Join us at the NortHFutures Digital Health Symposium 2024!
We are bringing together digital health, data and technology experts from across NENC and the UK for a day of knowledge exchange, discussion and learning on the digital future of healthcare.
The Symposium is for people working in healthcare, social care, healthcare technologies, academia, and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) interested in innovation and eager to explore the digital future of healthcare.
It will provide an opportunity to network and take part in seminars and training workshops about data science and responsible innovation practices for healthcare..
Keynote: Graham Evans, Chief Digital and Infrastructure Officer/SIRO | NHS North East and North Cumbria – Integrated Care Board, Honorary Professor at Teesside University.
Featured Talks:
- Data Science and AI Solutions for Healthcare - Georgina Cosma, Professor of AI and Data Science at Loughborough University
- Engaging Clinical Teams in Delivering Change - Gordon Elder, Associate Director of Nursing The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Regional Chief Nursing Information Officer for NHS North East & Yorkshire
- On AI and Clinical Safety - Basil Bekdash, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, and Clinical Safety Officer and Digital Lead, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Case Studies: Supporting Health-Tech Innovation - Julie Lynn, Head of Business Development in Adult Social Care, Sunderland City Council & Jody Nichols, Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria
⚡ Lightning talks and panel discussion: The Future of Professional Data Science Roles for Healthcare
- Chair: Mike Trenell, Founder, DAISER
- Facilitator: Antonia Dingle, PhD, Health Data Research UK (HDR UK)
Panelists:
- Arne Wolters, Head of Improvement Analytics, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration for the North East and North Cumbria & CNTW
- Emma Karoune, Deputy Lead of the Research Community Management team within the Tools, Practices and Systems Research Programme at The Alan Turing Institute
- Colin Gillespie, CTO Jumping Rivers Ltd and Senior Lecturer of Statistics at Newcastle University
- Thomas Owen, Data Scientist, NHS Business Services Authority
Join our Skills Sharing workshops and get hands-on experience in AI in Healthcare: Exploring Bias, Digital Literacy, and the Future of Patient Journeys with Georgina Cosma, or Innovation Skills for Healthcare Professionals with Sarah Cox, Innovation Missions Lead, Innovation SuperNetwork.
The standard admission fee is £50. To complete you booking after registering via Eventbrite, you will be redirected to the Newcastle University payment portal. Please note that your reservation will not be complete unless you complete the payment.
NortHFutures is offering admission fee bursaries to medical students and students currently enrolled in healthcare courses, HDR UK Biomedical Vacation Scholars 2024, and voluntary sector representatives. To claim a subsidised ticket, please email Emma Letham (emma.letham@newcastle.ac.uk) outlining your eligibility, subject header "NortHFutures Bursary".