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HIMSS25 Europe

Insights into Key Topics at HIMSS25 Europe

From 10–12 June 2025, healthcare leaders will gather in Paris to learn, connect, and explore ideas to improve healthcare. The conference covers European legislation, workforce trends, women’s health, digital transformation, AI implementations and more. 

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Matthew Little, Gloucestershire Acute NHS Trust_HIMSS25 Europe
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Healthcare innovation begins with bedside nurses

According to the Gloucestershire Acute NHS Trust's Matthew Little, involving nurses in defining problems at healthcare organizations and exploring ways to solve them can help improve care delivery and patient outcomes.

By HIMSS TV | July 31, 2025
Marjolein Heemels, Maastricht UMC+_HIMSS25 Europe
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Investing in nurses strengthens organizations

Nurses play key roles in care delivery but often lack influence to drive change. Marjolein Heemels of Maastricht UMC+ says supporting nurses and encouraging them to share their opinions can contribute to system-wide innovation.

By HIMSS TV | July 30, 2025
Ida Tin, Femtech Assembly_HIMSS25 Europe
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Women's health is everyone's business

Femtech Assembly founder and CEO Ida Tin says that many women leave the workforce because of menopausal symptoms, but workplaces that support women's unique health needs can benefit from retaining their talents and experience.

By HIMSS TV | July 28, 2025
Gary Monk, Gary Monk Consulting_HIMSS25 Europe
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Healthcare needs practical, patient-focused AI tools

While AI technology continues to generate hype in the digital health space, thought leader Gary Monk says applications that can help solve real-world problems are the most interesting and valuable to healthcare stakeholders.

By HIMSS TV | July 25, 2025
Cátia Sousa Pinto and Tapani Piha, HIMSS Digital Health Advisory Group for Europe_HIMSS25 Europe
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Europe aims to align healthcare AI with EU values

According to Cátia Sousa Pinto and Tapani Piha, the HIMSS Digital Health Advisory Group for Europe urged governments to implement healthcare AI ethically by creating strong governance frameworks and building workforce capacity.

By HIMSS TV | July 24, 2025
Dr Ricardo Baptista Leite, HealthAI_HIMSS25 Europe
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Europe leads in AI regulation, but gaps remain

As Europe implements the AI Act, HealthAI CEO Dr Ricardo Baptista Leite discusses the challenges around regulating AI tools not classified as medical devices, such as those used for drug discovery and population health.

By HIMSS TV | July 21, 2025
Marc De Martini, Medtronic Europe_Sponsored video_HIMSS25 Europe
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Monitoring patients via wearables can lower costs of care

Marc De Martini, Medtronic Europe VP, shares how the company's wearable aims to reduce costs of care and time spent manually checking vital signs, as well as support patient safety more efficiently from surgery through recovery at home.

July 21, 2025
Jaanika Merilo, Estonia Ministry of Social Affairs
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Estonia and Finland to share data for cancer research

As countries prepare for the European Health Data Space, Estonia and Finland are piloting a cancer screening project to better understand the challenges of cross-border data sharing, says Estonia Ministry of Social Affairs' Jaanika Merilo.

By HIMSS TV | July 10, 2025
Simon Rost, GE Healthcare_Sponsored video_HIMSS25 Europe
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Cloud-based infrastructure will accelerate healthcare AI use

According to Simon Rost, GE Healthcare's chief strategy and marketing officer, the cloud's security, scalability and flexibility enable collaboration and innovation, including deployment of more AI tools such as ambient listening.

July 12, 2025
Matt Studney, MSD_Sponsored video_HIMSS25 Europe
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Managing upskilling, safety and regulation in the AI era

Although the learning curve for AI tools is steep, MSD's Matt Studney discusses how the company guides teams through change management and how it mitigates risk with human-in-the-loop feedback and ethics committee reviews.

July 10, 2025
Robert Birkett, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust and Mid Yorkshire Teaching Trust_HIMSS25 Europe
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People power drives NHS' digital progress

Robert Birkett of the Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust and Mid Yorkshire Teaching Trust says digital success comes from creating diverse, engaged teams comprising upskilled clinicians, apprentices and technical staff.  

By HIMSS TV | July 7, 2025
Sara Luisa Mintrone, Dedalus_Sponsored_HIMSS25 Europe
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Trust in AI tools is built on transparency and evidence

Sara Luisa Mintrone, Dedalus' chief marketing officer, says organizations can encourage clinicians to trust AI by engaging them early, explaining how the technology works and measuring outcomes to prove the tools' value.

July 2, 2025
Andrew Steele, author_HIMSS25 Europe preview
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AI is key to decoding aging

Aging is a tangled web of biological processes and AI can help us map this complexity and unlock treatments that target aging itself, not just its symptoms, says Andrew Steele, author of "Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old".

By HIMSS TV | June 2, 2025
Louisa Stüwe, French Ministry of Health_HIMSS25 Europe preview
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Patchy reimbursement schemes slow DTx uptake

Reimbursement rules vary across the EU, slowing widespread adoption of digital therapeutics, though early frameworks in Germany and France are good foundations for future harmonisation and scale, says Louisa Stüwe from the French Ministry of Health.

By HIMSS TV | May 29, 2025
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Health data without borders

The European Health Data Space marks a major milestone in EU-wide health data sharing, aiming to empower citizens and enable secure, interoperable digital healthcare.

By Maja Dragovic | May 28, 2025
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True systems integration gives hospitals real-time insight

Despite years of investment, many hospitals remain digitally fragmented. A command centre approach offers a practical way forward, integrating data and decision-making in real time to enhance operational and surgical performance – and patient care.

May 14, 2025
Jessica Morley, Yale University's Digital Ethics Center_HIMSS25 Europe preview
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Without proper data, AI can be harmful

Policymakers grapple with data scarcity and poverty, risking inequity and overhyping data-driven solutions, says Jessica Morley, postdoctoral research associate at Yale University's Digital Ethics Center.

By HIMSS TV | May 9, 2025
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Network level risk management key to medical device security

Managing the cybersecurity risk of growing numbers of connected medical devices with minimal disruption to patient care is a balancing act. As vulnerabilities also increase, the need for network level end-to-end risk management is greater than ever.

May 6, 2025
Steffen Hess, BfArM_HIMSS25 Europe preview
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Synthetic data's promise

Synthetic data supports privacy and early research access – but must meet standards for fidelity, usability and security to earn trust, says Steffen Hess, Health Data Lab head at Germany's Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM).

By HIMSS TV | May 2, 2025
Raed AlHazme, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs_HIMSS25 Europe
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Start digital transformation with solid foundations

Digital transformation requires a clear roadmap to ensure success. HIMSS maturity models provide a structured framework that helps healthcare orgs with systematic implementation, says Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs CIO Raed AlHazme.

By HIMSS TV | March 28, 2025
Zayna Khayat, University of Toronto_HIMSS25 Europe
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Healthcare's perfect storm demands future-ready strategies

As aging infrastructure, staffing shortages and rising expectations collide with transformative tech, healthcare leaders must anchor every strategic plan in tomorrow's possibilities rather than yesterday's models, says health futurist Zayna Khayat.

By HIMSS TV | March 24, 2025
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The future of care: Nurses in 2030

With the increasing shortage of medical professionals, care delivery and roles will need to evolve. With the aging population and increase in chronic diseases, nurses are asking for more responsibilities.

By Aline Noizet | March 11, 2025
Hal Wolf, HIMSS president and CEO
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Hal Wolf announces Paris to host HIMSS25 Europe

Learning from each other and the exchange of ideas happening in Rome during HIMSS24 Europe is "electrifying," says Hal Wolf, HIMSS president and CEO, who notes he is already looking forward to HIMSS25 in Paris.

By HIMSS TV | May 31, 2024

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