Health 2.0

Skolkovo includes startups with a mission to improve healthcare around the world, says Konstantin Parshin, vice president of the Skolkovo Foundation.

Stefanie Veraghtert says she started the Big C. – for “cancer, coffee and care” – to connect a community that offers leadership and skill training, while transforming the patient journey.

Finland is using health data to make the lives of its population easier, says the country’s Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Päivi Sillanaukee, MD, PhD.

CEO Raja Sharif says FarmaTrust is using blockchain to ensure greater data integrity in areas such as AI, analytics and regulatory reporting, which can increase public confidence in the use of data.

Paula Cobb, head of Global Strategic Marketing for Healthcare Informatics at Philips, says the Future Health Index report focuses on how digital health technology can improve the clinician and patient experience across the globe.

Day 2 of our event in Helsinki included experts, startups and thought leaders discussing such pressing issues as interoperability and EHRs. Watch the stream in its entirety.

Watch the stream of the event's first day in its entirety, with discussions on hot topics including blockchain, cybersecurity and patient advocacy.

Physicians and nurses need to be part of any planned digital implementations to ensure a successful digital transformation, says Philippe Kolh, CIO at University Hospital of Liège, a Stage 6 EMRAM hospital.

It’s necessary to get clinicians interested in cybersecurity because of the potential risks to outcomes, says Saif Abed, MD, founding partner of AbedGraham Healthcare Strategies.

StethoMe's use of AI helped its smart stethoscope win the EC2VC pitch competition, says CEO and co-founder Wojciech Radomski, who discusses why AI is crucial in an era where more and more digital health devices are found in the home.