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ECHAlliance 5 Nations Multi – Ecosystem Gathering, View Speakers Presentations

Published on: 04/12/2019

ECHAlliance 5 Nations Multi – Ecosystem Gathering, View Speakers Presentations
Ecosystems

Learning and growing through Ecosystem Collaboration’

27th November 2019 13:00 – 28th November 2019 13:00
Life Sciences Hub Wales, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales 

Wednesday 27 November 2019

TimeSession
12:00Registration / Lunch / Networking
13:00Welcome – Setting the Scene 
Bleddyn Rees, Deputy Chair, European Connected Health Alliance – View Presentation
Cari-Anne Quinn, Chief Executive, Life Sciences Hub, Wales – View Presentation 
13:30Learning & Growing – Sport, Education and Health 
Mike Morgan, Coach Development Resource Manager, Welsh Rugby Union Group – View Presentation
Chris Ower, WRU Participation & Retention Manager, Welsh Rugby Union Group – View Presentation
14:00Introducing Collaboration in Healthcare – 5 Nations – 5 Case Studies
Helen Northmore, Programme Delivery Manager, Digital Health Ecosystem, Wales
14:05Case Study 1: Dementia – Using technology to support and re-assure
Gillian Fyfe, Digital Lead, Alzheimer Scotland – View Presentation
Soo Hun, Programme Manager, Centre for Connected Health and Social Care – View Presentation
14:25Artificial Intelligence – Introducing RiTTA – Chatbot supporting chemotherapy patients
Dr Phil Webb, Associate Director of Planning, Performance and Innovation, Velindre NHS Trust – View Presentation
Mark Woolnough, Power and AI Architect, IBM Systems Hardware Group, UKI – View Presentation
14:45Case Study 2: Early recognition of deterioration: Working across boundaries to improve care 
Andrew Cooper, Associate Director Patient Safety, North West Coast Innovation Agency – View Presentation
15:05Networking Coffee
15:35Case Study 3 – Endoscopy data using capsule technology – SCOTCAP
Dr Andrea McColl, Senior Development Manager Life Sciences, Highlands and Islands Enterprise – View Presentation
15:55Case Study 5: eHealth Ireland Ecosystem Supporting Sláintecare 
Dr Conor O’Shea, General Practitioner & National GPIT Co-ordinator, Irish College of General Practitioners, Ireland – View Presentation
16:15Approach to Electronic Care records using open data
Tomaz Gornik, CEO, Better – View Presentation
16:35Case Study 4 – Robotics Testbed – Evaluation of an Irish robot in Cornwall 
Dr Arunangsu Chatterjee, Associate Professor of Digital Health & Education, University of Plymouth
16:55Case Study 6 – NHS Near Me
Dr Andrea McColl, Senior Development Manager Life Sciences, Highlands and Islands Enterprise – View Presentation
17:15Close Day 1 
18:15Evening Plenary
18:30Themed Facilitated SessionView Outcomes Here
Catrin Rees, Programme Executive, Life Sciences Hub, Wales
Una Davey, Ecosystem Project Manager, ECHAlliance
19:30Networking 

Thursday 28 November 2019

TimeSession
08:45Coffee / Networking
09:15Welcome Back & Day 1 Recap
Bleddyn Rees, Deputy Chair, European Connected Health Alliance
09:30Digital Health in Wales – Progress on delivering healthcare innovation
Ifan Evans, Welsh Government Director for Digital Health – View Presentation
09:50One Slide – One Ask – One Offer
England – North West Andrew Cooper, Innovation Agency, NW Coast –
Scotland – Highland and Islands – Andrea McColl – Ecosystem Co-ordinator – View Presentation
England – South West – Arunangsu Chatterjee, Ecosystem Co-ordinator – View Presentation
10:00Funding Landscape and Collaborating on Funding 
Andy Bleaden, Director Ecosystems and Membership, ECHAlliance – View Presentation
10:15Sharing Ideas on Collaboration in Europe
Bleddyn Rees, Deputy Chair, ECHAlliance
Nick Batey, President, EUREGHA
10:35
A Patient in the Digital World
Ian Bond, Chief Executive Officer, Bond Digital Health Limited – View Presentation
10:55Networking Coffee 
11:25Ethics in Digital Healthcare – Food for thought
Claudia Pagliari, Director, Global eHealth, University of Edinburgh
11:40MIDAS – Ethics and Governance
Paul Carlin, Innovation, Research & Development Manager, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland – View Presentation
11:50Continuing the Estonian EU Presidency Legacy – Digital Health Society
Bleddyn Rees, Chair, Digital Health Society – View Presentation
12:10International Network of Ecosystems – Developments and Opportunities
Andy Bleaden, Director Ecosystems and Membership, ECHAlliance – View Presentations
12:30One Slide – One Ask – One Offer – WHAT WE NEED FROM THE 5 NATIONS
Wales – Helen Northmore Digital Health Wales, Ecosystem Co-ordinator – View Presentation
Northern Ireland – Elaine ColganHead of ehealth & European Engagement, Department of Health – Ecosystem Co-ordinator
12:40Interactive Question Time
Helen Northmore, Programme Delivery Manager, Digital Health Ecosystem, Wales
13:00Wrap-Up & Close
13:00Networking Lunch

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