Conference Programme

DAY 1 - 27th NOVEMBER 2024

  • • Personal welcome words

    • The healthcare challenges that ADLIFE was designed to address (speaker tbc)

    • Experience with telemedicine/telecare to address healthcare delivery and resilience, learning from Scotland and reflections on the wider European momentum. Dr. Donna Henderson (NHS Scotland, EHTEL)

    • Success stories in the digital transformation of healthcare in Europe. Cristina Bescos (EIT Health)

    • Panel discussion: What does digital transformation need to achieve, are we heading in the right direction and how do we accelerate?

    ➤ Moderator: Dr. Dolores Verdoy

    ➤ Panel members: Esteban de Manuel Keenoy, Dr. Donna Henderson, Cristina Bescos, other panel members tbc

  • This is part one, focusing on the changes near to the patient. Wider health systems issues such as evidence and reimbursement will be considered on day two.

    • Success factors for health systems digital transformation. Prof. Hamish Laing (Swansea University, Director of VBHC Academy, NHS Wales)

    • Why is patient empowerment so vital? What has ADLIFE learnt and demonstrated? Prof. Anne Dichman Sorknaes & PhD student Natassia Kamilla Juul (Odense University Hospital & ADLIFE)

    • How can the collection of patient outcomes improve the quality and effectiveness of care? Prof. Dr. Tanja Stamm (University of Vienna, H2O project)

    • How do clinical guidelines need to be transformed? Mikael Lilja (RJH Health Innovation Unit)

    • How do healthcare providers need to transform (in order to adopt an ADLIFE-like solution)? Dr. Rachelle Kaye (AMCA & ADLIFE)

    • Panel discussion: How do we overcome the inertia to transform?

    ➤ Moderator: Prof. Dipak Kalra

    ➤ Panel members: Prof. Dr. Tanja Stamm: Prof. Hamish Laing, Prof. Anne Dichman Sorknaes, Prof. Dr. Tanja Stamm, Dr. Rachelle Kaye; Mikael Lilja

  • • How can you implement digitally-transformative solutions – the ADLIFE platform and tools? Dr. Gokce Banu Laleci Erturkmen, SRDC, and Prof. Theodoros N. Arvanitis, University of Birmingham

    • How does a healthcare provider adopt digitally transformative solutions? Testimonials from ADLIFE pilot sites on topics like integration, clinician and patient engagement, usage experience, and good adoption practices discovered

    • Improving medication confidence and adherence. Prof. Anne Moen (University of Oslo, Gravitate-Health project)

    • The xSHARE plans for equipping patients with a useful health summary. Catherine Chronaki (Gravitate Health project, xSHARE project)

    • Assuring the quality, usability and trustworthiness of health and wellness apps. Dr. Zoi Kolitsi (i~HD, on behalf of the Label2Enable project)

    • Ensuring the trustworthiness of digital health technologies – the ASSESS-DHT project. Dr. Juan Carlos Rejón Parrilla (Andalusian Regional Department of Health)

    • Panel discussion: What are the design and integration challenges for digital health technology adoption, and how can they be overcome?

    ➤ Moderator: Dr. Rachelle Kaye

    ➤ Panel members: Prof. Theo Arvanitis, Dr. Gokce Banu Laleci Erturkmen, Prof. Anne Moen, Catherine Chronaki, Dr. Juan Carlos Rejón Parrilla, Dr. Zoi Kolitsi

  • • Demonstration of the ADLIFE tools in action: PEP, PCPMP, CDSS

    • Posters on other ADLIFE topics: e.g., patient engagement, adoption (by pilot sites)

    • Posters from invited EU projects (no open call) that have made practical progress they can report e.g., SMARTBEAR, H2O, Gravitate-Health…

    • i~HD exhibition space, as event co-organiser

  • Guided tour of Bilbao and dinner at the Yandiola restaurant. A paid reservation is required for attendance.

DAY 2 - 28th NOVEMBER 2024

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  • • Presentation by Claus Duedal Pedersen, Director of Sentinel Unit, Sundhed.dk

    • Ensuring equity and inclusion through digital health. Pedro Carrascal, Plataforma de Organizaciones de Pacientes

    • Tailoring services for, and empowering, persons with advanced chronic obstructive lung disease. Prof. Anne Dichman Sorknaes & PhD student Natassia Kamilla Juul (Odense University Hospital & ADLIFE)

    • Digital health equity and literacy (Speaker from ADLIFE pilot site Osakidetza)

    • Panel discussion: How can we ensure we “leave nobody behind”?

    ➤ Moderator: Dr Jordi Piera

    ➤ Panel members: Claus Duedal Pedersen, Prof. Anne Dichman Sorknaes, Pedro Carrascal, other panel members TBC

  • • Leading and driving transformative change. Dr. Niamh Lennox-Chhugani (CEO of the International Foundation for Integrated Care - IFIC)

    • The ADLIFE evidence for digitally-empowered heart failure care. Biosistemak & ADLIFE speaker tbc

    • Perspective of a large hospital or regional health system on why digital transformation and empowerment are important to healthcare providers (Speaker from ADLIFE pilot site Osakidetza)

    • How can cancer care continue to be affordable and equitable? Matt Hickey (Health Value Alliance)

    • Panel discussion: How will the evidence become convincing enough to drive change?

    ➤ Moderator: Dr. Zoi Kolitsi (i~HD)

    ➤ Panel members: Dr. Niamh Lennox-Chhug, Matt Hickey, more panel members tbc

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