An International Perspective on Building Capacity in Health Care through Technology

Co-sponsored by TTRN and CITRIS and the Banatao Institute

Organized by TTRN, CITRIS, UC Berkeley, and the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth

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DEADLINE TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS IS APRIL 15, 2023

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Internationally, the COVID-19 pandemic has put extreme stress on the healthcare workforce.  The World Health Organization (WHO) describes this as a ticking timebomb. Countries around the globe face severe challenges related to the healthcare workforce. The pandemic–combined with problems related to an ageing healthcare workforce, retirements, and burnout and stress from high workload, high work acuity and fast paced industry changes–has contributed to an ever-shrinking labour force (WHO, 2022). The industry is not expected to rebound soon, simply because there are not enough people with healthcare backgrounds applying for open positions. These workforce shortages and maldistribution also contribute heavily to emotional and mental health challenges in the healthcare workforce (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ASPE Issue Brief, 2022).

Now is the time to take stock of the role that technologies play in supporting and/or challenging health care systems. What lessons have we learned about implementing new digital health technologies? What needs to be learned and improved? How can regional digital health experiences contribute to international solutions?

To address these crucial questions, the Transatlantic Telehealth Research Network (TTRN), in collaboration with the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth and Aalborg University, invites you to the international scientific conference entitled: “An International Perspective on Building Capacity in Health Care through Technology” to be held at the University of California, in Berkeley, California, USA, on August 22-23, 2023. The conference is supported by the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS).

Aims of Conference

• To present and share research on building capacity in health care through technology;
• To identify and communicate lessons learned about building capacity in health care through technology in an international context;
• To identify knowledge gaps for research around building capacity in health care through technology;
• To stimulate exchange of ideas across disciplines for the next steps of digital health and identify research collaboration;
• To give early career researchers within digital health the opportunity to present their work and expand their international network

Conference Organizers

The conference is co-sponsored by the CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, and organized by the TTRN, CITRIS, UC Berkeley, the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth, Aalborg University and Odense University Hospital.

Members of the Program and Scientific committees are listed below.

Program Committee

• Gale Berkowitz, DrPH, Associate Director CITRIS Health, UC, Berkeley, CA, USA (local convenor)
• Birthe Dinesen, Professor, Laboratory for Welfare Technologies – Digital Health & Rehabilitation, Sport Sciences -Performance and Technology, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University (AAU), DK (head) 
• Kristian Kidholm, Professor, CIMT – Center for Innovative Medical Technology, Odense University Hospital, DK 
• Frederic Lievens, International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH), Brussels
• David Lindeman, PhD, Director, CITRIS Health, UC Berkeley, USA local convenor)

Scientific Committee

• Veronica Ahumada-Newhart, PhD, Assistant Professor, Health Informatics & Human-Robot Interaction, University of California, Davis, USA
• Nancy M. Albert, PhD, CCNS, CHFN, CCRN, NE-BC, FAHA, FCCM, FHFSA, FAAN, Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Office of Nursing Research and Innovation, Cleveland Clinic Health System and Adjunct Professor AAU
• Nick Anderson, Ph.D., Cardiff Professor of Informatics, Chief, Division of Health Informatics, Department of Public Health Sciences, Chair, Health Informatics Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, USA
• Gale Berkowitz, DrPH, Associate Director CITRIS Health, CITRIS, UC, Berkeley, CA, USA
• Birthe Dinesen, Professor, Laboratory for Welfare Technologies – Digital Health & Rehabilitation, Sport Sciences -Performance and Technology, Department of Health Science and Technology, AAU, DK 
• Lars Dittmann, Professor, Department of Photonics Engineering, Networks Technology and Service Platforms, Danish Technical University, DK 
• Kristian Kidholm, Professor, CIMT – Center for Innovative Medical Technology, Odense University Hospital, DK 
• Katherine Kim, PhD, MPH, MBA, Principal, Consumer Health Informatics and Health Science at MITRE
• James Marcin, MD, MPH, Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, Director, Center for Health and Technology, University of California, Davis Health, USA
• Heather Young, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., Professor and Dean Emerita, National Director, Betty Irene Moore Fellowship Program for Nurse Leaders and Innovators, USA

Call for Abstracts for Oral and/or Poster Presentations

We invite you to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations to be presented at the conference within the following tracks:

Oral Presentations: Oral presentations will be limited to 10 minutes, with an additional five minutes for questions.

Posters: Posters will be displayed in paper format at the conference. Presenters are responsible for bringing their own printed poster. The poster should have the size of an A0-format (84×119 cm) (33×48 inches).  Conference organizers will provide board and tacks to display posters. For the poster sessions, each presenter has 3 minutes for presentation and 2 minutes for Questions and Answers (Q&A.) There is a possibility that posters will be projected digitally.

To download the Call for Abstracts, including guidelines for submissions and format, click here.

Submission Guide and Timeline

Paper or poster proposals should be an abstract of maximum 300 words, written in English and submitted in MS-Word format.

April 15, 2023

• Deadline for submission of abstracts for oral or posters presentation;
• Deadline for applying for grants for early researchers;

May 19, 2023

• Notice on acceptance/rejection of abstracts for papers or poster presentations and grants for younger researchers.

June 19, 2023

• Final version of abstracts for oral or poster presentation to be submitted to the e-mail: ttrninfo@berkeley.edu

August 11, 2023

• Registration closes.

Proceedings

All accepted abstracts will be published in the Journal of the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth.

Registration

The conference participation fee is $150 USD. The fee includes conference participation over two days, catering services, a set of abstracts, and attendance at the receptions on both days. Attendance will be limited to 150 participants.

Registration is open starting March 2023 at this link.

Registration closes on August 11, 2023. The conference registration fee is nonrefundable after August 1, 2023. However, if the conference is cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions your fee will be refunded. Please see the homepage for the cancellation policy.

If your abstract for oral or posters presentation has been accepted or you have received a grant (for early career researchers), you must register for the conference on or before August 1, 2023.

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