Conference

Day one

Technology Keynote Session

10.30 Healthtech: Keeping up the Momentum post-Covid

• The remarkable rate of adoption of digital health technologies during the pandemic
• Greater use of remote consultations and the electronic prescribing service, mobilising artificial intelligence and big data to track Covid-19 cases and develop vaccines
• Embedding existing and newer technologies for the long term: reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic to inform the health and care system of the future

11.15 Sponsor session: Pandemic Planning – Major Lessons Learned from Covid19

Healthcare Manufacture

11.45 The Future of the UK Medical Device Manufacturing Supply Chain

• A look at the UK medical device market - the third largest in Europe, and the sixth biggest globally.
• How COVID-19 presented an immediate need for medical devices, and how the industry responded
• Ongoing medium and long-term growth in the global requirement for medical devices and other manufacture.

12.30 Lunch break

13.30 PPE supply and manufacture – lessons learned from the pandemic

• Responding to the shortages of personal protective equipment during the crisis
• Sustaining a larger UK manufacturing base for PPE intended to improve security of supply and it’s associated pro’s and cons
• Informing planning for future emergencies: ensuring a resilient security of supply of PPE for future outbreaks and pandemics

14.15 Engineering and Design; Cross Sector Collaboration

• Response to the Coronavirus - cross-industry design and manufacturing playing a key role in providing solutions
• Designers coming together via open source platforms to crowd source information and share equipment designs
• How some of these initiatives can be used moving forward post-pandemc
• Regulation and approval processes

15.00 Close of Day One

Day 2

Technology Keynote Session

10.30 Defying Gravity with the Cloud

• Rapid adoption of new working practices with the help of the cloud during the pandemic – how relying on legacy systems is now not an option
• Trends driving the adoption of cloud in healthcare including collaboration between medical providers
• The importance of investment in the cloud – the push for growth in platform adoption.

11.15 Sponsor session: Strategies for Employers after COVID19 Vaccine Rollout

Mental Health and Wellbeing

11.45 Dissolving the stigma around mental health

• An assessment of Covid-19’s impact on mental health in Britain
• How, despite remarkable efforts to combat discrimination and stigmatization attributed to mental illness, many people are still afraid of seeking treatment
• Combatting this stigma – a five step strategy

12.30 Lunch break

13.30 Managing the effect of Covid-19 on the mental health of the NHS workforce

• Key factors influencing NHS staff well-being
• Possible effects of the pandemic on NHS staff mental health; a risk of burn-out, anxiety and depression
• Understanding groups at risk in the NHS - how can staff be supported during the pandemic and beyond?

14.15 Looking at Healthcare through a Different Lens: The Journey to Well Being

• Episodic, transactional and focused too much on pathogenesis and disease - is the global healthcare system fundamentally broken?
• Creating a system which put well-being at its centre - Incremental in nature and holistic on the individual.
• Looking towards augmenting health rather than mitigating illness and incorporates prevention and well-being as fundamental pillars of heal

15.00 Close of Day Two

Day 3

Technology Keynote Session

10.30 Cyber Security: Evolving Threats During and Post Covid 19

• How hackers rapidly evolved their tactics to exploit the fears escalating amongst the population during the pandemic
• Rapid adoption of cyber security best practices for keeping pace with evolving threats
• How threats from nation states and criminals to the health system are a growing concern at a time when the pandemic has increased our reliance on technology.

11.15 Sponsor session:

Build and infrastructure

11.45 Hospitals and health infrastructure – looking into the future

• An update on the Healthcare Infrastructure Plan (HIP)
• Why health infrastructure is more than just ‘bricks and mortar’ – what system do we need for the NHS to deliver world class care
• A new strategy to make NHS infrastructure fit for the future

12.30 Lunch break

1.30 Smart city technology

• How the use of digital and mobile technology is creating smart healthcare solutions for people residing in urban centres.
• The IOT revolution and how it will have sweeping results in health care.
• Unified healthcare systems, collecting and sharing of data, analysis and research practices – ushering in a new era in tackling modern day health problems.

Closing Tech Talk

2.15 The Future of Healthcare Billing

• While uncertainty still prevails, technology will continue to transform the healthcare landscape.
• Advancements in billing as providers embrace technology
• A look to the future of healthcare billing

15.00 Close of digital event