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Christos Schizas with the National eHealth Authority of Cyprus discusses the Xt-EHR project, a European Commission-funded joint action that will lay the foundation for the European Health Data Space (EHDS).
The Swedish eHealth Agency is leading efforts to create a central digital infrastructure for Sweden's 21 regions and adopt shared standards to align with the European Health Data Space, says Gunilla Nordlöf, the agency's director general.
The Gloucestershire Acute NHS Trust's Matthew Little, who chaired the HIMSS Europe nursing summit, says nurses want AI tools that reduce administrative tasks and automate patient risk assessments, freeing time for hands-on care.
Anne Moen, professor at the University of Oslo, discusses the Gravitate Health project's five-year effort to make prescription drugs' electronic product information easier for patients and caregivers to understand.
Ida Tin, founder and CEO of Femtech Assembly, cites a McKinsey report that found poor healthcare for women costs $1 trillion per year worldwide and she says investing in women's health is essential to bolstering global economies and infrastructure.
Nicola Gentili, data analyst at IRCCS IRST Dino Amadori, discusses the FLUTE project, which will deploy federated learning to protect patient privacy while enabling hospitals to train algorithms specific to desired tasks.
HIMSS25 Europe's Interoperability Showcase demonstrates how 'patient Alex' receives his cancer care across borders requiring data sharing collaborations across multiple solutions.
Marjolein Heemels, chief nursing officer at Maastricht UMC+, says the medical center focuses on training nurse leaders and involving nurses in care design, technology adoption and digital transformation.
Digital health thought leader Gary Monk discusses his HIMSS25 Europe fireside chat with a founder about her journey through bankruptcy to success and the power of failure to inspire resilience.
Dr Cátia Sousa Pinto and Dr Tapani Piha of HIMSS' Digital Health Advisory Group for Europe say the group's annual meeting called for urgent action to strengthen European cybersecurity through training and a 10% digital budget allocation.
Fulvia Raffaelli of the European Commission's DG SANTE says successful establishment of the European Health Data Space (EHDS) will require active participation and feedback from policymakers, vendors, clinicians and EU citizens.
As the Netherlands implements a new digital health information system, Thomas Hellebrand and Iman Merison from its Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport discuss the challenge of securing organizational and national collaboration.