A health adviser at Catalan Health Service in Spain, over the years Dr Picas held various managerial posts at a number of public and private organisations. His current focus is on Health Care & Social Care information Systems and personal citizen data ownership.
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Medical Director PAMEM (Municipal Mutuality of the Barcelona City Council)
Director Primary Care of Barcelona City
CIO Hospital de St. Pau Barcelona
Founder, Partner and Head of Research SalusCoop Barcelona, Spain
A retired physician offers insights into COVID-19 telemedicine following a stint volunteering for a telephone support service for patients with the disease. After years of serving as a primary healthcare services manager in Barcelona and promoting the use of ICT, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, I decided to volunteer as a retired physician for a telephone support service...
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