In the programme below, you can find a full schedule of all sessions held as part of DPH2025
Click here to view the session-specific instructions and requirements for all presentations, posters, and demos.
Wednesday, 23 July (Pre-Conference)
Please note: The venue for Day 0 (23 July) is the University of Madeira, in Room Pátio 1 at Colégio dos Jesuítas do Funchal. Don’t forget to arrive there directly if you are taking part in the Pre-Conference Day. Click here to check the exact address.
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Registration |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Welcome & Introduction Dr Katerina Stavrianaki |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | Bridging the Gap: Aligning Public Health Education with Digital Labour Market Needs in Europe Brian Li Han Wong |
| 10:20 – 10:40 | ICU Patients Rehabilitation Using Virtual Reality Inês Oliveira |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Deep learning for schistosomal periportal fibrosis classification from ultrasound imaging and vide Eloise S. Ockenden |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee and refreshments break |
| 11:30 – 11:50 | Co-designing personalised digital health interventions with young people Kathleen Guan |
| 11:50 – 12:10 | Using the behaviour change technique ontology in the analysis of hypertension self-management apps Emily Motta-Yanac |
| 12:10 – 12:30 | Use of Mobile App Health Guardian 2021: A Study on Digital Health Engagement Branko Vujkovic |
| 12:30 – 12:50 | How has the experience of COVID-19 shaped perceptions of pandemic risk? Initial insights from a comparative study. Emma Back |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Digital health technologies for self-identification of the risk of perinatal mental illness: A systematic review Sophie Hafner |
| 14:20 – 14:40 | Digital Health Education for Chronic Lung Disease: Scoping Review Chao Sun |
| 14:40 – 15:00 | Integration of Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance within SORMAS: A One Health Approach Alexandra Bettell & Eden Hatch |
| 15:00 – 15:10 | Break |
| 15:10 – 15:30 | Reducing Anxiety in Hospitalized Children Using VR/AR and Storytelling-Based Interventions Tatiana Losik |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Closing Remarks Dr Katerina Stavrianaki |
Thursday, 24 July
The B2B Meeting Zone will be open throughout the day in the Exhibition Area, offering participants opportunities for scheduled one-to-one meetings.
| Time | Location | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 – 17:30 | Registration Desk | Registration | |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Auditorium Sunrise | DPH 2025 Opening Session: Digitalisation, digital surveillance and opportunities for One Health Welcome by Patty Kostkova (General and Scientific Chair) & Bruna Orlenas de Gouveia (Regional Director of Health, Government of Madeira) Keynote: Natasha Azzopardi Muscat (WHO) | More information |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Conference Exhibition Area | Coffee and refreshments break | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Auditorium Sunrise | Plenary Session: Ethical Dilemmas in AI and Responsible Innovation in Digital Public Health Chairs: Arnold Bosman & Ann Borda | More information |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | VidaMar Hotel Restaurant | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Tutorial: Fairness and bias in health data science (Part 1) Chair: Brieuc Lehmann | More information | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Tutorial: AI for Public Health Practitioners: Practical Applications and Custom AI Assistants Chair: David Gerouville-Farrell | More information | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Tutorial: AMR Data Surveillance for Targeted OneHealth Action Chairs: Lars Münter and Carina Dantas | More information | |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Conference Exhibition Area | Coffee and refreshments break | |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Tutorial: Fairness and bias in health data science (Part 2) Chair: Brieuc Lehmann | More information | |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Panel: Digital Biomarkers in GM1 & GM2 Gangliosidosis: Redefining Endpoints for Drug Development & Disease Monitoring Chairs: Femida Gwadry-Sridhar & Meghan Conroy | More information | |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Panel: Designing Interdisciplinary Education Chairs: Ermira Tartari & Conrad Attard | More information | |
| 19:00 – 23:00 | Welcome Drink Included in DPH Conference Pass |
Friday, 25 July
The B2B Meeting Zone will be open throughout the day in the Exhibition Area, offering participants opportunities for scheduled one-to-one meetings.
| Time | Location | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 17:30 | Registration Desk | Registration | |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Auditorium Sunrise | Plenary Session: Tackling the PEARLS of digital public health Chair: Gail Carson | More information |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Conference Exhibition Area | Coffee and refreshments break | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Auditorium Sunrise | Plenary Session: Tackling AMR: the critical role of vaccines and health surveillance systems Chair: Anca Tacu | More information |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | VidaMar Hotel Restaurant | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Infrastructure, Surveillance & Analytics Chair: Yelena Mejova Leveraging the EHDS Logging Component for Public Health Emergency Response Syed Abrar Ahmed (ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Netherlands), Ricardo Correia Bezerra (BioGHP – Global Health Platform S.A., Portugal) and Henrique Martins (ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal) A Framework to Align Healthcare Analytics Applications with Higher-Order Learning Outcomes Jeffrey Sweeney (Rotterdam School of Management Erasmus University, Netherlands) and Karthik Srinivasan (School of Business University of Kansas, United States MIRMS: A Case Study on Smart, Responsive IoT Solution for Mosquito Habitat Monitoring Aisha Aldosery (Space Technologies Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) et al. The Establishment of the Vector Borne Disease (VBD) Digital Surveillance Network of Networks (NoN) Patty Kostkova (University College London, United Kingdom) et al. Modeling adaptive forward-looking behavior in epidemics on networks Michele Starnini (Universitat Pomepu Fabra, Spain) et al. A concise title: Generating Evidence in Obesity – the use of digital biomarkers and AI Femida Gwadry-Sridhar (Pulse infoframe Inc., Canada) | ||
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Cross-Border Innovation: IP, Startups and Ecosystem Growth in the UK and Portugal Chair: Ana Costa Paula | More information | |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Conference Exhibition Area | Coffee and refreshments break | |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Digital Health Interventions and Platforms Chair: Emiliano Albanese Digital Interventions for Youth Health: Insights from a Comprehensive Scoping Review Preetika Banerjee (University of Washington, United States) and Louise Holly (Digital Transformations for Health Lab, United Kingdom) Vaccine Hesitancy on YouTube: a Competition between Health and Politics Yelena Mejova (ISI Foundation, Italy) and Michele Tizzani (Technical University of Denmark) Sustainably integrating telemedicine into European healthcare systems to improve cancer care: taking up the torch from the Joint Action eCAN in the Joint Action eCAN+ Robbe Saesen (Sciensano, Belgium) et. al Identifying Pain: A Scoping Review of Pain Markers in Individuals with Dementia Ana Milošič (University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Slovenia) et al. Influence of primary care access and patient experience on the use of the NHS App: implications for interoperability of national digital health systems Sukriti Kc (Imperial College London, United Kingdom) et al. | ||
| 16:00 – 17:30 | DPH 2025 Innovation Prize Competition celebrating innovation in Digital Public Health | Meet our judging panel and shortlisted teams | |
| 19:00 – 23:00 | A Parreira | Gala Dinner Included in DPH Conference Pass & Transport provided |
Saturday, 26 July
The B2B Meeting Zone will be open throughout the day in the Exhibition Area, offering participants opportunities for scheduled one-to-one meetings.
| Time | Location | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 12:00 | Registration Desk | Registration | |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Tutorial: Strengthening Emergency Response Information Management System – ERIMS in the WHO European Region Chair: Aron Aregay & Hugo Monteiro | More information | |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Workshop: 1st International Workshop on Architecture Based IoT and Artificial Intelligence to Support Public Health Chairs: Eduardo Rodrigues de Lima & Juliane Regina de Oliveira | More information | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Conference Exhibition Area | Coffee and refreshments break | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Innovation Session: Knowledge Exchange Grants Networking | More information | |
| 11:00 – 11:45 | Tutorial: Navigating Misinformation: Tools and Techniques for Identifying Fake News during Times of Emergency Chair: Carmine Iorio | More information | |
| 11:45 – 12:30 | Panel: Digital Skills for Health: Youth Perspectives on Preparing Youth for a Healthier Tomorrow Chair: Kathleen Guan | More information | |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | VidaMar Hotel Restaurant | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Panel: AI in Public Health: World Café | More information | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Ethics, Governance & Health AI Chair: Nuno Miguel Feixa Rodrigues Google Search Advertising after Dobbs v. Jackson Yelena Mejova (ISI Foundation, Italy) et al. Integrating participatory research and literature review to identify social and ethical requirements for responsible AI in heart failure treatment Miriam Cabrita (SHINE 2Europe Lda, Portugal) et al. Digital Innovations under Public Private Partnerships Contracts for Primary Care Shehla Zaidi (University College London, United Kingdom), Hasan Nawaz Tahir (Aga Khan University, Pakistan) and Momin Kazi (Aga Khan University, Pakistan) Surveillance Strategy Development in the GCC Region Bushra Alghamdi (Gulf Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Saudi Arabia) and Sami Almudarra (ibid.) A SWOT analysis of current practices in the governance and management of high impact low probability events Femke Mulder (University College London, United Kingdom) and Gianluca Pescaroli (ibid.) Implementation by inclusivity in European health system-level digital solutions Carina Dantas (SHINE 2Europe, Lda / ICBAS, University of Porto, Portugal) et al. | ||
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Conference Exhibition Area | Enjoy a coffee and refreshments break while exploring the Poster & Demos Exhibition, open to all DPH 2025 delegates. | |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Poster & Demos Exhibition An opportunity to browse all posters and demos submitted to DPH 2025 | More information | |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Closing & Awards Ceremony Hosted by Patty Kostkova (General and Scientific Chair) & Pedro Ramos |
