Sanità: igienista Siliquini, ‘innovazione in scienze e medicina fondamentale’

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(Adnkronos) - “L'innovazione nelle scienze e in medicina, soprattutto, è fondamentale. Ci sono però due elementi che dobbiamo portare insieme all'innovazione. Il primo è la collaborazione strutturata e integrata tra istituzioni di vario tipo: aziende, istituzioni pubbliche, istituzioni di ricerca, istituzioni private, università. Questa collaborazione è fondamentale per cercare di individuare gli elementi di innovazione che possono fare la differenza per la salute delle persone. Il secondo elemento è quello dell’accessibilità dell'innovazione che deve essere a disposizione di tutti”. Lo ha detto Roberta Siliquini, Professoressa Ordinaria Dipartimento di Scienze della Sanità Pubblica e Pediatriche dell’Università di Torino, intervenendo in occasione della settima edizione dell’Inventing for Life Health Summit - Investing for Life: la salute conta!, promosso oggi a Roma da Msd Italia.

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00:00What is the role of innovation in science and medicine?

00:04Innovation in science and medicine, above all, is fundamental.

00:10However, there are two elements that we must bring together with innovation.

00:16The first element is a collaboration that must always be structured and integrated

00:24between institutions of various types, companies, public institutions, research institutions, private institutions, universities.

00:34This collaboration is essential to really try to identify what are the elements of innovation

00:42that can make a difference to people's health.

00:47The second element is that innovation must be at everyone's disposal.

00:54In this case, political decision-makers come into play.

01:00The endorsement of political decision-makers, especially on public health policies,

01:06in particular on preventive policies.

01:10Prevention, as we know, is the pillar of health,

01:16but above all, it becomes the economic pillar of the country's system.

01:21We are approaching a historical moment in which our country will have an extremely high percentage of elderly people

01:30that we know how to care for very well, but at great costs, both for society and economic costs.

01:37It is important that these people recover as late as possible,

01:42and this is only possible with preventive activities at 360 degrees,

01:49which take into account elements of primary prevention such as vaccinations,

01:55but also commitment to lifestyles, which are certainly a personal responsibility,

02:01but which must be supported by effective public health policies.

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