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The Third Annual Healthcare Innovation and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2024

Accelerating the Digitisation of the Health and Care Sector

Royal Society of Medicine, London 27 February 2024, 8:00am - 4:20pm

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9:00am
Registration
9:30am
Chair’s Welcome Address
Dr Kyle Stewart, CEO and Founder, Watercress Research
9:40am
Keynote Address: Developing World-class Digital Health and Care Standards
  • Gain insights into the latest priorities driving digital transformation within the healthcare sector
  • Hear the NHS’s visionary approach to building a healthcare ecosystem that is more personalised, seamlessly integrated, technology-driven, and innovation-fuelled
  • Discover how data-driven strategies are shaping the future of healthcare for both patients and healthcare professionals
  • Dive deep into the National Digital Channels Platform and Integration Strategy, uncovering how it is revolutionising healthcare by promoting interoperability and seamless information flow across the spectrum of care
  • Questions and answers
Ian Townend, Chief Architect, NHS England
10:00am
Aligning Local and National Priorities
  • Gain a clear understanding of what constitutes excellent digital maturity within healthcare, and why it’s pivotal for our collective success
  • Discover progress achieved thus far in local digital transformation efforts, and understand the milestones reached
  • Delve into the valuable lessons learned from healthcare organisations on the frontlines of digital maturity initiatives
  • Discover real-world strategies, challenges, and successes that have emerged during this transformative journey
  • Questions and answers
Dr Paul Jones, Chief Digital Information Officer, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
10:20am
A Paradigm Shift in Healthcare
  • Doing things differently - a joined-up, scalable approach  
  • The impact of patient agency on healthcare burden  
  • The challenges of adoption at scale in healthcare  
  • The responsibility of preparing healthcare for the future 
  • Questions and answers
Dr Chris Davies, Chief Executive, The Institute of Clinical Science & Technology
10:40am
Leveraging Technology for Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Support
  • Discuss the prevalence of harmful content online and its impact on vulnerable individuals, emphasizing the urgent need for effective intervention strategies
  • Listen to Alice Hendy's personal journey, and the pivotal moment that led her to establish R;pple Suicide Prevention Charity
  • Discuss how the platform works, its features, and the role it plays in providing timely mental health resources to individuals in crisis
  • Questions and answers
Alice Hendy, Founder and CEO, R;pple Suicide Prevention Charity
11:00am
Break and Networking
11:30am
Clinical Data for Healthcare Improvement. Locally and Nationally
  • Structured clinical records for outcome tracking, research and data exchange
  • Avoiding duplication in clinical data capture
  • Streamlining the data flow from the point of care to national audits leading to healthcare improvement
  • Examples of where clinical data have led to real improvements in clinical practice and outcomes
  • Questions and answers
Dr Alexey Brovko, Senior Medical Advisor, Dendrite Clinical Systems
11:50am
Co-Production at the Heart of Digital Health
  • Discover the invaluable insights and advantages of involving patients as co-creators in the development of cutting-edge healthcare solutions
  • Understand the importance of patient-centred collaboration in shaping the future of digital healthcare
  • Questions and answers
David Gilbert, Mental Health Service User, Patient Director, and Director of InHealth Associates
12:10pm
Advancing Healthcare Standards Through Collaboration and Data Sharing
  • Understand the importance of accessing and sharing patient data to enable the continuity of care and facilitate collaboration between health and care organisations
  • Gain insights into the challenges and successes in developing clinical standards and the impact these standards have had on healthcare quality and interoperability
  • Explore strategies to improve access to personal health data, enabling individuals to make informed decisions about their health and care
  • Review the development of high-impact standards and reporting mechanisms that empower patients with valuable information for their healthcare journey
  • Questions and answers
Lorraine Foley, Chief Executive Officer, Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB)
12:30pm
Analytics Software for Evidence Based Healthcare
  • Novel web tools for evolving health economic support
  • Leveraging computing technologies for democratisation of health economics for developers and commissioners
  • Secure cloud-based platform delivering visual health economics for innovators and commissioners
  • Automated health data analysis using the latest AI techniques
  • Questions and answers
Dr Stuart Hendry, CEO, HecoAnalytics Ltd and Dr David Bell, CTO, HecoAnalytics Ltd
12:50pm
Lunch and Networking
1:50pm
The Future of Wearable Technology in Healthcare: Enhancing Fall Prevention and Recovery
  • Understand the alarming statistics related to falls and injuries
  • Explore a product showcase of an innovative solution for fall prevention
  • Review post-fall analysis and understand the key prevention and response points
  • Questions and answers
William Beckett, Hip Impact Protection
2:10pm
Building a Future Digital NHS Workforce to Enable Healthcare Innovation
  • Explore the Digital Workforce Plan
  • Address the challenges posed by varying levels of digital maturity and workforce capacity across all tiers of care, seeking innovative solutions to bridge these gaps
  • Delve into the evolving landscape of skills required for future technology leaders within the NHS and the critical role they play in healthcare transformation
  • Examine creative and dynamic approaches to ensure that our workforce acquires the essential skills needed to navigate the digital healthcare landscape effectively
  • Questions and answers
James Freed, Head of Digital Academy for Health and Care, NHS England
2:30pm
How Digital Innovation Transforms Healthcare
  • In this session, we will hear the story of the development of a digital health innovation team, including:
    • Creating the processes to support digital innovation in healthcare: designing an innovation pathway
    • Examples of building and making space for digital innovation in healthcare – challenges and benefits of adoption
    • Understand the importance of culture and digital skills to drive change on a long-term, sustainable basis
  • Questions and answers

Megan Morys-Carter, Director of Digital Innovation (TheHill), Oxford University Hospitals
2:50pm
Break and Networking
3:15pm
Panel Discussion: The Future of Digital Health
  • Delve into the ever-evolving digital health market as we dissect the latest trends and unearth promising opportunities that are shaping the healthcare landscape
  • Explore practical examples of how innovation is poised to drive efficiency, cost reduction, and elevate the quality of patient care
  • Debate what the next five years of innovation look like
  • Questions and Answers


Neil Roberts, Managing Director, Science & Engineering Health Technologies Alliance (SEHTA)

Conor Burke, Chief Executive, UHUK

Dr Murray Ellender, CEO & Co-Founder, eConsult

Dr Steve Harris, Chief Research Information Officer, University College London Hospitals

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3:55pm
Chair’s Closing Summary
Dr Kyle Stewart, CEO and Founder, Watercress Research
4:00pm
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