Sessions

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?

A conversation about what has worked well in our respective Nordic countries.If a neighbouring country wants to use these successes as inspiration, what advice would we get?What is the next step?Are the conditions very county-specific or are we more similar than we think?

Denmark aims at promoting coherence across sectors by means of a comprehensive national eHealth infrastructure. The infrastructure is continually built out to support the sharing of data in more and more areas. The backbone of the infrastructure is a National Service Platform.The presentation will give an overview of how the work with cross-sectoral digitalization in Denmark is undertaken, both in relation to the principles behind as well as the data being shared.

Staff welfare has a profound impact on emergency services' abilities to meet targets, deliver appropriate levels of care and implement long-term strategies. Poor staff morale and high employee turnover are disruptive, expensive and result in sub-optimal service provision. As such, more organisations are turning to advanced modelling solutions to better balance operational performance and employee well-being. This presentation draws on first-hand experience from the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust (WAST) and details how data-driven modelling software enables the organisation to implement effective changes that prioritise employee welfare, respect operational targets and empower the team to do more with less.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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)

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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. 

This presentation highlights connected mental health interventions, with a focus on biofeedback-based interventions, designed to facilitate self-management of individuals' mental health.

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!