Digital Health: Which Roles for Patients, Professionals and Machines?

The objective of the panel is to have a discussion on the challenges and opportunities of digital health. In the past century, health has been the domain where inventions and innovations have greatly impacted society. More recently the pace of innovation has increased in the technology sector. Advances in technology include novel devices, sensors and of course the whole gamma of AI algorithms and systems. These new systems can greatly help to reach a high level of performance in healthcare and it has been shown in a variety of use cases. However, we have witnessed many failures and/or slow acceptance from the user end. The user groups in healthcare cover the patients, the healthcare professionals, the healthcare providers and the policy makers. There are many open questions on the design of technology that needs to fit processes that cover the whole patient journey. How technological systems can help motivate individuals or entire groups ( e.g. citizens ) to get better healthcare or join new therapeutic paths that include digital health ? Is there a human vs machine decision dilemma and what is that about ? These are some of the questions we will address with the help of a panel of international experts from academia and industry.