For hundreds of years, observation, measurement and analysis have been applied in medicine. Paired with the enormous information technological progress of the last decades, this natural scientific approach continually generates “Big Data”. If evaluated properly, these data may be applied not only as evidence-based findings in acute medicine, such as guidelines or quality indicators, but also for individual High Definition Medicine.

What clinical, ethical and technical challenges will be faced by patients and healthcare providers in the coming years? How can new, innovative technologies be employed across sectors in the interests of the patients? What measures must be undertaken to promote good medicine?

These questions will be discussed by experts from telematics and ehealth, patients, data protectors, economists and politicians at the Leopoldina-Symposium 2020 „Mission – Innovation“.

Picture: Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin