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
2025 Agenda
A NEW HEALTHCARE POWERED BY TECHNOLOGY & TECH-ENABLED SERVICES
8:55am
9:05am
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?
9:40am
Patients can now expect remote-first access to care. 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?
EMBEDDING INNOVATION IN OUR HEALTH SERVICE
10:35am
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
STREAM 1: Technology, Trust & Safety
11:50am
Cybersecurity is evolving from a technical issue to a core patient safety issue. Our panel shares lessons from real cyber attacks, regulatory insights and the skills the workforce needs to ensure digital services are secure
12:25pm
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
STREAM 2: Health Data: Empowering Digital Progress
12:05pm
Heralded as a groundbreaking legal framework for data privacy, has the GDPR in its current form become a barrier to innovation, impeding AI development and hampering essential research? How can privacy be balanced with progress so that we can leverage data for innovation and societal benefit?
12:30pm
- 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
2:05pm
David shares his insights on how healthcare organisations across Ireland are adopting digital technologies to create more intelligent systems, improve patient care, and enhance operational efficiency. As healthcare shifts from hospital-based treatment to community care settings, we’ll discuss the critical need for better data sharing and integration across different systems. This discussion will examine how a modern, AI-infused, cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) platform supports this transition by creating data-driven workflows that reduce administrative burden on clinicians, improve patient involvement in their care, and make operations more efficient.
2:20pm
An inside look at the National Rehabilitation Hospital’s groundbreaking shift from paper charts to a fully integrated digital patient record. John and Gary discuss how the team built staff engagement, established strong governance, led effective change management, and redesigned workflows to deliver meaningful transformation. You’ll hear practical lessons from NRH’s multiple award-winning programme on what it really takes to achieve digital transformation in a complex healthcare setting.
3:00pm
Chaired by Lorraine Curham, our panel discusses where AI actually works on the ground saving time, money and lives today
3:35pm
Our panel of healthcare leaders discuss what it takes to deliver digital care in a 24/7 health service…
