Sessions

The International patient Summary (IPS) is an extract of an electronic health record containing essential healthcare information to support cross-border and unscheduled patient care. The IPS also has the potential to be used in many other scenarios where a patient crosses health information systems, like travel between provinces/states, cities or organizations that use a different Health Information System. The implementation and support for the IPS comes from a commitment by the G7 and Global Digital Health Partnership. International standards organisations have come together to deliver on this commitment, with SNOMED International providing the free global set of clinical terms to support it's implementation. The development and expansion of the use of the IPS and the SNOMED free set is making a real difference to cross border care globally, and to interoperability specifically

Dermatologists are uniquely trained and experienced in managing all aspects of skin health, making them invaluable healthcare providers for individuals seeking treatment for dermatological concerns. Their medical training is to "see" and "remember" dermatology pathologies. During their lifetime they see about 200 000 dermatology pathologies. In 2018 we trained a deep neural network on 55,364 smartphone images of dermatology pathologies in 8 hours and used the artificial intelligence model in a primary care setting. Referrals to a dermatologist could have been prevented in 34% of cases, in 60% of the cases the AI model helped the primary care physician diagnose correctly and 92% of the primary care physicians loved the AI decision support tool.

By imposing more strict cybersecurity requirements, NIS2 aims to enhance the overall security posture of critical healthcare entities such as SaaS companies and the sensitive data they manage. This heightened focus on cybersecurity translates into increased protection for patient data, fostering trust and confidence in digital healthcare services.As SaaS companies adapt to the regulatory landscape, the resulting improvements in cybersecurity not only mitigate risks but also position these companies as trustworthy partners in the healthcare ecosystem. Patients benefit from knowing that their data is handled with the utmost care, fostering greater acceptance and utilization of digital healthcare services. Companies that proactively adapt to these changes strengthen their positions in the market, demonstrating a commitment to cybersecurity and the protection of sensitive healthcare information. Learn how to be among those that do, and how modern tools and technology cost-effectively support your security stance to live up to the requirements of NIS2.

After announcing the winner of the NORDeHEALTH 2024 benchmarking battle, we will end our session with a panel discussion. Christel Bengtner from Inera AB will reflect on the identified differences between patient portals - what are Inera's plans in these areas? What can be learned from other countries implementations of patients' online record access? Then our panel members from Sweden (Rose-Mharie Åhlfeldt and Christel Bengtner), Norway (Asbjørn Johansen Fagerlund), Finland (Sari Kujala), and Estonia (Anna Dudkina) will discuss partnership between research and practice - how do we ensure that the results from research can have an impact on practice? And how we ensure that researchers focus on issues of importance to practice? 

When the Vitalis Conference takes place in May 2024 the new EU Regulation for the European Health Data Space (EHDS) may already have been finally adopted and entered into force. EHDS aims to empower the citizens when it comes to having control over their own health data. At the same time contributing to health care as well as research and innovation by providing access to relevant health data in an efficient and secure manner. Expected outcomes include for instance new innovative medical treatments and diagnostics, development of AI tools, and Precision Medicine, thus optimizing value from health data, for the benefit of individuals as well as society as a whole. However, there is no doubt that the implementation of EHDS also comes with substantial challenges of different kinds.This introduction will give an update on the status of EHDS, on preparative EU projects and describe EU and Swedish aspects on interoperability layers of legal, technical, semantic and organizational character.

Discover the future of healthcare through the lens of artificial intelligence. In this presentation, we delve into two major AI approaches: tabular and generative. We'll guide you through a complete solution, from sourcing data to module creation and validation, with the goal of delivering actionable insights for streamlined workflows. Learn how our services can accelerate your journey to value in healthcare AI.

I denna föreläsning beskriver Pihlajalinnas Chief Medical Officer, Kaisa Kujansivu hur den disruptiva naturen hos AI har börjat påverka hela organisationen. En natur som alla vårdgivare som bestämmer sig för att nyttja AI i bred skala behöver förstå!
In this presentation, Kaisa Kujansivu, Chief Medical Officer at Pihlajalinna, describes how the disruptive nature of AI has started to affect the whole organisation. A nature that all healthcare providers who decide to use AI on a large scale must understand!

EIT Health organised a series of 11 roundtable discussions across Europe, bringing together experts and stakeholders from across the public health, healthcare, and health data ecosystems. The presentation will summarize the key recommendations and findings on a European level, presenting results from the EIT Health Think Tank report launched Spring 2024. 

Implementing AI in healthcare safely and effectively presents a unique set of challenges. From data quality, information security, systems change, evidence generation, clinical safety and workforce transformation this session discussions the key challenges in the adoption of AI and how they might be tackled.

The European Health Data Space (EHDS) is an EU-wide initiative in digital health aiming at a more effective use of health data for healthcare services provision, research, innovation, policy-making and regulatory activities. While the proposal for a Regulation on the EHDS is being negotiated between the European co-legislators, there are a number of initiatives that have already been launched to prepare the ground for its rollout. In this presentation, the European Commission will give an overview of the state of play of the implementation of the EHDS.

Case study describing AI Chest Radiograph the approach to evaluation to support decision making to adopt

Breaking the waves – accelerating health innovation. 
Welcome to an afternoon that will help you unlock your global business potential!

Background, current status, and Swedish perspective of the cross-border services for Primary use in Europe.European initiatives to support the development and implementation of services for Primary use across national borders as Direct Grants and Joint Actions.The Swedish eHealth Agency is the National Contact Point for eHealth and prepares the Swedish cross-border eHealth services.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve the efficiency and safety of medical history-taking and triage in primary care. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the practical implementation of AI systems for these purposes. This study explores healthcare leaders’ experiences of barriers to implementing an AI system for automated history-taking and triage in primary care, and the actions they took to overcome these barriers.

Sjukvården i Danmark är för närvarande under en enorm press. Inte bara patienten och kvaliteten på arbetet påverkas, utan även vårdpersonalen som läkare och sjuksköterskor. Det finns ett konstant tryck på att få mer arbete gjort på kortare tid, samtidigt som den höga kvaliteten bibehålls. Overläkare Michael Nielsen från Region Midtjylland kommer att förklara konceptet bakom att ompröva hur läkare och sjuksköterskor arbetar och fördelarna med att tillåta innovation från slutanvändarna av automation.

Discover the potential of the European Electronic Health Records Exchange Format (EEHRxF) for healthcare interoperability in the EU, as we delve into the XpanDH project's role in advancing the European Health Data Space (EHDS) regulations and bridging healthcare delivery and clinical research scenarios.

The presentation will provide an overview of how EHDS will affect the secondary use in Sweden and EU and how the ongoing EU projects will contribute to strengthen Sweden's ability to meet the requirements of the upcoming EHDS regulation.

InfCare HIV quality register and decision support tool has now been used nationwide in Sweden and in other Nordic countries for 20 years. In Sweden, a great amount of structured clinical data has been collected during the years and the Swedish HIV physicians have included the decision support system as an integral part of all patient-related workflows in the clinic. The system gives clinicians in their daily practice a holistic view of the patient’s state of health over time as well as real time access to key performance indicators regarding the care given at the clinic.Data from InfCare HIV has been used in numerous research projects and studies to support developing treatment guidelines and improve care pathways for HIV patients. BMJ Open recently published an article describing the first 20 years with the Swedish InfCare HIV cohort, Christina Carlander as the main writer.Beyond the InfCare HIV system, the presentation will cover some examples of similar clinical information management systems for other medical specialties.