VALO - Session 2 – Panel discussion: how can the Nordics lead? Secondary use of health data & Nordic model for collaboration

VALO - Session 2 – Panel discussion: how can the Nordics lead? Secondary use of health data & Nordic model for collaboration Passed

Tuesday May 20, 2025 09:35 - 10:30 Vitalis Plaza

Lecturers: Casandra Grundstom, Mikael Rinnetmäki, Päivi Östling, Rebekka Björg Guðmundsdóttir, Sigríður Haraldsdóttir Elínardóttir

Track: VALO stakeholder forum: Nordic health data collaboration

Join us for an insightful panel discussion on the development of the Nordic model for collaboration on the secondary use of health data, building on the published VALO report. Aligned with both the EHDS and the Nordic sustainability goals for 2030, the model aims to bring together stakeholders to enhance cross-border collaboration and efficiency. This session will delve into potential future collaborations that can drive innovation and improve health outcomes across the region.

Language

English

Topic

Data and Information

Seminar type

Live + On site

Lecture type

Panel

Objective of lecture

Orientation

Level of knowledge

Intermediate

Target audience

Management/decision makers
Researchers
Healthcare professionals

Lecturers

Casandra Grundstom Lecturer

Associate Professor
NTNU

Mikael Rinnetmäki Lecturer

Founder
Sensotrend Oy

Diabetes apps, HL7 FHIR, patient access to data, reimbursement models for remote monitoring services and digital therapeutics.

Päivi Östling Lecturer

Senior Researcher, Group Leader , SciLifeLab,Dept of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska CCC project unit, Karolinska University Hospital
SciLifeLab, Karolinska Institutet

Päivi Östling, Associate Professor, has extensive research experience in precision cancer medicine (PCM) and established a functional precision medicine (fPM) platform at SciLifeLab, Karolinska Institutet. The research team generates individualized drug profiles for solid and hematological cancers. She has been a Scientific Lead of Precision Medicine at SciLifeLab, with the aim to enable next-generation precision medicine infrastructure. She is part of the Swedish node for the European DIGITAL-project TEF-Health, supporting Health AI providers. Päivi holds key positions in Swedish Life Science, including SWELife, Cancer Research KI, and Genomic Medicine Sweden. Her research and leadership roles provide valuable insights into precision medicine, health data, and AI.

Rebekka Björg Guðmundsdóttir Lecturer

Project manager
Directorate of Health

Project manager
Directorate of Health Iceland

Sigríður Haraldsdóttir Elínardóttir Lecturer

Directorate of Health in Iceland

Head of division health information
Directorate of Health Iceland

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