Conference Will Be Held 2-6 November in Copenhagen
Lawrenceville, NJ, USA—September 17, 2019—ISPOR—the professional society
for health economics and outcomes research, announced its plenary session and
speakers for ISPOR
Europe 2019. The
conference will be held 2-6 November 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark and will
center on the theme, “Digital Transformation of Healthcare: Changing Roles and
Sharing Responsibilities.”
The first plenary session, “Healthcare Digitalization:
Instant, On Demand, and Always Connected,” is scheduled for Monday, 4 November
2019. As digitalization continues to be the main driver for healthcare systems’
evolution, this panel will explore the objectives, incentives, and aspirations
of the new players in digital transformation and how the roles of traditional
stakeholders are changing. Panelists include:
- Moderator: Bogi Eliasen; Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies,
Copenhagen, Denmark
- Elena Bonfiglioli; Microsoft, Brussels, Belgium
- Alexandra Goncalves, MD, PhD, MMSc; Philips Healthcare, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Julian Isla; Microsoft and Foundation 29, Madrid, Spain
- Peter Knox, MPP; The Life Raft Group, Wayne, NJ, USA
- Ernst Kuipers, MD PhD; Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The
Netherlands
- Rebecca Miksad, MD; Flatiron Health, Boston, MA, USA
The second plenary session, “Shaping the Digital
Healthcare System,” is scheduled for Tuesday, 5 November 2019. This session
will explore how healthcare systems are adapting and valuing new technological
developments—such as genomics, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, etc—to
deliver more productive, effective, and personal care for patients. Panelists
include:
- Moderator: Petra Wilson; Health Connect Partners and FTI Consulting,
Brussels, Belgium
- Deborah James; Author, Columnist, Patient Advocate, London, England, UK
- Pekka Kahri, MSc; Helsinki University
Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Thomas Senderovitz; Danish Medicines Agency and HMA Management Group,
Copenhagen, Denmark
- Tristan van Doormaal, MD, PhD; University Hospital Zurich, Zurich,
Switzerland
The third plenary session, “Big Healthcare Data:
Endless Opportunities for Research and Learning,” is scheduled for Wednesday, 6
November 2019. This session will examine the vast opportunities and significant
challenges of big data in healthcare with leading global experts who are using
these tools to advance research and to drive learning healthcare systems.
Panelists include:
- Moderator: Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, PhD, MSc; Danish Centre for Health
Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Laura Hatfield, PhD; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Ziad Obermeyer, MD; University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Michal Rosen-Zvi, PhD; IBM Research and The Hebrew University, Jerusalem,
Israel
In addition to the plenary
sessions,
ISPOR Europe 2019 will feature a wide variety of sessions, including spotlight
sessions on
transparency of real-world evidence, genomics and health outcomes, and medical
device development. The conference also offers the Society’s Essential HEOR
Education curriculum of half- and full-day short courses on 2-3 November 2019.
The ISPOR
Short Course Program offers more than 30 HEOR course topics.
ISPOR is recognized globally as the leading
professional society for health economics and outcomes research and its role in
improving healthcare decisions. ISPOR Europe 2019 expects to draw more than 5000
healthcare stakeholders with an interest in HEOR, including researchers and
academicians, assessors and regulators, payers and policymakers, the life
sciences industry, healthcare providers, and patient engagement organizations.
Additional information on the conference can be found at:
Conference Information | Program | Registration Information | Short Course Program | Exhibits & Sponsorship | Press
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