WWRF Workshop on eHealth
"The role of next generation communication systems in rural medicine: From 5G to 6G challenges and opportunities."
9th May 2022 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Held by: Cindy Fedell
The Wireless World Research Forum (www.wwrf.ch) is proud to announce that, in conjunction with our 8th Huddle event on May 10th & 11th, 2022 (www.wwrfhuddle.com), we are holding the Workshop, The role of next generation communication systems in rural medicine: From 5G to 6G challenges and opportunities, organized by our vertical industry platform VIP 5G E/M Health & Wearables. This event will take place in Ottawa, Canada on 9th of May 2022.
Description of the Workshop
e-Health services are in need of continuous development to cope with the increase in aging population and reduction in available resources. Advancement in technology has been an important factor in such development of the e-Health services delivery. Advanced technologies such as 5G and beyond, AI and Machine-Learning will play an important role in the efficient and effective delivery of such services. While the 5G technology is in place, the challenge to bring the 5G into services, communities and business remains huge. At a time when spending on public services has never been under greater scrutiny, 5G will allow organisations related to health sector to utilise new services to improve efficiency, productivity and to save money in the long term, helping to automate processes otherwise taking up large proportions of budget and time. At the same time the engagement of these technologies in patient care have the ability to significantly improve care and even in emergency situations save patients’ lives. It is becoming apparent, 5G technology presents an opportunity to transform e-Health services, enabling them to share a much wider range of communications data including video. Furthermore, machine learning applications related on scene and video analysis, augmented reality for training and information sharing are technologies that will benefit from 5G networks providing improved and real time solutions. This will have a significant impact on effectiveness and efficiency of the related service delivery. This workshop will bring together technologists, researchers, medical professionals, policy makers and government to debate on the use of advances technologies in support of healthcare systems in local, rural and remote communities. These experts will discuss the current challenges in healthcare provision and plans in place for these communities.
Workshop Agenda
08:30 – 08:45 Welcome by Cindy Fedell
08:45 – 09:00 Introduction to the WWRF EMW WG by Dr Costas Danas
Rural Medicine Overview
09:00 – 09:30 “Working as a doctor in rural communities” (TBC), Dr. Lisa Habermehl – Rural GP, Red Lake area
09:30 – 10:00 “Policy & regulatory framework” (TBC), David Newman – Vice President, Ontario Health North
10:00 – 10:30 “Update on the current technology for healthcare”, Dr Arslan Usman, Kingston University, London, UK
10:30 – 10:45 COFFEE BREAK
Technology Challenges and Opportunities
10:45 – 11:15 “Telecommunication in areas without roads” (TBC), Nicole or David Brown, COO & CEO, FSET
Technology Focus
11:15 – 11:45 Industry Speaker (TBC)
11:45 – 12:15 Dan Cunliffe, CEO, Pangea Connected, London, UK (TBC)
12:15 – 12:45 LUNCH BREAK
Medical Focus
12:45 – 13:15 Prof Nikolaos Grigoriades (or Christos Bakirtzis) (MD), Director of Neurology Clinic, AHEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece (TBC)
13:15 – 13:45 “NHS policy for local communities in the UK”, Dr John Chang (MD), Croydon University Hospital, London, UK
13:45 – 14:15 “WHO related workshop” (TBC), Dr Kremlin Wickramasinghe (MD), WHO and University of Copenhagen, Denmark
14:15 – 14:45 “Translational Problem Oriented Medical Record (QL4POMR)” (TBC), Dr Arnold Kim, Dr Sabah Mohammed, Dr Jinan Fiaidhii Lakehead University
Round Table
14:45 – 16:00 Open discussion for the 2nd white paper and collaboration on EU/ Canadian projects
Coffee and Networking to follow