Our co-chairs Maria and Sarah Jane set the tone for the day outlining the vision for a health service transformed by digital innovation and tech-enabled services

The roadmap for harmonisation of digital health across Europe is underway. The European Health Data Space (EHDS) intends to provide a trusted and secure cross border digital infrastructure called MyHealth@EU that will connect Member States and will allow individuals to share their health data via access points established by Member States. What is its significance and what are the challenges? Could this initiative be a “gamechanger” for how healthcare is delivered in Europe and how health research is carried out?

A real world example – Northern Ireland’s encompass programme – showcasing the transformative potential of digital health…

Our opening discussion focuses on our future ehealth strategy, the Digital Health Strategic Framework 2023-2030, progress with EHR and shared care record programme, the roadmap and investment case for EHR deployment.

Ireland’s implementation of the EHDS will be a significant milestone in our healthcare journey. With a focus on aligning with EU guidelines, investing in digital infrastructure, engaging stakeholders, and fostering research and innovation, how can we ensure that Ireland can revolutionise healthcare delivery and establish a prominent position in Europe’s healthcare innovation landscape

Your GP, your hospital, your health all in your pocket. Patients can now expect remote-first access to care, but health systems are struggling to keep pace. How will the smartphone empower individuals to take control of their well-being and change the way healthcare is delivered? Our panel discusses the integration challenges, who owns and controls your health data and who pays?

Doncaster is the largest Metropolitan Borough in England with a population of 304,200 people.

Katie and Mark discuss how the Integrated Doncaster Care Record (iDCR) joins up information across care pathways and settings so that health and care practitioners have easy access to all the information they need to provide high quality, safe and effective services.

What are the most promising transformative applications of generative AI in healthcare?

Experience a live demo on your own phone and see the immediate benefits of digital health in practice

We’ve gone digital – now what? Our panel discusses:

• What can we learn in Ireland from mature healthcare markets for adopting EHRs?
• Lessons from Ireland’s largest EHR rollout
• Insights on getting real value from EHRs shared records and virtual pathways
• What are the key risks and challenges in EHR adoption and how can they be managed?

• What has been the greatest enabler to meaningful transformation in healthcare?
• What tools, technologies or approaches to transformation have the real potential to improve health and care outcomes and how do we harness them appropriately to deliver ROI?
• What problems in healthcare must be addressed to scale access and adoption of data-driven technology to improve patient outcomes?
• How to ensure policy, guidance and funding are fit for purpose to enable truly connected, integrated, person-centred care

Showcasing the best examples of how digital is enabling health service transformation at scale in the health service. Learn lessons from healthcare leaders who will share their experiences of implementing successful digital transformation programmes.

We’ve brought together the healthcare leaders who have developed a new strategy and framework for embedding innovation at the heart of the HSE. Our panel sets out the path to harnessing and scaling the well of innovation energy in our health service. This is your chance to hear from the leaders driving this transformational plan, its implementation and most importantly, what’s in it for the patient?

This discussion is chaired by Clare Harney

Better health outcomes enabled by seamless, safe, secure and connected digital health services that support the health and wellbeing of patients and providers is the vision for Ireland’s health and care system. How do we get there from here?

The place for innovative companies to present ground-breaking technology for digital healthcare. We will give start-up and young companies a wonderful platform to deliver their projects and innovative ideas.

Solutions include:

• A disruptive motion capture technology platform for gait analysis in healthcare settings
• A multi-faceted emotional/mental health digital support solution with a private voice diary at it’s core
• AI-driven solutions to minimise healthcare professionals’ administrative tasks and enhance the quality of patient care
• A digital tool for patients to access and manage healthcare appointments, while also making the burden of managing multiple appointments easier on healthcare providers
• An innovative digital health company developing a first-of-its-kind menopausal symptom tracker to guide diagnosis and management of peri-menopause.

To see a fully digitised healthcare system you cannot look further than Denmark, a digital health frontrunner, its digital health infrastructure is considered world class. As Ireland embarks on a new digital health strategy, what can we learn from the Danish experience? Henrik, who has been behind the vision and design of their national health portal and is an expert in remote patient monitoring, shares his insights on building critical infrastructure for digital health.

We’ll hear how AI and robotics are already here and solving real problems in routine healthcare, improving productivity, efficiency, quality of services and outcomes.

Fran discusses the HSE’s digital vision, the impact of the new healthcare regions on digital transformation and how we are creating a healthcare system for innovation.

How to build trust in AI=enabled healthcare? Our panel tackles the explosion of AI in healthcare and the critical roadblock of trust. We’ll discuss governance, patient consent, bias and transparency

Being a laggard when it comes to digital transformation in healthcare could be to Ireland’s advantage if we grasp the opportunity to do things differently and avoid the same path that’s been trodden by other healthcare systems. If we heed past lessons and adopt innovative new solutions, we have the chance to deliver the step change that’s needed

We’ll hear about IPPOSI’s Citizens Jury on AI in healthcare, independently selected to focus on social, ethical, legal and practical considerations of increasing the use of AI in healthcare.

Eoin and Nicholas discuss their innovative digital health partnership and a new path to help meet the demand to treat serious skin conditions

• the critical need for data standardisation
• breaking down data silos  – accessing valuable data locked in data silos
• integrating innovative technologies like AI and blockchain
• real-world examples showcasing improved patient outcomes through better data integration
• the importance of multi-stakeholder collaboration