eHealth Symposium - 29 January 2025

eHealth Symposium Southwest 2026

BIC, Trippstadter Str. 110, 67663 Kaiserslautern/Germany

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Become part of the 9th eHealth Symposium Southwest!

The healthcare sector is constantly facing new challenges. The pressure to break new ground with digital solutions in healthcare is increasing. The aim is to achieve concrete improvements for patients and staff.

For the 9th time, the eHealth Symposium Southwest will present and discuss innovative solutions, current developments and new developments in the eHealth Southwest of Germany, with an interdisciplinary audience of experts from medicine, research, business and politics and a challenging and diverse program. Since the first event in 2018, over 120 participants have been exchanging ideas about the digital transformation in medicine every year.

Take the opportunity to benefit from practical presentations and interdisciplinary discussions at the 9th eHealth Symposium Southwest and network with other experts.

The event is organized by the Business + Innovation Center Kaiserslautern (bic), Empolis Information Management GmbH, Westpfalz-Klinikum GmbH and 5-HT Chemistry & Health.

Key topics 2026

Digital assistants, co-pilots and agents in medicine, care and administration
Digital care solutions with added value for patients
eHealth solutions (cloud, AI, interoperability, etc.) in medical technology

Exhibition

Be there and get to know exciting innovations. You can also visit our exhibitors.

If you want to exhibit, please contact corinna.herrmann@5-ht.com.

Agenda

The event is held in German language.

09:30 Admission and visit of the exhibition

10:00 Opening
Prof. Dr. Dennis Steininger, Business+Innovation Center (bic) • Andreas Klüter, Empolis Information Management GmbH • Thorsten Hemmer, Westpfalz-Klinikum GmbH • Dr. Harald Sussek, 5-HT Chemistry & Health

10:10 Greetings from the world of politics
Andy Becht, State Secretary, Ministry of Economics, Transport, Agriculture, and Viticulture, Rhineland-Palatinate

10:30 Keynote: Be more daring – how we can make the digital transformation of healthcare a tangible experience
Dr. med. Tobias D. Gantner, MBA, LL. M., Managing Director, HealthCare Futurists GmbH, Cologne

MEDICAL LECTURES

11:00 Remote diagnosis – How the Kaiserslautern telemedicine center supplements emergency medical care in Rhineland-Palatinate
Prof. Stefan Hofer, MD, Chief Physician, Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine, and Pain Therapy 1
Dr. Janine Bauer, Senior Physician and Project Manager, Telenotarzt Kaiserslautern,
Westpfalz-Klinikum GmbH, Kaiserslautern

11:30 Rethinking patient safety – How radar technology is revolutionizing everyday nursing care
Kai Krüger, Division Manager, Geriatric Care Specialist, Wound Care Specialist ICW e.V., BG Klinik Ludwigshafen

12:00 Lunch break and visit to the exhibition

13:00 Real-time data room as the basis for agentic systems in the billing area
Dr. Thomas Rosog, Head of the Fee Billing Department,
Thorben Kleese, Head of Data Intelligence
Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Rhineland-Palatinate, Mainz

13:30 Clinical decision support through AI: Opportunities and challenges of digital co-pilots in everyday clinical practice
Laura Zwack, Senior Director Specialist Solutions, Elsevier

14:00 Digital patient twins in gender-specific medicine: New approaches to the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases
Laura Steffny, Senior Digitalization Professional, August-Wilhelm Scheer Institut für digitale Produkte und Prozesse gGmbH, Saarbrücken

14:30 Coffee break and visit to the exhibition

15:00 Medical technology reimagined: Out of the world of cables, into the cloud
Miriam Schulze, CEO, BAYOOMED GmbH, Darmstadt

INNOVATIVE EHEALTH-SOLUTIONS OF STARTUPS

15:30 From data point to public service: The role of mobile eHealth infrastructure in healthcare management
Tobias Lippek, Co-Founder & CEO, 32bit Mobile Medizin GmbH, Herxheim

15:45 AI in cardiology – improving care and reducing costs
Vanessa Kugler, Market Access Manager, EXPLORIS Health AG, Wallisellen/Switzerland

16:00 Prof. Valmed® – Validated and explainable AI for clinical decision support
Dr. Vera Rödel, Co-Founder & CEO, Prof. Valmed® – validated medical information GmbH, Langen
Prof. Dr. Heinz Wiendl, Co-Founder & CME, Prof. Valmed® – validated medical information GmbH, Langen

16:15 Personalized Parkinson's therapy – lower care costs – an AI-based platform
Friedhelm Chmell, Head of Medical and Patient Service & Partnership, Orbit Health GmbH

16:30 Wrap-up & Farewell

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