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The Centre of Postgraduate Medical Research and Education (CoPMRE) is pleased to announce the confirmed programme for the Thirteenth Annual Symposium, Digital Healthcare: Shaping the future. This symposium is suitable for primary and secondary care doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, Trusts board members, academics and anyone with an interest in medical research and education.

This year’s conference will explore the escalating scale and pace of digital technology in healthcare and the benefits and challenges of transformative technologies to advance care, improve clinical outcomes and enhance the patient experience.

The conference is free to attend but please register in advance to confirm your place.

Talks include:

Why Digital Healthcare? The national context and strategy
Cathy Francis
Director of patients and information, NHS England

Digital Healthcare and the Challenge of Interoperability
Theodoros N.  Arvanitis
Professor of e-Health Innovation and Head of Research, Institute of Digital Healthcare (IDH) at WMG, University of Warwick

Steps on the Dorset Digital Journey – The Dorset care record and beyond
Andy Hadley
Head of IT Development, NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group

Digital Clinical Pathways: harnessing the power of digital health service design
Nuno Almeida
Founder and CEO, Nourish

Using technology to deliver mental health at scale
Claire Harding
Head of Impact and Research, Big White Wall

For more details please visit our website or contact Audrey Dixon