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
9:15am
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?
9:45am
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?
EMBEDDING INNOVATION IN OUR HEALTH SERVICE
10:20am
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
11:40am
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
12:20pm
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
STREAM 2: Health Data: Empowering Digital Progress
11:55am
- 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
12:30pm
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?
