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Our project Nordic Health Data Spaces (NHDS) has identified workforce competencies and technical capacity needed by the stakeholders of the Aurora region (North of the North) to adopt European Health Data Space (EHDS). This workshop is an opportunity for all stakeholders, regardless of the level of EHDS awareness, to get a utilitarian view of EHDS and influence capacity building in the region.  
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Who winns the Healthtech Award 2025?  
Welcome to the award ceremony where the winner will be presented! 
Participants:
Carl Bennet,  Major shareholders in the publicly listed companies: Getinge, Arjo, Lifco & Elanders
Cecilia Edebo, CEO, Sahlgrenska Science Park

Join us on a journey into the transformative world of the Postmodern EHR, where we will explore the bimodal approach that combines the traditional EHR solutions with the flexibility and innovation of modern digital health platforms. This hybrid strategy allows healthcare providers to leverage platform-based technologies to deploy new models of care, new clinical workflows, but also enhance existing ones, and deliver better patient care.   

The lecture will shade light on the efforts of ZIMAM to develop a standardized competency-based framework for digital health careers which can be utilized in collaborative approach by individuals, recruiters and digital health educational contents providers to support on the job education, job-profiling, assessments and career-pathing of digital health talents. The proposed approach combines several methodologies and conceptual platforms and it is well-supported by a digital platform.

This panel discussion explores how a Nordic federated network can unlock the full potential of Nordic health data and strengthen Real-World Evidence (RWE) generation.Professor Kimmo Porkka from Helsinki University Hospital and founder of FinOMOP will introduce the session with a presentation on FinOMOP—a nationwide, population-based harmonized health data infrastructure in Finland, aiming for full coverage by 2026. Through collaboration with all five Finnish university hospitals and national registries, a large share of patient data (70%) is already mapped to OMOP CDM.Following his introduction, the panel will discuss how Sweden and other Nordic countries can build on FinOMOP’s success to leverage its high-quality health data and create a Nordic-wide federated research network. The discussion will explore lessons learned from existing federated networks, the steps Sweden should take to harmonize health data for secondary use, and which data sources should be prioritized for maximum impact. Can the Nordics be a global hub for pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, AI-driven healthcare innovators, and clinical trial sponsors seeking access to high-quality, real-time real-world data.This session concludes the four-part OMOP introduction at Vitalis, providing a forum for next steps, collaboration opportunities, and practical insights on Nordic OMOP adoption.

This presentation provides a practical overview of implementing the OMOP CDM in a collaborative, pan-European oncology research setting and learnings from a specific study. Professor Åslaug Helland will present a case study from the DigiONE pilot project, where harmonized oncology data was used to evaluate overall survival (OS) in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC) patients based on metastasis location. The study leveraged federated analysis across multiple European cancer centers, including Oslo University Hospital, to generate real-world evidence while preserving patient privacy. 
This presentation is the third in a series of presentations given as an introduction to OMOP at Vitalis.

Ännu mer personaliserad vård genom att kombinera digitalt medicineringsstöd och egenmonitorering? I denna presentation delar Dignio, som är marknadsledare inom dessa områden i Norge, med sig av hur denna kombination har potentialen att förbättra vårdkvalitet och leda till bättre hälsa och mer samordnad vård.

We will present a toolbox for faster implementation of AI solutions within diagnostics.

Virtual tests with simulated health care processes and synthetic data is a new complementary method to traditional testing of products, tools and systems. In this session we will describe Virtuality, a concept for virtual testing using synthetic data, digital sandbox environments and third-party applications to simulate health care processes. The concept enables early testing of digital systems and tools in a safe environment, allowing stakeholders from both academia, industry and public service to research, develop and prototype systems and tools before implementation. Virtuality helps with aspects such as addressing regulatory compliance, reduce
development costs, getting rid of bugs before going into clinical trials and perform testing before real data is accessible. The aim with the concept is that a broad group of practitioners should be able to use and benefit from the virtual environment and simulation of healthcare scenarios.

This session builds on the previous OMOP 101 session. IT will provide a more practical perspective for organizations looking to adopt the OMOP Common Data Model (CDM) and join the OHDSI community to get started with federated analytics. The presentation will draw from the OMOP experience from Helsinki University Hospital (HUS) and outline key steps, required competencies, and infrastructure needed for implementation, as well as information on how to join and leverage the international OHDSI network in the process.The presentation will show how HUS has successfully navigated the process from data sources, through ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) to OMOP data, quality control, to the first federated real-world study, and further into swarm-learning for predictive modelling.This presentation is the second in a series of presentations given as an introduction to OMOP at Vitalis.

Based near Lyon in France, PRS Healthcare is specialized in ultrasound probe repairs (multi brand) and in the sale of refurbished ultrasound systems and probes. PRS Healthcare has established itself as the European leader on the third-party maintenance by introducing the circular economy into the ultrasound market since 2013.
ISO 13485 certified for probe repairs and sales, PRS Healthcare has been supporting public and private hospitals by reducing maintenance costs without compromise on quality with tailored services to optimize the benefits.
Organized in collaboration with Business France

For successful AI adoption, collaboration is essential. However, working with sensitive data often faces challenges due to regulatory concerns. In this talk, we introduce LeakPro, a tool designed to assess the risk of sensitive information leakage when sharing machine learning models or synthetic data.

Dutch healthcare: challenges, and lessons learned from digital health transformation. Presentations from four top leaders from government, care, cure and payer. Followed by a FIRE side chat. 

The digital revolution presents a major opportunity for innovation in ophthalmology. With electronic technologies becoming twice as powerful and twice as affordable every two years, advancements in areas like sensors, networks, robotics, AI, and extended reality are accelerating. One notable innovation is the rise of MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems), which connect the physical and digital worlds through smart sensors. These developments, already impacting other senses, could inspire new applications in eye care, offering benefits like improved tracking, personalized coaching, and better educational tools for patients, while helping healthcare professionals focus more on patient care.
Organized in collaboration with Business France

Current AI solutions are narrow in scope, tackling isolated tasks (e.g., organ segmentation) rather than providing an end-to-end, AI-driven diagnostic workflow. Radiologists waste time toggling between fragmented systems, reducing efficiency. Current progress in machine learning research, in particular foundation models, offers new perspectives. This talk will address how the seamless measure of context aware, advanced biomarkers, as well as a new multi-modal interface for radiologists, holds the promise of bridging research and care and make precision radiology a reality for patients.
Organized in collaboration with Business France

In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare data analytics, the OMOP Common Data Model (CDM) has emerged as a game-changer, revolutionizing the way real-world evidence (RWE) is generated and utilized. This presentation gives an introduction to the OMOP Common Data model and its open community. It highlights OMOP's role in enhancing data interoperability, facilitating multi-country observational studies, and its synergy with other standards. This presentation is the first in a series of presentations given as an introduction to OMOP at Vitalis.

Leading French manufacturer for 40 years of innovative solutions for medical storage, medication safety, and hospital workflow optimization, PRATICIMA has developed the unique SATELLITE multisensory care trolley for people with mental disabilities. The trolley, working on Snoezelen principles (light, image, sound, smell, touch) requires no installation and move to the patient, rather than the patient moving into the treatment/therapy room. It can be operated by healthcare staff who have not received any special training or by trained occupational therapists with the ability to customize programs.
Organized in collaboration with Business France

Welcome to two panels: Resilient by Design: Ukraine’s Digital Healthcare Transformation in Wartime Innovation in Action: Swedish Medtech Collaborations Supporting Ukraine 

Amidst reports of struggling Swedish public health sector IT projects, Finlands Medicines Agency, Fimea’s (i.e Läkemedelsverket) experience shows that focus on collaboration and user-centered design produces good outcomes

Join us for an insightful lecture on the Centre for Rural Medicine's new national mission as a Swedish Centre for Rural Health and our ambition to become a collaborating centre to WHO. This session is designed for healthcare professionals, policymakers, and researchers interested in rural health and global health initiatives.