ICT brings the virtual patient closer to reality

ICT brings the virtual patient closer to reality

The Information Technology Future of Medicine (ITFoM) project held its kick-off meeting in Amsterdam on 24-25 May 2011.The aim of ITFoM is to develop models of human pathways, tissues, and ultimately of the whole human, to create a "virtual patient" which will enable physicians to identify personalised prevention schedules and treatments adapted to each person. "Amsterdam was the kick start of the virtual patient", said Hans Lehrach, Director at the Max Planck Institute for