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International conference at Paula Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital Showcases Future of Digital Healthcare

Riga, Latvia, September 27-18 2024

[Photos by Kaspars Teilans]

On September 17 and 18, 2024, the Paula Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital hosted the international conference “Innovations and Digital Technologies in Healthcare.” This event was part of the European Union Health Program project e-Hospital4Future. 

Leading European specialists in digital health and Latvian experts presented training programs on digital healthcare solutions and innovative treatments.

Showcasing training modules

As part of the e-Hospital4Future project, 19 training modules have been developed for online and face-to-face training for medical professionals. These modules were created through the collaboration of European universities, technology centres, and hospitals from eight countries.

Data-Driven Healthcare was the focus of the opening presentation, given by Project coordinator Ana Maria Madureira, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (Portugal)

Evidence Based Nursing By Using AI was one of the topics. Here presented by João Carlos Ferreira, Høgskolen I Molde (Norway).

Experts from Belgium, Norway, Portugal, and Latvia provided insights into the curriculum, covering a wide range of topics such as how to better deal with stress and digital change, AI in nursing, Virtual Reality, and hands-on procedures of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. 

10 talks in 2 days

The conference featured

• 7 presentations on digital solutions in healthcare.
• 3 presentations on innovative treatment methods and personal skills for healthcare personnel.

Participants

• Representatives from state health institutions (Ministry of Health and other state health bodies).
• Specialists from hospitals and outpatient facilities, administrative representatives, and association members.
• Medical staff, residents, nurses, medical students, and other interested parties.

Key statements

“I am honoured to present the training programs developed within the project to Latvian healthcare specialists, technology experts, and other interested parties. The conference provided an opportunity to showcase our work and establish promising potential partnerships in Latvia for future projects,” said Ana Maria Madureira, Project Manager for the e-Hospital4Future project.

Ilze Āboliņa, Head of the Education Department at the Scientific Institute of Paula Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, added:

“This is a great opportunity for Latvia and Stradiņš Hospital to contribute to a large-scale European project aimed at creating continuing education programs for healthcare workers, with a focus on digital tools and the targeted use of artificial intelligence.”

Full Conference Programme

Healthcare Processes Based on Innovations and Digital Technologies, e-Hospital4Future

17 September, 2024

09:00 Data-Driven Healthcare

Ana Maria Madureira, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (Portugal)

10:30 Emotional Intelligence And Stress Management

Janita Veinberga, Paula Stradiņa klīniskā universitātes slimnīca (Latvia)

11:30 Patient Triage Based On The Support Of Digital Tools

Luis Jose Marte Fernandez, Eurecat (Spain)

14:00 Evidence-Based Nursing By Using AI

João Carlos Ferreira, Høgskolen i Molde (Norway)

15:30 Patient Safety

Berit Helgheim, Høgskolen I Molde (Norway)

18 September, 2024

09:00 Optimizing Digital Acceptance In Resistant Healthcare Professionals

Hanne Westhovens Hogeschool PXL (Belgium)

11:00 Short Introduction Emerging AI/Mixed Reality/Simulation Use In Health Care In Specialized Medicine

Joachim Gregoor, Hogeschool PXL (Belgium)

13:00 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Evolution, Teamwork, And Methodology

Edgars Prozorovskis, Katrīna Rutka, Paula Stradiņa klīniskā universitātes slimnīca (Latvia)

14:30 Digital Governance

Luis Lapao, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal)

16:00 Digitization Of Management Processes And Innovations In Daily Processes

Justs Dimants, Paula Stradiņa klīniskā universitātes slimnīca (Latvia)

A big thank you to everyone who made this conference possible from the project team!

Project Funding

The European Union’s Health Program (2021 – 2027) finances the project. Project “Building Future Through an Innovative and Digitally Skilled Hospital,” No. 101101190.