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The European Patients Forum (EPF) announces a call for representatives to join the Patient Advisory Group (PAG) for the IHI-UNIFIED project. UNIFIED (Unifying Framework for Patient-Centred Clinical-Study Endpoints Derived from Digital Health Technologies) is an Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) project that aims to develop a harmonised, patient-centred framework for the use of digital health technologies (DHTs) in clinical studies. The project focuses on defining and validat

Why putting the needs of patients at the centre is crucial for decision-making in healthcare Prof. Dr. Esther de Bekker - Grob and Dr. Jorien Veldwijk are the public lead and (co-)coordinator of the UNIFIED project — a large public–private initiative worth €27 million and involving 40 partners across Europe, North America, and Canada. In this interview, they share their vision of patient-centred care and explain why it is vital to place patient needs at the heart of healthca