How will healthcare in Italy change in the coming years? “The Patient’s Journey” is a documentary that explores the evolution of care pathways in the age of artificial intelligence, robotics, and digital technologies.
Produced by Spoke 2 of the RAISE project, the documentary guides viewers through the innovations developed within the project—innovations that will transform hospitals, treatments and relationships between healthcare professionals and patients.
From AI-powered early diagnosis and digital twin-assisted surgery to rehabilitation using intelligent robots and remote monitoring through environmentally friendly sensors, the documentary shows how technology can become a valuable ally in making healthcare safer, more efficient and more personalized.
Through testimonies, practical examples and clear, accessible language, The Patient Journey explores a future in which innovation and humanity advance side by side, placing people at the heart of smarter, more connected and more sustainable healthcare. A story combining science and vision to imagine new ways of treating patients and caring for people.
A project by: Valentina Squeri, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, and Maurizio Monti
Produced by: Twister Film
Director and Creative Director: Simone Valentini
Written by: Sofia Arciero
Interviewees (in alphabetical order):
Giampaolo Brichetto, Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla e NeuroBRITE Research Center
Annalisa Calcagno, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Michela Chiappalone, Università degli Studi di Genova
Lorenzo De Michieli, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Maddalena Feder, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Federico Ferracini, Università degli Studi di Genova
Lucrezia Grassi, Università degli Studi di Genova
Matteo Laffranchi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Carlo Martinoli, IRCSS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino e Università degli Studi di Genova
Mattia Pacetti, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Giuseppe Patanè, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Jessica Podda, Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla e NeuroBRITE Research Center
Vittorio Sanguineti, Università degli Studi di Genova
Barbara Senesi, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera
Giacomo Servidei, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera
Antonio Sgorbissa, Università degli Studi di Genova
Carlo Terrone, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino e Università degli Studi di Genova
Marco Testa, Università degli Studi di Genova – Campus Savona
Sara Traversini, Esaote S.p.A.
Paolo Traverso, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino e Università degli Studi di Genova
Carlo Trompetto, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino e Università degli Studi di Genova
Ekaterini Zigoura, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera
With the participation of (in alphabetical order):
Carlos Beltran, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Giulia Bodo, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Gaia Burlando, Università degli Studi di Genova
Francesca Callegari, Università degli Studi di Genova
Antonio Camurri, Università degli Studi di Genova
Stefania Canonero, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Maura Casadio, Università degli Studi di Genova
Cecilia De Vicariis, Università degli Studi di Genova
Nicola Ferrari, Università degli Studi di Genova
Maurizio Ferrarin, IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS
Benedetto Giardulli, Università degli Studi di Genova – Campus Savona
Erica Grange, Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla e NeuroBRITE Research Center
Mirko Job, Università degli Studi di Genova – Campus Savona
Lorenzo Marucchi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Matteo Moro, Università degli Studi di Genova
Lino Nobili, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Francesca Odone, Università degli Studi di Genova
Giada Parodi, Università degli Studi di Genova
Giulia Parodi, Università degli Studi di Genova
Ludovico Pedullà, Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla e NeuroBRITE Research Center
Veronica Penza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Davide Piscopiello, Esaote S.p.A.
Mattia Pittaluga, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
Jessica Podda, Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla
Silvio Paolo Sabatini, Università degli Studi di Genova
Marianna Semprini, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Giulio Sciortino, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Chiara Tacchino, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Ludovica Viola, Università degli Studi di Genova
Acknowledgements (in alphabetical order):
Gaia Bailo, IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS
Mattia Barbieri, Università degli Studi di Genova
Simone Cammarasana, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Viola Camerini, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Andrea Canessa, Università degli Studi di Genova
Lorenzo Cavallaro, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Silvia Caviglia, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
Eleonora Ceccaldi, Università degli Studi di Genova
Andrea Cera, Università degli Studi di Genova
Giuseppe Cittadini, IRCCS Policlinico San Martino
Comunicazione e Relazioni Esterne, Esaote S.p.A.
Nicola Corbellini, Università degli Studi di Genova
Marco Crepaldi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Stefano De Beni, Esaote S.p.A.
Pietro Di Bello, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Direzione Scientifica, IRCCS Policlinico San Martino
Mirko Di Salvo, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Direzione Comunicazione e Relazioni Esterne, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Tommaso Falchi Delitala, Movendo Technology
Silvia Ferrando, Università degli Studi di Genova
Veronica Giasotto, IRCCS Policlinico San Martino
Grant Office, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
Information Technology IRCCS Policlinico San Martino
Johanna Jonsdottir, IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS
Tiziana Lencioni, IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS
Giacomo Lepri, Università degli Studi di Genova
Wanda Morganti, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera
Martina Paccini, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Personale Blocco Operatorio Pad 65 IRCCS Policlinico San Martino
Gianluca Piatelli, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Camilla Pierella, Università degli Studi di Genova
Greta Pini, Esaote S.p.A.
Emanuele Seminerio, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera
Rune Thorsen, IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS
Ufficio Stampa, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Gualtiero Volpi, Università degli Studi di Genova
This documentary showcases only a selection of the activities carried out within Spoke 2.
Due to time constraints, many of the project’s activities and achievements could not be included.
Each of them, however, has played an important role in advancing research and strengthening the project’s impact.
We would like to thank all the researchers, healthcare professionals, affiliated partners, and everyone who took part in the project’s activities.
Special thanks go to the volunteers who participated in the demonstrations featured in the documentary.
Devices:
The 3D Markerless MR/CT and US image registration technology was jointly developed by the Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche (IMATI) of CNR and the R&D US System Application department of Esaote.
The EVA Navi device, part of the startup project Eva Surgica, was developed by the Biomedical Robotics Lab of the Advanced Robotics Department of IIT.
The headset application was implemented by the Rehabilitation & Interaction Lab of UNIGE.
Il Patient Digital Twin for personalized robotic rehabilitation was developed by the Rehabilitation & Interaction Lab of UNIGE.
The robotic device hunova® with the dual-task DT add-on software was developed by Movendo Technology®.
The Pelvi Trainer device was developed by the Rehabilitation and Engineering Laboratory – Neuroscienze e Riabilitazione Department of UNIGE – Campus di Savona.
The CAIR cloud for the conversational robot was implemented by the Robots and Intelligent systems for Citizens and the Environment (RICE) Laboratory of UNIGE.
The Alter Ego robot was developed by the Soft Robotics for Human Cooperation and Rehabilitation laboratory of IIT.
The FitFES device was developed by the LAMoBiR Laboratory of IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS (Milan), in collaboration with the Electronic Design Laboratory and the Rehab Technologies Lab of IIT.
The markerless technology for monitoring infants in cribs was developed through a collaboration between the Rehabilitation & Interaction Science Lab, the MaLGa Center, and IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini.
The Sensorized Room was developed by the Pattern Analysis & Computer Vision Laboratory of IIT.
The Sensorized Rooms at E.O. Ospedali Galliera and IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini were jointly developed by researchers from the two clinical centres together with the Rehab Technologies Lab and the Pattern Analysis & Computer Vision Laboratory of IIT, and the Casa Paganini-InfoMus Research Centre of UNIGE.
The parent-child interaction monitoring system installed in the Sensorized Room at IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini was developed by the Casa Paganini-InfoMus Research Centre of UNIGE.
RespirArTe, the interactive audio-visual system for monitoring and rehabilitation installed in the Sensorized Room at Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera, was developed by the Casa Paganini-InfoMus Research Centre of UNIGE.
The AI-based MOKA application developed by FISM was created through a collaboration between researchers at the centre and the Rehab Technologies Lab and the Pattern Analysis & Computer Vision Laboratory of IIT.
