What specialized training in digital health can we find in Catalonia?

The COMPDIG Salut project , focused on improving the ICT skills of healthcare professionals and coordinated by the TIC Salut Social Foundation, has published the Digital Health Training Initiatives mapping in Catalonia. The document details the continuing education courses focused on digital health in the Catalan region and assesses whether they cover the competencies outlined in the new map of digital competencies for healthcare professionals.

The document has identified 16 existing training initiatives in digital health in Catalonia. Among these, there are 4 master’s programs, 3 postgraduate programs, and 9 specialization courses. Most of the training programs cover more than one area of knowledge related to the map of 11 digital competencies for healthcare professionals, as detailed in the following chart:

This overview of the available training offer in Catalonia allows the COMPDIG-Salut project to plan future actions to promote and improve the ICT skills of healthcare professionals as outlined in the map.

The document was developed with funding from the project Improving Digital Competences of the Health Workforce in Spain and Estonia, financed by the European Union through the Technical Support Instrument, and executed by NTT DATA in collaboration with the Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support of the European Commission (DG REFORM). The full information was collected in December 2023 and reviewed in May 2024. However, due to the dynamic nature of the sector, the available offer and the details of each training program included in the document may have changed.

  • The COMPDIG project publishes the Mapping of Digital Health Training Initiatives in Catalonia, which includes master's programs, postgraduate courses, and specialized training offered by various entities