FilMet – Universitetsbiblioteket

This annual conference is as a key meeting point for professionals working within health and technology. The aim is to share the latest research, insights, and best practices. Participation is free, but registration is requierd.

Experts from diverse sectors come together to explore new and innovative ideas and spark research collaborations for preventing non-communicable diseases.

Session one: The global challenges of non-communicable diseases and technological opportunities

• 08:30 Welcome with host of the day Carl Christian Thodesen, OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
• 08:40 WHO’s Perspective on the Responsible Use of AI in Health by Richelle George, World Health Organization 
• 08:55 The importance of prevention of non-communicable diseases by Astrid Nylenna, the Norwegian Directorate of Health
• 09:15 Intelligent Health: Transforming Healthcare with smart wearable sensors and AI by Chwee Teck Lim, National University of Singapore
• 09.50 Coffee break

Session two: How may tech innovation prevent non-communicable diseases?

• 10:20 How can innovation drive improvement in health? By Merete Bognar,  iCreative
• 10:40 Kari-Anne Dehli from Norway Healthtech gives a brief introduction on the importance of research-based innovation for building successful companies. She then hands the stage to Jonas Carsten Jeppesen from Zyberia, Knut Løkke from MyWorkout and Valentin Normand from Ambr. They present how they use technology to prevent non-communicable diseases
• 11:15 Safeguarding research ideas to the marked by Fredrik Lundvall, Norwegian Industrial Property Office
• 11.30 Lunch 

Session three: Technology as part of health care – benefits and challenges

• 12:30 Use of technology in the search for early biomarkers for prevention of non-communicable diseases by Clemens Wittenbecher, Chalmers
• 12:50 Who can benefit from Continuous Glucose Monitoring? By David Kerr, Sutter Center for Health Systems Research
• 13:10 Wearables and digital health in prevention of disease by Leon Brudy, Garmin Health 
• 13:30 AI and precision nutrition for prevention of non-communicable diseases by Stine Ulven, University of Oslo
• 13.50 Break
• 14:20 Quality of health information, health literacy and technological perspectives by Jürgen Kasper, OsloMet
• 14:40 When Influence Meets Health: Social Media as a Technology for Behaviour Change by Souad el Mghari, Kristiania University of Applied Sciences
• 15:00 Panel discussion: How useful is it to walk around with lots of sensors? And does everyone have to do it? Moderator is Ingrid Eitzen from OsloMet. Our panelists are Chwee Teck Lim, David Kerr, Knut Løkke, Richelle George, and Tale Skjølsvik
• 15:50 Closing remarks