Sessions

AI has been hailed as one of the instrumental changes that can help healthcare systems tackle current and future challenges. But to what extent can AI help? Milan Shah, NHS transformation specialist, talks you through a study that was conducted on a Swedish primary care health center to assess the impact of AI-enabled triage on labour productivity.

Norway, like the other Nordic countries, has a fundamentally good health and care service, and has a long journey with digitalization of health services and building ehealth infrastructure. Norway was an early adopter of national e-health solutions, and solutions like our national health portal, e-prescription and summary care record are widely used, both by healthcare personnel and citizens. Traditionally Norway has been promoting and working according to international standards and we have a long history of collecting data for secondary usage.

This session will review the digital health transformation journey for Canada's largest province and its transition towards an open source-based data fabric model.

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.

Annual presentation of what's happening with HL7 FHIR standard in the Nordics and how it has been applied in real world.

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.

FHIR is changing the health IT landscape in many countries. Governments, care providers, healthtech companies and insurance companies are adopting FHIR to achieve affordable and accessible care, care quality and better outcomes, and efficient cross-institutional information exchange. Rien will explain for a non-technical audience what FHIR is, why it is relevant for anyone in the industry and how stakeholders are driving the adoption in a few example countries.

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.

This presentation offers a perspective to some of the successes and failures in the Finnish ecosystem for sharing health data over the last 10 years.

The landscape of healthcare is rapidly evolving, with patient safety and the efficiency of patient monitoring gaining increased importance. Traditional spot-based patient surveillance methods have notable limitations, and there is substantial documentation on the benefits of more continuous monitoring approaches. Vitalthings, a Norwegian health technology company, is at the forefront of this evolution, developing contactless monitoring solutions that significantly enhance patient safety, operational efficiency, and overall cost-effectiveness. Dr. Thu will elaborate on how the continuous data harvested by this system serves as a foundation for future research and the development of AI models. This shift towards more proactive healthcare modalities, empowered by enhanced patient and staff safety, paves the way for the integration of AI into predictive medicine.

An exciting lecture where we delve into the current hype surrounding ChatGPT and large language models. Are they truly the holy grail in healthcare, coming sooner than we think, or are they just another tool in the toolbox? What do we need to be cautious about?

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!

In this workshop we will explore the meaning of person-centred cultures and the evidence-base underpinning the significance of culture in sustaining person-centred care.  Person-centred cultures are critical to the development and sustaining of care practices for all persons that are collaborative, inclusive and participative. 

Hear from NHS thought-leader Shaun Crinion as he explains his vision for the NHS111 Smart Triage Service and discusses the impact already being seen across the system.

Modern health information systems in healthcare are a prerequisite for the transformation of healthcare. They enable patient participation, decision support and real-time data sharing. Many Nordic countries, like Sweden, have recently introduced new EHR systems or are planning to do so. The aim of this session is to share lessons and insights on both implementation and use of health data. What can we learn from each other and what should be coordinated now that half of Sweden is changing EHR systems? What needs to be done nationally? What will be the next step? 

This project addresses the challenges associated with complex surgeries and extensive patient care tasks, utilizing a digital, AI-enhanced virtual companion. The aim is to empower patients in self-management by guiding them through their care path, providing access to health information, monitoring vital signs, ensuring appointment adherence, and facilitating comprehension of medical documents. The introduction of a real AI healthcare professional further enhances patient engagement, offering personalized support based on individual needs. 

In many ways, Sweden was early in its abilities to share data between caregivers and regions. These abilities are mainly achieved through the infrastructure provided by the regions and municipalities infrastructure, which has entailed certain limitations on the national government´s ability to govern, prioritize and take responsibility for the national and international perspective. In recent years the government has increased its efforts, for instance through various assignments to governmental authorities such as the E-health agency.

Paneldiskussion om införandet av nya elektroniska journalsystem ledd av Boubou Hallberg 

Mental health problems are one of the main causes of sick leave.More than 50% will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some point in their lifetime.Only 1 in 8 adults with a mental health problem are currently getting any kind of treatment.This session explores the dynamic landscape of mental health technology, featuring perspectives from both Sweden and the USA. This unique opportunity will facilitate a cross-cultural exchange of innovative ideas and approaches in the realm of mental health tech. By bringing together experts from these two nations, we aim to gain valuable insights into the diverse strategies employed to address mental health challenges. This session promises to be a rich and collaborative exploration, fostering a deeper understanding of the global efforts to leverage technology for mental well-being.