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\nAinhoa Goienetxea is Project Manager for the project \u201cFuture Healthcare System in the V\u00e4stra G\u00f6taland Region.\u201d<\/p>\n
What healthcare needs will we have in ten years \u2013 and how can we make the best use of resources? With research from the University of Sk\u00f6vde, the Region V\u00e4stra G\u00f6taland (VGR) can evaluate different solutions in advance and make better decisions when designing future healthcare.<\/p>\n
Through a new long-term agreement between the University of Sk\u00f6vde and VGR, collaboration is being deepened on how strategic choices in healthcare can be evaluated with the help of simulation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe agreement represents an important opportunity for the University of Sk\u00f6vde and VGR to deepen the successful collaboration we have had for several years. It also means that our expertise in simulation will be directly linked to issues of societal relevance,\u201d says Ainhoa Goienetxea, Project Manager and Senior Lecturer in Production Engineering at the University of Sk\u00f6vde.<\/p>\n
Researchers at the University will contribute research, methodological development and competence development on how simulation can be used to support strategic decision-making.<\/p>\n
\u201cTogether we will build stronger internal competence within VGR so that they can independently use advanced methods to evaluate possible future scenarios. In this way, they will be able to make decisions with a greater understanding of the consequences of future strategic choices,\u201d says Ainhoa Goienetxea.<\/p>\n
At VGR, it is recognised that collaboration with the University of Sk\u00f6vde creates the opportunity to produce more thoroughly prepared decision-making material for strategic and long-term decisions about healthcare.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy building up our own competence in simulation, we can strengthen our ability to plan in a long-term and sustainable way,\u201d says Karin Loostr\u00f6m Muth, Director of Healthcare Development, Region V\u00e4stra G\u00f6taland.<\/p>\n
\nAinhoa Goienetxea is Project Manager for the project \u201cFuture Healthcare System in the V\u00e4stra G\u00f6taland Region.\u201d<\/p>\n
The background to the collaboration is the major challenges healthcare is facing: an ageing population with increasing healthcare needs, while staff and financial resources are limited.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the help of these kinds of methods, complex interconnections can be identified so that decision-makers receive better decision-making material. This can lead to more accurate decisions on priorities and more efficient use of resources. Ultimately, it is about more residents gaining better access to healthcare, both now and in the future,\u201d says Ainhoa Goienetxea.<\/p>\n
The University also regards the collaboration as an important example of how academia and the public sector can work together.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope that this can demonstrate how research and practical operations can meet in order to solve complex societal challenges,\u201d says Ainhoa Goienetxea.<\/p>\n
Ainhoa Goienetxea, Senior Lecturer in Production Engineering, Joeri van Laere, Professor of Informatics, and Gary Linn\u00e9usson, Senior Lecturer in Production Engineering, are participating in the project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"