FHIR Base Profiles in the Nordics Passed
Thursday May 22, 2025 08:30 - 09:15 A1
Lecturers: Daniel Karlsson, Michael Johansen, Mikael Rinnetmäki, Thomas Tveit RosenlundTrack: Nordics on FHIR
The work to harmonize FHIR Base profiles of Nordic countries was initiated in Vitalis 2023 (https://invitepeople.com/public/events/edd1776c4a/seminars/ca0805fa9c).
Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden have all published national FHIR base profiles through their HL7 affiliates. There is an ongoing initiative to harmonize the base profiles and to create common Nordic FHIR Base profile specification. Given the similarity of the healthcare systems of all the Nordic countries, we can learn from each other in developing and using national FHIR base profiles and reach a higher level of base-profile harmonization between Nordic countries.
Also, due to the EHDS regulation, standardization efforts in Europe are now of central importance and HL7 Europe is a key organization in those efforts. With collaboration and harmonization between Nordic countries we can also in a better way contribute and influence European work, including European HL7 FHIR base profiles.
This session will present the current status of this work, including involvement on the European level, and a call for participation for interested parties.
Topic
Data and Information
Seminar type
Live + On site
Lecture type
Presentation
Objective of lecture
Orientation
Level of knowledge
Introductory
Target audience
Management/decision makers
Politicians
Organizational development
Researchers
Care professionals
Healthcare professionals
Keyword
Benefits/effects
Welfare development
Law, Judicial procedures
Government information
Usability
Informatics/Interoperability
Lecturers
Daniel Karlsson Lecturer
Utredare
E-hälsomyndigheten
Michael Johansen Lecturer
Chefkonsulent
MedCom
Develop Danish standards for datasharing like messaging, documentsharing and servicebased integrations. Perform test and certification of all systems connected to Danish infrastructure.
Member of HL7 Denmark and HL7 International, CEN TC251, ISO TC251.
Lead of EU-project xShare together with HL7 Europe.
Mikael Rinnetmäki Lecturer
Founder
Sensotrend Oy
I search for sustainable business models for digital health solutions as the founder of diabetes startup Sensotrend, advance interoperability between healthcare IT systems as the FHIR ambassador of HL7 Finland, advocate for patients’ access to high quality treatment as the chair of the Regional Network of Diabetes Associations in Pirkanmaa, and seek to advance the adoption of new technologies for diabetes treatment as the vice chairman of the Diabetes Unit of Sailab MedTech Finland. I live with type 1 diabetes and hold a M.Sc. in computer science.
Sensotrend makes life with diabetes easier by visualizing data and deriving actionable insights from dozens of medical devices and wellness trackers and facilitating sharing the information with healthcare professionals and peers. Sensotrend is a key contributor in the HL7 International Patient Access specification, a winner of the Fair Health Data Challenge by the Finnish innovation fund Sitra and a founding member of the MyData Global organization
Thomas Tveit Rosenlund Lecturer
Virksomhetsarkitekt
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