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AI healthcare 2024
The NHS National AI Conference
This year's main event for AI in healthcare and the NHS, brings together leaders and stakeholders from integrated care systems (ICS), integrated care boards (ICB) and senior NHS leaders. Connect with top leaders shaping the UK's new ICBs and learn from experts driving innovation across the NHS.
GIANT Health’s Board of Advisors
Our advisors collaborating with us to create the most impressive and valuable show
Dr Keith Grimes
Digital Health & Innovation Consultant
Curistica Ltd
Lee Gutcher
Lead Programme Manager
NHS North Central London ICB
Liam Cahill
Advisor to National Bodies
Founder of Together Digital
Dr Rima Makarem
ICB Chair, Bedfordshire
Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Dr. Tazeen Rizvi
Director, Xeven Solutions LTD
Professor Dame Lesley Regan
Women’s Health Ambassador, England
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09:50 - 10:00 |
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Welcome from our Chairperson 
Dr Keith Grimes,
Digital Health & Innovation Consultant, Curistica Ltd 
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10:00 - 10:20 |
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Cough radar - Using real-time coughing data for disease outbreak monitoring and operations planning 
Dr. Mikael Kågebäck,
Chief Technology Officer, Sleep Cycle 
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10:20 - 10:35 |
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IP Essentials for AI Innovators in Healthcare In this talk, Dominic Jacques will outline practical steps companies in this sector can take to secure their own IP and deal with that of third parties. Attendees will gain an understanding of specific concerns relating to protecting AI technologies, and more generally the essential elements of any technology company’s IP strategy.
Jack Severs,
Patent Senior Associate, Gill Jennings & Every LLP 
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10:35 - 11:00 |
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Bridging the Gap: Understanding Healthcare Professionals' Experiences for Successful AI Adoption 
Nora Colton,
Director, the Global Business School for Health 
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11:00 - 11:40 |
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The Human Equation vs. the Algorithm: Shaping a Future of Care in the Smart Hospital Join us for a panel discussion on the Future Smart Hospital, where we'll explore what makes a hospital "smart" and how this is changing healthcare. Learn about the role of AI and advanced technologies in improving patient care and hospital efficiency. We'll discuss the balance between human decision-making and algorithms, and how collaboration between healthcare professionals and AI can enhance patient outcomes. This session is designed for NHS Chief Technology Officers, Chief Clinical Officers, Chief Information Officers, and technology leaders involved in AI and transformation, as well as procurement staff and healthcare-focused businesses applying AI to products and services for doctors.Chairperson: 
Professor Shafi Ahmed
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Barts Health NHS Trust 
Dr Sarah Fothergill, PhD
HealthTech Lead, Barts Life Sciences, Barts Health NHS Trust 
Dr Susanne Gaube, PhD
Assistant Professor, UCL Global Business School for Health 
Dr Aqil Jaigirdar, MBBS
‘Founder & Chairman, Maternal Aid Association (Maa) & GRAVIDA AI Medical Doctor, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust’ 
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| 11:40 - 12:00 |
Using AI and a skin cancer app to streamline and scale skin cancer detection What presentation is about Building an AI model to streamline skin lesion classification using images and clinical metadata from a teledermatology pathway Who it is for Suitable for all NHS staff, whether clinical, commissioners, innovators or ICBs. The benefits of the presentation Presents technical solutions to help accelerate skin cancer diagnosis in the face of a rising skin cancer incidence, long waiting times and national shortages of skin cancer specialists 
Prof. Gordon Wishart
Chief Medical Officer & CEO, Check4Cancer 
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12:00 - 12:45 |
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Healthcare use cases This session traverses the journey of AI within healthcare, from its historical applications and learned lessons to its current deployments, and looks ahead to near-future innovations and the role of robotics in shaping the future of healthcare.The history of AI in the NHS, and lessons learned Current use of AI in healthcare - current deployments Near future uses - products and services in development Future uses (include robotics) Speaker: 
Professor David J Lowe
Clinical Director Innovation University of Glasgow Clinical Lead for Health Innovation for Scottish Government. 
Joshua Luck
AI & Digital Health Fellow at Skin Analytics, Former Healtech & Innovation Fellow, ST5 plastic surgeon 
Peter Kirpalani-Collins
Chief Clinical Officer at HN Ex Senior-staff nurse at the Royal Marsden NHS Trust 
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| 12:45 - 13:00 |
Innovating for Tomorrow: Meet the Business France Cohort Discover the future of innovation by joining our exclusive session featuring trailblazing companies from the Business France cohort. In this dynamic presentation, each company will take the stage to introduce themselves and showcase their latest products, designed to push the boundaries of technology, sustainability, and industry growth. Whether you're looking to invest, partner, or simply gain insights into cutting-edge trends, this session offers a unique chance to connect with the startups and enterprises shaping tomorrow’s global market. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to get an early look at transformative solutions and connect with potential collaborators and leaders in innovation. 
Bio Logbook 
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| 13:00 - 13:45 |
"Workshop: Empowering NHS Doctors: Harnessing AI and Digital Tools for Enhanced Healthcare*
Dr Keith Grimes
Digital Health & Innovation Consultant, Curistica Ltd
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| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Lunch and networking |
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| 14:30 - 15:15 |
The trouble with AI in Healthcare This session delves into the critical issues of bias in AI, exploring its causes, mitigation strategies, and real healthcare examples, examines liability concerns around AI errors, and concludes with a panel discussion on the ethical considerations of AI in healthcare. 
Dr Hugh Harvey
Ex-NHS consultant radiologist and academic, trained at the Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden. He acted as co-chair to the UK Topol Health Technology Review for Health Education England Advisor to the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. 
Nell Thornton
Improvement Fellow at the Health Foundation lead research into the priorities for a national AI in health care strategy, as well as public and staff attitudes to the use of AI in the health service. previously the Senior Delivery and Business Manager for the Leeds Academic Health Partnership 
Haris Shuaib
Consultant Clinical Scientist and Head of the Clinical Scientific Computing section at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS FT 
Rachel Power
Chief Executive of the Patients Association, NHS Assembly, Member of the National Data Advisory Group and Personalised Care Institute Steering Group 
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Startup Showcase GIANT is proud to showcase an impressive selection of Europe’s leading, award winning health-tech innovation start-ups. Continuing our 10-year track record as the leading “magnet for innovation”, according to the BBC, here’s an important selection of superb businesses demonstrating valuable innovations in healthcare - innovations that support GIANT’s mission “To improve the health and well-being of people around the world, by facilitating the acceleration and adoption of tech innovation”
Acoer
Legit Health
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15:35 - 16:05 |
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How to innovate: a message from an innovator to all innovators 
Dr. Zhong Wei (Derrick) Khor,
Founder, Adopt-A-Doc |
| 16:05 - 17:00 |
Beyond Implementation: Building Healthcare's AI-Fluent Workforce “In the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, realising AI's transformative potential hinges on cultivating deep understanding and capability across both workforce and population. While AI tools promise unprecedented advances in care delivery, their successful integration demands more than technical deployment—it requires building genuine trust through practical education and transparent implementation. This session explores innovative approaches to fostering AI literacy, from immersive learning programmes to community engagement initiatives. Join Professor Nick Fuggle, whose pioneering work with the Clinical AI Interest Group has created a thousand-strong community of practice, and Dr Alex Aubrey, whose dual perspective as a practicing GP and AI Clinical Lead offers unique insights into real-world implementation. Together, they'll examine practical frameworks for embedding AI competency across healthcare systems, sharing evidence-based strategies for building confidence and capability in this critical transformation.Chairperson:
Dr Keith Grimes,
Digital Health & Innovation Consultant, Curistica Ltd
Speakers: 
Professor Nick Fuggle
Associate Professor at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre (MRC LEC), University of Southampton During his PhD he held a Turing Fellowship at the Alan Turing Institute co-organiser of the Clinical AI Interest Group, a community centered around a curiosity for the development and deployment of AI in healthcare which now has over 1000 members. 
Dr Alex Aubrey
Practicing GP, Clinical Lead for AI at HEIW, and a medical advisor for VentureBlick, an incubator for health-tech start-ups. 
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| 17:00 - 22:00 |
GIANT Health Event “After party + Christmas Drinks”. In the bar at the Hilton Hotel Angel Islington, directly adjacent to the Business Design Centre. 53 Upper St, London N1 0UY Everyone invited. Cash bar |
Who should attend in 2024?
If you're a forward-thinking NHS clinician eager to enhance care for both medical professionals and patients, a hospital administrator or manager identifying areas for improvement in current processes, or a medical patient with valuable insights on healthcare delivery, this conference is tailor-made for you. Additionally, digital healthcare and medical supply vendors are encouraged to join the discussion, offering innovative solutions to shared challenges and forming partnerships with NHS providers to implement their products effectively.
Meet more people and learn more in one day than you will for the rest of the entire year.
If you're a healthcare professional passionate about harnessing the power of AI to revolutionize patient care, an administrator seeking to optimize processes, or a patient with insights into improving medical services, then this AI in Healthcare Show is the event for you. Digital healthcare vendors are also encouraged to participate, offering innovative solutions to shared challenges and collaborating with healthcare providers to implement their products effectively.
The AI in Healthcare Show 2024 shines a spotlight on cutting-edge AI innovations and technologies, fostering collaboration among experts and technology pioneers to enhance patient care and achieve superior outcomes at reduced costs.
Join us at the AI in Healthcare Show 2024, where healthcare professionals, administrators, patients, and vendors come together to engage in impactful discussions, inspire solutions, and forge partnerships that will shape the future of healthcare delivery.
ICS/ICB will be prioritising the reduction of health inequalities as a central focus of the ICS/ICB agenda, drawing on the widest possible range of levers to support these efforts
Focusing on strengthening the development of place-based partnerships and PCNs, with ICS/ICB's building up from these more local partnerships rather than becoming overly distracted by national asks
Ensuring the changes support genuine multiagency partnerships that span the NHS, local government, voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations and other partners, and that ICS/ICB's new responsibilities for NHS resources and performance don’t lead them to focus narrowly on the NHS in isolation
With VR and AR atttracting renewed investment, this technology is likely to improve considerably and become more accessible over the next 10 years. AR has potential uses in providing immediate feedback to patients and clinicians as part of a therapeutic experience.
Mental Health Innovations: Our 24/7 text messaging support service Shout 85258 has been there round the clock to support increasing numbers of texters in moments of immediate need. In fact the number of daily conversations taken by Shout Volunteers has tripled since March 2019. By the end of March 2021 we had taken a phenomenal 668,435 conversations with 277,841 people needing ‘in the moment’ support with their mental health.
Brain imaging: a ground-breaking technology that has greatly enriched our knowledge of the brain. One important emerging application of brain imaging for mental health is the use within precision psychiatry where it is used to generate biomarkers that could predict which treatment options an individual might respond best to.
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