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mHealthBelgium: a joint initiative by industry and government

You hear it so often: “digital is the future”, and this is also applicable to the health care domain. Apps are used on a daily basis, and everything is nowadays available mobile. But what is the difference between all those thousands of health related apps? Which one are reliable (or not)? And why? How can … Continued

Transmural digital care: who is in the lead of the change from sick-care to health-care

Plenary: Start-up track winners

Cervical fluid – potential unlocked through IoT

In this talk, you will learn:  Cervical fluid basics Contraceptive potential Treatment Potential Cervical fluid – data Impedance data

Foundational Principles for Digital Health to function in and transform a Future Healthcare System

With all of the innovations that are being developed to digitally transform healthcare, there are still many conditions that need to be either changed or created de novo to support these systems, to go beyond initial adoption to the new standard of care.  What foundational principles need to change?  How do we use these new … Continued

Big data in healthcare in Belgium: lessons learnt and recommendations for the future

Big data is here to stay, but there are still some challenges that we need to address to make big data truly work in Belgium. During this 10-minute presentation, Dries Hens, medical doctor and co-founder of LynxCare, will explain several use cases of the use of big data within Belgian hospitals and elaborate on the … Continued

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Improving patient outcomes by making the brain measurable

Medical imaging, such as MRI or CT scans, is of paramount importance for the diagnosis and follow-up of people with brain disorders. The available scanning technology today indeed offers a unique insight into the anatomy and working of the brain. However, the result of a brain scan, the radiological report, is still largely qualitative, descriptive, … Continued

Innovative technology as an extra sense for people with diabetes

Indigo is set to disrupt the growing Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) market with a long-term insertable optical microchip. Indigo’s solution will answer the patient’s need for a hassle-free, invisible CGM without a body-worn device and will address the physician’s quest for a multi-biomarker sensor that also measures lactate and ketones besides just glucose. Personalised diabetes management will be … Continued

Plenary: Start-up track winners

Cervical fluid – potential unlocked through IoT

In this talk, you will learn:  Cervical fluid basics Contraceptive potential Treatment Potential Cervical fluid – data Impedance data

Hoe technologie de zorg nog zou kunnen verbeteren

(Dutch spoken session) – Vanuit haar eigen ervaring haalt Karlien enkele voorbeelden aan waarin technologie een invloed heeft op de kwaliteit van zorg. Ze licht kort toe waar de knelpunten liggen en geeft enkele “quick wins” mee waar we alvast mee aan de slag kunnen.

iNNOCENS project: Augmented intelligence in the NICU by applying Machine Learning on patient monitoring data

The innocens project is a research and development project that aims to predict complications of prematurity by learning the computer to detect patterns in monitored vital parameters. The innocens technology provides continuous and explainable model output to the relevant stakeholders at the bedside. Swift action based on an individualised risk assessment can improve benefit and … Continued

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Future health and care models

The present outcome of continuous research and innovation with a focus on interactive healthcare and the hospital of the future.

Legal challenges for digital health: (re)new(ed) rights and responsibilities

Innovation in healthcare also causes changes to the traditional medico-legal concepts that are the backbones of the healthcare systems. Concepts such as patient rights, medical liability and competence to act (who may do what) will need to be revised and new concepts need to be added, such as for decision support and health-robotics. In this … Continued

Plenary: Start-up track winners

Cervical fluid – potential unlocked through IoT

In this talk, you will learn: Cervical fluid basics Contraceptive potential Treatment Potential Cervical fluid – data Impedance data

How digital health contributes to Patient Empowerment as a basis for equality in the patient-doctor relationship

(Dutch spoken session) – In de machtsbalans tussen patiënt en arts heeft de arts het overwicht. Is het digitale een “power equalizer” die de balans weer in evenwicht brengt? Of heeft “digital health” niets met macht te maken?

New method for continuous monitoring of major health issues via wearables

Only 5 % of all wearables have been scientifically validated, most of them are just gadgets. Progress however is made in accuracy of wearables and mainly in algorithms to distill relevant information from objective measured data. The method that we promote is based upon longer existing scientific insight bringing the method of metabolic energy use … Continued

Closing thoughts

Let’s network and visit our partners