eHealth Symposium - 29 January 2025

Artificial intelligence and virtual assistance, the Hospital Future Act and digital transformation - at the 8th eHealth Symposium Southwest in Kaiserslautern, you can expect a varied and exciting program covering all aspects of the latest technological developments and their potential applications in the healthcare sector.

With the symposium, we offer a platform for experts from medicine, business and science to find out about digital innovations and sustainable eHealth solutions and to exchange ideas in a relaxed atmosphere. Our aim is to further promote the expansion of the digital infrastructure in the healthcare sector in the strong south-west of Germany and to shape the future together.

Take the opportunity to benefit from practical presentations and interdisciplinary discussions at the 8th 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.

• Digital and assistive technologies in medicine and care (e.g. nursing/rehab support via app, clinical decision support, visitor management in hospitals, KHZG, robotics)

• Virtual reality / augmented reality / augmented intelligence in healthcare (e.g. for operations, patient therapy at home)

• Digital patient care (e.g. in the admission and discharge process, therapy support, e.g. for cancer, cardiovascular disease, digital care support in hospital, doctor's consultation)

The event is held in German language.

09:30 Admission and visit of the exhibition

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

10:10 Greeting
Dr. Martin Hummrich, Head of Department for SMEs, Industry and Innovation at the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture

10:30 Keynote: Fascination and reality of artificial intelligence - deciding and acting under uncertainty
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Hahn, Digitalization Project Office, Vulpius Clinic Bad Rappenau

MEDICAL LECTURES

11:00 Status quo implementation of the Hospital Future Act using the example of the Westpfalz-Klinikum
Matthias Moritz, Nursing Division Director, Westpfalz-Klinikum GmbH, Kaiserslautern
Tobias Schmitt, Head of IT Department, Westpfalz-Klinikum GmbH, Kaiserslautern

11:30 EXPERIENCE digitalization - the digital transformation of the healthcare sector
Alexandra Schanzenbach, Head of Selective Contracts for Medical Care, AOK Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland

12:00 Lunch break and visit to the exhibition

13:00 Telecooperation in care - digital innovation through telecare
Hannah Schwarz, Project Manager, St. Irminen Foundation Retirement and Nursing Home, Vereinigte Hospitien Trier

13:30 Virtual assistants in diagnostic procedures - experiences with integration into the radiological workflow
Dennis Feiler, Managing Director, DFC-SYSTEMS GmbH, Munich
PD Dr. med. Florian Jungmann, Managing Partner, Xcare Group Radiology, Saarlouis

14:00 Clinical Data Warehouse 2.0
Dr. Stephan Werthebach, Vice President Product Architecture, KMS Vertrieb und Services GmbH Unterhaching

14:30 Coffee break and visit to the exhibition

15:00 Data rooms in medicine - opportunities and challenges for AI applications
Dr. Christina Gillmann, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT St. Augustin

INNOVATIVE EHEALTH SOLUTIONS FROM STARTUPS

15:30 Heroshift - AI-supported personnel planning for the emergency services: A solution to the shortage of skilled workers
Jonas Deichelmann, Co-Founder and Managing Director, 8devs, Worms

15:45 Real-time postoperative monitoring and analysis of surgical drains and urinary catheters
Ludwig Fendt, Co-Founder & CEO, Elixion Medical, Munich

16:00 Chronic wounds: AI-based diagnosis and therapy
Teresa Nebauer, Senior Sales Manager, Curevision, Munich

16:15 Voice assistants in care: innovations and prospects for outpatient and inpatient care
Alexander Zeier, CEO & Co-Founder, Temys Medical Solutions, Hattersheim

16:30 Wrap-up & Farewell

Business + Innovation Center (BIC) | Trippstadter Strasse 110 | 67663 Kaiserslautern | www.bic-kl.de

Empolis Information Management GmbH | Europaallee 10 | 67657 Kaiserslautern | www.empolis.com

Westpfalz-Klinikum GmbH | Hellmut-Hartert-Straße 1 | 67655 Kaiserslautern | www.westpfalz-klinikum.de

Digital Hub Rhein-Neckar GmbH | Donnersbergweg 1 | 67059 Ludwigshafen | www.5-ht.com

THANK YOU to all participants and speakers from the organization team! Benedikt Kämpgen, Dennis Kolter, Thorsten Hemmer, Laura Schwehm, Stefan Kohl, Peter Kuhn, Andreas Klüter (from left to right). Not on the picture: Corinna Herrmann

Welcome by the organizers