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EH4F Showcases Future-Ready Training at HELIX 2025 

Barcelona, 15 May 2025 

Eurecat presented the results of the European project e-Hospital4Future (EH4F) at the HELIX 2025 Summit—an initiative aimed at delivering innovative training modules for healthcare professionals by combining soft skills, technical expertise, and digital innovation. This comprehensive approach responds to the emerging needs of the healthcare sector, promoting a flexible and modular learning model adapted to the challenges of a rapidly evolving environment. 

Continuing education in healthcare

Both EH4F and the HELIX Summit 2025 are aligned with the most critical and transformative priorities in contemporary healthcare education. From the integration of digital innovation and immersive learning environments to the development of essential soft skills and strategic decision-making capabilities, both initiatives reflect a shared commitment to preparing healthcare professionals for a future that is not only technologically sophisticated but also deeply human-centered. 

At HELIX 2025, the EH4F project presented its innovative approach to training healthcare professionals for the demands of a rapidly evolving sector. EH4F responds to the urgent need for transformation in healthcare education by combining soft skills, technical expertise, and digital innovation into a comprehensive and flexible learning model. 

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The project was represented by a strong delegation from Eurecat, including David Marí and Luis Marte as Digital Health experts, Santi Fort as leader of the innovation in training line, and  José A. Gago, expert in innovation processes. They were joined by international partners from the EH4F consortium: Berit Helgheim from Molde University College (Norway) and Susana Nicola from ISEP (Portugal). The participation was fostered by Francesc Teixidó, Eurecat’s Head of Training Business and Innovation, and coordinated by Almudena Abengozar, project manager in training innovation. 

Connecting systems

Their presence at HELIX 2025 was part of a broader effort to connect university-level continuing education with the learning ecosystems of healthcare organizations. The summit, led by Óscar Dalmau, Director of Innovation and Development at UCF, brought together professionals, educators, and institutions to explore new methodologies and scale collaborative projects across Europe and beyond. 

Held from May 14 to 16 across key venues in Manresa and Barcelona—including the University of Vic, the University of Barcelona, and Hospital Clínic—the HELIX Summit provided a dynamic platform for dialogue, co-creation, and digital experimentation. EH4F’s contribution was particularly aligned with the summit’s focus on methodological innovation and digital transformation in health education. 

Both HELIX 2025 and EH4F demonstrate how the convergence of innovation, collaboration, and education is reflected in the inclusion of key themes such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, soft skills development, and decision-making in healthcare. These areas are not only timely but essential for shaping the future of health education and practice. 

EH4F has developed three learning pathways that strongly resonate with the themes explored at HELIX: 

• Essential Soft Skills in Healthcare: Focused on the human side of care, this pathway emphasizes communication, empathy, teamwork, and leadership—skills increasingly recognized as critical to patient outcomes and team performance. 

• Decision Making in Healthcare: This pathway equips professionals with tools to make informed, ethical, and timely decisions in complex clinical and organizational contexts, fostering critical thinking and systems awareness. 

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Healthcare: A forward-looking pathway that introduces participants to the technologies reshaping diagnostics, treatment planning, and healthcare management, bridging the gap between innovation and practice. 

These themes were not only present in EH4F’s sessions but also echoed throughout the HELIX program—particularly in the digital experience circuits and co-creation workshops—highlighting a shared vision: preparing healthcare professionals for a future that is both technologically advanced and deeply human-centered.