Sessions
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Pre-conference: Developing person-centred cultures: participatory methodologies and practices pt.1
Brendan McCormack
Monday May 13, 2024 11:00 - 14:00 J1
English, On site only, Workshop
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.
Pre-conference: Executive Workshop on Innovation Building within Person-Centered Health and Welfare
Magnus Kjellberg, Tomas Lindroth
Monday May 13, 2024 11:00 - 14:00 R5/R6
Workshops, English, On site only, Workshop
In an era where the integration of innovative practices in health and welfare is paramount, this executive workshop is designed to bring together leading experts in the field of innovation building. Our focus is on advancing person-centered approaches, emphasizing the integration of cutting-edge technologies and methodologies into healthcare services. This workshop aims to foster a dynamic exchange of ideas, strategies, and practical insights to revolutionize patient care and welfare systems.Register for workshop at: https://gcpcc.org/pre-conference-workshops/
Opening Keynote
Eric Sutherland, Inger Ekman, Aslan Akbas, Marjan Garmroudi, Axel Wolf, Erica Bonns
Monday May 13, 2024 15:00 - 17:00 Congress Hall
Keynote sessions, Keynotes and Awards, English
Introduction to the Nordics
Britta Stenson, Ervin Alic, Heidi Tikanmaki, Marija Ljungdahl Caganic
Tuesday May 14, 2024 09:15 - 10:15 Innovation Area
Innovation Area, English, Live broadcast, Presentation, Management/decision makers, Politicians, Organizational development, Purchasers/acquisitions/eco nomy/HR, Technicians/IT/Developers, Researchers, Students, Care professionals, Healthcare professionals, Patient/user organizations, Innovation/research
The Nordic region is a strong market for digital health, due to the advanced healthcare systems, technological infrastructure and culture of innovation. With a focus on innovation, prevention, precision medicine and a strong research ecosystem, the Nordics offer fertile ground for digital health solutions to improve healthcare delivery, empower patients, and address the growing burden of chronic diseases. This session is a great opportunity to get to know the Nordic healthcare systems and their possibilities, challenges and why the Nordic market is a great fit for you!
Reducing the risk of falls, wandering, and pressure ulcers - EMFIT CARE
Heikki Räisänen
Tuesday May 14, 2024 10:00 - 10:15 Open Stage
Open Stage, English, On site only
Emfit’s CEO Heikki Räisänen introduces EMFIT CARE, a cloud-connected sensor installed under a bed mattress. Based on heart and body movement analysis it provides real-time data and alerts for streamlining tasks, reducing stress, and empowering staff to proactively address residents' needs.
How data empowers patients
Mikael Rinnetmäki
Tuesday May 14, 2024 10:30 - 11:00 F1
Personalization in Health Care, English, Live broadcast, Presentation, Inspiration, Introductory, Management/decision makers, Politicians, Patient/user organizations, Actual examples (good/bad), Patient centration, Apps
A patient perspective on the benefits of having health data freely accessible.
Mental Health in the Digital World: Lessons Learned from Sweden and the USA
Erica Larson, Solome Tibebu, Tiffany Boswell, Viveka Rydell-Anderson
Tuesday May 14, 2024 10:30 - 11:00 F2
Digital hälsa, English, Pre-recorded + On-site, Presentation, Inspiration, Introductory, Management/decision makers, Politicians, Organizational development, Purchasers/acquisitions/eco nomy/HR, Technicians/IT/Developers, Researchers, Students, Care professionals, Healthcare professionals, Patient/user organizations, Actual examples (good/bad), Benefits/effects, Patient centration, Innovation/research, Test/validation, Apps, Patient safety, Information security, Usability, Ethics
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.
Digital Companion for Interprofessional Patient Journeys: An App-based Approach with Real AI Healthcare Support
Emira Imeri
Tuesday May 14, 2024 11:00 - 11:30 F1
Personalization in Health Care, English, Live broadcast, Presentation, Tools for implementation, Intermediate, Management/decision makers, Organizational development, Technicians/IT/Developers, Researchers, Care professionals, Healthcare professionals, Patient/user organizations, Patient centration, Innovation/research, Apps
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.
Connected Mental Health Interventions for Self-Management
Sofia Ouhbi
Tuesday May 14, 2024 11:00 - 11:30 F2
Digital hälsa, English, Pre-recorded + On-site, Presentation, Other, Introductory, Technicians/IT/Developers, Researchers, Care professionals, Healthcare professionals, Patient/user organizations, Patient centration, Innovation/research, Apps
This presentation highlights connected mental health interventions designed to facilitate self-management of individuals' mental health.
A great pitch@vitalis
Tuesday May 14, 2024 11:00 - 12:30 Innovation Area
Innovation Area, English, Live broadcast, Presentation, Inspiration, Management/decision makers, Politicians, Organizational development, Purchasers/acquisitions/eco nomy/HR, Technicians/IT/Developers, Researchers, Students, Care professionals, Healthcare professionals, Patient/user organizations, Innovation/research
At A great pitch@vitalis, the most innovative Healthtech companies will showcase new digital solutions in healthcare. Attendees can listen to short pitches where 10 companies present their innovations, followed by questions from a distinguished panel. We welcome you to join us for this engaging event with high energy and excitement!
Nordic co-operation supporting the work of healthcare professionals and data quality through e-health standards
Juha Mykkänen, Manne Andersson, Minna Maria Hernandez
Tuesday May 14, 2024 11:20 - 11:45 F4
Sverige i Norden och EU, English, Live broadcast, Presentation, Orientation, Intermediate, Management/decision makers, Politicians, Organizational development, Purchasers/acquisitions/eco nomy/HR, Technicians/IT/Developers, Researchers, Students, Care professionals, Healthcare professionals, Management, Government information
The Nordic Council of Ministers' standardisation group for eHealth focuses on standardisation, and one of the tasks for 2023–2025 is to contribute to and ensure that the Reducing Clinician Burden (RCB) initiative is taken into account in standardisation work in the Nordic countries.
Carematrix – a sustainable digital approach for integrated proactive care for multimorbid persons
Gro-Hilde Severinsen
Tuesday May 14, 2024 11:30 - 12:00 F1
Personalization in Health Care, English, Live broadcast, Presentation, Orientation, Intermediate, Management/decision makers, Researchers, Students, Care professionals, Healthcare professionals, Patient/user organizations, Benefits/effects, Patient centration, Innovation/research, Documentation, Apps, Usability
CareMatrix is an innovative project addressing the challenges of multimorbidity in aging populations, impacting over 50 million Europeans. It advocates a shift from traditional, diagnosis-specific healthcare towards an integrated, patient-centered approach. Focusing on interoperability of digital health systems, CareMatrix leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance care quality and efficiency. The initiative, supported by Horizon 2020, involves key partners developing the INCA Solution - a digital platform for coordinated care management. INCA integrates patient data, supports shared care plans, and features a multidisciplinary approach, placing patients at the heart of healthcare.
Language-based assessment at the heart of data-driven mental healthcare
Katarina Kjell
Tuesday May 14, 2024 11:30 - 12:00 F2
Digital hälsa, English, Pre-recorded + On-site, Presentation, Orientation, Introductory, Management/decision makers, Politicians, Organizational development, Healthcare professionals, Benefits/effects, Welfare development, Management, Innovation/research
Artificial intelligence-based (AI-based) language analysis is undergoing a “paradigm shift” initiated by new machine learning models, large language models, leading to unprecedented accuracies over most computerized language processing tasks such as web search, automatic machine translation, and automatic question answering. The success of the large language models is mostly attributed to their capability to numerically represent words in their context, long a weakness of popular psychological research techniques that use “bag-of-words” or word count approaches. Large language models can enable psychological language analysis to quantify the meaning behind words and human language in its larger context and thus capture truer psychological states and traits of the person behind the words. We discuss evidence showing that AI's paradigm shift to large language models is the missing piece for a parallel transformation in mental health assessment from the strong reliance on rating scale responses to more accurate, fine-grained, and ecologically valid assessments by fully leveraging patients’ own descriptions. We believe that this is an essential step in a more data-driven healthcare.
Designing for Continuous Cybersecurity: Medical Device manufacturing guided by IEC 81001-5-1
Joakim Mark
Tuesday May 14, 2024 12:00 - 12:15 Open Stage
Open Stage, English, On site only
This presentation offers a succinct exploration of cybersecurity integration in medical device manufacturing. It emphasizes the importance of embedding cybersecurity from the design phase, guided by the principles in IEC 81001-5-1. We will navigate through the various international regulatory landscapes, including the EU's MDR, U.S. FDA guidelines, and Japan's cybersecurity framework, highlighting their convergence with IEC 81001-5-1. The presentation emphasizes proactive, continuous cybersecurity measures in the evolving medical device sector that is faced with increasingly sophisticated threats.
Introduction Swedish digital infrastructure
Max Herulf
Tuesday May 14, 2024 13:00 - 13:10 F1
Nordic Deep Dive - digital infrastructure, English, Live broadcast, Orientation, Introductory, Management/decision makers, Organizational development, Technicians/IT/Developers, Researchers, Actual examples (good/bad)
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.
The Future of Patient Monitoring - Contactless Monitoring of Patients for Safety, Efficiency, and Gains
Ole Kristian Forstrønen Thu
Tuesday May 14, 2024 13:00 - 14:00 F2
Emerging technologies, English, Pre-recorded + On-site, Extended 55 min, Tools for implementation, Introductory, Management/decision makers, Politicians, Organizational development, Purchasers/acquisitions/eco nomy/HR, Technicians/IT/Developers, Researchers, Students, Care professionals, Healthcare professionals, Patient/user organizations, Actual examples (good/bad), Benefits/effects, Education (verification), Patient centration, Innovation/research, Test/validation, Patient safety, Usability
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.
Germany Next: How to take advantage of the German potential and use the extensive market as a stepping stone for expansion
Dr.Lars Hunze, Anders Murman, Ninni Löwgren Tischer
Tuesday May 14, 2024 13:00 - 14:00 Innovation Area
Innovation Area, English, Live broadcast
Germany is Sweden’s most important trade partner. With its 84 million inhabitants, Germany provides wide reaching business potentials, not least within healthcare and specifically e-health. It is hence not surprising that this business area is a part of our two countries’ official innovation partnership, and that more and more Swedish companies have their sight set on Germany.During this ”German hour”, we will provide you with insights into the prerequisites of the German market, Germany’s new e-health strategy as well as the ongoing work with the so called DiGas (digital health apps). Furthermore, we present you with the opportunity to listen to an innovative Swedish e-health company that has taken its first steps into the German market and gladly shares their experiences with you.A warm willkommen to Germany!
The German market: prerequisites and structure, trends and potentialNinni Löwgren Tischer, Head of Division Market Entry & Business Development, German-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (AHK Schweden)The German e-health strategy and its DiGa-system: how it works and what business opportunities it presents Swedish innovation companies Dr. Lars Hunze, Deputy Head of Department for gematik, telematic infrastructure and eHealth, German Federal Ministry for Health (BMG)Case: Experiences, insights and reflections from a Swedish company that has taken its first steps into the German marketAnders Murman, Co-founder and CEO, DeversifyQ&A and a summary from a German-Swedish perspective addressing the challenges, common denominators and possible cooperationsNinni Löwgren Tischer, Head of Division Market Entry & Business Development, German-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (AHK Schweden)
The impact of AI in healthcare
Eric Sutherland
Tuesday May 14, 2024 13:10 - 13:40 F-Expo
AI in healthcare - Threat or opportunity?, English, Live broadcast
eHealth infrastructure in Norway - national strategy and EHDS preparations
Georg Fredrik Ranhoff, Marianne Bårtvedt van Os
Tuesday May 14, 2024 13:10 - 13:35 F1
Nordic Deep Dive - digital infrastructure, English, Live broadcast, Management/decision makers, Organizational development, Researchers, Healthcare professionals, Patient/user organizations, Innovation/research, Law, Judicial procedures, Patient safety, Information security
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.
Digitalization in the Finnish Healthcare: current and future approaches
Riikka Vuokko, Sari Palojoki
Tuesday May 14, 2024 13:35 - 14:00 F1
Nordic Deep Dive - digital infrastructure, English, Live broadcast, Presentation, Orientation, Intermediate, Management/decision makers, Politicians, Organizational development, Actual examples (good/bad), Government information
Currently, Kanta provides a national e-health infrastructure and core information services. Kanta brings benefits for people, pharmacies and the social welfare and healthcare sector. Patient, social care customer/client and prescription data are collected in the centralized services.To foster development, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has launched a new strategy for digitalisation and information management in healthcare and social welfare late 2023.To illustrate Finnish current and future development approaches, some examples on digital solutions are presented.