HIMSS24 Europe

Bart de Witte, founder of Hippo AI Foundation, discusses challenges of developing open-source healthcare AI models, including the need to build them on quality management systems and the difficulty of accessing clinical data for training.

Marco Marchetti, head of the HTA operational unit at AGENAS, says the country is introducing artificial intelligence to assist physicians in analyzing large volumes of clinical data from digital applications and medical devices.

Sarah Wamala Andersson, professor of health and welfare technology at Sweden's Mälardalen University, discusses Europe's IDEAHL project, which aims to increase citizens' access to and use of digital health tools through targeted interventions.

Christine Antorini, former minister of education for Denmark, talks about her decision to enter nursing school after her political career and calls for policymakers to provide more flexible educational opportunities for working adults.

People respond differently to medications. Prescribing could be optimised through pharmacogenomic testing, which could reduce medication waste, notes Clinical Innovation Lead for the University of Manchester Videha Sharma.

Digital transformation of healthcare not only requires investments in digital technology, but also in digital health literacy. This must be coordinated across three critical levels: individual, institutional and policy-making.

Christine Antorini, former Danish education minister, believes that innovative education and job strategies could harness a growing interest in healthcare careers. She began nursing at 58.

Digitalisation in healthcare holds the promise of optimising processes and expanding access to care.