How Do We Make a Digital Patient?

Following the recent Second Consultation Meeting in Barcelona (see blog from 20 November 2012) and all the material that was gathered regarding the scientific and technical challenges that needed to be overcome in other to 'make' a Digital Patient, the next logical question is.'How do we overcome these challenges to make the Digital Patient?'  The first step to answering this question is writing a roadmap that will guide future research projects that will eventually answer the question.  Sounds like something out of a politician, doesn't it?  That's because some of the knowledge that will enable the question of how we make the Digital Patient to be answered, is still unknown.  It could well be that no new physics is required, but we are clearly incapable of delivering the Digital Patient at this point in time.  A focused look at the problem in the form of a roadmap is the prescription for our Digital Patient.  This roadmap will be written by an international team of experts.and is due to be completed in March/April 2013.