Episode 2: What is a computer model?
Computer models shape daily life—from navigation to engineering. This video explores how these powerful tools can be harnessed to improve healthcare and patient outcomes.
You might not notice it, but computer models are everywhere around us, from your smartphone calculating the fastest route to work to the aerodynamic simulations of cars and planes. In this video, we will discover how we can make the most of them for a better healthcare.
If you want to know more about computer models in healthcare, listen to the second episode of the podcast The Digital Twin Theory, by VPH on Spotify
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