Digital health systems, in particular the use of data, are enabling better diagnosis, treatment and management of neurological disease.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The traditional medical model has been that patients visit a doctor when unwell. The doctor offers treatment options, which can include behavioural solutions, some of which patients would comply with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in 2007, with the birth of electronic records, the Institute of Medicine in the USA suggested a new approach \u2013 called a learning health system. It automatically aggregates digital information which doctors collect from thousands of patients in real time and allows rapid learning from data to persuade people to change behaviour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This dynamic system could improve neurological care, says Professor Colin Doherty, Professor of Epileptology, Trinity College Dublin and Principle Investigator for Digital Health at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futureneurocentre.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FutureNeuro \u2013 a Science Foundation of Ireland Research Centre for chronic and rare neurological disease<\/a>. It is hosted by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences with over 80 multidisciplinary researchers across seven leading Irish universities.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"healt-3517500369\"><div class=\"healt-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><div id=\"healt-3035484939\" style=\"margin-top: 35px;margin-bottom: 35px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futureneurocentre.ie\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"FutureNeuro &#8211; desk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2022\/03\/07210836\/FutureNeuro-desk.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"750\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-moving-to-new-research-models\"><strong>Moving to new research models<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>FutureNeuro is embracing research into the learning health model to improve patient outcomes. The Centre\u2019s mission is to enable people with neurological disease to live fulfilled lives. Its scientists and academic clinicians conduct advanced, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futureneurocentre.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">impactful research<\/a> in epilepsy, motor neurone disease, MS, Parkinson\u2019s and other chronic and rare neurological diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>By adopting a data science approach, researchers can discern patterns in disease, which can help to unlock future treatments.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The team works in partnership with national and international companies to identify faster diagnostics, personalised treatments and patient-centred care. For the latter, collaborative research with industry and other SFI Centres explores the power of innovative data analysis when applied to the wealth of patient data. FutureNeuro applies a rigorous approach to safe governance of data and is pioneering patient-engaged and patient informed models of research.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"healt-4213412064\"><div class=\"healt-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><div id=\"healt-1452201818\" style=\"margin-top: 35px;margin-bottom: 35px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futureneurocentre.ie\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"FutureNeuro &#8211; desk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2022\/03\/07210836\/FutureNeuro-desk.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"750\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Effective use of data<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Doherty believes that by adopting a data science approach, researchers can discern patterns in disease, which can help to unlock future treatments. For epilepsy, the clinical network has gathered valuable data for over 10,000 Irish patients out of 40,000 people living with the condition here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The more effective use of data will also help clinics to run more efficiently and facilitate people with epilepsy and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futureneurocentre.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">neurological diseases<\/a> to take control of the day-to-day management of their disease.<\/p>\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-button ab-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futureneurocentre.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ab-button ab-button-shape-rounded ab-button-size-medium fb-pixel\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#4ac6f3\">Click here to learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#32373c;background-color:#4ac6f3\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-notice ab-font-size-18 ab-block-notice\" data-id=\"5e5432\"><div class=\"ab-notice-text\" style=\"border-color:#4ac6f3\"><p><em>For more information, contact Bridget Doyle (FutureNeuro Business Development and Centre Mgr.). <a href=\"mailto:bridgetdoyle@rcsi.ie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bridgetdoyle@rcsi.ie<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital health systems, in particular the use of data, are enabling better diagnosis, treatment and management of neurological disease. 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