Audience listening to a speech.

Program

Siirry ohjelmaan

Monday 15.6.2026

18:00–20:00 Pre-conference event: get-together at the Oulu City Hall
For those who have secured a ticket.

Tuesday 16.6.2026

08:30–09:30 Registration

Chair: Jarmo Reponen
Conference opening words
Conference opening words
Conference president, Prof. Jarmo Reponen, University of Oulu, Finland
Comission/Government representative
TBA
Keynote
Catalonia´s Digital Health Implementation – New Innovations and Services
Director Joan Guanyabens, TIC Salut i Social Foundation, Catalunya
10:30–11:00 Coffee, Exhibitions and Posters

Four parallel sessions, 11:00–12:30. Choose one.

Chair: Jarmo Reponen
Invited speeches
How to design digital health services and sustain their use
Professor Sabine Koch, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
A Socio- technical journey: Strategies for implementation and digital transformation, the incremental process
Professor Rune Pedersen, NORD University, and Norwegian Centre for E-health Research, Norway
Scientific presentations
Profiting from 6G System for the Smart Hospital of the Future
Fan Wang; Seppo Yrjölä; Risto Jurva; Timo Koivumäki; Aigerim Dairabekova; Petri Ahokangas
Identifying Social Sustainability Drivers and Future Scenarios in Digital Healthcare Through a Stakeholder-Based Method
Sehrish Khan; Petri Ahokangas; Johanna Annunen; Johanna Uusimaa; Jonna Komulainen-Ebrahim; Minna Isomursu
Implementation of the Digital-First Policy in Finnish Well-Being Services Counties: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Maiju Kyytsönen; Arild Faxvaag; Rune Pedersen; Jeppe Eriksen; Ove Lintvedt; Jarmo Reponen
Electronic Health Record System Market Concentration in Finland, 2007-2028
Timo Tuovinen; Petra Kuikka; Paula Veikkolainen; Niina Keranen; Virpi Ekholm; Vesa Jormanainen; Jarmo Reponen
Digital Health: From Policy to Reality in the Nordic Countries
Arild Faxvaag; Jarmo Reponen; Guðrún Auður Harðardóttir; Tuulikki Vehko; Johanna Viitanen; Jeppe Eriksen; Rune Pedersen; Sabine Koch; Vivian Vimarlund; Christian Nöhr
Toward Standardized Evaluation of Synthetic Health Data Across Modalities for the European Health Data Space
Aino-Lotta Ilona Alahäivälä; Tunc Asuroglu; Juha Pajula; Ileana Montoya Perez; Tapio Pahikkala; Antti Airola
Corporate presentation

Chair: Simo Saarakkala
Invited speech
From Multimodal Models to Trustworthy Decision Support: Bridging Data‑Driven AI and Clinical Impact
Professor Karim Lekadir, University of Barcelona, Catalunya
Scientific presentations
A Multi-Filter and Multi-Scale U-Net for Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
Mustafa Al-Rubaye; Andreas Hauptmann; Miika Nieminen; Mikael Brix
Robust Running Cadence Estimation Using Multi-Axis IMU in Different Body Locations
Nastaran Taefi Aghdam; Kai Noponen; Timo Hyart; Ahmed Shaheen; Rasmus Valtonen; Mikko Tulppo; Tapio Seppänen
Computer Vision-Based Breast Volume Quantification Using Digital Mammography Data with Manual Measurement Validation
Katariina Kilpivaara; Antti Isosalo; Pasi Ohtonen; Pieta Ipatti; Miika Nieminen; Terhi T Piltonen; Tero Rautio
Multimodal Machine Learning Approach for Timed Up and Go Test Score Prediction from Wearable Gait Data
Nabid Faiem; Tunc Asuroglu; Koray Açıcı; Antti Kallonen; Mark van Gils
Latency-Aware Evaluation of Bleeding Monitoring Algorithms for Real-Time Surgical Applications
Prosper Magara; Bessie Malila; Lamees Ras; Sudesh Sivarasu
Explainable Video-Based Facial Expression Analysis for Quantifying Temporal Emotion Dynamics: A Methodological Framework Toward ADHD Research
Sameera Gamage
A Modern Hopfield Network Approach for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Classification Using EEG Signals
Bhargava Bhamidipati; Sarthak Acharya; Rajkumar Saini
Synthetic Data-Guided Feature Selection for Robust Activity Recognition in Older Adults
Shuhao Que; Dieuwke van Dartel; Ilse Heeringa; Han Hegeman; Miriam Vollenbroek-Hutten; Ying Wang
Corporate presentations

Chair: Erkki Harjula
Invited speech
Edge AI in Digital Health
Assoc. Professor Aaron Ding, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Scientific presentations
Auditable Continuous Verification for Adaptive Security in Healthcare
Ijaz Ahmad; Ijaz Ahmad; Erkki Harjula
Cybersecurity Considerations for Home Care Within the Digital Transformation of Healthcare
Jenni Siermala; Hanna Paananen; Jarmo Reponen
End-to-End Architecture for Secure Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment and Clinical Care
Gaurang Sharma; Juha Pajula; Tuomas Granlund; Petri Alhainen; Tommi Kiljander; Ornela Bardhi; Jaakko Lähteenmäki; Aada Illikainen; Antti Väänänen; Noora Lipsonen; Sari Kaari; Ville Salaspuro; Mika Hilvo
Secure Cloud-Based Firmware Distribution Architecture for Medical Devices
Dinesh Kumar Sah; Lauri Lovén; Sharon Stephen
Analytical Power Model for SmartBAN Protocol
Thashmila Delkandura Arachchige; Matti Hämäläinen; Konstantin Mikhaylov
An Edge-Cloud Service Orchestration Platform for Cone-Beam CT Image Denoising
Abu Taher; Johirul Islam; Antti Isosalo; Erkki Harjula
Medical Device and System Security in 6G: Learnings from 5G and Edge
Ian Oliver; Kiti Mueller
The Surgical Cyber Safety Checklist
Ian Oliver; Kiran Pokharel; Ganesh Acharya
Corporate presentation

Chair: Eero Kajantie
Invited speeches
Systemic approach to the development and implementation of national digital health solutions
Special Advisor Gudrun Audur Hardardottir, Ministry of Health, Iceland
Understanding metabolic ageing and disease risk via omics sciences
Docent Ville-Petteri Mäkinen, University of Oulu, Finland
Scientific presentations
Dynamic Digital Precision Nutrition for Cardiometabolic Prevention in Cancer Survivorship
Maryam Gholamalizadeh; Saeid Doaei; Raul Zamora-Ros
Feasibility Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary Digital Rehabilitation Delivered by Community Health Workers for Mild Stroke in Indonesia
Eeva Aartolahti; Suci Muqodimatul Jannah; Opifia Dian Wahyono; Dela Fariha Fuadi; Andrew Wijaya Saputra; Nesi; Moh Rendy Herdiansyah; Michael Oduor; Kari-Pekka Murtonen; Muhammad Irfan; Katariina Korniloff; Hilmi Zadah Faidullah
Hybrid Teleophthalmology Pilot for Ophthalmologist Appointments
Anniina Häyrynen; Joonas Wirkkala
Cost-Effectiveness of a Metabolomic Risk Score-Based Health Check Combined with a Digital Health Intervention for Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention in Finland
Piia Lavikainen, Leena Haikonen-Salo, Aku-Ville Lehtimäki, Kari Jalkanen, Jari Heiskanen, Tiina Laatikainen, Janne Martikainen
A Telemedicine Pathway for Secondary Prevention in Coronary Artery Disease: Real-World Implementation
Outi Haggren, Jari Laukkanen, Anna-Mari Hekkala, Sinikka Yli-Mäyry, Jaakko Immonen, Johanna Keränen, Kari Ylitalo, Kari Kaikkonen
Observations from the Digital Social and Health Care Center (DSHCC) of Wellbeing Services County of North Karelia – Siun Sote, Finland
Nora Tarvus; Mika Kortelainen; Paulus Torkki; Mikael Ripatti; Marjo-Riikka Huppunen-Vänskä; Enni Sanmark
12:30–14:00 Lunch, Exhibitions and Posters

Three parallel sessions, 14:00–15:30. Choose one.

Chair: Miia Jansson
Invited speeches
Evaluation of Digital health technologies in Europe: from fragmentation to the harmonised european EDIHTA framework
Research Project coordinator Emmanouil Tsiasiotis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
What societal-economic effects can be identified from the implementation and use of eHealth services in the Nordic Countries? Issues and challenges to measure outputs
Professor Emerita Vivian Vimarlund, Linköping University, Sweden
Scientific presentations
Clinical Investigation of Health Technologies: A Scoping Review of Evaluation Methods
Axa Saukkonen; Henna Härkönen; Jenna Syrjälä; Minna Vanhanen; Elina Laukka; Paulus Torkki; Kirsi Talman; Monira Yesmean; Miia Jansson
Development of an Assessment and Reimbursement Model for Digital Therapies in the Finnish Healthcare System
Jari Haverinen; Raija Järvinen; Teemu Mustola; Petra Falkenbach
Post-Implementation Monitoring of CE-Marked AI-CDS in Radiology: A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Spread, Scale-Up, and Sustainability
Line Silsand; Gro-Hilde Severinsen
Waiting Times from the Real-World Earliest Contacts to Realized Visits to Public Primary Healthcare in 2019-2025 in Finland: A National Register Study
Vesa Jormanainen
HTA and Ethical Impact Assessment: Preliminary Perspectives
Jaakko Hakula
A Novel Smartphone App Increases Smoking Cessation, Participants’ HRQoL and Cost-Effectiveness in LDCT Lung Cancer Screening of Heavy Smokers
Antti Kurtti; Sanna Iivanainen; Jussi Koivunen
Coverage and Utilization of Digital Healthcare Services: A Registry-Based Observational Study
Alexandra C. H. Dahlberg; Taavi Kaartinen; Sakari Jukarainen; Petja Orre
Development of Health Promotional Support Service Based on the Mobile Personal Health Record Application to Prevent Heart Failure
Hiromasa Ito; Naoki Fujimoto; Kaoru Dohi

Chair: Matti Hämäläinen
Invited speech
Healthcare in the 5G/6G Era: Opportunities for Wireless Sensing and Monitoring
Professor Sandra Dudley, London South Bank University, UK
Scientific presentations
5G/6G Enabled Ultrawideband Radar-Based System for Non-Contact Remote Monitoring
Wickramarachchi Wickramarachchi; Wai Lwin Phone; Robert Brown; Tasos Dagiuklas; Sandra Dudley
Spectrum Occupancy Characteristics of a Private 5G Network in Hospital Environment
Mohsin Iqbal Khan; Matti Hämäläinen; Erkki Harjula; Timo J Mäkelä; Jani Katisko
Prediction of Body Composition with a Low-Cost and Wearable Bioimpedance Analysis Device Across Various Body Locations
Leon Robertz; Nastaran Taefi Aghdam; Joni Kilpijärvi; Egor Panfilov; Tuire Salonurmi; Mika Nevalainen; Seppo Korkala; Tommi Jaako; Simo Saarakkala
The Future of Digital Twins in Healthcare: Results from an Expert Survey
Kerstin Denecke; Octavio Rivera
Digi-Phy Twin: An Augmented Framework for Medical Applications
Daljeet Singh; Sarthak Acharya; Rajkumar Saini; Mariella Särestöniemi; Teemu Myllylä
Characterizing Implant to Surface Radio Channels for Brain Computer Interface Applications
Mariella Särestöniemi; Kamran Sayrafian; Jani Katisko; Mikael von und zu Fraunberg; Teemu Samuli Myllylä; Jari Iinatti
Toward Stroke Rehabilitation: A Single Hand-Mounted IMU and TinyML for Therapeutic Hand Movement Recognition
Xiru Chen; Sohail Ahmed Soomro; Georgi V. Georgiev
Beyond the Wrist: Wearables as Reflective Infrastructure for Nurse Well-Being
Ove Lintvedt; Rune Pedersen; Karla Muñoz Esquivel; Nick Timmons
Wearable Device-Based Assessment of Sleep Timing and Structure in Frontotemporal Dementia
Eeva Alina Nevanranta; Sami Kauppinen; Emma Vitikka; Noora-Maria Suhonen; Kasper Katisko; Barbara Borroni; Anne Portaankorva; Annakaisa Haapasalo; Eino Solje; Mikko Finnilä; Johanna Krüger
Corporate presentations

Chair: Erika Jarva
Invited speech
Learning with Intelligent and Immersive Systems: Rethinking Education in Digital Health
Maryam Alimardani, Associate Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
Scientific presentations
Designing Safe Hybrid AI-XR Simulations for Healthcare Communication and Interaction Training
Kristina Mikkonen; Egle Butkeviciute; Patrikas Armalis; Evelina Aluzaite; Rita Baranauskaite; Lukas Paulauskas; Lina Spirgiene; Andrejus Subocius; Tomas Blažauskas; Olga Riklikienė
Examining Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Virtual Reality for Language Learning and Culture Immersion
Agostinho Antônio Cruz Araújo; Paula Ropponen; Sari Pramila-Savukoski; Lucas Gardim; Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes; Kristina Mikkonen
Paramedic and Nursing Students’ Experiences of Developing Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Competence Using Mobile Game – a qualitative study
Sari Pramila-Savukoski; Sofia Jaakkola; Heli-Maria Kuivila; Petri Roivainen; Erika Jarva; Hanna-Mari Ylitalo; Kristina Mikkonen
Temporal Stress Patterns in VR-Based Trauma Care Training: a multimodal study of nursing students’ physiological and interactional responses
Laura Kohonen-Aho; Delfin Tursin; Joonas Ojanen; Matti Pouke; Kristina Mikkonen
Induction of Empathic Concern in Immersive MRI Experience
Iresh Bandara; Paula Alavesa; Severi Pitkänen; Sirpa Kekäläinen; Nirasha Thennakoon; Tarja Pölkki
Impact of XR-Based Training on Radiation Knowledge
Marja Jaronen; Karoliina Paalimäki-Paakki; Adam Graham; Niko Männikkö; Tanja Schroderus-Salo; Tuulikki Keskitalo; Milla Immonen; Kristina Mikkonen
Co-Teaching with Machines: Generative AI in Simulation-Based Education
Nicholas Wee Siong Neo; Joko Gunawan; Tracy Levett-Jones; Eng Tat Khoo; Wei Ling Chua; Sok Ying Liaw
Corporate presentations
15:30–16:00 Coffee, Exhibitions and Posters

Three parallel sessions, 16:00–17:30. Choose one.

Chair: Daljeet Singh
Invited speech
Large Language Models for clinical text handling: Recent Advances and Challenges
Professor Mourad Oussalah, University of Oulu, Finland
Scientific presentations
Prognostic Risk Stratification of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Long Dang; Felix Agakov; Jari Hyttinen; Iacopo Olivotto; Mark van Gils
Trustworthy Federated Machine Learning in Healthcare: A Sociotechnical and Risk-Based Evaluation Using the Z-Inspection® Method
Pedro Kringen; Antti P Happonen; Petra Ekman; Charles Vesteghem; Benjamin Barlous; Antonios Danelakis; Mark van Gils; Pedro A Moreno-Sánchez; Magnus Westerlund
Feasibility of deep learning-based classification of lumbar T2-weighted MRIs in subjects with and without low back pain symptoms
Mustafa Al-Rubaye; Satu Inkinen; Jaro Karppinen; Miika Nieminen; Juuso Ketola
EEG-Based Mental Workload Classification Using Machine Learning in Software Engineering Tasks: A Methodological Approach
Sameera Gamage; Pantea Keikhosrokiani; Minna Isomursu
Real-Time Thermal Monitoring and Respiratory Analytics on Edge AI for Remote Healthcare
Christian Schuss; Kari Remes; Atte Koskela; Tapio Fabritius
Ethical Impact of AI Systems in Healthcare: A Survey of Recorded Incidents
Lauri Tuovinen
Alternative Regulatory Strategies for AI Medical Devices in the EU
Alpo Varri; Ilkka Juuso
Evaluating Predictive Performance of MachineLearning Based Patient Selection for Spinal Cord Stimulation in Chronic Pain
Mohosina Akhter; Minna Isomursu
A HumanAI Digital Health Architecture for Scalable Visually Impaired People (VIP) Navigation
Babar Shahzad Chaudary; Erkki Harjula; Petri Pulli
Corporate presentation

Chair: Vesa Jormanainen
Invited speeches
What are the factors for success and non-success in electronic health record systems implementations?
Professor Christian Nøhr, Aalborg University, Denmark
Digital health experiences from a patient perspective
Assoc. Professor Jeppe Eriksen, Aalborg University, Denmark
Scientific presentations
Determinants of Citizen Adoption of the EUDI Wallet for Health Services in Finland: A Scoping Review and Conceptual Framework
Khaled Md Saifullah; Mohammad Rakibur Rahman; Miguel Bordallo Lopez; Timo Koivumäki; Kristina Mikkonen; Minna Isomursu; Olli Silvén; Constantino Alvarez Casado
Paramedicine Speech Recognition Adoption: A Socio-Technical Ranking Study
Desmond Hedderson; Helen Monkman; Ian E Blanchard; Karen L Courtney
Towards Healthy Ageing: Design and Implementation of a Person-Centered Digital Health System
Michele Atzeni; Margherita La Gamba; Laura Giani; Gokce B Laleci Erturkmen; Erika Jarva; Iiro Nerg; Sylvain Sebert; Teija Juola; Maria Bulgheroni
Assessing Community Health Workers’ Experiences with Digital Rehabilitation: Usability, Barriers, and Implementation Needs in Primary Care Settings
Michael Oduor; Gerard Urimubenshi; Juliette Gasana; Eeva Aartolahti; Nassib Tawa; David Tumusiime; Katariina Korniloff
Surveying Nurses’ Experiences of the National Patient Portal
Tuulikki Vehko; Kaija Saranto; Marko Elovainio; Vesa Jormanainen; Ulla-Mari Kinnunen
Nurses’ Experiences Regarding the Impact of the Implementation of Digital Health and Social Center on Their Work and Other Practices: A Qualitative Interview Study
Egne Annala; Taina Pellikka; Hilkka Korpi; Janna Nadav; Anu Kaihlanen; Paulus Torkki; Elina Laukka
Nurses’ Usability Perceptions of an Established and Newly Adopted Electronic Health Record System, and Associations with Work Schedules
Signe Lohmann-Lafrenz; Eivind Schjelderup Skarpsno

Chair: Mariella Särestöniemi
Invited speech
Wearable Sensing for Health Monitoring in Real‑World Conditions
Professor Oliver Amft, University of Freiburg, Germany
Scientific presentations
Deep Learning Models for Human Activity Recognition Using a Chest-Wearable Accelerometer Sensor
DK Arvind; Passara Chanchotisatien
Evaluation of Two Novel Methods for Infant Sleep Depth Measurements in Home Environment
Laura Nauha; Hannu Kinnunen; Riikka Marttila; Matias Häggman; Juha Hannula; Tarja Pölkki; Sampsa Vanhatalo
Infrastructure Platform for Real-Time Blood Flow Imaging and Vascular Hemodynamics Monitoring
Ivan Lopushenko; Ana Diaz Dochado; Anton Sdobnov; Oleksii Sieryi; Mika Kaakinen; Lauri Eklund; Alexander Bykov
Liquid-Based Polarization-Reconfigurable Antenna Using Gravitational Method for WBAN Applications
Thanatchcha Satitchantrakul; Niklas Takanen; Ping Jack Soh
AMC-Backed Antenna for mmWave 5G Wearable Applications
Chaïmaâ Kissi; Mohamed Nabil Srifi
Skull Fracture Detection Using a Wideband Circularly Polarized Antenna with Metasurface Plane
Emmi Kaivanto; Mariella Särestöniemi; Teemu Samuli Myllylä; Ping Jack Soh; Jarmo Reponen; Mikael von und zu Fraunberg; Daljeet Singh; Kai Zhang; Sen Yan
Skin-to-Skin Interventions Provided Promising Results During Neonates’ Recovery from Pain Stimulation
Hany Ferdinando; Anna-Kaija Palomaa; Sadegh Moradi; Juha Hannula; Tarja Pölkki; Teemu Samuli Myllylä
Bridging Science and Well-Being: Medical DX and Innovative Cuffless Sensors for Preventive Medicine
Yasuko K Bando
PPG and ECG Measurements on Physical Stimuli
Matti Huotari
New Vision-Portable and Label-Free Optical Detection of Sweat Glucose Using Functionalized Plasmonic Nanopillar Array
Ling Liu; Jianan Huang; Kuo Zhan
Corporate presentation
19:30 Gala dinner at Restaurant Toivo of Radisson Blu Hotel
For those who have it included in the ticket price.

Wednesday 17.6.2026

08:00–08:30 Bus transportation — from hotels to site visits
08:30–10:30 Site Visits
~10:30 Bus transportation — from site visits to Kontinkangas campus
10:30–11:00 Coffee, Exhibitions and Posters

Three parallel sessions, 11:00–12:30. Choose one.

Chair: Mark van Gils
Invited speech
Learning health systems as enabler of value-based care
Professor Arild Faxvaag, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
Scientific presentations
Establishing an AI Competence Center in a Public Healthcare Organization
Timo Alalääkkölä; Aappo Keränen; Jaana Kokko; Niko Korhonen; Roni Huhta; Joonas Haataja; Tenho Moilanen; Miika T Nieminen; Mikko Reinikka; Jarmo Reponen; Heikki Mikkonen
Extending Customer Journey Modelling Language for Complex Healthcare: A Design Science Research Approach in Kidney Cancer Care
Essi Miettinen; Anu Vehkamäki; Märt Vesinurm
Breath-Hold Effect on the Prefrontal Cortex Hemodynamics When Measured by fNIRS at Source-Detector Distances of 3 and 5 cm
Sadegh Moradi; Davood Simyar; Hany Ferdinando; Teemu Samuli Myllylä
Continuous Measurement of Cardiovascular Markers Using SCG During Cycle Ergometer Test
Aleksandra Zienkiewicz; Mikko Tulppo; Rasmus Valtonen; Teemu Samuli Myllylä
Lightweight, Explainable, and Efficiency-Aware Deep Learning for Early Sepsis Prediction from Structured Electronic Health Record Time-Series
Attaphongse Taparugssanagorn; Mariella Särestöniemi; Matti Hämäläinen; Jari Iinatti
Robust Fatigue Prediction via Hybrid Generative-Ensemble Learning on Wearable Data
Fatemeh Sepehrmanesh; Antti Isosalo; Erkki Harjula
Attitudes Towards Workplace Data Collection Among Factory Workers
Milla Immonen; Satu-Marja Mäkelä; Elina Annanperä; Anna Rohunen; Kari Hiekkanen; Anu-Hanna Anttila; Pekka Siirtola
Focus is Not Just on the Eyes – Constructing Dynamic Areas of Interest for Eye-Tracking
Jaakko Kauramäki; Kerttu Huttunen
Multimodal Driver State Monitoring in a Simulated Environment: A Health-Oriented, Human-in-the-Loop Evaluation
Prabhash Rathnayake; Sameera Gamage; Akke-Pekka Törmänen; Ella Peltonen
Task-Dependent Central and Autonomic Responses to Sympathetic and Vagal Challenges
Runwei Lin; Annemijn Hoff; Ying Wang

Chair: Miika Nieminen
Invited speech
Human‑Centered Large Language Models in Healthcare: Quality, Interaction, and Responsibility
Professor Lucie Flek, University of Bonn, Germany
Scientific presentations
Comparative Analysis: AI and LLMs in Healthcare
Syed Ifham Qadri; Syed Rameem Zahra; Juha Röning; Brejesh Lall
EH-FSL: Secure and Scalable Edge-Hosted Federated Split Learning in Data-Intensive Healthcare
Bilgehan Akdemir; Erkki Harjula
Physiotherapists’ Perspectives on AI Tools for Future Practice
Tuulikki Sjögren; Hilkka Korpi; Sanna Laine; Ville Heilala
Generating BPMN Healthcare Process Models Using LLMs
Adam Grík; Silvia Putekova; Anna Petrulova; Marek Rabincak; Fedor Lehocki
Delegating Tasks to AI: Current State in Dental Healthcare
Ville Tuominen; Jaakko Vuolasto; Kari Koskinen
Pre-Treatment Chemotherapy Resistance Prediction in Endometrial Cancer
Niny Salma; Chaïmaâ Kissi; Ch. Pradeep Reddy; Mohamed Nabil Srifi
Environmental Impacts of AI in Health Decision-Making
Iina Latva-Teikari; Elina Hyrkäs; Outi Kanste
Human-AI Interaction in UAE Healthcare Sector
Loubna Saad Saoud; Omer Aftab Qureshi
Measuring the Quality of AI-Generated Clinical Notes: A Systematic Review and Experimental Benchmark of Evaluation Methods
Alexandra C H Dahlberg; Tiila Käenniemi; Tiia Winther-Jensen; Olli Tapiola; Rami Luisto; Tuukka Puranen; Max Gordon; Enni Sanmark; Ville Vartiainen
Structured Multi-Extraction Prompting Improves LLM-Based Biomedical Relation Extraction Without Fine-Tuning
Frederik Marten Labonté; Suraj Giri; Claudius Herbrik; Lucie Flek
Corporate presentation

Chair: Kristina Mikkonen
Invited speech
Education and Competence Development in Digital Health
Professor and Deputy Dean Gillian Vesty, Melbourne, Australia
Scientific presentations
Educators’ Perceptions of a National Learning Material Repository in Finnish Medical and Dental Education
Tiina Salmijärvi; Konsta Parttimaa; Henri Takalo-Kastari; Anu Kajamaa; Hanni Muukkonen; Petri Kulmala; Jarmo Reponen
Defining AI Competence for Health and Social Care Professionals: A Scoping Review of Competence Domains, Practice Requirements and Educational Gaps (2020–2025)
Birgitta Tetri; Outi Ahonen
From Shared Input to Negotiated Comparison and Situated Action: Staging a Transnational Course in Digital and Data-Driven Healthcare
Casper Knudsen; Signe Pedersen; Ditte Lystbæk Weber
Medical Students’ Experiences of Digital Collaborative Learning in eHealth Training
Paula Veikkolainen; Erika Jarva; Timo Tuovinen; Petri Kulmala; Tiina Salmijärvi; Jonna Juntunen; Annukka Tuomikoski; Jarmo Reponen; Merja Männistö
Digital Competence of Filipino Nurses Working in Finland: A Cross-Sectional Study
Erika Jarva; Floro Cubelo; Elina Laukka
Exploring Digital Health Concepts Through Hands-on Education in Biomedical Engineering
Christian Schuss; Atte Koskela; Anuradha Uduwana Athukoralalage Dona; Tapio Seppänen; Tapio Fabritius
Pioneering the Future of Healthcare: The Development and Implementation of an Interdisciplinary Master’s Program in Digital Health in Japan – a Case of Regional University
Kakuya Kitagawa; Yasuko K Bando; Hiroharu Kawanaka; Yusuke Sugitani; Hajime Sakuma
SurgiVerse-6G: AI Surgical Intelligence for Education
Paulo Sergio Rufino Henrique; Ramjee Prasad; Wagner de Oliveira; Marco Antonio Firmino de Sousa; Graça Bressan; Ricardo Zugaib Abdalla; Pavlos I. Lazaridis
MetaHealth Infra and MetaHealth Infra Development Projects: Building an Immersive Digital Development and Testing Environment for the Health Sector
Mika Paldanius; Outi Kajula
12:30–14:00 Corporate presentation
12:30–14:00 Lunch, Exhibitions and Posters

Chair: Simo Saarakkala
Keynote
Digital Transformation of Primary Health Care: Insights from a multi-country study
Assoc. Prof. Smisha Agarwal, Johns Hopkins, USA
Invited speeches
From Vision to Infrastructure: The Evolution of Taiwan’s Healthcare Systems Consortium in the Digital Age
Prof. Shao-Jen Weng, Tunghai University, Taiwan
From Strategy to Practice: The Esko Patient Information System Implementation at Pohde
CIO, Assist. Prof. Pasi Eskola, Wellbeing Services County of North Ostrobothnia, Finland
15:10 Best Paper Awards: Scientific committee chair: Adj. Prof. Mariella Särestöniemi, University of Oulu, Finland
15:25 Closing words: Conference Vice-Precident, Prof. Simo Saarakkala, University of Oulu, Finland

Poster exhibitions

Poster exhibitions and author listings
Number Poster title Authors
1From Guideline to Gameplay: A Pilot Study on AI Simulation in Medical TrainingMaija Paukkunen; Elina Rintamäki; Kari Sinivuori; Eveliina Heikkala; Juhani Määttä; Jaro Karppinen
2Impact of XR-Based Training on Radiation Knowledge and Workflow Performance in Healthcare ProfessionalsMarja Jaronen; Karoliina Paalimäki-Paakki; Adam Graham; Niko Männikkö; Tanja Schroderus-Salo; Tuulikki Keskitalo; Milla Immonen; Kristina Mikkonen
3Industry-Driven Project-Based Learning in Digital Health EducationRaquel Simões de Almeida; Vítor Simões-Silva; Maria João Trigueiro
4Low-Cost Platform for Self-Measured Balance in SeniorsThomas Jensen; Pauli Mikkonen
5A User-Centred mHealth Approach to Remote Routine Management and Mental Health Promotion in Higher EducationVítor Simões-Silva; Maria João Trigueiro; Raquel Simões de Almeida
6Use of a Gamified Tool for the Promotion of Physical Activity and the Reduction of Obesity in Young AdultsMaria João Trigueiro; Guilherme R Pinto; José M Nunes; Raquel Simões de Almeida; Vítor Simões-Silva
7A Phenomenographic Research of Physiotherapy Teachers’ Perceptions of DigitalizationHilkka Korpi; Mari Harjunen; Tuulikki Sjögren
8Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Clinical Decision Support in Nursing: A Qualitative Descriptive StudyPetra Suonnansalo; Henna Härkönen; Mika Alastalo; Zhou Wentao; Miia Jansson
9Self-Adaptive AI in Clinical Decision Support: A Systematic ReviewWendakoon Mudiyanselage Kavishwa Bhashitha; Nirnaya Tripathi
10Artificial Intelligence for Reducing Alarm Fatigue in Hospitals: A Systematic ReviewMilla Kosonen
11A Safety-Constrained Architecture for Adaptive Clinical Decision SupportWendakoon Mudiyanselage Kavishwa Bhashitha; Nirnaya Tripathi
12Structured LLM-Generated Clinical Discharge Summaries for Nordic Healthcare Digitalization and Wireless Health IntegrationAleka Melese Ayalew; Md Rabiul Hasan; Tapio Seppänen; Mourad F Oussalah
13MEG-QA: Medical Evidence-Grounded Question Abbreviation for Consumer Health Queries via Retrieval-Augmented Generation and Knowledge Graph Constraints in Digital HealthMd Rabiul Hasan; Aleka Melese Ayalew; Mourad F Oussalah
14Robust and Imperceptible QR Code Watermarking in Medical Images Using a Hybrid DWT-DCT-SVD ApproachKhadija Dinia; Chaïmaâ Kissi; Ch. Pradeep Reddy; Tarik Boujiha
15An Evaluation of PQC Placement in Hybrid Quantum CNN and ViT ModelsKhadija Amadoun; Chaïmaâ Kissi; Amlan Chakrabarti; Tarik Boujiha
16Early Detection of Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants via Contrastive Siamese BiLSTM Embeddings and Temporal Outlier PersistenceAdnane Touiyate; Chaïmaâ Kissi; Tarik Boujiha
17AI-Assisted Documentation in Social Welfare Services: Insights from a Pilot Conducted in the Wellbeing Services County of North OstrobothniaNiko Korhonen; Jarmo Reponen; Timo Alalääkkölä; Aappo Keränen; Jaana Kokko; Roni Huhta; Joonas Haataja; Tenho Moilanen; Miika T Nieminen; Mikko Reinikka; Heikki Mikkonen
18WoMED: Designing a Clinical Tool to Aid in Diagnosis, Assessment, and Decision-Making by Utilizing Women’s Health DataRiikka Arffman; Marko Arffman; Janne Wäli; Elisa Hurskainen; Terhi T Piltonen
19A Discrete Event Simulation Framework for Analysing and Optimising Emergency Medical Service WorkflowsKean Tang; Patrik Rydén
20Predicting Length of Stay in High Throughput Hospital UnitsLars Mattsson; Patrik Rydén
21Service Demand Predictive Models in Well-Being Services Counties Qualitative Research on Project Team Members’ ExperiencesHelmi Virtanen
22Multiparametric MRI Analysis in Glioma Grading: Added Value of ADC MapsNourhan Ibrahim; Egor Panfilov; Niina Salokorpi; Tuija Keinänen
23Optical Wireless Power and Data Transfer to Implantable Medical Devices Under Misalignment: Experimental Insights on Energy HarvestingSyifaul Fuada; Mariella Särestöniemi; Guanghui Ma; Marcos Katz
24Analysis of Available Optical Power in an in-Body Optical Link at 810 nm for OWPT Across Biological TissueSyifaul Fuada; Mariella Särestöniemi; Marcos Katz
25Compact Antenna Cavity and Reflector Configurations for Portable Skull Fracture DetectionEmmi Kaivanto; Daljeet Singh; Jarmo Reponen; Mariella Särestöniemi; Mikael von und zu Fraunberg; Ping Jack Soh; Teemu Samuli Myllylä
26Ultra-Low-Power on-Demand Ultrasound-Based Device Identification for Hand Hygiene Monitoring in Healthcare EnvironmentsFrank Russow
27Secure Connectivity Architectures for Resilient and Privacy-Preserving Digital Health EcosystemsHimanshi Babbar; Rajeev Kumar; Teemu Myllylä; Daljeet Singh; Mariella Särestöniemi
28A Modular Approach for Multi-Scale Whole-Brain Simulation: Integrating a Neuron-Astrocyte-Vascular Model Into the Virtual BrainRok Virant; Marja Leena Linne
29Wearable-Measured Heart Rate Variability, Its Multi-Night Fluctuation and Cardiometabolic Health in AdultsAnna Maijala; Vahid Farrahi; Maisa Niemelä
30BCI Controlled Humanoid Systems: A Multimodal PerspectiveSarthak Acharya; Daljeet Singh; Nampuraja Enose
31The Human Body Twin Laboratory: A Multimodal Platform for Developing and Validating Wearable and Portable Medical Monitoring TechnologiesMariella Särestöniemi; Erkki Vihriälä; Daljeet Singh; Lukasz Surazynski; Teemu Myllylä
32Towards Realistic Phantom-Based Evaluation of MammoWave Microwave Breast ImagingMariella Särestöniemi; Daljeet Singh; Jarmo Reponen; Teemu Myllylä; Gianmarco Palomba; Alessandra Ronca; Navid Ghavami; Gianluigi Tiberi

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